The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-21
DIR. PARKHuRsr's IETrER

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, who had been ex-
pected to speak, wrote that illness pre-
vented his attendance. He expressed
qualification at the result Of the recent
municipal election, which, he said, was
"a protest against dirty politics" DR..
Parkhurst's letter was In part as follows:
"Gentlemen:-Iti is with feeling akin
to impatience that l find myself forbid.
den to meet with you, in acceptance OF
your kind invitation, on the occasion oil
your annual festival.
"Your annual dinner synchronizes so
closely with events that mark an epoch
in our municipal history, that 1t must
be that the occasion will be an inhu.
ence operating determinatively upon
the future and helping to set the pace
OF mems opinions and action in the
time to come.
ut was In response to demand ema-
mating from the chamber OF commerce
that there was sent from Albany the
committee that has made possible the
victory OF November 8, and it is in no
small degree to be credited to promi-
nent and influential members OF the
chamber that events have been guided
and opinions shaped In way to lead to
the position Of splendid possibility, that
as citizens OF an emancipated city we
now occupy.
THE TRIUMPH OF NOVEMBER.
cit is germRue to the genius OF the
chamber Of commerce to have it men,
toned that the tide OF sentiment which
has go recently struck and overwhelm-
ed the enemy, is one OF non-par,isan
and non-political devotion to the COM
mon interests. All industrial and So
cial conditions, all nationalities, men OF
all religious and political faith, have
combined for the overthrow OF munich
nal misrnie, and for the establishment
in Its stead Of government by men
whose characters, capacities and record
commend themselves TO tho popular in
telligence and conscience.
"ihe triumph OF November sixth was
a protest against dirty politics and now
the following up OF the results OF that
victory must continue TO be protest
against the interference OF small and
pettitogging politics. The town is Just
now in situation TO plant deep for it.
self, the foundation Of generation OF
honorable and dignitied municipal life,
and it is our duty us men who are re-
sponsibIe both for tho present and the
future, to watch day times aud lilo awake
nights in Jealous exclusion from that
foundation OF any clement that may
work contractingly and dwarfngly upon
the superstructure that may be raised
upon it.
CHRISTIAN SENTIMENT.
"If 1 speak upon this matter with
feelings and emphasis. it is because the
experience OF the past three years has
taught mo that semi.reputablo chilean.
ery ia great deal more dangerous than
covert deprayity, aud that decent man
who thinks in a small orbit is capable
OF vastly more mischief than man who
tracks over the whole horizon with
marks OF ingenious rascality.
"NeW York City has now its destiny
in its own hands. God and the right
have made her suporbly victorious. It
romans now to avail of victory III tho
samo broad aud thorough spirit OF un'
compromise in which tho victory was
won. Half measures and half men are
an insult to the occasion.
"A wisdom wiser than that ot man
has guided our city, aud strength
stronger than that OF man has been ito
improvement.
at is harder to use victory than 1t Ia
TO win it--but history Is making; the
best energies Of the best men are Gu
listed, and faith in,God, in our services