Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-24
DEFEAT rHIs OUTRAGE.

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madeleine now being forced down the
,brosts of the people of SistersVills,
Huntington and MoundsviIle, by the
Republican bosses OF those places,
who. without saying by your
leave, have gone to the Legis-
laturs with brand new charters for
those towns, declaring that I'VE, the
3sople," etc, ask so and SO, when the
people have never seen or heard OF the
proposed new charters, which were
made up in Republican committee
rooms. aud are meant TO serve the pOlit-
zeal schemes Of the Republican mana
gers, and not the public interests.
In Huntington, Sistersville aud
Moundsville the indignant-people have
met in mass meetings and demanded to
have this legislation, so vitality impor-
10 ali their interests, submitted to them
for Inspection and approval before it is
placed beyond their power to alter it,
It's rot likely, however, this conces-
sion will be- granted 10 the people,
whose interests the Republican bosses
are not in the habit of consulting.
Luckily, in the case OF Wheeling, the
bosses have let the cat out Of the
bag prematurelY, and the people are
now "a a position to defeat the proposed
new charter for this city, which has
been prepared by Clique Of ambition ;
politicians without the knowledge or
consent Of Council. and which the
people have never seen and know
nothing about, beyond its infamous sa-
loon provision, the bosses not daring to
submit it to them for their acceptance
or rejection.
II the Republicans win to-day's cleo
ton the people will lose their present
valuable charter rights, and this secret,
star chamber partisan scheme will be
rushed through without the consent OF
the people, who will actually not know
what the new charter is before it is sad
died upon them permanently by act Of
the Legislature.
II the Republican ticket IS defeated
the proposed legislation will be useless
to the bosses and the partisan scheme
patched up behind doors,will be sudden,
ly dropped.
There can be no question as TO the
proper course for every conservative
citizen to pursue, regardless OF party.
This high handed proceeding must be
blocked and this secretly prepared new
charter Submitted 10 the people Of
Wheeling before it is placed on the
statute books aud beyond the power Of
the people TO change. The Republican
ticket must be defeated since that is
the only course the high handed action
Of these arrogant bosses have left for
the people to pursue in thsir own de-
Tense. II is a matter of the most vital
importance to every citizen, regardless
OF party.
1t is not a party matter. Everybody
is vitality concerned in it. The Register
appeals TO conservative and sober
minded Republicans to aid in defeating
shis gross outrage on popular rights at
the polls to-day, the only course now
left open 10 prevent the adoption OF a
machine, which will indeed De ma
chine in dead earnest, aud one which it
will be beyond the power of the voters
Of the city to overthrow.
1t must, in this connection, be borne
in mind that 1t is the Republican Coun-
Gil ticket which must be defeated in
order to prevent the bosses at Charles
ton from carrying out thei! design,
Without the next City Council sub
servient to them they dare not pass
this new charter legislation. The duty
OF every good and conservative citizen
Is plain.