The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-28

an hss'n'he rropos'''oh'
the seri,tsf for wis; Il ssiIs o"sn,,nrinr 4 roor
ssss on me DAY Of election when 100 late 70
tor, ottho Republican bosses In This city, which
new Charter for Wheeins. mads Sup IN BY he
Republican bosses Re9ii'tr.
ino iSFElLtakNoEas artleio uid the
n .s''s no inlusace. Inc ia''es .
eha'se 'hAs Nepuoi'can victory
Mouiu mean new caar.er MADE oy
hepuo'lcan posses hao no iounua'
ZION whatever. True the Regis
Ter nau in'ima'ea some'hing OF
tho Nuo oeio'e' ahu too pemocfaic
warn workers were actively c'tcuiaunS
tue latsenood, ous " was not unai the
morning OIL tue election tnat 'he Regis
Ter ihou'seo ID anything tke spec'hca.
uona linen II sprung the story that IL
tue hepuolicans secured majority IN
council, the posses would push Dill
through the legislature altering the
chastef SO as to take tue granting
OIL licenses OUT OF Tue nanas OF COUNCIL
ana Vest tue sole power IN .no ]udse Oh
inc criminal court Inc OBJECT was 10
prejudice voters against tue Republican
ucke. IL oid not succeed. inc hegis-
Ter knew the chafee was ialse' and 1t
Knows now thas there was not and Is
not sucn seheme on 1901 among Re-
publican managers, though thero are
possibly lndiTiauas IN oosh partlea
VINO would favor such plan.
Inc Register, 1t Will be noted. while
reiteranng its story that Republican
bosses" have such plan Matched is
careful to give no names. No Repuoli-
can member OIL the legislature has such
7 Dill 10 charge and no Republican
leader IN wheeling knows oil 1t. But
aside from the falsity OF the Registers
publication, 1t was most dialnRenius.
The story, even II true, would reflect
very seriously on the political shrewd-
mesa OF the Republican leaders, and not
being true. its character is reflection
on the intelligence OF its author-the
Registers Charleston correspondent, or
his prompter.
For instance, the Registers story was
that only in the event OF the Republi-
cans obtaining control OF the council
rvon1d Tho Hnort;son c,bop,ov 70 t,Io
/ the license granting power out OF coun-
ellis hands be carried out. ANY man OF
political sense will at once see the alb
surdity OF this idea rs a partisan"
proposition. What object would the
party bosses" have in taking such
power from body they would be more
2 likely to control, and ves.inG it in a
court which is above partisan influence
and safe from the dic,atlon of party
managers? On the other hand in the
event Of Democratic majority in
council, would not these wicked Repub-
ltcan conspira.ors have greater reason
to carry out the plan imagined by tho
Register? It would still BIO in their
power to do SO. the legislature being
Z Republican, and there being greater
reason, as n partisan move, to curtail
the power of n Democratic council.
The Register has concoctsd election
roorbacks before, but mover one 80 lack
ing in ingenuity. II such proposition
as the one described is really being
seriously considercd By any citizen or
citizens OF Wheeling, which our con.
temporary contends is true, the Regis.
tor mus. acknowledge that Its purpose
ginust be the very reverse Of what might
be termed partisan. and that its charac.
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