The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25


penOes, thus increasing the present
high rate Of taxation. Such high ma
tional reformers as We have now at
work arc not the friends OF the wage
working population, nor are they the
friends or thoaP who battlRd hard FOR
years 70 get their own homes. We are
told by the daily press that the council
finance committee does not know which
way to turn to strike feasible plan
Ia raise n deficiency OF from 81 900 TO
$4,000 for this ycRrs appropriations
Tho many plans on foot wegt To in
struct the city assessors to hsseSs the
property of the telephone and telegraph
companies; to assess Rll vehicles; to
Impose u license on all outside brewer
lea doing business In the city. and nn-
other, which liz the most likely In pass
In course OF timo. Is to raise the present
levy from to 10 cents higher These
are the conditions that confront the
wage-w working tax payers OF Wheeling
who, 1t Is expected by the movers OF
the new charter viii submit weekly to
tho burdensome imposition OF support
ing new officers by oppressive taxation.
Now. what ara the conditions OF the
adult wage earning population? With
out any resort TO eXREgeTatlon or fear
OF contradiction 1t oan be asserted that
for the last three years there nre two
able.bOdied workingmen out Of every
nve families Idle in the city and those
VINO have employment do not work half
time. and that at low wages.
The Bucket Beer Evil.
III the mania for reform cannot be
,appeased let us first start at tho foot
OF the ladder and work UP. Let our
moralists and good government people
look aroundthem and they will find that
a very desirable and humanitarian
change can be made In our clty's lnws
by amending the ordinances In relation
TO ordluAries and coffee houses. The
careless and vicious habits TINT have
grown on tho proprictors OF these
houses In selling beer In buckets TO
men, women and children without any
material benefit to the saloon keepers.
Ia custom that should he stamped out
OF existence not by the refOrmerS alone
but by the aid of every citizen TINT
wants moral, law-abldlng cOmmun-
ity. The bucket system Is by far more
dangerous to the morality, peace and
health Of our city than any contagious
disease that could visit II. and n sys-
TEN so debasing and demorallZlng
should not be tOicrHted TO do It's evil
work one month amongst us, where we
claim such a high moral standard of
conduct and intelligence.
"Will the Trades Assembly take up
the fight and ask the assistance Of hon
orable citizens to cxtermlnate root and
branch the evil practice of the open
and free distribution Of candidate
beer? Isn't 1t true. that no working
man, intelligent or deserving, can enter
the race in politics for any office, II
this detestable custom ~ giving kegs OF
beer to influence votes Is not stopped?
Wouldn't It be an honor to organized
labor or even to our municipal league
reformCrs. to put an end to this prac-
tice? The adoption Of the Australian
system of voting nj primaries as well
us nj elections would have an influence
In roofing II ont. II this system was in
force Il would In great measure pro-
tect worthy capdidatcs from being rob-
bed whether successful or not It's %
move In the right direction Ia have the
same law govern primaries that gov
erns elections The day Of the primary
Is the day the foundation OF political
campaign is laid, and those who would
wish to have clean politics and honor
able standard bearers would have an
opportunity n vote their sentiments
without moleSthtion Tho Australian
system is the political friend OF the
workingman, and II is of more interest
to him to bring It's contamination about
than any other political move that can
be made.
New Charter Not Necessary.
THE adoption of new charter is not
a necessity. nor is it just or consistent
act to encourage 1t as long as all our
citizens have not free access to all
parts Of our city free OF charge. Cltl-
zens owning property and living on the
Island pay the same rate of taxation
that taxpayers do who are living on
this side and they pay equally as much
tn the bridges for toll every year. Then
the question that should be uppermost
in the minds OF all Just citizens Is the
consideration Of purchasing those
bridges by the city. and turn down the
f0rmulntors Of new law to create
0fflc<s that will not be filled by work.
inEmeH.
THE charter sub committee has pro-
claimed IN the daily press an outline Of
what II proposes to do. which confirms
to large degree what have said In
opposition to the movement Public
notice has not been given when the
charter will be submitted to the citizens
of Wheeling for ratification OF rcJec-
ton. The indication is that the people
will not get TO vote for It. II will be
taken before the legislature and passed
there to Bult its origInators Can or
win the workIngmcn and taxpayers
auow such proceedings aE this without
entering protest that will wnken the
people to sense Of understanding
that their rights are to be trampled
under fOoot?
This Trades Assembly should with
draw Its representatives. from this dis
committee and then adopt
a strong resolution requesting council
to repeal its former action In the APP
pointment OF that committee. There
is danger ahead for the workingmen
and We, as their Representatives, should
commence fertilization to defend
them"
Prssldent Tighe speaks.
President Tighe made some interest
Ing statements In regard to the pro-
posed reform in the city government
and opposed the Capitalization OF
power in the hands ot the mayor who
would become Il virtual dictator, ap-