Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-28
THE REPUBLICAN CITY GOVERN
MENT

To the Editor of the Register.
Sir noticed some time ago thdt the
Humane Society had been trying 10 m
aueurate a reform. Would n not ue a goou
idea for them 20 give some niue altCHl,oH
10 the omen and disgracetUl Violation
of the law by the saloon Keepers ana
gamblers of this city? When reform move
ments are iuaugurated retOrmers should
begin at the fountain head. Nine-tehln9
of all abuses arise from lntONlcdnls. IL
seems that our Mayor and Chief OF Ponce
do not have the power 20 close those places
The latter only TO raid the houses OF pros
titutiOu and fine that unfortunate clasS
about every thirty TO sixty days from I'VE
20 twenty dollars and costs. After ne Is
through with them. the j. L. takes hold
and fines them like amounts Between the
TWO these uufOrtunates have very ult!e
money left. and what little they have Is
gObbied mp by landlords, who charge them
eXorbitant rents for the miserable novels
In which they live.
Would il not be best to give them some
projections They are human and should
Doe treated as such and not receive the
treatment they do from the city officials.
What ring is there in Wheeling? When YOU
license saloons you legaliZe the business;
The licenses charged are eXorbitant ana
should bc reduced az least Ont-halt. Tn
der the heavy and unreasonable license
they are compelled 10 keep open early ana
late. day and night. including sundays
and men I'm that position are more apt 70
try and hold their patrons until they get
the last cent they have 10 spend for drink.
The time has come 10 put them on the
same basis as other merchants, ana Wnei
that is done they viii not be so WolilSh
with their customers and We Will nave
better class OF people I'm the business. Sd-
loon Keepers are Ike all other merchants
they want 10 make money. oar present
Mayor and Chief of Police make no ei-
fort 10 have the saloons in this city close
ON Sunday. TT You request them TO 90 VI.
they tell YOU that they do not know OF any
seal f4rs g. mil
ON that day. That excuse Is rather tnln.
They are afraid 10 DO their duty. Any per-
son walking down Market street on the
Sabbath day can very easily tell where
the saloons are located by the loud talk
and the cliukng of the glasses, the rattle
of the dice or the Whirl OF the fortune
wheel. Of course our Mayor and ChleI
and his deputies are blind and deaf 10 all
these things There must be something
very faScinatiu i'm the office. II
the church goers and lovers OF
q good municipal ] government wish
a reform then select good. hon
orable men for the different offices and ON
election day turn out and work hard for
their election. Show by your acts That
YOU mean business. That IS the only way
we can have a change. Some time ago /
made application 10 a certain Justice OF
the Peace for a warrant against certain
city official. tie refused 10 give II on the
ground chat the official belonged to the
same order he did. ! also Went 10 the clerk
of the Police Court and demanded war
rant against certain party FOR building
large stone steps on Thirteenth street
thereby blockading public thoroughtare.
The clerk went with me ana looked at the
obstruction and told me TO come back in
the morning and me- would issue the war
rant / called the next morning and ne
refused 10 do SO. saying that the CRY So
licitOr told him not 20 DO II. He Is now "a
candidate for City Clerk and wants The
voters to support him. Can they do II?
Men that shipk their duty while in Office
or cater 20 any ring or jobbery should not
bee reelected. Take the Board OF Public
Works. Look nj their action against prop
crty holders. They have tried to wrest
property from individuals without any pro-
they are the Board of Public Works What
will their unlawful acts cost the city
They seem TO take delight I'm putting cit
liens TO trouble and expense. especially
very old ones. Let us break all the rings
10y electing good men To office. ] know
good. honest ldbOring men-Republicans-
who have appealed TO the street commits
SiOner for a few days work 80 they would
be able 10 have their taxes paid, ana be
refused. simply because he did not Ike
them or they did not belong to certain
ring Every city official who has the pow
err 10 employ labor should give all the poor
working taxpayers a lew DAYS work II pos
sible. and 10y SO doing save the city money
and not have so many ON the delinquent
list. and they should make no distinction
between Democrats or Republicans ANY
city official that studies The interest of the
city should not he am extreme partisan. If
they are hey are not nc TO hold Office and
the sooner We are rid of them the better
it will bee for all.
II the city is iu such good financial shape
MS some of the officials say. why not finish
paving North Market and Baker streets
and grade and pave our wharf i'm place of
making donations 10 the gunbCat Wheel
ing The wharf is "a dumping place for all
kinds of filth and disgrace TO the city.
BUSTER