Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-23
THE REFORM TICKET.

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS City ticket,
at the head of these columns. repre-
sents well known, capable, honorable,
and experienced men in whom the peo-
pie Of this city may have every con-
fdence.
Mr.. Andrew T. Sweeney is eminent
ly qualified to make a most efficient
chief executive of the city government.
Thoroughly posted on all the affairs
of the city and familiar with the needs
and shortcomings of the municipal
government, young, enterprising, pro-
gressive and possessing the high es-
TEEN and confidence of intelligent men
of all political parties, a more capable
man for the office of mayor could not
be named.
AS much, also, mry be said of Mr..
W. Fl. PAUL, for City Clerk. An ex-
pert accountant and thoroughly famil-
lar with all the duties of the Office for
which he is a candidate, we'll known,
popular and trusted, the people of this
city who desire competency, ability
and integrity in this Office could not
elect a better man than Mr.. Paul.
Likewise, Mr.. John S. Ritz would
make an admirable and most efficient
City Sergeant, to which Office he would
bring experience and high character.
Under his management the police de-
partment of the city government would
be conducted OF strictly practical lines
with a view to bringing it up to a con-
dition of the highest practical eficien-
cy. 1t would be run by Mr.. Ritz in
the interest of the city and the people,
whose lives and property it is intended
to protect, and not as a political ma
chine.
Mr.. Henry Bruner, for wharfmaster,
would conduct that Office on business
principles and strictly in the interest of
the people.
AS to the Reform-Democratic Coun-
Gil ticket, the Register can conscien-
ciously state that in every ward it is
composed of the best and most capable
men available-men who will, if elect
ed, keep in view the interests of the
city and good, honest and economical
government first, last and all the time.
II the people will elect a majority of
these men in both branches of Council
next Thursday, they may rest assured
that so far as that important body is
concerned the city government will be
conducted on strictly business princi-
pies and with entire freedom from DO
litical bias and the influences of anv
ring or set of selfish and self-seeking
politicians.
To sum up, the candidates on this
Reform-Democratic ticket, nominated
by the combined efforts of independent
citizens, regardless of party, whose
chief idea in putting it in the field
was to purge the city of pernicious
ring rule, are all men of the highest
character, who, whatever their pol;ti-
cal opinions may be in State and na-
tional politics, have in view
only honest, economical and
efficient city government, free from
political influence and partisan bias.
Business men and intelligent citi-
zens DESTROYS of the best and most eco
nomical conduct of our munich
pal affairs, regardless of partv
may support these candidates with
the confident assurance that they
represent just that kind of government
and that if elected the affairs of the
city in every department will be con-
Quoted strictly in the interest of ALI.
THE PEOPLE OF ALL PARTIES Who
pay taxes regardless of party.
To those Republican citizens who in
sist on taking a partisan view Of even
= municipal election we would say that