Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-04
A SERIOUS SCENE IN A sANCTUM

Guard; A CouEcil of Two Editors Con-
slider Legal Measures Anent Late Coun-
From curtained, guarded sanctum rumbled
forth
Mandate humorous. LET no one in. Not
But Ariel Shakespeare's "ayie spirits
there.
He sees, he hears a scene and speech, and
speeds
To tell the world of 1.-The lean and hungry
look"
or one who spake, but seemed not how
The rout of councilmanic convention;
For he sighed, rather than spake the
eff we had but thought, an injunction
Have restrained the outrageous mob, and
hen
Our plans matured, we could have won
Whilst fearful was the cabal, hat their
act
Might them imperil before a trial
OF their high-handednesS!'
( But he of stancher build, a "fatter man"
Ignoring and reproving part. as he begun
wishes kind;
But, truth has given US the slip, and we
Stand on cracking ice; so, If merit were
I fear me, tho, the facts may not warrant
A fight unworthy honest men; nor would
| me puDllC ptOSpSI Jul ClICuidtltK,
Should we dare defy for long their cher
ished
Love for peace, order and good govern
ment.
Still there is one element to be thought,
And thought well over, before we snail
fold
Our hands. and standing idly by, leok on
Those plums, plucked from us and our
loyal friends,
Twas shrewdly done. it rasps me to say,
whilst
r coo +han, ,oo1lau on1 malf in prnfanp
Mouths. standing hungry by. If we but
A lawyer shrewd, bold and willing, astute,
For glory to start the battle; but funds
For fees are out of question. It's so slight
A chance for US to win; for the rascals
Were coached in Reeds stiff rules. and
Hills folly, l.,
Despite our denial, was supreme, and
broke
Our ranks to enter court in form or fact.
Yet, why not coax the candidates., who
lost,
Petitions for quo warranto writs to file?
Or, pending decision, to enjoln all
New officers, or such as suit US not,
From taking oath or office-and council
Might then reconsider-aye, that's a plant
III submit it, say nothing hereof:
Wen act, and stop writing; our interests
Are paramount; but We must the losers
Cajole and get them to invoke the means.
I've reached by thought"
This glorious close, and intention selfish
Raised the spirits of the dropping pair,
A printers imp on guard came tumbling
through
The curtains, fierce with anger, threaten
ing wild
To knife a brother imp for letting in
That stranger" and then both editors
With dumb surprise, upon the innocent
invader of their conspiracy mean,
Against the public welfare for low gain.
But the saw not Ariel as he pursued
The elder Ed. to ChaDllne street, and
heard
The solemn consultation to compass
The upheaval of settled council action,
For one small clique's self-aggrandize-
ment.
The lawyer said, your game is des-
perate,
And the remedy is not sure: my time
Is valuable; and to exclude all
Other business for months. "a require
Big inducements to persuade me to run
Counter to public opinion, which is
Dead against you. Don't protest, Tor L
know
Your motives well and your interests all.
Still, cen for party, or friends, you can't
To sacrifice my practice half a year,
And likely lose old clients, by a case,
So honeycombed with doubt and odium.
I'll none of it. No not for a big fee"
This froze the hopeful blood of him who
Unhings the city's gates to have his way.
Let people judge whether such conduct
bears
| Marks of prospecting Wheeling or of self;
And whether they will stand tricks out
lan6ish,
From pampered self-admirers or abuse
Levelled at those, who duty would per-
form,
AS their light gave them to see and APP
Much longer; and taking legal weapon
In their own hands, at their home ira
ducerS,
| Bring them to account in law and honor.
Vicious journalism may be curbed and
held,
In other ways than will canes, cowhides.
| And it's own vile methods, and made to
toe
| The marks of common sense and decency.
OMAR OOLIAB.