The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-06-28

i a very Significant and Ettectual
Way for Indulging HIinasefin
Fault Finding and berating
Other Officials.
mayor Kelley singer OfVarlil8
Pointed Straight at the Council
man in Question, when he ut-
tered his Intention to Sup
press Vice.

At Monday nights session of coun-
eli Councilman Siers took occasion to
assatl the mayor and the police force.
He indulgedin his usual fault-fnding,
habit. but found far different
situation from what he expected and
I'm no against considerable more than
hebargained for. Mayor Kelley and
councilman Moore cooled his ardor
and. by the time they we're through
with him, made that very esteemed
gentleman look like thirty cents.
The city clerk and the mayor had
asked that special policeman be dis
pensed with and his salary used In
paving an assistant clerk, whose duty
should he to assist the clerk and mayor
IA their clerical work. The urgent
demand was pointed out, when they
called attention to the large increase
of the business in both offices. Slers
GOT up and began to howl about the
police force and made the assertion
that they went around in pairs and
threes at night and then turned the
tide of his yituperation upon the chief
Of police, because he was dlscharginga
his duties strictly and efficiently as
chief instead Of using all his time,
brain and energy in making arrests as
heretofore. His idea about 1t was
thar ttl chief was not to be chief and
Ills duty anything else than to super
Intend, pla and regulate the system.
After he he had abused the chief to
his ewn Sc dissatisfaction by making
statements, we believe he can not sub
stantiate, he turned his attention to
the mayor and grew very indignant
over the fact that a house of ill-fame
had been raided two times and the
other houses not at all. AS
& excuse for an attempt to dictate to
5t1he mayor in an overbearing manner
fto stop his warfare upon vice, he used
THE argument. that other houses Of
that character should have been
raided, and, as they have not been,
the raiied house should be allowed to
runin full blast and the women re-
leased from Jail at once. From this
the natural deduction is that be favors
not less vice but wants it to run wild
in our city. He termed the imposi-
tion Of fines upon the keepers of such
houses as blackmail, forgetting that
he advised and helped to inaugurate
the system last year. And again he
Intentionally forgot or was ignorant
Of the fact that all money collected
from these places is done in the reg
ular lawful way. After he had fin.
ished and received cheap gallery APP
plause, bomb-shell or two exploded
SO near him and with such significant
force, that it made him shrink and
tremble and more than silenced him.
Councilman Moore stung him to the
duick, with an arrangement of his In
consistency that struck terror to his
heart. and paralyzed his tongue. Mr..
Moore did not hesitate to unmerci-
fully lash him with review of his
course last year, when he was chair
man Of the police board and counte=
nanced certain things then, remind
ing him OF his favorable attitude to-
ward certain vice for the sake of the
revenue there was in 1t. His incon-
slstancies In this as pointed out by
Mr.. Moore went stright home and
they cut like sharp sword. Mr..
Moore then handled him without
gloves in his impeachment Of the po-
lice force and especially the lieuten-
ant OF police, Who SO efficiently looks
after the system at night. He re-
minded Mr.. Siers of the Jealous efforts
be4nade in electing Howe lieutenant
and reproved him for. berating that
ofBcer without warrant and without
cause. This went straight home too.
But as, a matter Of depression why
did Siers berate the lieutenant, his
former, faY0rlte odicer.
Next the mayor opened his batteries
fS'Du Mr.. Siers and shot fuBtllade after fu-
llade into him with such telling eject
fhat, he will not soon forget 1t. Mayor
Kelley gave him to distinctly under
stand that he was mayor, and, that SO
long as he remained Sucni ne would
dissearge the duties Of his office In his
way. He aid not need advice
m Mr. Siers aud when he did he
would pay him for it. But the hotS
test shot Of all and the one that was
most effectual upon Mr.. Siers was the
mayors tumultuous words, 81 not
only intend to rid this city of all
houses Of ill-fame, but all gambling
houses as well, and. furthermore, l
rent houses TO gamblers fol gambling
purposes.
THE Telegram is no prophet but we
think we q e safe Ia saying that OOpn-
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