The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-19
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Is PRAISED BY Citizen, who Uroes
First the Purifying Of the
Ballot
To the Editor Of the Intelligence.

To the Editor Of the InteiIiEence-.
sir; Having read in your paper Of
The Municipal Improvement league re.
Gently formed in our city. I would
ask for a small space for a few words
OF praise and congratulation for tho
men who are the promoters OF a
movement which can be made 81 nm
told value 10 this CITY. Tho oood -.
l]ehs OF Wheeling will hail with clad
ness any movement which has for its
OBJECT the promotion OF better cifv
government that will set aside ali
party aiiiliation and strike a bIovv 70
eIi whether found I'm high or low
places. as l understand il the busi.
ness or this league first is TO purify
me ballot. which Is one OF the most
today "'' VII"
me scenes and incidents enacted
III ADAMS county. which IS fresh I'm
ne HllhGs or the public. were repaat.
- III our own city on last Monda,
Nneh men both sober and Intoxicated
running through every ward OF
V"I CITY with hands fun OF money
Ouglh up votes and Offering bir
money 10 men as the price OF their
sovereignty. Without any eVas.g,,,.
uon' We could safely saw thar tt,o
number OF voters in oar CITY v.bo
hoId out for "a money cousideroti,,,,
would equal. n not 10 beyond ~
number in Adams county vho u,c-.
uIstranchised because OF this act
LOW voters. u IL disgrace 10 any
community that these facts exist and
Iet they do right Under our eves
Summing near a candidate last Mon.
uay VINO we know 20 be well qualified
'o HIl seat In our city council. Wa
sa" man approach him and quietly
tay' can get you four votes Tor
NO collars. That man had the
'pl'it ana principle TO reply. "You
yau sell your votes 10 another man
I cannot DE elected without buv.
.- my way ] do not want the lob"
oui" man That VIII OFFER his money
l"I votes To support hlm in runufrr
for ON Office De trusted v.b,-, 80
.hTAer brlbes come along2 These ar.
burning questions that sboufJ D..
considered by the Muu.clpal T.arr.
lh bringing about public reforms ana
making our city better because az ite
existence The people who ra.t
helier Things and are anxious fo SEQ
REFORM alouE these lines are CRYING
..l on OFT sides. Please show ua tho
.iH'I renee between tle man Who
na"Is out in the public streets and
'I0rouEhihres against the CRATER and
men rcIrcs to tho privacy OF hie
nome or office and sends cu+ fhous
amos on dollars to buy mems votes
9ucn an act on the part % nuv man
involves both rraft and bribery
t.Ni to the voter. bribery fo the man
VINO buys the vote The public would
IKE 20 De told the difference bafu.,,
ihis man and The ono Who accents n
thousand dollars fo gcf frnrrbi.a
or amy Kind through The ono fIto
iho iharasoe ~ old Is heard for his
I.uch speaking. and The accusation of
Thou are tho man" when rru.v b.
written across Die forehead fcf mo
Municipal Improvement flrrso f..I
h dow 90 wIckclrrse Zoo hlrn rfrra.
nnd lend thcir influence t1 rc'orf mon
To- take charge Of city Affairs who
have 20 principle above the fhIrre
nav" mentioned. which have been OBJ
served hy every good citizen OF ou-
GUY Let fho man elected fo fU
office Do elected ON his merit and rof
ll9 money Until fhia can Do accom- I
pushed We cannot hope for a better
NiHio ~ affairs or cleaner CITY Let
ihia new organization rise un .r fho
strength of good citizenship arf ioy
atty to tho right. Independent a. party
and They win have fha support of
good. solid mon. who wfeh fo eco
present conditions changed
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