The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-29
WHY THE EXPENSE
Popular Sentiment clerrlv sbo,n
Against Paull-LaPlam
Charter.

10 the Editor of the IntelIigcncer:
me popular tide adverse to the pro-
l.osSI new city Charter proposed by
a. W. PAUL ana others has Shown SO
over " helmingly strong. that IL il plafn
~ stands no show before the PEOPLE.
then why should the citizens H.. sun
lected to the useless expense of several
thousand dollars IN holding an election
NY"id IL not Ice far better to eNpend
WI amount on play grounds for the
At nrst thought most any one would
~. IN legislature should grant the
,l'l1-u. or Wheeling "a chanc. To vote
won the proposition. II. however. W.
!voh little below the surface We see
me matter in a different light I'm.
i'$iSiatufe has no evidence presented
10 IL IA regular form that the citizens
OF heeiing wishing an opportunity 10
sHpto On thls question. That is 10 SAY
tit citiZens OF Wheeling have NOT
through any public demonstration ar
sntVuEn Their lesal and rightful repre-
! tthttlon Indicated to- the LEGISLATURE. At
/ 'uHIleStou that they any cons derabIt
hdnbtr OF them. wish or desire. this
matter 10 be put To "a vote and an -
l,'HSe ~ approximately $3.UuU therch
injured. ia fact the reverse * true.
| ,ol ettIy attemIt To get public endorse
~. u mas fallen Hat, which demonstrate
tpuclusiVcly that there is mo- esn.raI
Iun4!c sentiment Ia favor OF IT. Tn,
Nstntly adNef used ratification meeting
, "ll't inc Commission Committee has
nhIshed IT. work was not attended by
~ many people as would collect IN fVe
Hiuit. - on any street lu "a. civ "a
zee "a doK fight Later II y,,s rfysH ,,',t
/ tuat several local orators would bc
{ '.t"'ut az az Entertainment given at
'h. OF 20" school buildings. aud would
, .-.- ~. h'"4tl's 81 Commission
lover ninrut And Notwithstanding an.
ven SHOWN ahilities nf the orators.
'iif I'VE or six men remained orators
ana all. O" hear tho matter di-cu--e,l
ltt - meeting De advertised as much
q o. 'uS~" ttis proposition ami fbsra
W"Hld De- o." trouble Co get an audience
| "i 90 thousand citizens The Who'll.
1L ".L snort "t % j. th' people or
~ INK are generally satisfied with
''Nilll"h~ under the Charter
We Got ouis five or -iN wears ago ami
~ H'i t'iu~ q" Not" Tor such q iadi-
~ qua If'"ihti"ulfy change from q
regular representative goVerumeuf ~
t,W ,"- fs ~ tiafNiua expresses %. a
Htti" two-hN -tse HfI=turracy
DO hH' ItrE 90 this scheme would
on the surface. appear rather fnrIfid-
thl" viz. tu" BOARD 90 Trade Good
,''' Al"I. ami ohio valley Trades ana
i' 80 .,N-rn.l' lut having looked
,.l' tni~ matter pretty carefully. ann
Z lit Iti'I Zoo assert and DO assert that
h"t moro tHHr 80 men are actually b.-
nihn THIS measure. Every member 81
Oh" business Mems A4aociutinr ori
n'hh"f "f tI' BOARD of TInde. auI
lIf' i' Ni' me Sam" Tow men have
n1 frI' .',,,,...sf,.'. h.hhs named.
q T. \. 'rIHrs.I 30 aa re- r1rrf..r d.
i"5 LARA aHd Harry g. corcorau.
3D. n.". rHf uUf Socialist r.aratfl.aI.
"N. H. sisted .u tts elaboration ~ tris
DO n.fi Elnl' document Where me
frrnf. Some Ets. come forward. ana
dollars Co. n.uFIuuf- they never
D.. ."r~iIsinr beg to s1s that lr tr,
.i..iiln - rilt'u md tsNrayer 10 o.
.'nl. l.if in f"W mon
~ ars'rr" Z" il g' r s- sh'e T., ,o,,s.I,ec
.r.'.. or au ,...f.r b.fr- r.'f st a."