The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-16

body nnds IL an right an election will
lie ordered Now suppose our city
S SoSn o had IIaneh,se on hand. and
petition with 2.OO0 names upon IL
IN protest. do you think the franchise
would be Issued There would not he
q chance in a hundred for council the
direct representation OF the people. ig-
horlns such a protest So how much
recall and referendum The fact OF
the matter Is the apathy OF the people
StE Government. particularly in the
matter OF franchise abuses. Ana TINS
would become even more pronounced
under commission rule IL is further
removed from touch with the masses Of
people. However. the franchise evils
IN wheeling are not 80 great as some
sgitators would have u~ believe. The
tity Council has unqUestionably made
some mistakes but ON the whole the in
well protected--much better than ~
ttnerallN supposed by those who talk
without knowing. The constant grind
traft lneniciency. and wastefulness are
the things which have cut deepest in
1" the body of Father Wheeling. And IL
I; graft engineer were asked TO design n
system or city Government prov iding
the easiest means To- graft and crook
"GnesS he would be careful. I am sure.
not 10 deviate much from the commits
ZION charter proposed for Wheeling
boiled down. II II logical. CONSTANT.
ieasonabie or decent. To place such un-
founded confidence and power upon the
houlders or "a man "A few men with
OUT knowing in advance anything OF the
wCrthinesS -: these mem There must
he great chances taken. ALWAYS. by the
feople in eleCtinx their officers. henc .
system or government should provide
as will furnish the greatest possible
measure OF protection TO public inter-
est. and II we are true to our faith We
mus expect 10 md this In a CONSTITUTE
iynal government balanced up with It's
three distinct divisions. | am as alb
isoiutely sincere In this as I ever Was
IN the advocacy of prtnrlUle
There Is city not many hundred
miles from Wheeling under Commits
string particular privilege was ad-
Nised OF certain Corporation lawyer
Nho could easily get this or ANYTHING
tIse ne wanted so long as IL did not
conflict with certain Interests The
wheeling man wrote an ordinance tor
himself providing the desired privilege
handed II TO him and asked him n he
could get u passed by the commissio ION
promptly replied he could. What will
" cost me- One-hundred dollars was
me reply An right. It Is n go. Here
majority. absolutely controlled by the
oo!porate interests represented by this
ATTORNEY The attorneys STAMP on "A
measure was significant Of the pleasure
Of the masters Of at least three. or
these commissions
. In conclusion I wish to say IN the
'ltzehN 81 Wheeling that IL matters not
70 me whether I remain in public ser
N'Sr 4h"ther day. but ! do like Wheel
ue. ] am profoundly Interested In liz
dignity and its destiny. I feel glad To-
-" " lltted from IN" mirc 90 the most
Shaneful ana gross graft and crooked
ness To decent business and civic
oasis. am proud Of the marked i'm
pT"Nement which blossoms on every
side under the new Svster, wbi,i, -
.nIN getting into good working trim,
!" tear all this to the ground for a
commission sNStem--thiS new tad -
which can never be ultimately success
tui- Tor the simple reason n does not
contain the right principles Of govern
ment. would as sure as dav fnil,,,.,
night T." most unfortunate step back
ward for Wheelinr
TIipS " HASKI%S
wheeling. january 18th.