Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-10

his duty to stay at the post Of danger and
head the police force. But upon this oc-
casion he did nothing Of the kind. but left
the ststionhouse and came out to Weitmul-
ler's Garden, where happened to be at the
time. and he brought with him very in
correct staten ut of the affair.
Nv competitor says that Itold the people
who asked for the laying down of new
water pipe, to drink out OF cess pools dld
nothing of the kind, but during the last
year of my administration, I lsio down
more water pipe THAI he has durlpg tne
eleven months he his been IN Once.
He calls Judge DuliDg despot. never
heard him called despot before, but have
heard many speak Of him as being KIND
hearted man; but if he is despot anc my
competitor knows it, it Is bis duty TO have
him impeached and turned out OF ofnee(ap-
plause, and cries of "That's SOY.
MAYOR KERCHEvAL's g RESPONSE.
Inmaking his rejoindei, Mayor kercheVal
dwelt upon the fa { that Mr.. Morris had
said in a former speech that he saved the
citv 50 900 by cutting down the salaries OF
the various city officials. The speaker
considered that in this bis oop'
ponent had been "penny wise
and pornd FOOLISH" for he had cut down
the salaries of these who needed all they
cot. while at the same time ne paid Judge
| Coouer $4,000 out of the city treasury for
| defending fifteen or twenty ordinary suits
which had teen brought against the city
snits that could have been successfully de-
feudsd by any man who had read law SIX
m0ptbs. but Notwithstanding the simple
| nature Of the cases, only about half Of them
had been tried, and of these, Judge Cooper
had lost several. The present City Attor'
pey has lost scarce.y case during the
two wears he has been IN
office. and yet be o7ly gets $4,000. Al
! though Judge Cooper had been specially
emplOyed to defend these suits, he failed TO
do so, turn ng the business over to Mr.
,John LellVett, who Is the br0therin-lsT OIL
Mr.. Morris. who was then Mayor. MI
Cooper. being a shrewd man, bad Sc
drawn the contr ct up that be drew his Zee
nv regular installments, so that be has now
drawn the whole of it, though abont nal
she suits are vet to betried. In addition u
this. Mr., John i.ellyett has brought IN bulls
against the city for services rendered II
connection with these cases, 10 the amour
of some $500.
THE sneaker then cited the fact tha
Mayor Morris had memorislizad the c7nstl
tutional convention to put in the proposed
new constitution a provision prohibiting
anv one from voting at municipal elec
ton who bad not paid his poll tax, and thu
he referred to as q sample of what hi
worthy competitor could do in the way c
dlsfranchising.
Having asked and been granted permits
sion by Mr. Kercheval to do so, Mr.. Morrl
again took the stand for the purpose OF sta'
ing that Judge Cooper had been 81
pointed by the City Councl
that body having empowered the Financ
! Committee to employ g lawyer to defen
the corporation against all suits growing ou
ofthe Alden administration.
JUDGE DULING
being loudly lied for, then took the star
} and defended niuisel, sgainct the charge
\ being a despot, as charged by Mayor Ke
cheyal, challenging proof to show that I
had been despolic in the least, since II
D day he went into the Recorders oti1c
he was frequently interrupted by o.
| plsuse.