The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
INDIGNATION MEETING.
Quiet Meeting, Monday Night,
to Express the Sense of The
People" in Regard to Recent Ac-
ton of the City Council.


Notice was given somehow-how OF
where we know not. but we accidental.
ly heard of it late on Monday
that Il meeting would be held at the
Courthouse on Monday evening to Gin
dignate." An ordinance has been in
existence in Savannah for several years
requiring us q condition to granting
dram-shop license, that Il majority of
the resident taxpayers should petition
therefor. 1t was understood the City
Council had repealed that ordinance,
and had concluded to grant license to
such party rs they might choose, upon
the payment of $50 per month, for the
license, thus taking the matter out of
the peoples hands. The meeting vas
called to express IN opinion on that ac-
ton.
A number of citizens came up town
and waited long after 8 o'clock, and see
ING no preparations being made for a
meeting, went home. About nine
o'clock, however, the house commenced
filling, Il large number Of ladies-most-
ly Misunderstanding present. Mr..
L. w. Joy nominated Mr.. Gardner-Dr.
A. A. Gardner-for Chairman of the
meeting. Carried.
DR.. A. \. Gardner stated the meeting
had been called for a purpose affect
ing the moral and religious welfare Of
the town. and, upon invitation, Elder Il.
| S. Weller led in prayer.
$. Il. Sanborn was then chosen Sec
rotary.
DR.. Gardner then said he was not full
" competent to state the object of the
meeting, but thought it was to express
its feeling with regard to the faction
of the late City Council ;" but not being
| positive, called on Rev. Samuel HUFF
man to state it.
MIR. Huffman said he WAS in Just the
same fix. lie thought it highly proper,
however, that the meeting make haste
slowly"-that it take no rash action, and
counseled moderation and deliberation
in it, actions, yet thought action OF some
sort necessary.
DR.. Gardner then stated some street
! rumorS to the effect that the City Coum-
ell had granted two or three licenses in
defiance of law. and in total disregard
OF II petition presented 10 them signed
by a majority of the taxpayers vi the
city. DIR. Gardner then suggested that
some member OF the City Council pres
ent would make Il statement - to
whether these runorS had any fDunda-
ton.
Rev. MI. Huffman wished to ask two
questions: First-Did the City Council
lay upon the table, without considera-
ton, Il petition against granting dram
shop license, signed by II majority of the
tax PAYERS of Savannah? Second
Did the City Council. in disregard of
two petitions, grant three or more dranl-
shop licenses?
l.. c. Stiles, Esq. believing himself
to be the only member of the Council
present, came forward and stated that Il
petition was presented numerOu>ly
signed, praying that no change be made
III the ordinance 50 rs to require Il ma
iority of taxpayers in Il ward instead Of
the whole city. to insure the granting OF
license: which. rs there had been no
intention by the Council to do any such
thing, WAS laid on the table. Another
petition was presented against granting
license ut all. Neither OF the petitions.
however, were signed by L majority of
TAXPAYERS of the city. Mr.. Stiles
thought the Council deserved thanks.
instead of cenSrre. ut the hands OF the
people; for they had relieved them of
the very great hardship of signing either
Il petition or remonstrance every other
day. The ordinance governing dram
another passed granting license to such
as pay $50 per quarter. 1t WAS not le-
gally done. however, but that would be
remedied ut the meeting TO be held on
the next evening. Two applicants for
license had hecn favorably passed upon.
under the new order OF things, but
the impression seemed to prevail
that they could not afford to take out
the license-the pegs We're set too high.
Mr.. Stiles further stated he saw ten men
drunk under the former temperance"
administration to where be SAW one
now.
Mir. Huffman thanked the Council
heartily tor the great trouble they had
saved him. lie thought in that action
of the Council the will of the people
had been d~isregarded; called upon his
friend Stiles to have democracy enough
about him to legislate i'll favor of the
many and against the few, and closed
by moving the appointment of a COM
mittee to prepare resolutions expressive
of the sense of the citizens of Savannah
in the matter under consideration.
Mr.. Huffman was suggested as a