Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-18
GRIFFIN ITEMS.
Dispute Among the City Fathers over
the Aide manic Salaries.

the aide rmanic Salaries.
GRIFFIN, Feb. 16.-Our community is
at this time considerably stirred up over
a dispute among our municipal fathers,
which is not very credtabe to some OF
the city parents. The chief actors are
extensively acquainted in Savannah. 1t
is generally believed that the matter will
develop into something more than war
OF words.
At our last municipal election hon.
Seaton Grantland was alected Ma or
upon platform which promised q reform
OF all then existing abuses in city maa-
agement. The Aldermen, without author
| lty from the charter or ordinances, had
for many years been in the habit OF voting
| TO themselves an annual salary, which
the Mayor mad approved by drawing taere-
| for their warrants upon the Treasurer in
favor of the Aldermen. Mayor Grantlaud
refused TO acquI see in the continuance
OF this abuse. His refusal created much
discussion, and in order ~ justify mis- POI
sltlon the Mayor addressed manly letter
TO the public and print, il in the columns
OF the Duly NctCS. In the cOui Sc Of this
letter the Mayor asserted that ne relied
not upon the disgruntled Aldermen, but
upon the judgment OF the people Tor an
| approval Of mis- course. This letter
brought out the Hon. George c. stewart
| one OF the Aldermen, the eldest sob OF
Judge JnO. ID. Stewart, who charged that
| the Mayor was acting the part OF a
cemagogue, and ridiculed the Mayors
claim az protector oil the city treasury,
| in view of the fact that he continued 10
| draw his sa airy as fixed by I'M charter
and allowing Police Judge Daniel TO per-
| form great part OF his labor. John ID.
&c re, prominent merchant and an
| Alderman, tnereupOn came 10 the defense
OF the Mayor. and whilst iustitYing the
Mayor, stated that he hoped the Mayor
| would not notice the financial articles 0i
a man, alludiug TO Alderman Stewart,
| who had demonstrated that he mad not
| the capacity TO run one-hOrse farm or q
/ ten cent ore. The war continues to wax
warm, as you may perceive from the fol
| lowing extract from a letter in tO-day's
Griffin NetoS, signed by Geo. Z. stewart j.
Il have often noticed that when you
| put your hands on the master of cur
dog the cur does deal of barking. No
doubt | exhibited considerable lack OF
ability and shrewdness IN the manage.
ment OF my mercantile business by pay
ing one hundred cents on the dollar, with
| interest, while that tinancier, j Ohm George,
settled by going into bankruptcy"
You may expect the finding of the coro.
ner's jury by telegraph, as all parties to
the controversy are men OF recognized
courage.
Tue spring session of the Superior
Court of this (Spalding) county has just
closed. Nothing OF great Importance oc.
CURED Tue grand jury in their general
! presentment gave Judge I. j. Slmm ms,
1 OF Macon, quite thrust in the following
language: I'VE felicitate ourselves in
the reflection that the judicial ermine has
recently fallen upon the worthy shoulders
OF cibizen of this county, Judge james
5. Boynton, and we feel sure that in his
keeping it will never be trailed over tat
dirty and tricky paths and Sums of mod
ern politics in search OF political prefer
ment for its wearer."
Speaking OF our Court / will venture
that no bar of similar numerical strength
| in the State is constituted like ours o
Griffin. There is not law firm in tht
town. Our lawyers are all single. Upor
the removal OF Judge John |. Hall TO Al
lanta some weeks ago, and the dissolu
ton of Hall & Hunt, we ceased TO have
law cOpartnership at this bar.
HOn. Jonn ID. Stewart, who recently
resigned the judgeship OF che Flint circuI
Tor The purpose, is now actively III th'
deld as a cand date for Congress- from
his the Fifth) district, to succeed Hen
n. j. Hammond. Stewart is an astut,
politician, and what he does not know
out wire-pulling. hand-shaking, ant
the arts which lead to political success il
not worth knowing. Tue general impres
sion is that be will carry every county il
the district except Fulton.
Our farmers report unusually large
holdings of cotton upon the plantations
but the country roads are in such de
ploraDle condition that hauling is i'm
possible. The winter cat crop and tbs
wheat crop are killed. They will sOOI
plant largely OF spring oats. GRIFFIN.