The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-11
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Several months ELAPSED. and ona avsr;n,,
wnen enjoying a social glass with George
ocnWarz and A. \. Mauncv, and a third
party, whom did not know, was sitting
near by, George said to me:
=, hells doctor, suppose you will go into
the next term with our mayor, the maiorgn
i don't know, George l don't like the
way the major has acted toward me. and
am not sure that my self-respecs will
permit me TO serve another term with him
as mayor"
What is the matterf
then told Schwarz and Manucy in sub
stance what 1 have written above. THAT
Is very FUNNY did not think that of the
malorl did not think that"
wen, it's gospel truth, just as | have told
1t to you, and you can think just what you
please OF it, What would you DOR
II don't blame you did no. think that
Inc third party gave Maj. Schwarz his
account OF the conversatioa5gthat night. or
early the next morning. Mhsn went into
the mayors office about noon he said; 'sYou
talks some about me last nightp
Yes, major, l said a good deal about
you last night" and then | repeated to min
In substance the whole matter as | have
written it above. except what occurred with
himself and which he necessarily knew, and
wound up telling him thai was exceed
ingiy indignant at the time, aud that |
had right to be so; but that as time had
tempered my indignation | retained no
longer any feeling of personal anger toward
hlmsslf, and regretted that the trouble had
ever occurred. With this declaration on
my part, the major softened, and when l
asked him again about tue original
combination he gave me the infor IN
dat dere vas YOUR or viye of de aldermen
da5 vas talkin' dat way up in his Office" but
he steadfastly refused to give me tine name
II either Of them. Meantime, in referring
to the George Schwarz conversation, the
name John slipped out smiled and said
nothing, hut concluded l could spot his ill.,
formant The next day l said to Manucy
and Schwarz: "Who was John at your
table night before last when | was talking
with you about the mayofF' ION, that was
John Immen, Jr.v' l therefore give Mr..
John Immen, Jr., the benefit Of letting the
public know how smart he If. 1t may be
of service to him.
HUNTING THE COMBINATION.
have since inquired carefully amongst
most of the aldermen, and have failed to
find single one who knew of any combina-
ton or single member desiring to get rid of
me, or who made any request of Mayor
Schwarz to put me on trial. On the con-
trary, they have said that they knew moth
ing of the object of the meeting until it
assembled; and one of them, Or. Harris.
informs me that he had heard that Mayor
Schwarz had said he was going to cali it.
and be Harris) went up to the mayors
house early in the morning and warned him
against the folly of his intended course, but
that the mayor said he was determined to
do it anyhow"
Some time later, during last season,
Mayor Schwarz informed me that Alder
man Harris had asked him to call me to &C
count for my negligence of committee work
replied that he must be mistaken; that |
had never missed committee meeting but
once, when | was sick, and that had never
missed meeting of council, regular or
special. consequently DR.. Harris could not
have made such request. The mayor still
insisted that DIR. Harris did make the re-
quest ana that he, the mayor, intended to
do it." Whereupon l very firmly reminded
his honor that he had better not try it. He
took my advice.
Meantime an unpleasant irritation be-
tween myself and Alderman Harris arose;
and upon subsequent explanation between
him and myself ana my repeating TO him
what the mayor had said to me he pro-
nounced it absolutely false, and that he
had never made such a request. On the
contrary, he considered me the most con-
slant committee attender In council"
In unwilling these matters to the public l
have few words to say in justification of
my so doing. No man ever entered council
with a sincerer wish to assist each and
every member, from the mayor down, in
making the administration a success and
an everlasting credit to the mayor himself
l had spoken kind words of John Schwarz
to the community, asking for his admins
tration fair trial, and | sincerely hoped
that with the number of good business men
on the board of aldermen it would prove
success. | think l may say without egotism
that have done my share to make it sue
cess
REFUSED HIS SUPPORT.
Almost on its threshold violent attempt
was made to dishonor and disgrace me, soon
after l had refused to pledge my support to
his honor's ambition for a second term. All
gentlemen, all men with a spark of man
hood in them will form their own judg-
ment concerning that disgraceful ''drial;"
and l trust and believe now that since |
have taken time to fathom that undertak-
ing so that might uncover it in all its
hideousneSs to the public gaze, there will
be some alderman brave enough to break
ranks and demand for me the erasem ent
from the records of council of that sting on
my name planted there in the heat of pas
sion and under the spur of John Schwarz's
effort to humiliate me and use them for
budJ pun pOSo.
In accordance with that resolution,
"When Alderman Falligant, ETC." de-
manded of Major Schwarz promptly a
hearing before council, which he saw fit to
discourage. l have therefore come now
before the bar of public opinion with the
facts thus carefully obtained, to let my
fellow citizens know why said to George
Schwarz and A. N. Manucy that II was
not sure that my self-respect would permit
me to serve a second term with John
Schwarz as mayor"
dollars were spent last time buying niger
votes" the vile corruption that is spreading
disease and slime aH cover the elective
franchise, and sowing decay where Ameri-
can manhood should alp e develop, the ruin
and scorn that is rapidly falling to the lot
of the colored race becatseof its tolerance
of this great crime against citizenship, and
the bare-faced, shameless aFowals of candl-
dates that they mean tog5fnto this criminal
procedure more heavily shan ever at the
next mayors election, makes it time for the
sober, true citizens of Savannah to call a
halt in this nefariGus business, to strike
down this assassinfs dagger that is being
plunged into the bosom # American free
dom and American manhood every time a
purchased vote is permitted to be deposited
in a ballot-box. 1t is time, fellow citizens,
to call halt! LOUIS A. FALLIGANT.
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