The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-10-28
The CITIZENS MASS MEETING At OCEAN
SPRINGS.
The Municipal Authorities Endorsed -
G. W. Crozler, Editor Of the signal
Denounced as a Fraud The Sig.
nal an Injury 70 the Town.

"O'NN ioSt WSSN, thO OICdi
Springs Signal, after a brief exist
ence Of one month, winked out
and we give below the proceed
ings of IA mass. meeting of The citi
zens Of Ocean Springs which bear,
directly on the last struggles o
that paper, and pays an unenvia
bic tribute to its editor:
Pursuant 10 a call for a mas
meeting OF the people of o., ar
Springs, published in The columns
of the Signal, under dale of Oct
18Th, AID by posters, TO meet a,
Firemen's Hall, Wednesday, Oct
10Th at s o'clock +. m.
Upwards of 800 cilizers assem-
bled and marched TO The appointed
place for The meeting. lu' could
not gain admittance. as the Hal
was lock- d, and lad not been
lighted up The crowd then re-
paired 10 The Office Of Siger,on &
Drinkwater, under Pythian Hall,
| editor" q. W. Crozier, the
author of the call, failing to put
in an appearance. the mass meet.
proceeded to organize. f. NJ.
Weed called The assemblage 10 or.
der, and was then unanimously
elected permanent chairman, and
George K. Arndt secretary.
On motion, the chairman ap-
pointed a committee of three on
resolutions, as follows DR.. Ed. r.
Bragg, chairman, A. j. Catchot
and Joseph Kolzum. The COM
miltee having retired for consul.
talIon, The meeting proceeded at
once 10 business.
Mayor r. A. V~ancleave was the
first speaker, and explained The
workings Of the town government
and the Stale laws governing the
same, he was followed by speeches
from Hon. D, D. Cowan, Joseph
Koiznm, A. V. Rosambeau, Geo.
II. Tardy and +. M. Weed.
1t was carried by reclamation,
that Martin Turnbull, editor of the
Pascagoula Magnet, be rendered a
vote Of thanks as an appreciation
of his article entitled "On the
Bluffs OF Ocean Springs" which
appeared in his last issue. A vote
OF thanks was also extended to
Messrs. Sigerson & Drnkwater
for the use OF their room.
The committee on resolutions
being ready to report,the following
resolutions were received, and
adopted by an overwhelming ma.
Jorl;y, amid great enthusiasm and
prolonged cheering:
WHEREAS, The people Of Ocean
Springs have beeu notified through the
Ocean Springs Signal, and by posters
bearing the Signal print, "That a meet
ing composed of representatives of the
working element OF our town, held last
Friday night, it was decided that a mass
meeting of the people, irrespective of
party or politics, be called ard held on
Wednesday night to pass on the action of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen !" and
we, the tax payers, legal voters and
people of the town, in response to said
call, have here assembled to give express
sion to our views upon the legality of the
official conduct of our unicipal authori-
ties, therefore be
Resolred, That it is the sense of this
meeting, that the Mayor and Board of AL.
dermen during the short time they
have been in the discharge of their Off
cial dntles, have strictly complied with
the law in every particular, and their
acts having received the sanction OF the
highest legal authority of the State, we
hereby endorse and approve their legal
action.
Resolred, That The scurrilous attacks of
the Ocean Springs Signal upon the munic.
lpal authorities and people of our town,
are rpprehensibe and merit tue condemna-
tion of the community; that while the
lefamatory vaporings of irresponsible
are beneath the contempt of
'nr authorities and of us, we are aware of
The fact that strangers are liable to be de.
'eived by the wreckIess and malignant
nisrepreseafdtions that have appeared ad-
in its columns, and we, in JUS
ice to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
to ourselves, denouace its charges
against them and oursel YES as utterly
'dise, and as being the offspri. g of a
'addted brain, tretting over Il bitter disap-
continent at its failure to obtain unde.
patronage.
Re%so'red, That the Ocean Springs Signal
$ an injury to our town, and unworthy of
he patronage ana support of this CON-
nnnity, and that its editor is u fraud.
Resotred, That the DEMOCRAT-SrAR
md the Pascagoula Magnet be requested
publish these resolutions.
DIR. L. II. BRAGG,
Al. CATCHoT,
JOSEPH KOTzUM.
Committee.
There being no further business,
he meeting adjourned.
f. M. WEED, Chairman.
GEO. e. ARNDT, Secretary.
We are also in receipt of a priv.
tie letter from a reliable citizen of
Springs, from which we ex.
'erpt the following: