Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-16

guarded, and unless they correct their
error, have proven themselves traitors
to their trust, betrayed their friends;
disgraced themselves, and deserve
bitter denunciation from all honest,
law.abiding people, and complete os-
tracism from business and social circles.
Had they any reasonable excuse for
their action we should be the last to
speak of them in this manner, but
they offer none.
A PUBLIC MEETING
of the citizens of the first and second
wards was held on Tuesday evening,
which was attended by about $50 resi-
dents and voters of those wards. 1t
was a calm, considerate, dignified
gathering of men who had been
brought to realize that their interests
We're in peril if permitted to be man
ipulated and misrepresented in such
a high handed manner. Messrs. Marty
and Turner were sent for that they
might have a fair opportunity of ac-
counting for their vote contrary to the
will of their constituents.
Mr.. M,rty first put in an appearance
and when questioned as to his reasons
for voting as he did, replied that you
people wanted water works and now
you We got them. (hardly yet. ;hough:
when asked, if he were asked hy a ma
iuri.v of the voters of his ward to re-
sign if he would do so, be replied that
he would "cousider it Then by a
vote OF the house and in his presence
every one present, excepting Walter
Scott, voted in favor of asking MIR.
Marty to resign. MIR. Marty then
withdrew without a blush.
Mr.. Turner next appeared, and was
asked the same questions as had been
propounded to MIR. Marty, but said he
was no public speaker and refused to
say anything, excepting that he would
not resign if requested to by the voters
of his ward. and very sneeringly and
defantly withdrew midst the misses of
his disgu>ted and angry constituents.
Brief addresses were made concern-
ing the treatment that the'citizens had
received at the hands of these council
men. There was no wavering of senti-
ment. Ii was q unanimous sentiment,
a determined sentiment, and sentl-
n,ent that will not tolerate dallying.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the course of Marty and Turner, and
a committe appointed to draw up a
petition asking them to Immediately
resign. which was to ue circulated in
the first ward for signatures, and
brought before another meeting on
Wednesday night. This was done and
the petition was signed by all but
three or four residents in the ward.
1t contained about i3O signatures Of
voters of the first ward, who implored
of these councilmen to resign in the
interest of their constituents. A COM
mittee waited upon Mir. Marty first,
with the petition. After hearing it
read, with the long list of names, lie
said he must consider it''--as usual.
He agreed to answer them by Satur-
day night. Mr.. Turner was then
called upon, who said he would let
them know IN the morning. He did.
He said he would not resign, that the
people be damned Mr.. Marty doubt
less feels the same way, yet, of course,
there is bare possibility that he might
resign; it is not probable.
Such is the predicament as we close
this article Thursday afternoon for
the press. There will be another meet
ing of the citizens tonight. No telling
what the outcome may be. There is a
hateful feeling against aldermen Tur-
ner and Marty. and we should dislike
to be responsible for the consequences.
on THE SIDE.
Street talk has it that one of the
aldermen from the first ward en-
deavored to make loan of $4,000 of
one of the members of the Catholicon
Springs Co. shortly before their fran.
elise was to come to vote. The Sc
curity offered was of course not worth
in the same breath. 1t
need scarcely be said that the loan was
refused-and SO was the franchise.
The query as to the reason why the
first franchise presented that is all the
people desired, should be laid aside and
one not so good taken up. is freely