Asheville daily citizen., 1893-01-30
THE TATTLER.
Some Things He sees And Hears
Worth Talking About.


l am surprised at the utter lack of
pride shown by some of Asheville's busi-
ness men. The way some of them allow
mud to collect on the sidewalks in front
of their stores and in the doorways, is
enough to prejudice the minds of every
buyer who has an eye ior the clcanly.
No man cares to wade through a layer
Of mud half inch thick when he goes to
make a purchase-and a woman is the
same way, only more so. If there is any
other store to go to, where the side walk
is kept clean. they will go there. and the
mud man loses a customer. There is an
ordinance which commands the cleaning
OF the sidewalk. Even though no such
ordinance existed lit might as we'll not
exist, tor the attention it recciyes) it
looks very much as if this cleansing
would suggest itself as wise business
move. Where's the use in keeping up a
hayseed gait Clean off the sidewalks
That generally believed-to-be suddenly
over Jealous Lolce committee of the
Board of Aldermen now has another
knotty case over which it may scratch
its several heads A short time ago the
committee held star chamber session
and by one bold stroke of the axe re-
moved the official head of Pa,rolman
Wild, for what the committee was pleased
to call remissness of duty. Doubtless
the members thought that Wild once
disposed of and, mayhap. another rela-
tive added to the circle of Brotherly Love,
they would have surcease from the
wearying complaints of this wicked,
wicked world.
But they do say that the committee
must needs put on its spcctacles again
and get to figuring. For two members
Of the force now stand charged in the
Criminal court of Buncombe county,
under true bills found by the grand jury,
with killing fish with dynamite, viola
tion of the laws of North Carolina. Now,
they may or may not be guilty. l hope
they are not guilty. for the sake of the
reputation of the city whose laws they
are sworn to execute. But the fact re.
mains that they are charged with this
act, and for the police committee to pass
it by without notice, after their show
of righteous indignation over Wild's
case, will be to show tavoritism that
would be best rebuked by meeting of
citizens of long-sufering from nepotism
and kindred evils Asheville. Which will
it be. acqulttal, suspension or discharge?
Take the case, MeSSrs. Police Committee.
Mayor Blanton, in his talk with THE
CITIZEN, outlining his minority report,
SAYS in substance that an Alderman
elected for only one year will do more
work for his friends than for the city.
Say, now, Mr.. Mayor, don't they some
times get in little work for someone
closer than friend?
What Mayor Blanton says about the
advantages of long term is known to
everybody who has kept up with the
Board of Aldermen to any extent. have
seen matters come up for consideration,
upon which the Board would have been
perfectly at sea had it not been for the
help and explanation by hold.over
memb ber. This question and many Others
will come up at the meeting next Wednes-
day evening, in the court house, and
everybody who takes an interest in the
matter ought to go.
Now cometh the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad, which. being duly sworn,
deposeth and saith, that my paragraph
in last weeks Tattle concerning t he X. &:
d. and its gifts of wood to the poor, does
that corporationinju INJUSTICE. And deponent
further saith that the said X. g. d.
road aforesaid didgive wood to the poor
of Asheville-not only wood. but three
car loads of it-during the recent cold
weather. All of which is duly recorded,
and proper credit given therefor. But
it does not alter the fact that Asheville
would get along mighty we'll with an
other railroad, or two.
Blaine is dead, and the Charlotte OBJ
server is able to say "We told you So"
1t seems scarcely the thing for the city
to sell the old knives and other weapons
left as security with the chief of police.
II an officer had caught one of the pur-
chasers FIVE minutes later with the
weapon on his person, he would have ar
rested the man. and the fine would have
been $50. Still, it may be good way of
making business for the courts.
The Tattkr.