The Progress., 1894-01-20

which shed their cifulgcnce on the seen,
the vision of those two officials Fig
ures will not lie" is an ancient prOvcrb,
and it was amusing to note how they
did hammer the council. mayor and
city attorney.
At the conclusion of Mr. HargrOvc'S
unarswcrlble statement, Hon. NJ. :.
Jones the city attorney, called for him-
self and took the floor H. remarked
that the assemblage that night was Il
silly movement, but if it was morc-so
than his rambling talk. then all but Il
very few failed to discover it.
This gentleman's speech. like
his conduct throughout. was unworthy
of a place among the sayings of men or
an assemblage of orderly gentlemen.
His conduct was about like that Of the
negro politicians who were sent around
to disturb and break up meetings OF
the opposite factions, during the Cur
rie Ut1 campaign. If his actions that
night:eflected credit on the city, please
pardon Us for not desiring such credit.
He was so constant in his Interruptions
that the chairman, who was restrained
by the presence of ladies from using
forcible language, wa5 compelled to
appeal TO him, in vain, to keep order.
DR.. Ealzell was then called for and.
please excuse the expression, he did
wipe up the floor with the council, Mr..
Jones and Mayor NinsOn. They both
writhcd under his telling truths and
sought safety by means of their records
in public utterances. the former by
legal opinion rendered some time ago
the latter by a message read to the
council IN 1890, but it was useless and
the lash continued to fall, leaving it,
mark after each blow. The doctor
said that the School Board had been
repeatedly challenged by the council to
bring suit, but the very moment it ac-
cepted the offer the small pittancc al
lowed for this year was cut off, which
seemed like petty spite and the people
so regard il. Concluding. DR.. Dalzcll
said he would leave it to the audience
to determine whether, in spite of the
mayors declarations to that effect, the
mayors actions were in favor Of the
public schools.
Mr. VI. C. Elstner was then called for.
took the side of the people, and in
favor OF instructing the poor children
whose parents were unable to pay for
their tuition.
Messrs. V. Grosiean and II. II. Iar-
grove then introduced some very ap
prOpriate resolutions, the former of |
which Mr. w. B. Jacobs attempted to
kill by a neat little trick which how
ever was nipped in the bud by those as
well up in parlan entary tactics As he.
We are glad that Mr.. Jacobs has thus
placed himself on record, either as an |
enemy to the public schools or as Il
better friend to the few individuals
who have been sued for misappropri-
alton of funds, than the poor unfortu-
nate children, and he can take either
form of the dilemma he chooses; for
that meeting certainly placed him in
one Of the two positions.
OThe resolutions will appear in the
regular minutes.
in conclusion. we are happy to state
hat the city council did not have a
guard to dc them honor at
his meeting, their being unable, with
all of their rallying power, to bring
Onward enough men 10 raise a re
'peetable applause when one Of their
chosen spOkesmen failed 10 make Il hit.
Have your city attorney in better
hape next time gentlemen. and also
nave him remember that it is an audi
nee of gentlemen who compose such
mass meetings and they will not be
,row-beaten by anyone.
HE MEETING OF CITIZENS on THE
PIIRIIc SCHOOL OIIFSTI0N