The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
CITIZENS CLUBS PLATFORM.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND COM
MISSIONS INOORsED.

The Frequent Changing OF Text
Books in the Public schools Com
demaed The Water Question
Touched On-The Effort to Induce
Manufacturing Commended - An
Equitable Division Of Local Offices
FavOred-A Fair Days Wages for
"a Fair Days WOrk-The Osborne
Election Law IndOrsed-The Clubs
New Officers.
The Citizens Club elected its officers and
/ adopted its platform last night. Hon.
l ". ". Osborne is reelected president,
and a. L. Alexander, Esq, secretary,
with twelve vice presidents. The cleo
I lions are for the ensuing two years. The
administration Of Mayor Myers and its
policy was Endorsed, as are also the
! commissions. The plank Of the platform,
/ which viii attract most attention at pres
/ ent is that relating to the board Of
| education and the changing OF school
books.
The crowd was not as large as that
which attended the first rally OF the club.
and, indeed, it was hardly expected that
| it would be- There were between coo and
! 100 present, however, and they seemed
called the meeting to order and announced
as the first business the report Of the
committee appointed by re=olution adopt
ed at the last meeting TO submit board
OF officers for the ensuing two years.
Capt. Henry Kolshorn, chairman OF the
committee, submitted the report, as fol-
President-w. w. Osborne.
Secretary--A. i. Alexander.
First Vice President-Harry Willink;
second vice president Herman Myers;
third vice president ID. b. Lester; fourth
vice president, George A. Hudson; fifth
vice president, Henry Kolshorn; sixth
vice president, H. NJ. Conner, Jr.; seventh
vice president Robert NJ. Hitch; eighth
vice president; John l. Morrissey; ninth
vice president, W. W. Gordon, Jr.; tenth
eleventh vice president, Edwin NJ. Frank;
twelfth vice president, Emile A. Gradot.
As each name was read 1t was greeted
with applause. The report was unani-
mously adopted without discussion.
The report of the committee on plat
form was submitted by the chairman,
ID. B. Lester, Esq. The platform is OF
especial interest, both to the members Of
the Liberal Club, as well as to those OF
the Citizens Club, who were not present
at last nights meeting, and, in fact, 10
every person interested in public affairs.
1t is as follows:
Mayor Myers for its just conception of
the true functions of a municipal govern
ment We commend the business-like
management of public affairs that has
gressive reforms il has instituted We as
sert that it has done more toward lifting
savannah out of the ruts Of past years
and placing II upon the road TO greater
business and commercial prosperity than
any preceding administration.
2. We indorse the creation of commits
sfons on fire, police, water, parks and
squares, of a commissioner of public
works, and of a board of tax assessors and
receivers. The enactment, by and with
the consent and approval of the present
city administration, of laws providing for
these officials, had become a necessity,
and was in the interest of an economi-
cal administration of the business of the
municipality. Under these commissioners
full value Will be received for every dol
lar Of the publtc's money expended. The
work or the board or assessors and re-
ceivers will result in an early equaliZa-
ton Of assessments, in more just distri-
button of the burdens of taxation, in more
extensive public improvements, giving en-
ployment TO a large number Of Savannah
citizens, and in decreased tax rate.
Evidences daily accumulate proving the
wisdom of these laws.
3. We condemn the past policy that al
lowed unnecessary and great waste of
water by large users, the total consump-
ton being out of all proportion to the san
itary, Industrial and other proper needs
of the city We believe in a free use of
water, but not in such willful waste as
has been an acknowledged fact for some
years past: We commend the present ad-
ministratiOn for its courage in graphing
with this and other problems that the
as existing, but had made no effort to
solve.
and determined efforts of the present adj
ministration to induce the establishment
of new manufacturing industries in Sa-
vannah. We especially approve the steps
taken by IL to secure the enactment of
laws under which new industries could be
exempted from taxation for limited pc
rod, and the tax burden on money be
lessened TO the benefit Of the borrower.
The present administration, unlike GER
tain recent converts to these policies, has
proved by its acts that 1t can be relied
| upon to continue to vigorously work to
this end.
3. We inlorse the policy inaugurated by
the present administration In favor of
home producers and home labor. Its con-
slstent course in this respect commends
it to the approval and support OF every
| true SaVannahian.
g. We believe in an equitable division
| of local offices. We are opposed to any
| monopoly, or approach to monopoly, in
! them by any one class of citizens. We
| declare that public places are not the
/ private property of any class of citizens,
/ and that no class. on any line Of nation
| ality or creed should be singled out for
| especial favoritism in their distribution.
| We commend the present city administra-
! ton for its broad and proper policy on
] this line
I. We believe in a fair days wages be-
| ing paid the employees of the city for a
| fair days work. We believe in the city
/ securing proper results from it's eX-
! penditures for labor. Business principles,
we maintain should govern the munich
! pality in this as in other respects. The
| city government is a business institu-
| ton, and should be conducted as such.
| s. We oppose and condemn the contn-
ued frequent changing of school books
! by the board Of education, or whoever
| else may be responsible, as unnecessary
and as throwing a heavy burden upon
parents without proportonate good re-
| sulting therefrom. We indorse legislative
action, if necessary, to prevent a contin-
uance of this abuse of power.
o We stand by the constitution of the
state of Georgia. 1t guarantees to every
! man. regardless of his views, free speech
within the limits of the law and the
| right to worship according to the dictates
| of his own conscience. We believe in the
| protection of every man, at all times, in
| these inalienable rights, to the fullest ex-
| tent of the power OF the government
| 10. We reiterate our past Endorsements
of the Osborne city election law, under
| which Savannah is guaranteed Just ex-
preston of the wishes of its citizens
| through the medium of the ballot box
| We pledge ourselves to the support OF
measures lookink still further to the pro
| lection Of the ballot box from the gross
/ frauds that characterized elections TriOt