The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-08
MAYORS REPLY TO SAUSSY.
MAKES LIGHT OF THF CHARGES
AGAINST ADMINISTRATION.

Mayor Myers Says That the Only
Fact I'm the Fabric of the Union
Club Speakers Was the Statement
That the Union Club, If Victorious,
Would Turn Out the Present City
OfIcinls-Other Statements VIII
Not stand AnaIy sis-MnyOr's View
Upon the Relative Merits of En-
cOurnRing Paupcrism and Making
Material improvements In the City.
GarfunkeI Replies to LazarOn.
The meeting of the Union Club night
before last. interesting as, ii was to
the members of that faction, was 70
less so to the adherents Of the Citi-
zens' Club. From the report in the
Morning News yester lay they gained
their Information as to what had
transpired at the Union Club gather
ing. AS might have been expected,
they were in no wise pleased by the
aspersions cast by Mr.. ]. r. Saussy,
Jr., whose caustic denunclation Of al
most everybody and everything con-
nected with the present city admins
tration was calling. SIR. ). =. La1aron,
too. in his comments upol Mr.. Charles
Garfunkel, did not fail to strike chord
that aroused comment
The attacks were viewed variously.
Some of the city exchange officials
seemed to think it a bit strange that
such animus should be injected into a
campaign that declarations from the
Union Club had shown, was to be kept
free from such unwelcome shots as
were fired. Those who took this view
seemed to believe that the vituperative
speakers might expect to be handled
rather severely by Citizens Club SPELL
binders.
Mayor Myers was seen about the ut
terances of the Union Club speakers
in view of the fact that thrusts had
been aimed at him and his admins
tration of the city's affairs. He talked
freely about the speeches.
About the only fact in all the array
of allegations and charges that was
adduced," said the Mayor, was that
offered by Mr.. Hohenstein, who said,
If the Union Club should defeat the
Citizens Club, it would turn out the
officials who are in and elect others
to their positions. I guess that is true.
No other statement that was made
.
the braying of asses. Anybody can
make charges, but to sustain them is
the point. If there is a leakage any
where in the expenditure or handling
of the city's funds, 1 wish someone
would point it out to me- 1 should
welcome this as a favor. The charges
made were absurd, and anyone who
cared to analyze them knew it.
"Mr. Saussy thought it remarkable
l,aV
expenditure last year for material i'm
provements, such as street paving,
when only 1000 was expended for
charity 1t seems to me a better plan
to spend money for material improve
ments than to encourage pauperism.
This $1,000 represented only a contin-
gent fund for charity, and it was eX-
pended upon the list of those who seek
the city's bounty, and, after their cases
have been investigated, receive it at
the rate of 81 or $3.50 a month
IF it had not been for the failure of
the administrationists with whom Mr..
Saussy was associated eight or nine
years ago it would not have been neces-
sary for the city to spend so much
money to secure lands for opening
streets. Had those administrations
done as they should and purchased the
lands when they were worth not more
standing notes of the city would not
be as heavy as now. The lands have
to be secured, and it is only a question
of opinion as to whether the people
would rather be heavily taxed to meet
the payments in a lump or to give the
notes. l believe they would prefer to
give the notes The lands should be
secured whenever they are offered at a
fair price"
AS to the statement that city
employees spend their time about the
office of the tax collector, watching the
registration, the Mayor said that 1t is
untrue, so far as he knows.
Mr.. Charles Garfunkel was seen
with reference to Mr.. Lazarons init
nation that he was not an honest,
faithful and able man." Mr. Garfun-
KEEL said that he is we'll enough known
in Savannah to make it unnecessary
to answer such a statement about him
as that. but of Mr.. Lazaron he said:
HE has become nothing more or
less than slanderous in his talk. His
imputations were in keeping with 9TH
err statements. They were false and
malicious. His attack is the vail OF
a disappointed office seeker, who has
aspired to two Offices in the past two
wears"