The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-09-27
SOhIE FACTS ARE
PLAINLY GIVEN
Why is the Mayor Re-
sponsible for Acre
Disorder?
BELlEVID TO BE A
POLITICAL MAKE SHlF !
Some Plain Facts in the Case are
Presented to the People
for Their Calm Deliber-
ations.
Mr.. Editor:

am a citizen of Bruins
ick, and an old one. have lived here
when there was not a member OF
your staff in existence and | feel
that Gt is MY duty to impose upon
your valuable columns to reply to
a dirty attack made on Hon. A. J.
Crovatt. mayor of the city of Bruins
wick, which appeared in the columns
of another paper today.
In the first place the publication
was the work of a coward, for, while
hiding in ambush, he charges the
Mayor with aiding and abetting crime
and wrong doing in the city and
forgets to- come out in the open
and charge specifically wherein the
Mayor has sinned.
The fact is. the scheme is a dirty
political canard made for the pur-
pose of rejecting ON the integrity OF
a man whose sense of honor is az
I high above that of his accuser as
=
the sun is above the earth
It is the opening gun of the Good
Government club in the coming mIni'
pal campaingn and as one who has
always been against the rule or ruin
policy of that political oligarcy,
wish to pronounce it here and now a
oh
Mayor Crovatt is no more responsl-
BILE for the evils that exists i'll the
acre than was Mayor Emanuel, when
he served in the same capacity last
served in the same capacity faet year
wear and there has been no increase
IN crime there AT least the police
records do not show it. The for
mer mayor was elected on a reform:
ticket. What record did he make fol
reformation?
Again, how many cases of minors
lettering or remaining in places where
sylritous liquors are sold'' has been
brought to the police court? How
MANY cases of women lettering in such
plftcs. slas the Mayor let off with
nonlin2i fine?
If TIE prominent citizen had As
mueh aaanhood as he has prominence
he woald not have attacked the head
of the municipality as an assassin
does in the dark.
If this is the opening of the cam
l for one want to say that I am
glad of it and such rot as this
will always find correction at the
hands of people who, at least
have small regard for the truth
Mayor Crovatt has an oath to- res
pect (something 1 think "prominenJ
citizen" is not acquainted With ana
ne adheres to it and does not fine
poor inoffensive drunkards and petty
ordinance yiolators outra geously,
simply to please a few policemen
who have an idea that a fine by the
mayor is a vindication of their con.
duct.
Mayor Crovatt presides over a body
the council, a majority of which IS
politically opposed to him. He has
been treated with discourtesy by this
political majority and if they really
want effective work done in the Ac
re they can arbitrarily (as they gen.
orally do) take any action that they
please over the Mayor.
No, indeed, don't try to make politi
cal capital out of this acre business
and if you will so insist in so doing
place the responsibility on the prop
er person.
If the policemen will bring the of
Tenders before the Mayor, with tht
porper evidence ito convict, ! vii
stake my reputation that he will fin
them in commensuration with the Law
violated.
And before closing l would like II
aGk prominent citizen for the nam
of the police officer who refused L
arrest any Acre denizens becaus
he knew the Mayor would not fn