The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-11-24

pOIHTlIlS anu not eieSliiAS our mdfSH-
al as he then owes his place to no
ring or boss and can faithfully dis
] charge the duties of his office
Councilman Wilczinski followed
Mr. Hebron, reviewed the progress
of the city to its expenditures, show
! ing why the city was in debt and for
what it represented. He thought we
should, through our Congressman, try
and get back the $4,000 spent on our
levee IN front of the city, as it was
recommended expended there by
! Capt Tollinger, the Gov Eng. He
stated the Code question was one Of
principle and not politics, and thought
if the advocates of the Code were fair
and honest in their advocacy of the
issue, they should have been there
That. still he would be in favor that
this meeting appoint FIVE men and let
them and the ten to agree on what
is wanted and presented to the
Council.
The next speaqer was Hon. lie Roy
Percy, who spoke with great aeasnest-
ness in opposition to the change. H,
said, 81 have heard no reason given
for adopting the Code Chapter ad
vanced today by single advo-
cate I read in last Saturdays Times
a two column article by Mr.. Rose
: in answer to one previously written
by Mr.. Startling, hoping to see some
reason advanced, but there was not
single one. except as to the election
of the city's officers. Fellow citizens.
it devolves upon them, who have ask
ed for the election, at the time when
business occupies the minds of our
citizens, when they are busy and
should not be annoyed with unneces-
sary political matters, to give us rea
sons why this question, already voted
down in a previous e1eition shouiu
be brought up again 1t was for that
purpose this meeting was called, a
fair, frank open discussion of the
matter and the result is, only one
man. Mr. Boddie, who is always frank
and states he favors the Code. but
admits has never read the city's Char
ter, comes here to the meeting Why
should they act so toward their fellow
citizens? Why are they afraid to dis
cuss it in open, if their is no other
motive they have behind their move
| ment? An yet, I do not desire to i'm
pugn any mans motives" He then
discussed the ward feature and agreed
with the other speakers as to its bad
son he opposed the election of our
city marshal. The city today is open
enough, if anything, too open, and I
think no man can charge me with
bein a purist. But there are things
| that must be suppressed, and with an
| elective marshal and police judge,
| whose offices depend upon that class
of votes, they will never be suppress
| ed. He warned the business men who
were advocating the issue for less re-
strictions, to beware, they were tread
ing on dangerous ground, for the peo-
pie wanted no more open city than
they now have.
Mr.. Percy, III closing his speech
! offered the following resolution
which was passed by unanimous vote:
| Resolved. That it is the sense OF
! this meeting that the City Council
meet as early as practicable and pass
an ordinance. dividing the city int
wards and providing that the mem
bers of the Council shall be selected
from these wards-each ward being
represented the Councilmen be
elected by the voters of the city al
large.
Dr. J. d. Smythe was then calico
upon and made short talk endorsing
the sentiments of those who preceded
him, and pointe out the danger thai
would result to the city by going un.
der the Code
Judge ]. H. Wynn was the las
speaker of the evening and he made
strong and telling speech for the
present City Charter. He knew thu
city Code for, as Mayor of the city