The Glenwood post., 1909-11-06
AN OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR DRAcR
Mr.. E. Z. Drach,
Mayor of Glenwood Springs,

informed Monday public meeting
meeting the board of
of lenwood Springs pour public capacity of
public
wood Post for its attitude certain moral and municipal questions
among paper greatly injured
sandered the making frequent reference the moral
existing ghere.
am Informed that among things you
mad injured the $4,000 giving publicity
prevalent Genwood but do under
stand that deny that the conditions exist outlined the Post
Your address which refer am told, made to com
m representing the Glenwood Beard Of Trade appointed to solicit
funds from the town council to carry on the work OF advertising
Gnwood Springs and Garfield county and that practically
threatened
the Beard OF Trade unless the board would see to that the nwoo
accordance with notions You
will probably deny this construction of words but hav
quoted heard practically amounts
that
truly surprised know that who supposed to be
able enough preside of the town
Genwood Springs should far dwarf and bete himself de
scend such means to get even with or punish the Board OF Trade
promise which had
authority childish tactics not only
administration but to refrain from such
criticism under is almost impossible Just when
did Trade become political organization
by what authority do to ask that body
pull your political chestnuts out of the fire.
Frankly think your unreasonable demand insult to the
no and GOOD sens. of every member of the Board of Trade
as Glenwood, certainly beneath the
dignity which mayor is supposed to possess
publisher of the Glenwood Post quite willing
paper edited policy dictated by the Board
of Trade the council or the Honorable Mayor when my present
with the shall have ceased and not before In
ing advice counsel friends the
friends of Genwood Springs this friendly counsel has often guided
of the the past and presume Will serve
mission in the future
do not find that on this any you ca
the tness of assertions have made but seem
defense the existing conditions and yet become
very angry they referred in public print.
its reference conditions i'll
Gnwood the town to the extent $ooo Is gh
pmen paper of acknowledging its advertising value
this that il truthful
recital of conditions nure the town to the extent OF $4,000
conditions injurious claim then surely
to tolerate and encourage
barely 1000 people support seventeen saloons
don't blame for They not here through support
encouragement of mine gambling dozen places
the operation of slot machines almost
every the district and the district
judge against practice and face of positive which
you your hand would nforcef these things
good where's the harm telling about them? If to mention
SANDER surely the conditions themselves
than SANDER Don't blame Mr. Mayor, the
remedy with you
just when Mayor crime when did become
when did it become desrepube against public
policy to tell the truth?
plain be condemned than he who
office? Unless this question in
the affirmative probably where direct
criticism.
And now Mr. Drach say that all criticism, Of
which complain bitterly have but called attention to
ditons which know exist contrary to wc are
absolutely within your conditions right and
legal you proud you should object the mention
Of them in the newspapers
call your the fact that all have said have
never attacked your family life
business integrity your political and public life, like that OF
every public open inspection and if cannot take
criticism like then out OF place IN public oc
recently attack made by another
paper article contained paragraph with which
not at sympathy the publication of which felt injustice
70 vou In what have published be fair and just
if that if there has been false statement or any
ntation if has been without intent cheerfully
.ke correction if YOU the matter make
this offer voluntarily, matter of eating but matter
Of simple justice between man and man