The Washington herald., 1911-09-06
EX-MAYOR UTTERS
SHORT, UGLY WORD
Witkowski Elects Garrett
to Ananias Club.
HIS SWAN SONG IS HUMMER"
OHiciaI Who Resigned as Glen
Echo's Chief Says His Pred
ecessor Is Not at All Nice and
Is Afraid of Him-''SaiIs Into"
OficiaIs of the Village.

Louis c. Witkowski, Glen Echos fight
ing ex-mayor, sang his swan song last
night, and a bitter, biting swan song
it was, embracing the city council, for
mer Mayor Jonn A. Garrett, and other
major and minDr officials. While the
song was being sung. Post-office Inspec-
tor Robertson, who had been sent TO
Glen Echo by the authorities of this
city, sought to learn why Witkowskis
letter of resignation was held in the
post-ofice. He found that the letter
was mailed Saturday night. and, of
course, the Office was not open on Sum
day. AS Monday was a legal holiday,
the office continued closed, but the post
mistress, meeting Mr.. Collins, to whom
the letter was addressed, told him that
it had arrived, whcreupon he accompa-
MED her to the Office and received it
"SaiIs Into" OmcIaIs.
Though he is now a private citizen, the
ex-mayor announced that his battle
against Garrett would continue. For the
first time during the campaign he de-
nounced his political opponent as a
liar" declaring that Garrett had cir
culated defamatory reports about him.
Finally, he declared that he would re-
main in Glen Echo until he got good
and ready to move, and announced that
he would pay his taxes some time be-
tween now and January.
Il wish most emphatically to deny"
said he, "a statement issued by my
would-be successor to the mayoralty,
John A. Garrett, in which he claims that
my resignation from office was the result
OF my personal unpopularity and was
forced by popular demand.
This statement is not only untrue, but
was known to be untrue when made by
Mr.. Garrett. He has fought me consist
emily in this manner. He represents only
a small band of hencnmen, who are viz
tually in his employ.
II resigned because I had been advised
to do so. as it would have been impossi-
ble to accomplish anything and it was
put before me as the right thing to do by
my attorneys, Alexander Kilgour Thomas
Dawson, and James F. Kelly. My wife
declines to live in Glen Echo and l am
now living there alone, and upon the ad-
vice of physicians will leave soon, because
the climatic conditions, coupled with the
absence OF good water. render ii inrpossi-
bic for me or my family longer to live
there.
"The Meeting Mt the Bridge"
Mr.. Garrett has more than once COM
mented on my lack of personal courage
But tnlS was not SubStantiated when !
met him and his gang under the railroad
bridge, and after threatening me and hav-
ing 10 make good in the presence of the
crowd, made good by getting on his hands
and knees and begging me to spare his
life
His statements that have been
forced TO move from Glen Echo are lies
on the face OF them, as l have not
moved and do not propose to move until
get good and ready. The supposedly
unanimous 'paen of joy at my removal
comes only from Mr. Garrett himself
and his few followers. His remarks that
he wants a man for the Job who is safe
and sane sounds slightly humorous
when 1t is remembered that there have
been three mayors in Glen Echo in four
teen months. and none of them has been
satisfactory.
MIR. Garrett does not want a mayor
in Glen Echo. He wants a man who
will obey his every wish and only speak
when he hears the sacred voice'-one
VINO will pull his chestnuts out of the
fire.
THE property owners of Glen Echo
will appeal to the Legislature to take
away the charter of Glen Echo, and
if the charter of the town of Glen Echo
is ever taken away Mr.. Garrett will be
forced for the first time to really prac-
tice his profession"