The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-17
JUDGE KRAOSS
DISCUSSES THE
APPOINT MENT
SAYS HE WILL ABIDE BY DECiS-
ION OF A MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE.
If Half of Voters Sign Petition Pro-
testing Against the Appointment OF
a Special Officer He Will Annui the
Appointment.

Judge D. W. Krauss, of the city
court, who will either today or Mon
day appoint D. G.. Houston as special
county officer under the recOmmenda-
ton made by the county commission
er at their last meeting, in a card
addressed to The News yesterday,
says, that while he believes the ap-
pointment of such an officer is badly
needed, at the same time, if it is
demonstrated to him that majority
of the voters of Glynn county are OPP
posed to the appointment, that he will
abide by their decision.
The Judge says that he will make
the appointment, but goes further and
says that, if petition is presented
him within a month, signed by half of
those registered to vote in the last
county election, then he will annul the
appointment.
In this connection it is understood
that the petition will at once be cir
Gulated and it is generally believed
shat the required number of names
will be easily secured. The card ad
dressed to The News by Judge Krauss
is as follows:
Brunswick, Ga, Feb. 18TH, 1912
Mr.. Editor
Referring to your article in yester-
days News commenting on the action
of the County Commissioners and my
contemplated appointment of spec
ial officer of the County to enforce
the law especially the law against
blind tigers and the violation of the
present liquor law of the state, and
your agreement that if 1 excepted any
thing that might be stated in your
article, you would permit me space
to reply, | beg to say
First. that | may be thoroughly un-
derstood, / wish to say that l belleVe
it highly necessary and important
that this law should be strictly en-
forced in our county, and further that
il is now being fiagrantly violated. L
take issue and differ from the state
ment made that great majority OF
the people of our County are opposed
To the action of the Commissioners
| believe a majority of the people OF
the county will sustain them in thelr
action if it is put to the test. Inc
only way to preserve this law, if it
ia a good one,is to enforce it-jam-up;
and if it is a bad law, the more strlct-
lv and rigidly it is enforced-the more
quickly the people of our state Will
repeal it if they desire to do so-eltner
by a direct vote of the people or by
the legislature.
believe the Commissioners have
acted wisely, in their effort to en-
force the law, keep down blind tigers,
prevent possible repetition of the AT
lanta race riots and protect and pre-
serve our homes, our wives and
daughters, in more ways than one.
| will make the appointment; Dut
will also make this proposition TO
those who are opposed to my doing
SO; set up and present to me WITHIN
the next thirty days, will put it, the
next forty-five days, petition, signed
by a majority of the citizens of our
good county, by that I mean, mai
ority of the registered voters in the
last state election qualified TO vote In
the county; if they do this, l Will
promptly revoke the appointment OF
the special officer.
If they succeed in doing so, it Will
be sufficient evidence to my mind
that a majority of the aw-abid1ng
citizens Of our county are not in SYM
pathy with the action of the commits
sioners: otherwise, not, and in such
event the appointment will stand, un-
til further recommendation be made
in the matter.
appreciate, Mr.. Editor, your state
ment that you are in sympathy with
tho propositinon that the law Of our
state should be defended and enforced.
The issue is only the very best way
To enforce, defend and protect II.
think the commissioners are on the
right track: may be mistaken
though I do not think so; but II am
those who may be opposed TO me
action Of the commissioners will nave
the opportunity of letting that facI
he made known; and if majority Oh
the people Of the county are not III
accord with my views as above eA-
pressed, and will so signify, | can
very easily remedy the evil as above