Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-23
Kill. JOKER
|SMAYOR'S
CLOSING
PLEA
Supporters Of New Government
Plan Make Reply to Wood
wards Statement.

Leaders of both forces in the new
charter fight closed their campaigns
Tuesday by issuing caustic written
statements against each other. AL
are calmly waiting for the result Of
the casting of the ballots Wednes-
day. when the polls will be open from
Z o'clock in the morning until O'CLOCK
in the evening.
To offset the organization of the
charter advocates which will be in
operation around the polls Wednes-
day, Mayor Woodward urges all the
men who fought with him for the new
charter that was killed by Council last
spring to be at the polls with their
coats off TO defeat the present propO-
sitiou.
The Mayor again brands the char
ter as an instrument Of . ring" -
strengthen It's control over the city
government, and declares that the one
chance of success or it is for the peo-
pie to go to sleep and not vote to
morrow
The charter advocates declare that
all Of Mayor Woodward's criticisms
and charges are equally applicable to
the present charter. They charge
that the motive for his attitude is
that he wants a form Of government
that will give him life tenure on 'hs
office Of Mayor and permit him to be
the whole show all the time.
Mayor Charges sush Fund.
Here is Mayor Woodward's call to
arms"
To the People Of Atlanta:
have appeared in public print on
three or four occasions protesting the
favorable action of the people Of this
city on the proposed charter that was
gotten up in a back room caucus.
without knowledge to the people of
what was going on or who composed
the body that was getting up the said
charter In doing this l have only
acted as a public official, trying to
warn the people against something
that I am satisfied is detrimental TO
their interests as well as the city at
large.
There has been no money expend
ed in furthering my work in this di-
rection. The people who are trying
to put over this proposed charter on
the city of Atlanta are expanding, it
appears. considerable money. Where
that money is coming from and for
what reason ii is being expended, the
people will have to judge for them
selves 1t is evident, though. that the
promoters Of that charter and who
are expending this money must eX-
poet to reap some benefits in the fu
ture, if they are successful in pass
ing it in the election tomorrow. 1t
is a question that affects all the peo-
pie, and why should one little ele-
ment be so earnest in the expenditure
Of so much money.
Full of Fakes and Pitfalls.
Another reason is put forth by the
little crowd that got up this charter
is that the Legislature has passed it,
That act carries no weight with it.
as it is a local measure having to get
the sanction Of the Legislature be-
fore it can be passed upon by the peO-
Pile The Legislature just merely made
it operative If the people of Atlanta
at the ballot box desired it to be
come the real charter Of the city.
Therefore. that act is entitled to no
weight.
There are so many fakes and pit
falls in the proposed new charter that
it is hard to enumerate them in any
thing like an article that the people
would care 10 read. Suffice it to say
that every change in it from the pres
ent charter is vicious. The idea that
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