The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1921-04-01
TOO MANY BANKERS IN
ELIZABETH CITY POLITICS
Candidates for Aldermen Look Like Product of
An Alliance Between Mack SAWYER
Gang and "Unc1e Pat" Viii
liams' Bank.
BY w. o. SAUNDERS.

schools has aroused the appetites
of the old line politicians in Eliz-
abeth City is clearly indicated by
the complexion of many of the
candidates for the Board of AL
dermen who have made their ap-
pearance even before the calling
of the municipal election. Some
one is setting up candidates with
view to getting control of the
affairs of this town for selfish
reasons.
1t is hard to make specific charges
and prove them, but this newspaper thru
its knowledge of the politics played in
Elizabeth City believes that formidable
alliance has been made between the old
Mack Sawyer machine and the Savings
Bank & Trust Co. organization to get
control of the Board of Aldermen and
the Board of Graded School Trustees
all at one fell swoop. /.
One of the first candidates for the
Board of Aldermen was p. H. Williams,
president of the Savings Bank & Trust
Co. Mr.. Williams is very pious man
and a good citizen, but he is to say the
least slippery in politics and; there is
no denying his established political af-
fi1iation with Mack Sawyer and E. f.
Aydlett.
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Bank wasn't enough to get in politics,
we see Calvin H. Twiddy, assistant cash
ier of the Savings Bank & Trust Co.
also running for. Alderman. There isn't
a cleaner, finer fellow in Elizabeth City,
than Calvin Twiddy. But there is just
this one outstanding characteristic of
Twiddy wherever you find him-loyalty
to his job and to his friends. p. 81.
Williams would not have to have any
Twiddy.
Glancing over the names Of other cam
didates one finds Others who may be
easily tied up to P. II. Williams or
E. F. Aydlett. What's the idea?
The idea is that 100000 bond issue.
If that bond issue is carried in the.
election next Friday each of the Eliza
beth City banks will want to handle
the bonds. E. F. Aydlett and old man
Mack Sawyer want to control the ex-
penditure of such vast sum of money.
They know just what they could do
with it.
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The Savings Bank & Trust Co. getting
nto politics in this municipal election.
If the bond issue carries the next
move will be to vote for the Cooke bill
which will empower the next Board of,
Aldermen to throw out the present set
crowd. 1t is necessary for the Savings
Bank & Trust Co. to control the Board
If Aldermen if it is to be in a position
o name set of trustees that will give
he Savings Bank & Trust Co. the bond
ssue account. It means money for the
oank And old man Mack Sawyer will
give the Savings Bank & Trust Co. the
school board if the Savings Bank &
Trust Co. will line up, it's forces to elect
| Mack Sawyer Board of Aldermen. And
80 there you are: it's as plain as the
lose on your face.
Will Elizabeth City stand for such
,ame of politics as that? Can Elizabeth
Jity defeat a combination such as that?
These are serious questions for the con-
;ideration of every man and woman in
he town who is more interested in the
-, aol
than in who shall have the ham
ling of so mucR money for private
,roft.
Friends of the Savings Bank & Trust
Jo regret to see this splendid insti-
ution placed in a position to be ac-
used of playing such reprehensible pol
tics But there is P. III. Williams, pres
dent of the Bank; e. f. Aydlett, vice
resident and Calvin Twiddy; assistant
asher all taking an unprecedented in
crest in this municipal election.
The voters of Elizabeth City should
e slow to pledge themselves to any
andidate for. Alderman until every pri-
ate and political affiliation of every cam
idate is thoroly investigated. IF the
3 Citizens National or the new Carolina
Ianking & Trust Co. are to be made
n issue in this campaign then the
anks should be shown their places. It
sed to be question of which church
hould run this town. With the church
s mostly out of politics, the same po-
tical influences in the churches have
ately tried to use, the banks to play
olitics. Elizabeth City must put its
DOT down on such politics and politi-
ians and unite on men and women who
re big enough and unselfish enough to
erve the whole community and not
rimarily interested in some particular
ard. some particular bank, some par
cular church or some particular meas
re of legislation.
Watch your candidates for Aldermen.
'ont promise. any man your vote until
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