The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-05
Resolutions Addressed
To the Incoming Mayor
And City Council


and five hundred men present, DR.. Ed
win s. Reaves, pastor of the church,
stated that he had been requested by
a committee of laymen to present toI
the men set Of resolutions with the
explanation that the resolutions were
not political in any respect and not in
tended to condemn or to whitewash
any administration, but that the reso-
lutions originated with the laymen and
were intended to assure the incoming
administration of the support and
hacking of the citizenship in the en-
forcement of law. The resolutions
were then read as follows:
Citizens Resolutions.
Whereas we are at the beginning of
a new administration in our city gov
ernment, and whereas we are inter-
ested in the welfare of our city, in
maintaining high moral standards and
in securing the proper enforcement of
law, and whereas no public servants
can render the best service without
the cooperation and the support of the
citizens, therefore be it resolved that
we, gathering of men, citizens of
Union, in a meeting held at the First
Baptist church on the fourth day of
June, 1922, do hereby:
I. Warmly commend the incoming
mayor and aldermen for the stand
which they have taken in pledging
themselves to enforce law, preserve
order and make Union a clean city.
II. We believe that in order to Sc
cure best results, in the way of at
tanning the ends above set forth, that
we do we'll to recognize existing condl-
tions in our city.
1. There are persistent reports con-
cerning deplorable immoral conditions
within our city. questionable houses,
automobile traffic in women, for inl-
moral purposes, and street walkers
who ply their unholy traffic within our
city limits.
g. There are persistent reports that
whiskey is being freely sold within
our city limits and the presence OF
men in an intoxicated condition on on,
streets seems to be proof that these
reports are not unfounded.
8. There are persistent reports that
gambling is being carried on freely
within the city limits, that poke,
games for stakes and gambling in poo
rooms are matters of common occur
renee.
a. That our Sundays are being des
ecrated in violation of state and city
| laws cannot be denied. Many places
are selling freely on Sundays. Too
much liberty is given the small for,
| eign element residing among us. They
have no regard for our religious con.
| victions and seem determined to force
| their foreign customs upon us.
5. Only the central part of the city
is being patrolled by our police force
1t appears that too many of our po
licemen are spending their time or
Main street while much of the city is
being utterly neglected.
6. The free mingling of whites anG
blacks appears to be threatening
| menace to the future of our city
Some of our white men appear to be
immorally familiar with negro women
7. There is too much loafing in Un.
ion. The same parties may be seer
loafing on our streets day after day
There are too many people, white anC
black, male and female, who have nc
visible means of support. Such arc
some of the conditions which we would
call to the attention of the incoming
mayor and city council
III. We hereby pledge to the off
GERS that we will stand by them and
support them in their efforts to keer
their campaign pledges, eliminate evil
enforce laws and secure clean city.
w. To secure these worthy ends
we respectfully petition and urge the
city council to secure the services of
clean and dependable men as the ex-
ecutors of the city's laws.
V. We petition the council to hold
open sessions once a month and that
the time and place of such meetings
be published, so that the citizens may
lodge complains and file petitions
which shall be acted upon in open
session by mayor and council.
VI We petition the council to have
statement Of city's finances published
onca every three months and that a
complete audit, of the city's affairs, by
some one competent to do it, be made
and published each year.
VII. We petition the mayor and
council to recognize the evil effects of
pool rooms on the morals of our
young men and to give their most
serious consideration to the best meth
DDS of eliminating these evils.
To all of which we hereby give our
hearty approval by rising vote.
DR.. Reaves then asked if there was
any discussion and asked for an ex-
preston from those present. In a
strong short talk Mr.. Edward 3.
Smith moved their adoption by a ris-
ing vote, his motion was seconded by
several voices from. different parts of