Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-18

A USELESS EXPENDITURE OF CITY FUNDS

The attitude assumed by the old Charter Club" James
A. Fort chairman, expressed card in The Times Recorder
tuesday Sept z, is unfortunate and wholly unnecessary
We every citizen who is qualified under its
speaking of the charter go polls the 9th
and cast his against it. Mr. Fort says his advertisement
WHY call election the 9Th? Why demand this
needless expense of money and and effort? What
gained? Who will be benefited?
Certainly, the Old Charter club members know that
impossible secure a REPRESENTATIVE VOTE. They know
better than others that approximately wohds of the citizens
of Amercus votetha vo-thrds of people have
Intentionally Internationally been disqualified
A vote the proposed charter will prove that the
principle Of city manag Ct government
either unsound unsafe The election will eliminate moth
than needless expenditure of city funds Those adj
vocang change in form of government will simply refuse
will against the proposed charter Those
the onehd registered opposed the change
may not The result will absolutely nothing
The proponents of the change have admitted that the bill
faulty that expression Of sentiment of the citizens
be had under its provisions
The Tmcs-Recode believes that the members Of the Old
Charter Club and those opposed the proposed change have
only the best interests of the greatest number of citizens
heart Yet for them others, to insist a would
to mean THOSE OPPOSING the change afraid face
full and free expression of sentiment this very important
question.
Chairman Fort in his card says THE BILL IS ILLEGAL"
Then gentlemen why insist upon bill that you
q s illegal and therefore not be enforcedo
Chairman Fort says: THE WHOLE BILL BRISTLEcS
With LAW SUllS hen, what object in demanding
vote? Suppous suppose for sake of argument that the
bill SHOULD and suppose again. that YOU, Mn Chair
wrong in your opinion regarding its legality.
bill DID pass (Which ISM probable) and IF legal you
by your argument forcing charter on Americus that
BRSIlES with law suits Aren't calendars
congesed?
You say Mr. Chairman, that twohrds Of the voters of
Americas disqualified express their the polls
September 9th Why the anxiety force expression from
MINORITY? Why demand a when you know that
third of your neighbors have already been disqualified?
You say Mr. Chaiman With these facts being brought
home every day the sponsors of this bill and the public
of useless for them continue adoption
it their plain duty abandon it, Again you say: The
repute OF the City Manager Bill has become general that
its have not only privately but publicly abandoned it
If useless continue urge its adoption and if the
champions OF the charter have privately and publicly
abandoned it, then why do you speaking your comnee
DEMAND AVOTE BY A MINORITY?
Are you unwilling to face a FULL and FREE EXPRESS
ION of citizens other time? DOYOU FEAR 90
PER CENT REGISTRATION?
Section a. of the proposed charter provides that on
September d. 1922 election shall be held submitting the
proposed charter the qualified of the that the
MAYOR shall appoint election and clerks and shall
make all the usual provisions for holding election that the
expense shall be borne by the City of Americu provision
said expense being made by the MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
The charter bill therefore fixes the responsibility of calling
the election on the shoulders Of the MAYOR response
by of providing the necessary funds the shoulders Of the
mayor AND COUNCIL.
Should the mayor fail to call the election should the
coon refuse provide the necessary funds then there would
be election and the proposed charter would co BY DE
FAULT AFTER September p, it would NO LONGER
EESIt would be dead forever and day this par
tcuiar charter is concerned
The Times Recorder understands that there be no