Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-06

honored principle and slogan of
J Washington, jefferson and others
that a public office is a public
trust, and that a public officer IS
public servant charged with the
duty of carrying out the viii of
his constituents when he knows
what that will is; but that he, the
/ senator from the Thirteenth dis
trict would have a policy Of his
( own, independent of the wishes Of
the duly elected representatives of
I the people of Americas.
Commenting upon suggestions
contained in the letter Of the mayor
and council with reference to the
law pertaining to 4 bend commits
sion, the senator says that our
existence. I might reply that I am
there is no law on this subject in
existence. ! might reply tha 7 am
also startled that the senator does
not know that the charter of the
City Of Americas is a law Of the
State of Georgia, and that ordinanc-
es passed pursuant to and by viz
tue of that charter, by the mayor
and city council are also laws with
in the limits Of the City Of Amer
icus and that a bond commission
functioning under and bv virtue Of
such appointment is as legally con-
stituted as if it had been provided
for and organized under an act Of
the legislature. The only differ
ence between a commission appoint
cd as has been done heretofore and
a commission that might be 40
rnintnd under the senator's propos-
ed substitute bill. would perhaps ex-
iet in the mind Of the senator with
reference to the integrity Of the
commission so appointed. He per-
hans feels that a commission an
nointed under his bill would be like
the ancient king in that he "could
do no wrong"
Tt is perhaps unfortune for old
Aladdin, who took upon himself the
burden of travelling with his little
Iamn in search of an honest man,
that Senator Pace did not also live
in his dav and generation. because
no could have relieved this old man
of so much anxiety and Worn" hv
eimnlv getting himself elected to
the law-making assembly Of Alladd-
ms country, passing a little bill
creating a commission, and forth
with exhibiting to this dear old man
not one but bunch of honest
men, made so by the magic touch
of the senator's hand on one of his
commission bills" If the senator
would become a real public bene
factor he would turn his attention
to the appointment of commission
ers of some kind, of all vicious and
dishonest convicts, who by the wave
of one of the senator's commits
sion wands" and a couple of Presto
changes, would be tranformed into
model George Washingtons, anC
who, like Caesars wife would bt
free from all supicion of wrong.
merely mention this because of tn
fact that there has been so mucl
agitation of late relative to prison
reform, and since Aladdin is no
here to be benefited, the senate
might relieve the minds of thos,
who are agitating this great ques
ton.
| I netice that the senator in hi
letter to the mayor and council
studiously avoids and reference t,
the proposed extraordinary ant
multifarious bonds carried in hi
substitute bill, and does not under
take to justify his position wit
| reference to the giving of sue
| bonds. Permit me just here, how
ever, to correct the erroneous ide
| that has been created that the cler
and treasurer is the custodian o
his own bond, as this is held b
the chairman of the finance CON
mittee.
This entire agitation has bee
brought about by the determination
of small body of men to pei
petuate themselves in office agains
the expressed viii of the people c
the ballot box, and who seem to b
lieve themselves possessed of som
kind of a Divine right to direct tn
affairs of the city, for no soone
does any one disagree with thei