The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-14
SAM GOLDSMITH
| HEARD In TALK
| AT ROTARY MEET
TAKES NEGATIVE SIDE OF
PROPOSAL TO CONSOLE
DATE CITY AND COUNTY;
OTHER MATTERS HEARD

A record of many months
standing was broken at the Rotary
luncheon today, there being
neither visiting Rotarians, nor
invited guests present.
President John G. Gekeler, d.
D., called the club to order with
the ritual salute to the flag and
sthe singing of America"
b. Curry Moreno announced to
the club the sad tidings of an
automobile accident resulting in
the death of Mrs. Conrad Van
Hyning, and the serious injury Of
Mr.. Van Hyning, commissioner OF
the Florida Welfare Board.
On motion by Sebastian Ca
brera, seconded by w. Curry
Harris, the president appointed
Sebastian Cabrera, Jerry Trevor
and w. Curry Harris as commit
tee to send a telegram and draft
resolutions expressing to Mr.. Van
Hyning the Clubs sympathy for
him, and their sense Of loss oc-
casioned by the death of Mrs. Van
Hyning.
On motion of Jerry Trevor,
numerously seconded, the presi.
dent was empowered to appoint
committee to act in conjunction
with Senator Arthur Gomez and
Jerry Trevor in formulating the
! proposed City and County charter
to be submitted to referendum
vote of the electorate o. Monroe
+! County.
San Goldsmith presented the
negative side of the above ques.
ton as follows:
ST am called upon today to DIS
J cuss a subject about which we
heard a great deal last week, of an
approving argument. Today,
shall attempt to give you the 9TH
/ err side of the question from the
negative standpoint; the question
at hand being the ACCESSIBILITY OF
the consolidation of our city and
county governments. The mega
tive side admits that they have a
| difficult task to perform because
it is like fighting in the dark. Un-
til the proposed charter is franz
ed, nothing definite can be argued
But when we know both sides OF
I question it is much easier to de-
eide which is right and which
lwrong.
4 "H know that i have an illus
I, tr;ous and able opponent in Sena
ttor Gomez. he has made a thor
ough study of the subject. Ant
! l. wish it understood that what
have to- say is conveyed with the
idea Of Enlightenment and is no
plea for the rejection of thu
measure, regardless of how | ma!
feel. But let me repeat. too
much information about a sub
ject is not possible.
"My friends, the consolidation
of the city and county govern
ments has not the rosy future
that Senator Gomez so beauti
! fully described to you last week
| beg YOU to remember that eeonO
my in a few matters may be great
" offset by the loss of create
revenue through other sources an'
is therefore false economy. Becaus
p a thing appears desirable from
distance does not mean that upol
closer inspection the object is o
: so much value for the view ma,
: be altogether changed.
81. am opposed to the con
solidation of the city and count
governments under one depart
ment unless the organic law whic
consolidates is drawn by an exper
on municipal law; otherwise tn
future litigation over conflict o
powers will be interminablt
thereby expensive to taxpayers.
: "2. City governments for tn
management of local affairs wer
designed by the earliest student
of government under our Englis
system, and has proven to b
: wise throughout the ages sine
/ then, and cannot throw asid
the accumulated wisdom becaus
of a little political expediency
Key West. Just imagine-all tn
k British Parliament-our Congre'
+ and Legislatures and all of OF
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