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THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
.~ . PUBLISHED WEEKLYBY .
"~ The Marictta Publishing Company
BuSiness Phone 18
. BERNARD AWTREY, Editor.
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MARIETTA, GA., SEPTEMBER 17, 1920.
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~ The Proposed City Manager.
We all believe in and love DEMOCRACY. By in
stinet, through training and education, and through
observafice of the experiences of others, we have
learned to abhor AUTOCRACY. =
Wester defines democracy in these words: ‘A
form of government in whieh the suprme power is
retained by the people and exercised either directly,
or indireetly through a system of representation and
delegated authority }’ER‘I()DICALLY RENEWED.”
The same authority eontains this brief definition
of autocracy : “‘Supreme governing power in an IN
DIVIDUAL."" No better or truer language do we
believe than this ean be found to deseribe more cof
rectly the City Manager form of government pro
vided in the new charter., ' |
The authority vested in and the powers dvlogat(‘d‘
to the official to be known as a City Manager uvor-}
shadow any and all things else eontained in the new
charter. Ask yourself this question: Without the
City Manager, and his power, authority, supervision
and eontrol, what kind of a municipal government
would we have under the proposed charter, and how
could and would such government funetion? And.
bear this in mind,—that the various things required
of the City Manager under the charter can be dom*i
by no one elsebut him ; UPON HIM ALONE, will we
be dependent for the doing of those things which
the new charter contemplates that he shall do in the
maintenance and conduct of our municipal govern
ment. In this light, let us see where we would be
without him, and in this way can be obtained a most
startling idea of the extent and scope of his power.
Without the City Manager, we would have no
chief executive officer for the city.
Without him, we would have no one to enforce the
laws and ordinances of the city.
Without him, we would have no policemen to pro
tect our lives and property and preserve the peace
of the community. ’ .
- Without him, we would have no fire department
to stand against the destruction of our homes by fire.
Without him, we would have no one to look after
our school property.
Without him, we would have no way to continue
the operation of our light, water and sewerage sys
tems so essential to the community’s welfare and
comfort.
Without him, we would have no one to look after
our parks, public buildings, and city cemetery.
Without him, we could not raise one dollar of
taxes, for taxes must be collected on basis of tax
assessment, and he appoints the tax assessors.
Without him, no supplies of any kind necessary
to run the city could be purchased. °
Without him, not a lick of work on aur streets or
sidewalks could be done.
Without him, we would have no city clerk nor
treasurer.
Without him, we would have no master guiding
hand to control and supervise the actions of our
Board of Education, City Attorney, City Auditor,
and Sinking Fund Commission, and all other activi
ties of the city government.
If we are going to be wholly dependent upon just
one official, ONE INDIVIDUAL, for all of the things
here enumerated, AND WE MOST CERTAINLY
WILL BE UNDER THE NEW CHARTER, then.
how can any man say that this new form of govern
ment does not tend to the establishment of an
AUTOCRACY, the vesting of SUPREME GOVERN
ING POWER IN AN INDIVIDUAL?
And YOU, Mr. Voter, won't have and can’'t have
any voice in saying who this individual is to be who
IS going to exercise all this power and control over
YOUR affairs. ¢ So far as you are concerned, or have
any say-so in the matter, he can be anybody from
anywhere, a Yankee from Boston, a gunman from
the ‘Bowery, a stranger from a strange land. un
known to our people | unacquainted with our local
conditions, and out of sympathy with our Southern
traditions and in-bred sentiments,
And, if he doesn’t run things to suit vou, what can
YOU do towards removing him? The charter itself
answers,— ‘NOTHING."’
- THE JOURNAL DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT
THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY WANT
ANY SUCH FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND,
THIS BEING OUR LAST ISSUE BEFORE THE
ELECTION, WE CLOSE THE CAMPAIGN WITH
THE CONFIDENT ASSURANCE THAT ON SEP
TEMBER 22nd, WHEN THE BALLOTS FALL,
:gln CONDEMNATION OF THE. PROPOSED
CHARTER IN NO UNMISTAKABLE MANNER,
AND LET THOSE, WHO WOULD LIKE TO TURN
THIS TOWN OVER LOCK, STOCK, AND BAR
REL TO ONE MAN, KNOW THAT NOW, HERE
AFTER, AND FOREVE?. THE PEOPLE BELIEVE
IN A FORM OF GOVERNMENT UNDER WHICH
THE SUPREME POWER IS RETAINED BY
THEM TO BE EXERCISED BY THEIR DULY
CONSTITUTED AND APPOINTED PUBLIC SER
VANTS PERIODICALLY NAMED BY THEM
FOR THE PURPOSE. 55 U
September well under way and no fodder pulled
nor cotton open.
The New Charter,—but then there is none and
here’s hopin’ there’ll be none after b;ept. 22,
We'll meet ’em again Oct. 6. Greek seems to be
pitted against Greek, and whether Hardwick or
Walker is elected about half the folks won’t get
what they want.
With the ‘price of cotton gradually dropping
downward and the boll weevil equally gradually
but surely eating up all the late bolls, Mr. Farmer
does not have a very roseate morning nor quiet
evening,
. PR S e | |
We oppose the new charter because of the ease
with which it builds a sky-scraping taxing system,
because it turns the city over to one man, because
it brings the educational interests too easily intol
polities, because it allows tax assessors to vsit one s
home to assess each single piece of property and so
on ad infinitum. !
The Journal is just wondering who’ll be the firs“
woman in Georgia to run for Congress. We know
some who’d make good ones, some because of their
natural fitness and some because they are such ever
lasting talkers that it would be well to send them
where talking is expected and thus give them a
chance to cultivate their talents.
Our friend Geo. Rucker ought to be about ready
to “go off again.” George just holds in till he gets
good and full of good things, then he rings the bull’s
eye with a lot of spot-hitters that make one sit up
and take notice. Then he doesn’t erupt any more
for several issues.
Unless we have a long dry spell of weather before
the winter sets in, we ‘may expect our public roads
tp be practically impassable this winter. The con
tinued rains of the summer have left them in bad
shape, full of holes, ruts, bumps, and washes. No
one is to blame for their condition, but all know they
are bad for summer roads.
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The Journal fails to see how any one can be caught
by pre-election promises on the new charter. 1f it
carried, there is to be elected a new mayor and coun
cil, who employ a city manager who will look after
the improvements in the city. So promises made
now have to be worked through a set of officers to
be elected, and there’s many a slip betwixt the eup
and the lip, you nfight remember,
If Marietta wants to find herself in the midlle of
a real bal fix, let her vote to put into effect the new
charter. It puts into the hands of one man—a e¢ity
manager—the employment of practically all those
who work for the city in any capacity. He fixes
their salaries, determine who may serve. EVEN
WITHOUT BEING DICTATED TO by the mayor
and couneil; may employ all his own family If he
pleases to lo so without let or hinlrance from any
one. The ezar of Russia in his palmiest days never
had better opportunity for nepotism than has this
city manager proposed for Marietta.
Why does the new charter take Marietta out of
polities? It still leaves the two old factions in the
city, each of which will want to control. 1t has a
mayor and couneil elected just as they are now are,
and under them are employed just such force for
city work and pay as **A city manager'’—a creat
ure of the mayor and council—may see fit to put on
the city’s payroll. It seems to The Journal that
the employment of a high-salaried officer for an in
definite period as eity manager puts that officer
where he will play the game of polities for all its
worth, The city manager to the bat,—let the first
baseman and the short-stop get busy.
Mr. Hardwick will contest the results of the re
cent primary in Bartow and Decatur counties. If
he wins in either contest, a second primary will he
averted, as he needs but four unit votes to he de
clared the nominee. If, however, he fails to get
either county, the result will stand as at first ar
nounced and a second primary will be held Oet. 0,
Irregularities are said by Mr. Hardwick to have oc
curred at Carterville that would put that box out.
or require a new count of its votes. .
Ohio needn’t feel stuck up because both presiden
tial candidates come from her borders. Geography
has played a big part in the history of nations and
their big men,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920
In the District Court of the United
~ States, for the Northern District
of Georgia. :
In re- Shine Rooney, Bankrupt
No. 6856, in Bankruptey.
A petition for discharge having
been filed in conformity with law by
above named bankrupt and the Court
having ordered that the hearing upon
said petition be had on October 16th,
1920, at ten o’clock A. M., at the
United States District ‘Court room, in
the city of Atlanta, Georgia, notice
is hereby given to ali creditors and
other persons in interest to appear
at said time and place and show
cause, if any they have, why the
prayers of the bankrupt for dischatge‘
should not be granted. |
0. C. FULLER, Clerk.
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——WE OFFER BARGAINS —
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HOLLAND REALTY (0.
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Telephone 134 Marietta, Ga,
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| Fine Subdivision of
Within 200 feet of Anderson Stop and a stone’s throw of Spring Hill Station, 12 miles
from Atlanta, 8 miles of Ma'rietta. fronting 1800 feet' on the Marietta car line and Dixie
Highway, lies 90 acres of as fine truck land as there is in the State: 60 acres in high state of
cultivation, fine smooth land, grey and red. with a dark red clay subsoil. THIS SPLENDID
SUBDIVISION TRACT BELONGS TO MRS. ALICE L. ANDERSON WHO HAS ASKED
US TO DIVIDE INTO SMALL TRUCK FARMS and sell to the highest bidder regardless
of price. ' :
BUILDINGS ARE EXTRA WELL BUILT AND ARE
UNUSUAL FOR SUBURBAN ACREAGE
Splendid six-room residence, bhath. butler’s pantry, sereened front porch, elassed in sleen
ing porch, 1 good four-room tenant house, cresk. fine spring branch, Loth flow across the
entire property THIRTY ACRES OF FINE TIMBER, FINE FRONTAGE ON CAR LINE
AND HIGHWAY FOR EACH TRACT. The harns and outbuilding are ample to take care
of all needs.
TERMS ARE UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE.
PAYMENT OF 15 PER CENT CASH, 15 PER CENT JANUARY 1, 1921, BALANCE IN
6 YEARS, INTEREST AT 6 PER CENT.
THIS IS REALLY AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BUY FINE TRUCK
ACREAGE ON A SPLENDID SUBURBAN LINE CONNECTING TWO OF THE MOST
PROGRESSIVE CITIES OF THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST, AND LOCK HOW THE PAY
MENTS ARE ARRANGED, AND THE INTEREST. WHY, MAN, YOU CAN BUY ONE
OF THESE TRACTS AND IT WILL ALMOST PAY FOR ITSELF, AND LOOK AT THE
ENHANCEMENT, BOUND TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS—CAN'T HELP
IT. WHY? BECAUSE SUBURBAN ACREAGE ON A GOOD CAR LINE LIKE THIS
IS SCARCE, AND BRECOMING MORE SO EVERY YEAR. AND MOST OF ALL YOU
BUY IT AT A REAL AUCTION, YOUR PRICE BUYS IT.
SALE TAi(ES PLACE ON THE PREMISES, RAIN OR SHINE
Band Concert——Two Auctioneers—— Ladies Especially Invited to Attend,
Atlanta Land Aucti
anta Land Auction Co.
Office, ANSLEY HOTEL
0. G. CLARKE, W. E. BELL, Auctioneers. . JOHN P. OGLESBY, General Manager
““We are the people who sell farms and lots of farms and lots, My! My! If you want to
sell your farm, put it in our hands and kiss it good-bye,
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1920
in a big fire deserve the com
mendation of everybody, just
as the man does that has his
home insured in time, and when
it is destroyed by fire has the
‘“long green” wherewith to
build a new one. No one knows
how welcome a few thousand
dollars are when left homeless
but the man who has ‘“been
there.” Let us insure you and
be ready for emergencies.
Crowe & Holland
