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.04 <br />GENTLEMEP~ OF THE COUAJC I L <br />APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE HONOR YOU HAVE JUST BESTOWED UPON ME <br />AND IT HARDLY SEEMS NECESSARY TO SAY THAT WITH THE FINE COOPERATION I KNOW <br />I CAN EXPECT FROM YOUR I SHALL DO MY BEST TO KELP TO SOLVE THE MANY PROBLEMS <br />THAT WILL CONFRONT US IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. <br />ORDINARILY WHAT I HAVE JUST SAID IS ABOUT ALL THAT ONE EXPECTS <br />A NEWLY ELECTED 1~1AYOR OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO SAY. BUT WITH US THESE ARE NOT <br />ORDINARY TIMES. !~/E FACE M05T SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURES _,,, <br />STATEMENT BY MAYOR PROBLEMS WITH POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS ANDCONSEQUENCES THAT WE CANNOT NOW WITH <br />T. J. MIGHIE <br />ANY ACCURACY PREDICT. IT SEEMS THEREFORE WORTHWHILE AT THIS TIME TO SAY A <br />FEW ADDITIONAL 1JORDS~ WORDS THAT I ADDRESS NOT JUST TO THOSE PRESENT IN THIS <br />ROOM BUT TO EVERY CITIZEN OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. <br />OUR IMMEDIATE PROBLEM IS OF COURSE THE SCHOOL QUESTION. WE <br />DO NOT KNOW JUST Wh1AT COURSE EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS - OR EVEN <br />YEARS - MAY TAKE. BUT I DO KNOW THIS - I KNOW THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THIS <br />COUNCILS AND I BELIEVE ALSO EVERY MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARDS WILL BE GUIDED <br />IN WHATEVER ACTIONS WE TAKE BY THESE PRINCIPLES: RESPECT FOR OUR COURTS AND <br />THEIR ORDERS A DETERMINATION TO PRESERVE LAW AND ORDER IN THtS CITY AT ANY <br />COST AND A DETERMINATION TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO PRESERVE OUR PUBLIC <br />SCHOOL SYSTEM. <br />I KNOW THAT WE SHALL ALL BE GUIDED BY THOSE PRINCIPLES IN WHAT WE <br />D0. BUTS BEING GUIDED BY THOSE PRINCIPLES WE MAY THEREFORE BE COMPELLED TO TAKE <br />ACTION WHICH WILL BE DISTASTEFUL TO EVERY MEMBER OF THtS COUNCIL AND OF THE <br />SCHOOL BOARDS DISTASTEFUL TO THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THOSE OF OUR CITIZENS <br />WHO MAY BE MOST AFFECTED 8Y IT - AND ACTUALLY ABHORRENT TO MANY WHO FEEL MOST <br />STRONGLY ABOUT IT. <br />IF THIS SHOULD BE THE CASES I MUST URGE OUR CITIZENS TO REMAIN CALM <br />AND TC ACCEPT WHAT MAY BE FORCED UPON US AS GOOD CITIZENS SHOULD. THERE MAY <br />BE SOME QUITE POSSIBLY AGITATORS FROM OTHER AREAS WHO WILL ARGUE THAT <br />OUR CITIZENS SFIOULD TAKE MATTERS IN THEIR 01JN HANDS AND TRY BY PHYSICAL <br />CIULENCE TO PREVENT OBEDIENCE TO THE ORDERS OF THE COURTS. I HAVE ENOUGH <br />CONFIDENCE IN THE GOOD SENSE OF OUR PEOPLE TO FEEL SURE THAT NO SUCH EFFORT <br />4JfLL ACTUALLY BE MADE. BUT I MUST WARN THOSE AGITATORS WHO M11AY ENDEAVOR TO <br />MAKE TROUBLE THAT VIOLENCE AND MOB ACTION iJILL NOT BE TOLERATED HERE. LEADERS <br />OF ALL FACTIONS AGP.EE THAT VIRGINIA MUST REMAIN FREE FROM ANY SUCH STAIN. OUR ,... <br />POLICE FORCE IS ON THE ALERT. IT IS LOYAL AND EFF{CIENT AND IT WILL TOLERATE <br />NO DISORDER AND NO EFFORTS TO PROVOKE UISORDCR. ANDS WHILE I AM CONFIDENT IT <br />WILL NOT BE NEEDED I AM SATISFIED THAT IF IT SHOULD BE NEEDED OUR POLICE FORCE <br />WILL BE BACKED UP IN THE PRESERVATION OF LAW AND ORDER BY THE ENTIRE POWER OF <br />THE STATE. ANYONE WHO SETS OUT TO MAKE TROUBLE WILL GET IT FOR 4iIMSELF~ WITH- <br />OUR FEAR OR FAVOR AND WITHOUT REGARD TO HIS COLORS HIS POSITION OR HIS SOCIAL <br />STANDING. <br />I HA`J.E FELT IT DESIRABLE TO MAKE THIS STATEMENTS THOUGH I HOPE <br />AND BELIEVE tT WAS UNNECESSARY. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY HERE AND THERE ARE <br />NO FINER NOR MORE LAW ABIDING PEOPLE ANYWHERE. I AM CERTAIN THAT NO ONE IN THE <br />CITY WOULD WISH TU GALL DCWN UPON US THE ADVERSE PUBLICITY THE SHAME AND <br />DISGRACE THAT HAVE COME TO OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF HOTHEADS .... <br />TO TAKE THE LA'+J IPJTO THEIR OWN HANDS. THAT JUST CANNOT HAPPEN IN CHARLOTTESVILLE) <br />WITH ALL ITS GREAT TRADITIONS ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE NOBLEST <br />