Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 5 · column 2 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
ton, then they could do it to anyone else unless I stand up and say, ‘Stop!’ ”
This Town Council, he told the audience of several dozen residents, “has a new way of doing business. We do it around this table. Nobody gets votes by intimidation or threats. They get votes by convincing us of their position.
“It’s called democracy - a government of laws and not of men.”
He suggested that, since he had told many people that he did not intend to run for council again this coming May, the issue which had prompted the threat must be something the council will consider in the coming months: the expansion of The Inn at Little Washington.
“I don’t know about that,” he continued. “I know I will do everything that I can to see they are fairly treated when they come before this body. This is a matter before a public body, and I am a public official.
“It makes me sad, and it makes me angry. I want to leave here knowing that I did what I had to do to make sure the government of Washington is a government of the people - not of someone who thinks they know what is best. If you want me to vote for something, stand up and convince me of it. Don’t come and suggest that I quietly leave with my tail between my legs.”
“If I am overreacting,” Mr. Gooch said, “all I ask is that confidential source stand in front of me and tell me, ‘We didn’t want you off the Council. We are really concerned about the integrity of town government, or the tax money
“If they can convince m^of that I will shut up.”
Mr. Wickens, in reply to Mr.
94.8%