Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-07-26
.rzs,, spEaIaL LEYEE TAX.

T1AG SPECIAL LEY4E Tax.
Tie Police Jury VII meet a-e
FIRST Monday in August, and aay-
thing that is Gone towards getting
signatures 10 tho petition TO levy
special tax for lovoo purposes .
must be done between now and
that time. The parties who will
derive the most benefit from this
tax ere the parties who show tho
( least interest IN It, 1t i also the
case that The parties who are the
most loud mouihcd in calling for
-. Government help, are likewise the
parties least disposed TO sign this
petition, ard lastly it is to be OBJ
served that tie parties who are
generally 90 keen TO gctu petitions
arc the parties who fail TO show up
| in THIS matter.
TITS about time that The people
| Of Madison Parish should hear
some truths about themselves, and
as the T1sIrs is "devoted to the
welfare Of Madison Parish" and
not 10 smoothing things over and
? hurting 10 ones feelings, those
: truths will be told. 1t is folly to
hope for help from the Govern
r nlent, unless some disposition IS
shown by those wanting that help,
t to help themselves. If the people
Of this parish viii not make an CT.
: fort tohelp themselves Congress can
hardly be expected ID consider their
: prayers. Are you q set q bsggars ?
/ DO you want TO be considered as OBJ
y iccts Of chaiity, or Go you want to
T. be looked upon as people doing
= your best, and requiring little de-
i served assistance to place you in
J. an Independent position? The
. petition you choose to occupy rest.
with yourselves.
There is now between three anI
four thousand dollars worth o
workto. be done on bridges in th'
n parish and two thousand dollars t.
do Il with. Good roads are q ne
cessity, and good bridges are a par
of good roads, but the Police Jurl
viii be committing an outrage Oh
BE the people CT this parish to buil'
bridges to be washed away by tn
next high water. 1t is simpl.
throwing monoyaway, and Shouts
not to be thought for an instant
Instead of repairing bridges for
of people who will. not protect tn
K, bridges after they arc built and re
paired, the money had better /
used TO build Jail and Clerks o
fee and Court House, that W.
: DC Of some permanent benefit, an
Will not need to be replaced ever
"a year.
ho East Carroll parish has levied
rs. tax Of ten mills, for lovee purpose
a., Is not Madison Parish able TO c
:, half as well as East Carroll? I'm
vi stop talking and move out. Gi'
away your plantations and 80 to
better country. If Madison is s
'ad ing to do nothing but croak, t
10 Government should turn the lev
i'll syetcm down bayou Macon al
leave this parish out, abandon il
The water and hot it out of ext:
y: enoe.
- TIE mon who oppose a lev
c. tax arc public enemies al
:, public enemies are publ
nuisanccs. The people Of Maids
should carefully scan the list
ted names appendedto the petition I
nul special levee tax, which t
Co TIMES viii publish, and mari
cir aoa.e Of tie man uho does not Ape
her there. Remember him in electi
/ 80 times. Eo is your enemy. ]
ust demands that you shall help hui
est. bridges for him and he viii I
help build levees for you. lie "
:. take your last cent to improve
~. AZ, condition, and viii not give CT
-. =. to improve yours. If he has !
= way, he will make your parish
~ by-word. lie will choke OF fay
~ ~ able congressional legislation, 6
:, if you will honor him he will pl
you in the position you desor
IS in Which is that Of an able bodied p
ming per. too lazy to work, and not
lint proud to beg.
CT In the event Of the failure TO
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