Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-02-25
Iatror. rro,n tho People.

MR.. EDITOR.-"Mod 0c" pnplISneu
letter in the Eastern Virginian, and in
it lie says: THAT something must be
done to better the conditions OF our
roads is no longer q question, but an
acknowledged factn Well, it is q pleas
ure 10 see him cutting loose from his
ancient moorings. and start to come on
the right side. We hope he will LOT go
hack to see how far lie has gon", but
keep going forward.
He objects to our representatives IN
the legislature drawing the bill for road
Purposes. This Is che usual way laws
are made. When it is an acknowledged
fact. that some law shonld be made
there is no one whose duty 1t is tn do 1t
hut tile delegates In the legislature.
We voted on REIMBURSEMENT long before
the bill was drawn. The Democratic
PARTY stands to-day fol tariff reform,
but the bill has not been drawn Yet, and
80 it is with all other laws.
We elect delegates to represent US.
because all the people could not 60 10
the legislature. nor can all the people
at home draw bills to become laws.
The delegates, beng representative
men. know lat least onght to know, )the
needs of the people, and it is their paid
duty to provide for Them.
The ME ting at Atlantic believing In
the wisdom and zeal of our Delegates,
left them to draw the bill, and very
properly so-for there are MANY differ.
ent road laws In the State applicable to
the various counties-tbey have the op-
portunity to get tile experience OF the
people (through their delegates) with
the different systems, and to frame one
suited to our case. IL will be perceived
then, the amount of information within
the reach of our delegates, is not pos
sessed Ivy any one at home. These are
the reasons, the work was left To our
delegates-and if they make Il mistake
why we will overlook it, and send them
back to repair ir. IT they do nothing
else they can relieve us OF the S4,lOO
that ne pay now for no good purpose
and unless the money is properly spent
We want it stopped.
"Modoc" SuppoSes the action of the
meeting is not approved by the people;
it is only necessary to say, that suffi-
Client petitions have been signed BY the
people to insure us a good road law, and
further, no meeting has been had in op.
position to it. and so far only few
klckers are heard from.
ut is an acknowledged fact that
something must be done"
If our delegates were ignorant or UNI
willing to serve the people, the meeting
at Atlantic in all probability would not
have entrusted the work to them.
"Modoc" has another reason for OBJ
jecting TO the action OF the meeting at
Atlantic, w. That it proposes taxing
the people to have paid laOurers to keep
the roads in, repair" Why has he meyer
said anything about the tax of S. 100
how colected-9 centSou the 500 value
of property for road purposes, (a tax laid
for years past but really fooled away
in the court house and does little or no
good for the roadsp Where is the good
of it? We would like information OH
this point. We naturally itifer that
''Modocn is;in favor uf the tax Of 81, 100
and its results even If $3.50 men are
made to fool away a lot of time OIL the
roads. and if nothing is accomplished.
The S4,l0O is sufficient to spend on
the roads.if it was placed in work there.
and was taken out of the courthouse.
The Judge knows nothing about the
roads, and cannot unless he leaves the
Lench TO be roai master gen.
eral for the courtyard the lawyers. who
make the motions. and argue the differ.
ent sides know nothing about them.
Therefore put this work in the hands Of
the people, under the direction of the
Board.of Supervisors.
The meeting at Atlantic was looking
10 the 81, 100 and its proper application.
to pay "intellIgentlY directed labor"
and stop the courthouse nonsense.
PNOGRESS