Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-01-11
r.eyty to .Uno' en- Road Question.

rsryty to .Uno' en- Road Question.
ME- EDlTon.-I ask for small space
in volIr naoer to reply to Uno'a letter
in .S1r last issue. in which he charac
.terizps nv suggestion forroaa improve
mrns.as inipntent. Iwish trsav in the
hegiilmny that agree with 'Uno' IN
his S.sy of improving and keeping in
forlefsthr public roads but as I said he
.forgFis it practical? The Legislature
vs. wSssilltao nothing with the roads. and
.CisAesavs u il, not blame our lsgisli
tors, Then why should the Legisla-
tlrpidn ANYTHING? 'Unn points out a
seeming reason fur their not doing it.
when. he savs How can we expect them
todevist law for us. when we cannot
agree upon any law onrselvesr II the
.peopfh are to agree up"n law before
we get it. we will never Inv 'nuy on
roadsnr AIRY other subject. The en-
artn;ent Of laws Is the duty of the leg
I,laii,rp-it Is elected and paid for that
purpose. and it is not the duty of the
,poplpa at ALL. tits II right OF the PEG
nle to let tl,eir wishes lie known to the
1,egiRl,tilre. it is the duty of the L"Sls-
'latuFt tonlpy the wishes Of the pen
ule--itte legislators themselves mrst
takeithe rcspons bilty Of acting or not.
Heretofore they have positively lie
cinld to ar.-thnngh they have lcen
netitinnrd 10 dn so, and for whit rra-
snn. II suppose is Lest known to them.
certainly nnue lave leen gwen tothe
nnhl;c. Tie legislature can excuse
itself until dron' S day from en-
acting any road legislation if it wants.
untilthp I,pn.lA acrre upon what shall
60 with the law. If flat hndv fears to
10 alivtl,ipg. lost III " gu wrong. they
migE. craft II law. aud submit it to the
ptoIie for approval nr rrirc'inn-they
n,isht take some st.T. Instead nf ai'so
,utpfndiHrrrnce. The rnad law is the
same pfaciica hat it WAS piior 10
the wa. when slave lab IT WORKED them.
The legislature has recognized no lit
C. ssity for n change. though the road
are Used five times aS much now a:
,priorsto the war. and the negroes art
all set free. If the legislature thinks
the present laws adequate. they are
fighltto dn nothing. If OH the other
hand. they think thArr is call for
charge. au,l it is necessary to improve
s:lse.:aws, they are to blame if thry do
sn0i'j3...ssg &. They acted III this way lilo
notlInv} with the State debt, Unti'tlIe
control of the State WAS handed over BY
the neop!e To the Keadjnsters and Re
pnbicans; they may make the same
mistake as to other material matters
and lose the State again. 1t took time
on the debt question for the people to
he thoroughly Informed, and it may do
the same thing on matters now reqnlr-
ins legislation. 'Uno' says Ay advice
is most lame and impotent sug s.
tioli.' do know a farmer who has
made his money by hard work on the
farm, do just what l suggested. He
Strengthened. widened and fitched the
road for nearly mile, berause he said
that it was useful to him, and added
value to his land-he is not a college
educated man. hut possesses good hard
sense. is al ADVANCED thinker in his
line, and takes pride in his farm. cnun-
ty and State. do mt see why his ex-
ample could not lie followed by Others
There has not been one practical aplll
cation Of 'Uno's' suggestions and when
the leg. stature adjourns lie will find ont
hov important his rlan is. but that it
is not mine, hut his that will come to
naught. lie is right, his PIN is the
must economical and effective. but
then. the legislature will not adopt it,,
and that is the point make.
FApMER.