The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-07
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
rHURsDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.
There are people who say: CIV

There are people who say: 81 will
not be taxed to benefit my neighbors.
] won't be taxed, 1 wont be taxedI"
All, my friend, what do you mean by
that? Are not taxes intended to be
applied for the benefit Of the masses,
and is it not likely there may be \
few who may not be benefited by an
improvement, but IN IN improvement
for the benefit Of many to be Stunned
because it does not benefit the few?
II the Improvement should be road
is not the road your driveway As well
AS your neighbors, though he may be
= little nearer and use it oftener than
you? You will not be taxed for the
benefit Of your neighbor, but when
the next turn Of the wheel causes your
neighbor to be taxed for your benefit
do you complain? Shall the people
Of Weiser complain [they do not]
because they may be taxed for a road
from Council to Seven Devils? Shall
the Meadows writhe in agony because
of An improvement in Middle valley?
Shall Crane creek grumble because
county money may be appropriated
for bridge At the Meadows? Shall
Salubria kick At county aid for road
from Mineral TO Weiser7 May not
next year sec Council taxed for a
Weiser road, Middle valley taxed for
roads in the Meadows, Meadows taxed
for bridge at Crane and Weiser for
some Improvement at Salubria2 Is
not the very foundation of county
government for the purpose OF a
mutual interchange Of benefits among
q number Of sections combined under
one government with one common
system of taxation7 81 will not be
taxed for the benefit of my neighbor. ="
Oh Washington Oh grand old
county, How long is this one piteous
and fsvorite vail of the narrow, moss
covered mind to arise from thy wales
30 beautiful % TO belle .nch
sentiment? How long is this cry to
be raised At every effort to advance
in the scale Of prosperity? II such
whining, morbid sentiments are to
sway US, IL bitter hatred is to exist
between one another, IL our mate
selnshness cannot brook an improve
ment which does not fall As much, in
It's benefits, upon us as our neighbor,
had We not better bid farewell forever
to- any hope Of amiable, progressive
and thriving county government, and
divide ourselves up into township
governments refusing to assist each
other and let those townships which
favor progression progress, il they are
able, and let those which do not, drag
on years and years behind their more
energetic neighbors. "But the debt,
the debt. Don't run the county in
debit" Think you, friend, is II
better that 3, 900 people should pay Q
dcbtof $50, 600 or t .Ssst e. 6. 900 should
pay debt Of t75, DOOR Is it better
that debt Of $50, 900 should fnl
upon 81, 900, 900 worth of property
or that = debt of cts, 900 fall upor
$4,000, 900 worth of property or tina
debt Of $75, 900 fall upon 50, 900,
GOO worth Of property? Is 1t bette
to drag along wailing against deb
and having it hang over US for fift.
years, or to double the debt, treble GU
producing capacity and settle it il
twenty and have three times as many
people TO help pay it2 ~ wont b.
taxed for the benefit of my neighbors.
Oh friend, when you next hear thos
sentiments mark we'll whether he VIII
utters them is renowned or q nobl
generous hearted man as is considered
narrow and selfish by his neighbors