Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-01-23
Tn: RosdzGu lstion.
Warren ,lrs VS.. Parsons.

4 of january 9th, Mr.. Parsons accuses
NE of misrepresentin him. He states,
that:he did propose to borrow money
and issue county bonds, but says he
mentioned no sum.
He positively proposed the bonds,
and in the same letter expressed the
Eopinion, athat if $4,000 were judi
iSciously. expended on roads, the lands
alone in Accomac would be enhanced
lin value to even greater amount
These words are his. Nov, Mr..
Editor, how can we estimate how
much of the peoples taxes is to be
paid in the pocket of wealth, as in
terest, under his plan, unless we take
him at the amount he named?
And whether we take him at the
amount he named, or half that
amount, the principle is the same.
| That much extracted from the peo-
Pile, goes in the pocket of wealth,
which should go on the roads.
He says, all progressive commune
ties borrow, but if we admit this,
1 does it prove that Accomac should go
in the market now3
1t is easy to hatch an idea, callit
progress, and ask its adoption be-
cause of its name.
Much has. been done in the name
of progress, which Communities"
have regretted.
Our State debt for instance, was
created in the name of progress
What. has been herexperience? lit
were buriedin the grave of the past,
possibly, memory might be suspend
ed, and the mistake repeated by Ac-
comac, but it is yet with us and the
people are on guard.
The go. p. for a number of years
claimed monopoly in progress and
took pride in the name of 'the party
of progress,'' and in that name much
viciou Legislation was enacted. From
such, deliver us.
Again, he says. he threw text OF
Exc rus at ire and I mistook it for an
Egvptian brick yard Can it be pos
sible that man SO well informed as
J. d. Parsons does not know that
this is history, even though he read
it in the book of Exodus2 Doeshe
mean to imply, that the Israelites did
not make brick under the hard de-
cree of Pharaoh? If they did not,
why did he compare us to the task
masters? Ii they did, where was it,
if not in Egypt? And would he call
the place where bricks were made, q
brick yard or a potato patch, al oys-
ter ground. or horse stable?
The fact is Mr. Editor, his pen ran
away with him and l found him
houndering out in that old country
so far from home, called him down
out of the past, and cited him to q
history that applied SO well to the
subject in hand. He could only re-
ply, that mistook text he quoted
from the book of Exodus, for the
brick yard of Egypt. He should
read more of the book of Exodus. 1t
contains much that interesting in
reference to a people, who are a ma
lion without a country, yet found in
every country, scattered everywhere
governing nowhere, hoping ever. to
be gathered again at Jerusalem.
There is much in their history to
expand a sympathetic soql. beg
! his pardon. He took the text and L
should let him preach the sermon.
Again, he says, ''the Keller pana-
cea" was born in the wrong country,
''if it had been born on the banks Of
the Neva, the Gear would have fall
en- down and worshipped it,"
What propensity he has for run
ming out in those far off countries to
hunt up a far fetched comparison.
First in Egypt, now in Russia, and
after he reads this, expect he will
go to Morocco, to find one, for Mr..
| Parsons has read something about
them all and since the Keller people,
submitted their little letter, he does
not intend that Accomac shall nurse
young Egyptian task-masters, infant
Pharaohs and cranky Cars.
He thinks Warren is getting mix
ed" perhaps so, but he does not hap
pen to be the proper one to render
the verdict. Readers of the ENTER
PRISE, you are the jury.
He SAYS, no government has the
right to compel the service of its
citizen, except in public defense, or
in the enforcement of its laws.
Does he mean to imply that our
courts have transcribed their au-
thority where they have compelled
overseers to render service as such2
He endorses Judge Gillet's plan.
Does he not remember, that when
we were holding the first road meet
ing in Drummondtown a few weeks
ago and Judge Gillet's plan was being
voted on, I asked Judge Gillet, if he
could compel those inspectors to
serve and require of them a bond and
he answered me, he could. Whether
he remembers it or not, it is a fact.
Why does he vote for plan which
compels the service of a citizen, to
do that which he says, no govern
ment has right to impose.
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