The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-03-09
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GOOD ROADS.

we are again. Its "GOod Roads"
this time. III the first place we
think Il would be well for us to ex-
anime the mistakes or the indiffer.
ence which have been In practice
In former years aud thereby profit
In future years. Now we ask, why
did VIC not have better roads under
the old system? Were the wages
pnid the supervisor too low, or wns
II because the supervisors IN gener-
al were not possessed Of mechanical
ideas sufficient to enable them to
properly order the work? If the
latter was the case, were not tie
voters to blame for not elerting
more competent men tooversee the
road work.
If the compensation paid the su-
pervisor was so low that 81 few
competent men would accept the
Office, then whose fault was 1t. 1t
Is snid that the "two days" never
"
was a statute law; II this Is the
case. then surely the men who un-
hcsit atingly worked out those two
days year after year are not to
blame for the present bad condi-
tiOn of our roads.
'rhe way our roads have been
managed IN the past is disgrace
to an enlightened community.
There has been enough workmen
supplied, and enough time put in,
had they been used discreetly, to
almost make pixies ofevery road in
Hooking County.
They, (the supervisory told us
they would sue us, II we filed up
those curses to the road, known as
crosswavs, but commonly called
axletree breakers. Then when they
instead of cutting proper bitches
along the sides Of the road, shovel
ed out their so called cross-ways
and turned the water on our prem.
ises to cut unsightly bitches in our
fields then we, though excused from
working the roads, but to save our
farms from being damaged both in
sight and valuation, must go and
help turn the water into proper
channels, when 1t was the supervis-
ors place to do il ard it would have
added to his credit. Now no doubt
you will accuse us of c6ndemning
our neighhors again II is our only,
intention tc write facts, but facts
are stubborn things. We have SYM
pathy for other peoples opinions
and find no particular fault with
your plan, SO far AS good roads are
concerned. 1t WAS that little word
"nHrketn that we objected to. But
somehow ii appears to us that we
ought in some manner to take care
of our criminals in way that
would effect the roads for good. 1t
seems that IL would be better for
the state to take the road business
il hands than for the counties to do
SO. There are peacebreakers and
) murderers Of all subscriptions in our
prisons. Take for instance the PEN
itentiary. There they are, the state
boards and clothes them and they
work for contractors for very
small price, thereby putting down
the wages of law.abiding citizens,
who do not put the state to the ex-
pense of keeping up prisons. Why
does not the state get the benefit of
the convict labor, and see to it that
she furnishes work to keep them
hard at labor, then the idle houses
would not be crowded so, and 6ghts
In the pen not quite so numerous,
and there would be no fear of the
pen not being self.supporting. Now
right here allow US to give you an
other theory. You have said that
women, like g00L roads, as an i'm.
provement over men. Then why
not get up good hill for good roads
and give them AN equal chance NJ
the polls with the men, tu get II in
10 effect. You have accused US
with living alOof from the fair sex.
Let that be M It may we consider