The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-09
Roads.

ing days Of the nineteenth century
some Moses may arise to lead us
3 to the long sought goal.
3 Our estimablo and highly re.
, spectacle citizon, Mr.. Matthew
Hendricks. touched a responsive
chord in tho bosom of many, when
no said he was opposed to a tax
for road work and that every man
should feol the weight of govern
mcnt that he might become inter
estcd. for one concur with him,
and am fully satisfied that the
majority of the good people all
over tho land, were they to speak
their honest opinions, we're they to
put self aside do away with all
prejudice and sacrifice no principle |
fer affection or favor, would echo |
and rc-echo the views Of MIR. Mat
thew Hendricks. Selah.
Mr.. Hendricks opinion is tina
wo have had too much road law
for the past ten years. l think 80
too, unless we could have better
law, for it gets from bad to worse.
1t has never fallen to my lot to be
honorcd as one Of the law makers,
and should it ever be, (Which is
highly lmprobable,) and wore | to
DC instrumental in doing anything
at all, (in my judgment) lneritor-
lous, my constituency would sound
tho praise or else thcrc would be no
toot. Although | am no law maker,
any one has the right to suggest,
and my opinion is That the time
has como to retrograde somewhat
and get back upon the old system
Of roud working, for good roads
are certtinly the life Of country,
and as bad legislation has turned
most OF our roads INTO gullies, all
who claim citizenship, should be
willing to lend helping hand; but
becauso some arc unwilling, 10 no
reason for taxing property ior road
work AZ we ell know, at leass sze
should know, that if good roads
enhance tho value ot pyora,ty,
Just III that proportion, the aaaeha.
| ment IL placed upon property and
4 tuxed conformnbly. Cun you no,
Sec the iniuotlcu of taxing tho tax
sd7
No, the best arguments for tan
ing property for road working fall
to dust, aud when weighed with ,
. lust balance, Will DO found want
1 ing, for their casence my be put il
c tho following language: "a
% property pays for everything olae
why not pay for read working2
,, We cannot gracefully call upol
ID the town folks to work our co IN
u. try roads when they have their ow
lr special tax and street works t
a. Jok after unless we gratitousl
,d haul them wood somo cold winte
day; besides we the common pee
no pie, (and but low claim to b
th otherwise in this country,) judp
We ing from all appearance, arc just I
nj anxious to got to town rs the tow
we people are for us to come. w
'rk caunot without blush ask the mi
,he roads to help work our roads vi
be less we agree to haul crosstios ft
ns- their road. We should bo consi
tont and do the fair thing a
on around, looking facts squarely
cSe tho face. Suppose a employs
I'VE to work his farm on tho shares, sn
ays half, which is common when a fu
me- nishes land, stock, tools, frowoo,
"c- garden, patches, wagon and tear
ne for all hauling and suppose whc
ers the crop is male and gathered an
OF all ready for market, that B shoul
nat wake up to the fact that there is II
the road. Now should think it to /
nee \ and Bis business. as to whethe
elr they build road or not. If the
nat conclude not to build | presum
1ed that Is can find the way out b
'I' which he came in, but if they de
ay,s eide to haul out, just as soon q
~ they get into the public road r
'ho as much at home as a and woul
op' spurn the idea Of not doing n
much work as A No other MOTTO
au. ever entered his mind until he mf
IT G who turned him aside to hei
tn HIM grind his axe. A public ron
les, is public property, and privat
we property should not DO taxed {
rs work it. l would favor tho eigl
DOR day system, but not require tn
I'VE full time if tho roads can DO put i
'ut good condition on loss. Thu
If would encourage labor and no or
at would want to kill time. IwouI
leave the time Of working to Il!
'ed county board, but think q goo
WI portion of it should be done in til
Is, latter part Of winter and earl
'ry spring about guano time, Will
nd there is no grumbljng and all fet
no ealy, as rations are plentiful an
ne tbs dirt in q plant condition
nd | would favor the county furnish
ey ing q few good tools; and one othe
he thing I would have our law max
is ers consider and that ts tho man