The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-01
DeopIe's Column.
THE C0L0RA ROAD A REPLY TO
"TAXPAYER."
Colora. Md. Fcb'y 18th, 1902

Editor Cecil Whig":-
The last production of wind and
buster by Taxpayer" is ii very forccful
reminder of what the Devil said when he
shearcd the hog, he said, 1T was all
squcal and no WOOL
Now started into this controversy for
the purpose of discussing the Colora
road question, and not being much given
to rainbow chasing. must therefore de-
cline to follow the gentleman through all
his wild sea of assertion. counter aSSer-
ton and irrelcvancy. There is, however,
one true thing TO which he remains true
and that is The whipped dog yelps'
If | We're so disposed | might speak Of
the gentleman harShly. but shall not do
it. for | prefer to
BE To his virtues very kind,
And to his faults little blind"
As usual he does not answer the qucs-
tons put to him concerning the position
which he formally took in respect TO the
hill in front Of Mr.. McNcys, and says
that he did not say anything about this
hill. In his letter bearing date Deccm-
Der 3lst 1901, he said:-"Thcn there is
the piece of old road running south from
Mr.. Wiicy'S store unto the intersection
of new road at Il point Just south of Mr.
McNcy's house. which constitutes dist
ance of 455 feet. which must be graded,
| otherwise we would have Il grade there
on equal to any that now exists on the
| old hill" | mention this that the reader
may compare it with his last letter, and
thus see how he attempts to cvadc. He
| says that | have changed my statements.
etc. and prctcnds TO quote me, but he
miSquotcs i'll every instance.
How about the question of damage
Why don't you discuss that Mr. Tax
payer Z What can you say about your
dirt road assertion Let us hear from
| You on this point. Get Il crow-bnr and
open your mouth on the question of the
| comparative length of the two roads re-
uuirCd to be macadAmizcd. Reason out
10 the farmers of this community, if you
| dare. that they do the major portion of
| their hauling when the roads are usually
| bad, Tell us if you can, why the propoS-
ed road will need macadamzing moro
than do other roads in the community
that are used every day and must be
passed over by I'LL people coming to
| Colora ? | defy you to defend your -
| ScrtiOn that ii would cost Five 5000
| Dollars per lincal foot to open and maca-
| damiZc the new road. These are ques-
tons that | shall be glad to discuss with
You. Why did YOU not accept the pro-
position | made you III my last letter rs
! to measuring the hill in the presence OF
| reputable witnesses | am ready to
meet you or your friend. Mr. T.. or any
other gentleman whom you may select,
and 20 over the ground, get the measure
| mentS thereof, and if | am wrong rs
You say ] am. am man enough to ac-
knowledge the same in the columns of
the Cecil Wing" over my own signature.
Have you sufficient faith in your figures
on this question, and are You manly
enough to do likewise +? This is the
test Are you willing to make it ? You
have abandoned each and every relevant
point to the controversy and continually
seek to evade and fill in with nonsense
and misrepresentation.
You say there never was IN Intcrna-
tional Good Road Congress held any
| where. Now | beg leave to inform you
that if you will obtain from the Depart
| ment Of Agriculture Of the United States
Bulletin No. y, you will find contained
| therein the proceedings of the Internal
tiOnal Good Road Congress held ut Buff
falo, New York, in September last.
only ventured the suggestion that the
reading of this Bulletin might be in
structivc, but for this suggestion perhaps
| owe the gentleman an apology, as he
is one WHO knoweth all things"
All the reason and argument put forth
by 'raXpayer' from the beginning of
this controversy thus far can be very
appropriately summed up in the follow
ing lines:-