The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-19

! sroechment. let us bear m mind that the basis Of equity is the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" Hence let us not by. reason | of our greater strength encroach upon. the rights of corporations or oppress just attitude. there would be no friction between the business men and the cor porations of the State of Alabama and hand in hand with unison of spirit they could keep step to the ausic of the on- | ward march of progress. Therefore let
 ,is educate a kindlier relationship between the common people and the corporations, teaching that the blessings of prosperity | can only come to those who dwell In brotherly love and extend succor and aid one to the other.
 feel assured gentlemen in passing this | subject that all do not entertain the ! liberal views 1 do but that he fault find- | CTS are always in evidence and can always point out individual cases of corporate | irregularities.
 The next subject l shall pass upon is
 ono of vital interest to the masses as well | as all other classes. It is the subject of | improvement of our public road system. | One of the grsatest economic questions | presented to the consideration of the peo- | pie of the State of Alabama or of the | United States of America of this day of | quick transit and heavy traffic, Is the | great problem of better public road facili- | ties for the country people. means where | by they can transport to the market at
  assume that no enlightened person in the | State of Alabama will require argument | to convince him of the tssfulness or value | of good public roads I regard good second only to the Christian religion In- deed they go together hand in hand, Where you find good sound and practi- cally religious people you are liable to find good roads but wheresoever you find good roads watch the next hill and on its summit you will find the house of God and on its cupola the cross of Christ. Good roads my countrymen always lead
 to churches or in the direction of Godli-
 ness and If bad roads don't lead to hell
 they make you think you are going there
 when you travel over them.
 The rnoralizing effect of the one, the
 demoralizing effect of the other is stamp
 ed upon the character if not the counte-
 nance of the citizenship of the commun- ity blessed or cursed as the case nssy be
 by them. Therefore, there can be but
 two questions in this connection. the first is how we can improve our roads, the second Is how are we to raise the money to make the improvement. I noted re-
 gently. gentlemen, that in speaking eC city to Birmingham the first practical step suggested was to employ civil en-
 gineer. one who could decide upon the | cavation and how many fills there were,
 and what the moving of cubic yard or
 rns to of the great railroad builders of this country had elected this plan of employ
 sS sorss tS adp tnat in hs hw' s c
 VII %Ith esotstIc ' cOu%ty cu% cc@msSionsrs ni; @
 deetor ne one earnsd in the art of
 will send for one learned in this art.
 Waste sr @one o ne V@e oa Gd to country cousins and produce the minimum
 of good roads results at the maximum
 r road public over % to the gre grossly sly incompe- in % tent commissioners court. This commits sioner system of County financiering and
 handicap not excepting. the war between
 the States, that ever afflicted the State of Alabama In short. good roads, roads expended on them permanent improve ments have to be built on scientific and intelligent principles and the average these qualifications, his chief virtue be- ing to draw his per diem with prompt ness and selfish enactment. I believe
 bama would make big money by issuing bonds and improving their road system.
 The bond issuing plan is the only equita- would accrue. As the abutting property
 in cities is the beneficiary, of the beautiful
 paved walks so are the abutting lands on of their construction. No residence. no barn, no dairy, no fertilizer or green fields
 ever enhance ana multiply. the value of the farm by adding to its living conven- fence so greatly as the good roads which give easy access to 1t.
 There is not man In the State of Ala l good roads bill and favor seeing. our State
 or County. avail thsmselvss of it more
 ism T T You viii, ana We viii aftectionate- ly embrace a paternalism which will
 reach out its strong arm ad do some;
 the " sttractveness @ tsSt of the now sbandoaed
 tons ions of Alabama. Once the broad fields
 sEo sSoryy yah Of the Southland, now S they they are
 the habitation of the ignorant negro and
 our miserable road system has produced men was socially and physically placing
 his family in an attitude second only to
 putting them in a hole in the ground six
 The government has appropriated mil
 lions For experiment stations. 1t has edu-
 cated and provided for its pei. Indians. 1t
 eas GRsasS 0 Wcds snf Fass then wss
 should 1t not reach out Its strong arms
 and give tH public T9sas Sf the bsnsa Unfe
 those who are willing to help themselves: Why should we not as people accept
 this encouragement and request our rep resentatives in Congress to vote with that end in view. Such Is the spirit of the
 crownlow pill and I trust that every Con. on gresSman from AlaDama VIII meet the Brownlow. hill as the practical solution Of the practical question and support it.
 My limited time forbids my giving this question further consideration, but In
 concluding it must say fin my judgment that the greatest compounder of local prosperity I have ever observed Is good system of public roads.
 Passing this question to the last but not
 least important question. l invite your attention to the important matter of an Alabama exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair.
 A sense of State pride and patriotism appeals to every progressive and public
 spirited citizen in the State of Alabama to cast his influence in behalf of an ex- hibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair Lou
 isiana Purchase Exposition. To the above
 mentioned class 1t is hurniliating to real
 ise that the commonwealth of Alabama has not extended its strong arm and said -ulct that A Alabama is willing to do its part in seeing that our State of matchless resources shall be kept abreast
 with her progressive and less nature-fa- vored sister States in a legitimate and proper and attractive diplay of our great
 variety of raw material, mechanical and agricultural products. Unfortunately for Alabama, that which is termed conserva- | tlsm in public policy prevails to an eX- | tent which Is disastrous to the State, dis
 couraging to the enterprising. This pol | icy more properly speaking is a studied pandering to the prejudice of an ignorant | class, an element of society who see no | good in anything which does not bring
 results and lay them directly. not indi- | rectIv at thefr doors TRnOranCo ie offap