The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-07

Record, published in the region oil
turnpike roads, and a Democratic
paper, says:
I'VE publish In full on page Of this
issue Congressman Brownlow's bill for
the improvement OF public roads, re-
Gently introduced In congress We
!, are for any measure, no matter who
fathers IL, that VIII give Us better
roads, and will rejoice at the passage
Of this, or any uther legislation, ma
| tional or state, that will accomplish
| Il. And again: III the present legis-
| iature does not give IA some practical
/ legislation for the Improvement OF the
/ public roads, the people 10 this neck
or the woods, or properly speaking,
this maze of mud puddles and qaag :
niires, will be greatly disappointed"
| Just why the whole country is
moving as one man for reliet from
IT'S dire condition Icannot say. The
wise man wrote; 'aTe everything
there Is a season and a time to ev-
lerY purpo.e under the heavens"
| and If we will watch the general
discussion we. will conclude that
the time to do something IN the
matter OF roads is now on us.
think IT most reasonable to con.
clude that the time is here. because
the matter has been put off unnl
something Just has 90 be done. An
Onion Greek farmer has said to me
since the announcement OF your
present program: alt is simply
come TO where we must do some.
thing or leave, and, OF course,
when we reach this temper, we find
il cheaper TO stay"
Still turther. in showing your m
terest IN the road question, YOU
have this TO encourage you over
some other questions now engaging
| public attention, that IN this you
see Iust what you have TO deal
with" True, YOU see tins in the
boil weevil, or al least you think
you do, as in some other questions,
! but IN the road subject you can cay
that there IS no speculation, for
. here you deal in tangible, materia
( things. and handle only concrete
. facts; and while along the line o
. these other proposed investigation!
. there should be made all reason.
able effort, and due credit given If
, partial or even IN entire failure al
: relief, should the worst come, stl
IN the road subject you may RESI-
. assured that nothing will be lost
( that Is directed with intelligent ef
I fort, and now. with these eacour
. aging features, which must be &C
| cepted as facts, We would as vel
take hold OF the subject IN a thor
ough and systematic way, fully
, convinced as va must be that IL i,
one that we cannot transmit Il
: posterity, however much we may b,
inclined thereto, on account OF II
I magnitude. Some wag once saiC
that he didn't believe in dong any
thing Tor postenty, that posterit,
had never done anything tor him
In this, though, as in some othe
things, the situation IS such that W,
J are simply bound 10 take 40 III,
. task, and perhaps II will be a TAI
. compromise that we make the road
(mind you, do not say Il, EN-
+ and let posterity pay of any bal
, ance and keep them in repairs.
Are you waiting now 10 take ~
ana discuss the kind OF roads tina
! are desirable. practical and teasibi
here IN Ellis county, for 1t is fac
r that there is now mucn talk on thi
) part OF the subject. here among tn
: people, they having already, as i
' were, passed the first stages OF IN,
/, discussion, and come by common
) consent to conciude that our pres
4 ent road system has served its da,
. and generation'
: Individuality, | would shr,nl
from the responsibility OF namini
| the kind OF road that We are L
T have. | do NOT believe that il IS il
/ the combined wisdom OF this Farm
| eT's Institute, in convention as
: sembled, nor in all the Institutes Q
. Texas, in the active and harmon
= ious use of all their reason, TO sa,
just yet what kind OF roads W
!. must work for, believing that VI
' can get whatever kind We eonclud
to strive for when we decide tina
/ intelligcntiy.
b The question coming first, ant
q the one TO govern TIE others, y
- large part, IS where are we TO &c
c the means with which to bull
e thems BY taxation Of course. TIN
i is the only way 10 get money 10
c any public work. Then comes stil
+ behind this preceding question
y shall the taxation be from the cour