Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-05-12
A REPLY TO SWEET SUMNER.


Green Summer, we did positively head
our article, not piece" just precisely |
like gentleman OF good breeding and
| education (see Webster) but we did not |
head 1T like an ignoramus. You are the
man that did not head your article like
a gentleman, and fault US for not doing |
as you did. We did not propose to act
ungentlemanly. We did not stay in
the shrubbery as stated by you. Ny
article was truly review of your hal
lucinacous ideas, and knocked the bot
tom out of them, and there was moth
ing left for you, and you thought you
would assail some candidate or justice
Of the peace. You seem to think that
only justices Of the peace and candidates
are in favor of good roads, but you are
badly mistaken.
You asked for pardon II you we're mis-
taken in the man. We pardon you from
the very bottom OF our heart for
we know that you did not know any
better than to assail some candidate or
justice of the peace that were not
against progress like yon. We are not
a candidate for county Office, nor ever
expect to De, neither have we any kim
dred or very near friends in the race for
county Office but believe them to all be
good men regardless Of their views on
the bond question, and will vote for
them no matter how they stand on it.
We are not one OF them that gets some
of the $4,000 as you guess. The COM
missioners get that for their services,
and are no kin to them. Do you sup
pose men ought to work for nothing?
No. Then what are you talking about?
That talk about two against one against
{ bonding the county is just talk or noise
in the air. Better come out of that
cove and travel about and have few
chats with people and enterprising citi-
zens who are interested in the welfare
of the general public. IfYou could hear
Z such wise men talk perhaps you would
be ashamed of your few warty patent
ideas. That there are some men in this
county who are against the measure we
] do not deny, but they are men just like
/ you. They have either not given
, the subject proper consideration
or want to get out of paying few cents
more tax to build good roads. The
: friction can't bs anything else. Such
! men perhaps never study the import
: ance Of paying tax.
f We live, and were born and reared in
the 3rd civil district of Marion county,
and will be among the last benefited by
the pixies, Because we said we had one
mile of road to keep in repairs to get to
part of our land you seem to draw the
erroneous conclusion that we went tc
the county to build US a road. l only
stated facts when | said | mot some
other MANI had one mile of road tC
!, keep in repair to get to part Of my land
That is not saying | went to the county
to build me road, neither does it NEAR
that, but simply l keep my road in re
pair for my benefit. Just like you worl
those old mules that you talk about sc
~ much for your benefit. Can't you com
prehend. Tho one mile of road keel
in repair is not public road nor will i
- ever be, but it is good one for l won
haul hay, corn and other products owe
a rough road If can do better. l, likr
all other righteous men, regard the lif,
of my beast, and don't want my team o.
any other mans to strain every nerV
>, TO pull heavy load over a rough roaC
just because am too lazy to work th
road or too stingy to pay few cent
tax. l never went to the county t.
build me a road and don't have to 60 t.
it for any help. The county is building
public roads for the special benefit o
y her own citizens, and will not object t,
any person travelling them who is no
one of her citizens. These roads ar
not private, but will be public road
" and will be the property of the county
and l cant see how owning good road
can injure any county. The way se
, it is they will only help make the coun
- ty worth living in. What is a count
worth that has not got good roads an
schools.
When such men as Sweet Summer ar
approached on the road subject they il
variably try to dodge the importan
> value of good roads by saying Il am i
, favor of good roads but them pixies viii
have some mudholes in them in the fl
ture." They don't know much if any
thing about pike roads. Many of theI
l guess never saw one. We have see
them and know something OF the valu
of them to any county. There are yer
so few il any mud holes in them. The
ot are built to turn water, therefore ar
nearly always dry. We don't have I
tell the people that we have a frien
living on pike and ne told US thi
We know it is so for we have travele
co them in all kinds of weather, and hav
1c- found them the poor mans friend,
as II am friend to the poor people.
CT You are no such thing. You want I
9e get out Of paying tax, and don't care
straw for the poor people. That's wha
you DO. II you we're for the poor ma
the least you would want is to hel