The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

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Sos trend of public opinion on
proposed national legislation. The
honest press is but the mouthpiece Of
an enlightened people. We give space
below to some extracts from leading
papers on the question Of National aid
to highway improvements follows:
Cleveland, Ohio, Leader: 1t is worthy
of note that the pressure in the direc-
ton of National aid in road building
is becoming stronger all the time.
Manufacturers Record: The Gov
ernment, in aiding to build roads,
would stimulate industrial activity.
while it would, at the same time,
arouse the highest ambition in the
citizen, command his loyalty and insure
an ardent patriotism.
Atlanta Constitution: The Brown
low bill has much to commend it; and
it stands for a sound, worthy principle
of government, designed to benefit not
class. but the whole people. The
good roads agitation is beginning to
show results.
Chicago Tribune: 1t is difficulN to
see how anyone can believe in National
responsibility for internal improve
ments without favoring National aid
for road building.
Binghamton. n. Y. Leader: 1t is
widely hoped that the policy of Federal
aid will be found to be applicable to
the construction Of good roads. In
scarcely any other way could the Ma
tional purse be opened with the pros
pect or possibility Of contributing so
nearly to the general advantage. Spe-
cial interests have for so long a time
and so exclusively felt the invigorat-
ing influence of the Governments
beneficence that it is really about time
that something was done for the gen.
eral interest. A small part Of the taxes
the people pay may properly and Justly
be used for the peoples benefit.
New York Press: Congress has no
more widely useful measure of domes-
tic legislation in hand than is contem-
plated in the bill put forward by Rep.
resentative Brownlow and Senator Gal.
lincer to give National aid to the good
roads movement.
Jacksonville, Fla, Metropolitan: The
passage Of what is known as the
Brownlow bill by Congress would be
ma terial help and bring results much
earlier than the slow and limited plan
of county and State taxation.
Northfleld, Vermont, News: TIE
idea of Government aid in State rood
building is everlastingly right, and un-
less such aid is given it will be many
years before the small States will
have much of this needed improve
ment.
Philadelphia Telegraph: The pur-
poses Of this bill should unquestion-
ably receive the hearty approval Of
every thinking man in the United
States, without respect to political or
other affiliations.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Times: We are
cordially in accord with Mr.. Brown.
low in the matter, and we trust that
the people who are to be SO greatly
benefited by the proposed law will get
back Of the Congressman and hold up
his hand with an enthusiasm and an
energy that will give him influence In
carrying forward his project. 1t is not
necessary here to argue for the vast
good to be accomplished by the lnau.
guration Of the plans contemplated by
Mr.. Brownlow.
Nashville, Tenn, Agriculturlst:
"Better roads" is the exclamation COM
ing up from the agricultural classes
in all the States, and it should have
such a power behind it that Congress
will not hesitate to pass such a law.
The above hurriedly gathered ex-
cerpts are from leading papers. We
might overrun our columns with simi-
lar expressions from other equally
prominent prints, but these suffice for
the present. They are taken from
hearings submitted in the last Con-
gress and printed in Senate Document
No. 2O4, Fifty-eighth Congress, I'd Ses-
sion. Write to your Senator for a copy
Of this document, and receive q mass
of most useful information on the road
question. - =. ~