The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-11


without equivocation. First Of all,
there should be revision of the pres-
ent license ordinance, wonderfully
and fearfully wrought as it is, that
will equalize the burdens Of taxation
and require every business to pay q
tax upon the amount Of business
done, or upon the amount Of profit de-
rived therefrom, or any other fair aud
arrangement that will do
justice to every man. 1t Is manifestiy
unjust to make one GLASS Of business
men pay tax based on the amount
of business done, while another favor
ed GLASS are dismissed with friendly
fat rate as nominal assessment.
The present condition Of ma jority of
the residence streets of the city
should demand change Of policy in
the street department. Quite num-
Der Of them are in q wretohed condi-
tion for driving, while tho sidewalks
are well nigh impossible. We would
not underestimate the value of our
permanent improvements given US by
the present council aud by it's imme-
diate predecessors, for they are all
good and they were improvements
that were Imperative; but now that
we have all that are actually needed,
it is time to call halt on paving
uLtil some Of the streets on the out
skirts Of the city and some even
nearer the square should have some
attention, such as the building Of
sidewalks and tho paving of drains.
Entirely too much time and expense
have been incurred in the improvement
Of comparatively unimpcrtant streets
Of the city; and favoritism Of this kind
Heing only q species Of graft, should
be guarded against with all the zeal
ard erdor of the voter. The man
with an az to grind ia G mighty good
man to keep of the council. Pub.
lioity is the bane Of sl! =ho would use
public money to enhance their own
private property, and 90 every osndi.
date should be required to pledge his
efforts to have an annual exhibit made
Of tbs receipts So! expenditures eg
the city government, showing the de-
tailed sources Of revenue and on what
account expenditures we're made.
Again, the first act Of the new council
should be to repeal the last sewerage
extension ordinance, for tho very good
and sufficient reason that IL is never
too late to retrieve an act OF bad faith.
When the election for voting bonds
for the installation OF o sewerage sys-
tenn was before the people Of the city,
it was then charged by tho opponents
Of the measure that it would oIiy be q
short time till the use Of the sewerage
system would become compulsory By
cot Of council, aud 80 persistent was
this objection urged that it became
necessary for the friends Of sewerage
to pledge the voters ell over the CITY
that such thing vas absolutely ridi-
oulous and had never been coDtem.
plated. It wes pointed out By the
sewerage advocates that 1t might be
made compulsory withio the fire limits
but that it would never be extended
beyond these limits. This was con.
strued as pledge By the voters Of the
city, and q pledge made by the most
influential men Of the city could not
be disregarded, and the voters having
never been betrayed by those men,
aeaepted tho pledge and voted for the
issuance Of bonds. Every man whose
pledge has been violated should use
this very opportunity to keep faith
with his friends BY demanding . pledge
from the alderman who aspires TO rep.
resent bis ward thss he will favor tho
repeal Of the extension ordinance and
let the people rest from their contin.
:'al burden OF enforced expenditures
on property. :. AS there will not be
'zy dispensary fund from which we
car draw nov, it is mandatory upon
tie voters to hsar in mind the fact
that city expsnditures must be out
aud that with due and discreet se-
lection Of ai337777zSee... end mayor Who
will not be improvident and wasteful
il is possible that o great deal of work
can be done with the amount OF money
our usual levy raiBes, but at shs out
set it will be we'll for them to rsmem.
bes that the next council will have to
make haste slowly in making improve.
ments asst should do until il can find
its bearings and find just how much il
will have 70 spend on the several de-
partments OF the city. And 40 &c will
not be fair to exact pledges from any
candidate for work 20 be done !in any
section Of the town except in 40 far as
il relates TO neglected spots that
ehould have had attention long ago.
There may be other issues than those
above set forth but in the main shesa
arc the most important and should
not be overlooked. The man who can
not give clear unequivooal answer 10
each ono Of them 10 Q dodger aud oan
be counted as an opponent OF. issue.
raised. He IL the man 20 vote againstf
and 20 work against. Now Is the time
to pur:sy the governments II you think
q aeeds purifying, Dom { ,sit on ths
snail OF yonr hack and wait 70 sss who,
is going to bs elected and then 20
about growing that 'sthe ring runs
everything anyhow" H there's any.
suoh thing az { ring. and it's eorrupt,
take OF your GOAT and ,fVo ont and