The Brinkley argus., 1907-11-01
That $5O,0OO.OO Court House.

A S5o.ooo.oo appropriation to build a Court House, voted by the Monroe County Quorum Court with not a days consideration. without even mo- ment's thought or consideration on the part of the taxpayers, who have to bear the burden. This coming too immediately after the county has jus, finished a long seige of indebtedness covering a period of thirty years or more, during which time county war. rants have sold as low as 40 and SC cents on the dollar.
 These facts caused the ARGUS. 2 few weeks ago, to crtticise the wisdom and fairness of such an act.
 This criticism on the part of the ARGUS evidently didn't sound good tc the Clarendon SUN, and in its las, issue the SUN takes a column article to discredit the ARGUS criticism. Ordinarily the Clarendon SUN is disposed to be fair and not to engage in demagogic methods. but this is one of the times when our neighbor had tc break away from rules, and in Moor ish bit of sarcasm attempt to pilla, Its cause by charging that the ARucs was dishonest in writing. as if did, that we were not even correctly rep rescnting the intelligent sentiment oi our home people" Here is the way the SUN man puts if
 "l In spite of its deliberation anc superior discernment, we don't believe that the ARGUS correctly represent. the intelligent sentiment of its home people upon this question. We don believe they lcok at fl in the light the ARGUS man does. for he is mani festly blinded by prejudice"
 Now, in regard Ao this. the write, would say that while the article wa: not written with the idea of being the sentiment of anybody but the write, himself, he nevertheless believes ttla there are not ten taxpayers in the com smunity who will. in the slightest repudiate the sentiments therein ex pressed. and if the Sun will be kins enough to find a SINGLE ONE, the ARGUS will cheefully publish it broad cast. Now it is up to you. brother Come across.
 Most of the entire article of the Sun is in this tenor and strain. There are only two paragraphs of the long
 
 article which present any reason oi or argument whatsoever in support o the strange. surprising and hurried appropriation of $5o,ooo. In fairness to the Sun, we publish these two which are as follows
 s The Sun is unable 10 regard this question ih any other than the ligh' of a plain business proposition. More room for the officers and better protec- ton for the records are needed. Any citizen who investigates will be con vinced of this, The present building occupies the foundation of and is the same size as the house required by the county a half century ago. The county is out of debt. with a surplus on hand, which should increase each year, despite the liberal payments to be made annually upon a new build 'ing. There could be no increase in the rate of taxation. and S5O. .Ooo could be built and paid for without the people $ really realizing It.
 On top of this. the appropriation has been made. and County Judge Millwee has stated plainly that If the building can be erected without depre- ciating the value of scrip, 1t will De done. Otherwise not, under hts ad- ministratlon. Which ought to satisfy any reasonable man
 Now the ARGUS is not surprised at the Sun, nor do we blame It for want inc to see our county officers housed in lust such a magnificent and palasial