The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-29
THE BOND ISSUE.
The Herald and News Wants Fair
Dissatisfaction. G. L. Blease
Wants Certain Amendments.

or of bond issue for the building of
good roads in this county, Or any 9TH
er plan that may be devised that will
give US good roads, is willing and anx-
ious at the same time to open its col
umns to those who oppose the bond is
sue. We desire that the matter shall
be fully and freely and impartially
discussed, and if the verdict of the
people should be against our judg-
ment We will not complain.
We are so strongly convinced, how
ever, that money put in the building
of good roads is the best investment
Of money that the people of any com
munity can make that We favor any
plan that is practical looking towards
that end.
It is not fair in the discussion of
bonds, to compare bonds which are to
be handled and the money spent by
our own people, with bonds which
were issued for railroads and turned
over to other people, who were not
interested particularly in our county;
and besides that the bonds which were
issued some twenty years ago for rail-
roads had the condition that they
should be delivered as soon as the
road was graded through the town.
ship. The road was graded and the
bonds delivered. If We had made the
condition that the road should be
built we would surely have had the
road or we would have kept our
bonds.
The act of the legislature, it seems
to US, throws ample safeguards
around the bonds which are to be
voted that the money will not be spent
unless We secure the roads, and We
are satisfied that the people Of this
county Will be willing to have a two
mills tax for roads for forty years if
they should be assured of 200 miles
of good macadam or sand and clay
road.
A two mill tax voted annually for
roads would not give US 200 miles of
permanent road if it were voted for
forty years. The beauty about the
bond issue is that we get the roads
and enjoy them while we are paying
she taxes, and if we do leave our chill
dren bonded debt we leave them
isomething that is worth more to them
than the money would be.
However, it is a matter for the
people to determine for themselves,
and by permission of the Observer
land the author we are glad to print
the article following by Hon. Cole L.
Blease:
Newberry, S. c., June 20, 1909.
Hon. ". H. Wallace, editor Obser-
yer, City. Dear Sir: In the matter
of bonds for good roads please allow
me the privilege Of asking the follow
ing questions:
Will the parties whose names are
mentioned in the act as commission
.ers pledge themselves to refuse to ac-
cept the position and allow the legls-
lature at it's next session to amend
the act by placing upon tbs board
one qualified elector from each town.
ship in the county?
Will the senator and representative
es from this county pledge themselves
to put into effect this agreement, and
name one commissioner, from each
township 50 that all may be repre-
sented on said board, and not one
township have a majority OF the
board while all Of the townships have
to pay for the bonds?
If the bonds are voted will the SEN
ator and representatives from this
county pledge themselves to amend
the act of the legislature by putting
in proviso as follows:
Provided; That none of the money
raised upon said bonds shall be paid
out for any purpose until the road or
roads for which it is paid shall have
been built?
Will the parties whose names are
mentioned in the act as commissioners
pledge themselves not to take any
step towards raising the money on
these bonds until after the next ses-
sion Of the legislature, so as to allow
these amendments to secure the peo-
pie in their rights?
This will guarantee the people