Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-07-21

Seven hundred thousand dollsrsi That
Is tremendous pile of money. No
county in the State has done so vel.
for its roads And yet the total popu-
lation OF Wise in tho 1900 census is less
than 20. 200. OF this population, how
ever, nearly 200 were white people
The negro population was less than
1000. or but little more than 10 per
cent.
Wise county proposes to go down in
its jeans rs literally as any farseeinS
capitalist would go in prosecution of his
private business. The question has
been considered in the light of the ex-
perience of the most progressive Sec
tons OF the country, which experience
has amply demonstrated that compre-
hensive scheme Of good roads pays big
dividends in any community.
To pay interest on 500, 600 of bonds
at, say per cent, will tax the people
$4,000 year. A sinking fund of Ii
per cent, annually maintained for
thirty-four years, and compounded, will
pay off the principal at the end of thir-
ty-four years, snd cost $40, 500 a wear.
Interest and redemption account, then.
totals $3S, 500, or about 81 head for
every man, woman and child IN the
county, on the basis of the 1900 popula-
ton.
Yet there is no shadow of doubt, if
we believe the lessons of experience,
that the investment will pay. Wise
county, at single bound, will leap to
the very forefront in the ranks of pro-
gressive, aggressive Virginia counties +;
settlers will be attracted; land values
will greatly increase; the present popu-
lation will at once and continuously en-
JOY envied advantages in transporta-
ton of farm and forest products. in
church and school accessibility and in
social communication.
There is said to be scarcely a doubt
that the bond issue will be authorized
by an overwhelming majority of the
voters.
While politicians talk of State and
Government aid to roads, ride into
office, and scale down a meagre $780,
VOO devisable among 100 counties, little
WISE county, really wanting good roads,
planks down nearly three times as
much as the sum appropriated for the
whole State of Virgins. Richmond
Journal
And Wise county has become one of
the most progressive counties in the
State. Here is a complete refutatiou of
the oft repeated charge of the Roanoke
Times that Republican rule blights
wherever it is found in the South. Wise
county for nearly ten years has been in
the hands of the Republicans, in Ma
tlonal. State and county elections. It
ls now in full charge of Republican
county officers. In the last eight wears
it has built more splendid school houses
than any county in Virginia It's won
derful resources in coal and timber
have been developed under the wise
protective policy of the Republican
party and it has become one of the
wealthiest counties of the State.
But this great and progressive county
has been denied its just share in the
legislation of the Commonwealth by the
adoption of an unfair legislative appor-
tionment. With white population of
l7,6S8, according to the census of 1900.
Wise county is given ] of a member of
the House of Delegates and I of State
Senator. By the same apportionment
bill the county of Halifax, with white
population of 1892, is given TWO
members of the House of Delegates
and one Senator, giving to a sick white
man In Halifax county four times the
! representation that is given to a well
white man in Wise county.
The county of Appomattox. with
5,79l whites, is given ONE delegate;
and the county of Charlotte, with 6. 7ss
white inhabitants, is given ONE dele
gate.
This Ubiquitous legislative apportion-
ment was made by a Machine Demo-
cratic Legislature, was confirmed. rati-
fied and perpetuated for ten years by
adopting it into the new constitution:
and Mr.. Henry C. Stuart helped to fast |
en- this outrage upon the people he is
now asking to send him to Congress. |
Thls he did after declaring that the
prime object of the new constitution
was to make the white man supreme in
Virginia. 1t looks like the chief object
was to make the Democratic Machine
supreme and to perpetuate that su-