The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-01-07

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n1.dtersto Cd here and now am rrl II
st favor OF good roads, brit L amt in
faVor OF paying out money to pet
them, by taxation ] mean. AS far Is
that is conc rned our roads amt 50
pad as some people who has some ak
to grind is making out. The author
Is 9 young man yet, and he is willing
NJ TO work out his time on the road the
4 same as the old men Of this country
have done. The only thing we need
is to have some overseers that Will
40 their duty. We can go and spend
hundred or two hundred dollars
5 "a mile on the roads and they would
sn1t be any better than they are now.
.iEGood roads are alright, but you will
see It we, build good roads in this
parish thatthe rich people will get
the most use OF them with their auto
mo 3, biles, and see in the papers that
tautomobiles cuts the roads up and
ruins them any how.
j II roads was worked by taxation.
fthere's some people who now have
roads who wouldn't have any roads
lat all. Suppose there is a settlement
road with six or seven. farmers living
ION it, running off to one side, what
you going to do about that? Are you
going to build a road for several
hundred dollars out to these fellows?
They are just as much entitled to the
road as anyone. Some would say
that maybe all the taxes they pay
together would not amount to S25. 90,
and they are not entitled to have
several hundred dollars spent to get
road out to them. I say every
man, nan and child is entitled to
a roP ~ the roads are worked by
taxation. Besides that some men
can afford to work a day or two on
3 the roads when he can't find dollar
to pay his road tax. Ny railroad tax,
Of five mills is just $1.25 a year, and
+ / have to work the road ten or twelve
days a year, but like times are I
would rather work the roads twelve
days, agar than pay the S1.25 road
tax. ! would not rather that of
course if the roads were built right
and everything, but how do we know
they will be built right9 They say
that the foreigners are paying most
Of the taxes, and we ought to make
hay while the sun chimes. But as for
mel believe in doing by others as
you would be done by. They come
here and put their money out here,
and right is right anywhere.
Then they say the towns are pay
ing most Of the rest OF the taxes, and
the farmer don't have much to pay
anyhow, but I say if the. town wants
ito pay the tax, its because they ex-
poet to benefit by it. Well, let the
towns pay the taxes, and if it builds
them up to have good roads they will
get their money back, don't make
the farmer pay to build up the towns
heard q man at Winfield make a
speech and he said the other states
we're building roads, and twas help
ing the country. I say the other
states are doing a whole lot that
Louisiana hasn't got no call to- do.
Must we go crazy and run around
spending money on roads just be-
cause some other fellow is doing it,.
Il say no. as3k t got much college
learning, butt anybody wants to
answer this communication, Mr..
Editor, 7 will come back at him, as
long as right is on my side, and I can
fee q foot from my nose.
More next time if you print this,
which I think you ought to, as I am a
Ypayer. Yours for Conservatism.
2ssES CONSERVATIVE.