Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-04-13

only for their own selfish ends, and
against the interests of the masses of
the people Of Tszewell county, they
framed. prepared and had passed that
most iniquitous act, TszeweIl county's
Special Road Law" That law that is
BASED upon neither right nor precedent,
that law that requires she people of
Clear Fork District TO pay 46 per cent.
Of the road tax of the county, and al
lows her to receive only 333 per cent.
back 10 be expended upon her roads.
The district in which these gentlemen
live does not suffer Hereunder for it
gets about the same per cent of the
tax it pays. Maiden Spring District is
alone the winner and the Clear Fork
District Is alone the loses. This, peo-
PIE Of Tsz well county, Is the concep-
| lion Of H. launched by the advocates
of the ''pay as sou go plan" which will
be opera ed VI der said special law. and
it will be operated as it has been oper-
ated, siDce il became law, to provide
good roads for the rich and leave the
mud holes for the use of the common
people. They now say it was a mist axe
rot 10 divide the fund in the proportion
70 what - paie by each district, and
shat it CAN be amended by the next
G-ueral Assembly WILL IT BE2
Why did hey make this mistake? Trey
did not expect their hand to be called,
they expected the people Of Tszewell
county ~ d of Car Fork District to
trust blirdly and raise no voice in oppo-
sition, bu, they fsiled to take into con-
sideration. a fact that the history of
the human family should have made
known TO them. and that is that the
people have a very determined way of
Strengthening things out when they
have stood enough. and that the time
had come for the people to rebel, and
they have rebelled and their rebellion
is going to result in the overthrow Of
that pernicious Especial Law" and the
good people Of this county will have
roads under bond issue. Now gentle
men, who has acted the fairest with
you, the bond issue people or the psy
plan people. The bond issue people
were the first to espouse your cause,
and caused to be placed upon the statute
books Of this State law providing for
bond issues TO build roads, aplan that
will work, and wherever tried, is work
Ing the peoples desire for good roads,
and plan that is eminently fair to all
the people, to both the present and the
future generations, plan that distrib-
utes the burden, and places it where it
belongs. This so-called pay rs you
90 plan" WAS conceived, as before
stated herein, ONLY after the bill pro-
vidiog Law for issuing bonds to raise
funds TO build rosds in the counties of
the State, bad been introduced in the
General Assembly to become a law.
This Special Act" was then prepared
and also presented. Snd was done for
the vors purpose, snd none other. of
defestir~ th= Effect OF the bond iesue
statute in T2zrsell county. Now when
tho renpl- OF ihis County decided to
BUILD GOD ROADS. u0de the ond
i.sue pin. m-e'irPs were called all
over te caunty and Districts, as we'll as
county M selings at the courthouse.
Our Pamphlet" pay as you go, friends
were invi ed TO attend these meetings
and Cooperate with US in the fort and
fight for good roads, they came, but not
word did they speak, nor plan sug-
gest. II heir pay plan is good one,
Why dii they not then tell you about
this model plan of theirs. and give us
al a chHrce - consider Gnd discuss it.
can tel you why. Toy did not want
it discussed. and wnen, IN obedience to
the invite ion in that pamphlet, we
went to 7 well to look into the plan,
they calmly advised Us that they did
not want the plan discussed EXCEPT
BY ITS FRIENDS. and why? Because
they were afcsid to let the search light
find it, thy were afraid that special
act would not stand the test, but when
they fad you are determined for good
roads they laupch this plan, pay as
you go" No pay, no go; NO GO, no
pay. The last explsins their attach
ment to this plan, for under it there
will be no go, and therefore NO PAY.
Now, again, MIR. Common Sense
Taxpayer, you say that at is AS
PLAIN AS DAY" that the money will
not build one-half the roads specified in
the orders under the bond issue move
ment That is you say that 1925, 900
will not build 58s miles of macadam
roads and 20 miles of OTHERWISE
IMPROVED ROADS. lie that what
you mesn7 Let's see what you mean.
We allow s., 600 per mile for the other
wise than macadam roads, that will
amount to $70,0 900 in the whole county
(one-half the roads mapped out to be
improved besides maeadsm) $40, 900
from $625, 900 would leave 1866, coo that
you say will not build more than 5ss
miles Of macadam road, or to be ex-
plicit, you say it viii require 50, 497. AZ