Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-06-01
4 GOOD ROADS ORGANIZA-
TION.

visors Uf this county, there has
been crystaIizing throughout our
county a well grounded senti-
ment for better roads. The
change from the old system to
the new awoke the people from n
state of lethargy where they had
been sleeping for years. Any
new idea brings other new ideas
in connection, and, if these ideas
are followed to their logical con-
clusion they mean rapid devel-
opment. Many errors also al
ways creep in at every step when
a radical move is made in any
kind of business.
We have always stood for the
best and most conservative BUSH
ness methods along all lines.
Every one realizes that the pro-
gress Of any community can be
told instantly by u look at their
roads. No country can develop
without good roads. We have
written much about this import
ant topic; NE shall continue to
do so. We have seen many good
articles also many ill-timed and
intemperete articles, upon this
question. The latter, Of course,
10 more harm than good. We
believe in hewing to the line but
slurs at any individuals whether
officials or not when they were
better left unsaid cause harm:
they retard progress. We be-
Ieve in hewing to the line but
when from our point Of view any
citizen Is doing As well as any
other citizen could expect to 90
under the circumstances, we do
not think that unjust criticism
should be tolerated. At any time
when any Individual shall will
fully wrong any community or
citizen, then there is hardly any
language too harsh for him, es-
pecially ii he Is an official.
OF late We have heard much
talk and have seen much written,
As stated about the good roads
movement. We would not check
the move but on the other hand
will always all II pushing this
IDEA. However, in DONG this We
desire to say 10 our frienus every
where that they need not expect
too much OF u, in the way OF
giving our entire paper 10 lengthy
articles. We need and have 10
nave space just ike farmer has
~ have supplies. seed and 50
much land before ne can make
HE best crop. Ii may look easy
Tor some one to write a several
column article upon any question
and have the paper 10 publish
he ! a ne but you should remem-
Der that the newspaper business
must embody more than one kind
If printed matter. The whole
community must De cared for and
especially must the paper give
space to that kind of matter that
brings in its daily bread-the
business part of the paper. Re-
member at all times that the 9TH
'r fellow never knows as well
now to run your business as YOU
10, even though he may know a
great deal. Each person is en-
titled to consideration in such
We have had to refuse fire.
luently we'll written communica-
ions upon many subjects very
much to our regret simply be-
cause our space would not admit
IF it. tits just like this: you may
go to public gathering, and you
may delight to entertain each
person ycu meet there but you
would hardly want all of them at
once, or even half OF them at
once% You see the point.
At times, too, we have had
good articles submitted but hav-
ing in them incorporate utteran-
ces directed at certain persons.
These utterances were wholly at
war with our views of this part of
.he question; in fact these say
ings in many instances were not
sermane to the subject; hence,
at times, for that reason. we have
refused publication. In other
words We reserve the right to say
such things as we think the sub
Jet or occasion demands
Many articles also come to us
hat have already received pub