Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-03-27
OPPOSE COURT HOUSE STEAL.
TAXPAYERS SAY ROADS ARE
NEEDED MORE.
Number of the Best Farmers and Largest
Tax Payers Express Themselves.

: Concerning the actions of the
Commissioners of Rowan County.
it seems they think they have
the power to sell the Cit zens of
the County into bondage to build a
$125,O 900 court house, when the
one we have will answer the pur-
pose very wall at, least until the
public roads .of the county are
put in a condition that W. the
farmers of said county can get
our prodnce to Salisbury.
Now citizens, taxpayers and
voters which do you think would
benefit the county the most? We
nave q court b ouse, but roads,
specially in Litaker Township.
We as citizens have been before
said commissioners threa times
With "petitions and with plead
lags." and they have turned a
leaf ear. We explained to them
5nat cur rc ads had not beeu work.
cd in ever two years, that she free
labor and also our per cent, of
road tax had been lost to the
roads of said township. We ask
ID that they make the present
supervisor work the roads or put
IN man that would. We were
asked to name the man, 80 We,
not sinking it political ques-
sion, named man that w as pc.
tioners thought was prepsssd the
the best to fill shesplace, e. ne has
8 traction engine and DIES not
give all his time to farming. that
ne could+Rull the scrapsr with en-
gine at Aeasonabls prico agreed
upon by commissioners a;.G self.
We were thep asked, "Cel.'t you
find another 2n? We began to
think why is n,s question aid We
had to concluu, that it Vas bis
politics. NV fs.low citizels if
this be what try meant, 4nd We
fail to 500 Ay other meaning,
what does this lead Us 81 con-
clude? Cga -ism in iJs 6urity,
usurpers Of power, tsampllns .ua-
der foob she sshes of the eeople.
Does it meat they are 6 anding
and acting Eor plutocracy, mo
nopoly aid greed fixlug sac
place for soI,a man or men to
place their lgotten gains at
good interest?
Now, if bonds are need ID, We
suggest they be used for 1mpro,-
ing the public roads in tt coull-
ty, but not till the votes say 80
by ballot at the poles, tn same
way the court house Question
should be settled.
Now there is being a great et-
fort made to turn lmm' ration
North. Carolina ward. Do the ad-
vocates want them in tie cities
or in the country? If they are
wanted ID the city then the court
house may be the thing, but if
they are wanted in the country,
we think the public Roads" is
the thing we need. No. auto
mobile highways or drive ways,
hus the old fashioned public
wagon roads. No wondor the
the citvs and and the towns are
r7ing out high prices ~hen it
takes two horses to pull two men
in buggy. How do you
expect us to haul wlod
AID farm produce? 1t is
impossible to haul 1t in quanti-
ties that would pay US seeming
ly and unreasonable prjc 7s. We
have Wood by the hui llleds of
cords rottening because 1ae roads
have teen allowed to 90 IN
worked. The national highway
only accommodates a few people.
Do you see why there ic such a
scarcity of necessaries ot life in
town? We have the produce. Do
yon want it? Do you nead it3
If 30 let us get together tad have
it. The question arises, .:ow can
we do it. By marchlrg to the
poles and voting for NE: Of prin.
ciple, fair minded men 7ho " i'll
give US a fqnare deal, :, en that
will not squirm and trern le when
the selfish, greedy boss crack
their whip, men who will dare to
do right by all the peop,s at all
hazards.
Now fellow citizens " We sur
rsder this ,o1-given right Of free
Americanis shat our forefathers
bled aud & j for2 Ny verify,
but let Us scquit ourselves like
men, worthy sons of our aires.
Come one, come all fr~m every
, political creeo, and let us ses that
our proud American eagle be no,
dragged from it's lofty peak upon
} the noun and it's plumage be-
= snire he'd by she filthy slpsh of 20.
litical rlngsssrs. So come or
boys, prepare your ballots ant
let's give old Rowan county
clean aud honest governments
4 She deserves it. CITIZENS
P. S.-We heartily endorse tn,
4 position Of The CAROLYN
o WAToHMAN concerning the issuing
IF honda for court houso