Evening journal., 1912-05-09

founders OF this government intended
they should be- In other words, tho sui-
ferings of Washington near YOU at Val
lev Forge. was the initial spot that lead
TO the government building post roads
under the administration of Thomas JEFF
ferson. Again. here. rs there, comes mp
the question of constitutionality. The
men who write the constitution knew
what IL meant and applied il and that
settles the question Of constitutionality
of federal aid 60 which viii refer later.
Like your dupont road IL is not worth
discussion II the policy of Thomas JET
ierson had been carried out and roads
had been built from east to west. north
TO south. and the people of all the states
of this Union could have mingled ono
with another. the war of ls60-65 would
never have been fought. There would
have been no cause for il; they woulo
/ have known one another better.
For Federal Aid.
"lou are facing grave questions, not
simply local ones The other man may
! be right. even il YOU know you arc right.
| You have reached n stage in the develop.
ment OF a republic where it is time TO act
instead OF thcorizing. Men know the BEN
eits of good roads The day OF educa-
tion is passed along that line and the age
Of activity has arrived. We have talked
locally and nationally; it is now time
70 begin to act. And to refer back once
more in my home county years ago, the
then existing county court refused 20 act
i'm behalf of improving the roads OF that
county, and those people changed tho
county courts and made the roads.
And / have TO say 70 You now that
the members OF the State legislature, OF
the members OF the National legislature
who get in the way aud obstruct the
building of good roads will be left al
home II is not question Of educating
Congress OF the State Legislature regard
ing good roads as il is with irrigation
and drainage Whenever a bill is agreed
/ upon in its constructive force, that will
meet practically the dcnsnds, Congress
will pass the bill. Congress now has be
fore IL measure passed by the House
B. TO pay q certain sum each year by Che
J Federal Government per mile for the us,
D Of roads. Another resolution is before tn,
5 House TO appropriate money to investi
q gate and see what is needed; and anothel
, measure is there introduced that the Fed
5 eral Government will pay 80 per cent. o
2 the cnst oi constructing the road
E throughout the state and behind that bill
4 by resolution, stands organizations o
e l7.000,000 membership. just in its pres
: ent form IL may not be passed, bu
c something similar to it will be done, AM
whenever it is done and put up TO tn
}. then President OF the United States
r whoever he may be, he will sign it be
p cause il is right, because the people VIII
psy the taxes want il and should have II
Z II do not know how far you gentlemen
a will agree with what ] say. am speak
a ing my sentiments and you have exact
5 ~ the same righe to yourselves that
& have to mine. | do not believe it
Z right for the taxpayers OF this day {
Z defray all the expenses.
Army Should Help.
q u do not believe that it is right 70
?, the taxpayers of this day to defrsy al
d the expenses to build local roads. a
o patch work, starting nowhere and end
y ing nowhere. through system of tas
3, alton ! do not consider the buildp
% roads a tax but an investment, ses
e that can be left TO posterity. 40 nc
n believe in local bonds alone on sbuttip
le property 10 build local roads for the D