The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-08

i-pescock 5ouleysrds" vas 20 bitter
that Il must be assumed that his bill
I is designed 70 prevent Or 10 refuse
federal aid for the construction or
such highwsys 50 far as his words
had any meaning they have been in
terpreted a. indicating that he is
uneompromisingly against any road
Z that leads from town 10 -ogn across
the state, or through several states.
The truth IS that the good roads
moyenen, now approaching success,
is the direct result Of the self-ssc-
rihcing work Of business men and
associations promoting precisely this
/ kind Of road Ii every city in the
country there are from one 70 q
dozen Of these organizations boost
I ing highways from 100 10 1000
miles in length The officers and
members are among the most re-
sponsiDle business men OF the com.
munity and far from being -pOlecats
and lobbyists" as openly claimed By
Judge Shackleford. These public
minded citizens have lent theE
money. time and brains 70 he
movement and unfortunately there
is nothing 20 prevent the ambitious
politician. Ike the father Of the no
torious pork barrel bin. from jump
ing astr!de and riding their well in
/ tentioned 8chemes TO victory or
death a. the case msy be.
/ But. az Congressman BOrland has
pointed out. there ought 10 be some
rule Of fair sportsmanship against
the rider kicking in the face Of the
men who furnished him the steed
WIthou, the city and small town
good roads boosters there would
never have been no good roads
movement of importance and Judge
shackleford would rot 20 chairman
Of a committee investigating the
merits OF the same
There s. nothing about the go
called peacock 5ouleyarls" 10 ug-
gest Joy riding az declared by Judge
shacklefor3. That pastime o. rich
mems sons. everybody knows is not
transcontinental or town-tO-town
sport. but SIS most peuiclously con
Quoted on suburban Highways and
CITY parkways.
The proyiso in section l on the
Shackleford bin a. passed by the
house. makes its benefits appl.ca-
Die only 20 public roads ol;si1e
Incorporated cities over which the
Uaitei States regularly carries rur-
al mails. either by free rural deily-
cry or star route carriers" What.
then. Is a city" within the mean
ing Of this proyiso? A city s. what
ever The statutes q the state defines
IL: hence. there may DE IS different
definitions under this act and IS
different applications Of the benefits
Of the aid" proposed by this tumble
Of nonsense. For instance, section
s527. Act 7. Chap -. Of the Missouri
statutes provides:
All cities and towns in this state
containing FIVE hundred and less than
three thousand inhabitants. and all
towns existing under any special law
and having less than FIVE hundred
Inhabitants which shall elect 20 be
cities Of the fourth class, shall be.
cities Of the fourth class"
Hence, the people and property in
the cities" OF this state. no matter
what their population may DO, arc
10 receive none Of It's benefits. al
though they will pay from So to 50
per cent OF the rosl taxes.
In my opinion the Shackleford bill
is even more dangerous now than
before is amendment. and must be
defeated By an insistent attack upon
IL by the associations threatened.
This can be done by concerted ac-
ton OF the press and by the send
ing OF numerous pointed telegrams
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