The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-26
THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE

Tomorrow the cTtlZens of Ocala
will vote on the proposed bond is
sue of 1905 900 for sewerage, street
paving, improvement of the water
works and a municipal ice factory
and buildings for civic center.
The Star began advocating bonds
for the city over two years ago, say
ing at the time we had to have i'm
provements and could obtain them
only one way, and that way TO issue
bonds. 1t hasn't changed its opinion
In the beast. 1t hasn't had much to
say about the bond issue we will vote
on tomorrow, and has therefore been
called by some who don't understand
It a mossback, an obstructionist and
a6her pet names, which being old and
war-worn in controversy it minds not
In the least.
The Star hasn't said much about
this issue for two reasons: One is,
that being around among the people
Friens1s among them, it has noticed
that the voters had their minds most
~ made UP on the subject the day
after the election was ordered and
opinions since. Also, that each side
believes the particular batch of facts
that lit wants to believe, and scouts
at amy other. We could easily con-
fute any argument put UP by either
side, but people who wanted to be-
aieVe it would do so, all the same,
50 why should we worry?
Another reason is that while the
Star desires a bond issue, and ap-
proves of most of the provisions of
THE one now before us, it does not
approve of some of them, and could
not conscientiously have voted for
them in bunch. The council has
strfyen to unbunch them, and we
hope it has succeeded, but we very
much don1ot it,
IHUwever, this is not what the Star
Is mostly concerned about. The point
the Star wishes to make today is
that we are having too much dis
unfon and iT feeling on the question.
This is not good for the city nor
amy individual. IF we can do away
with this, we can progress and thrive
III we do not. we will Ianguish and
BAG. We have one of the best tit
IN past improvement. Nearly all are
county We should consider bonds
from a strictly economic standpoint
We should decide tomorrow if it is
BETTER or worse for Ocala to have
bonds or some bonds or no bonds and
vote accordingly. Then we should &C
cept the result i'm good humor anC
go ON to the next thing.
Whatever else 1T has done or ha
not done, the Star rejoices that it ha
not done anything to contribute t,
fH feeling on either side. 1t is pref
" we'll acquainted with all our citi
zens, and has often had occasion t
brag of their public spirit. lit see
no occasion ito change its opinion o
this subject. 1t is entirely certai
THAT most of the men who are work
ing for bonds do so because they bt
Eieye they will be good for the Itowl
They also have mu5h reason for tan
ing that side.
On the other hard, among the gel
kE1y0.oy, xx,l,r s0,Nr1rxco F0rDsdes o1so mo n
WHO have been foremost in the pa
In the matters THAT have gone
upDuTld OcaIa. They have aided n
only by voice and vote but also
personal work and personal payiT
IN past Improvement. Nearly a
are property holders, and If we issl
bonds they will have ito contribu
a big proportion of the taxes. Their
fore, they are strictly within THE
rights as citizens in opposing bond
Calling them obstructionists and r
dictionaries has been discourteou
and hassn1t made any votes for bond
Moreover, most of these citize,
are in favor OF bonds Some
them do not thillk This good tin
FOR a bond issue, and some, most
them, favor a part of the propos
issue.
There is hardly any voter in b
city who isn't i'm favor of a Sc
e1sge system being put In at ont
It rs vital necessity and every
we delay brings us nearer to an
fdem1c. 1t keeps people away FRI
OcaEa to know we haven't Sew
age system, and it worries most
efhose who are here. The Star "