The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-16
MRS. LEE AGAIN WRITES

Dear Sir: Il; is wonderful how
things ihcy say against ,ncn. but
more wonderful liiat they argue
against them nj all. What has good
roads ever done against those pco-
pie? lave they tried them Have
they ever seen any landowner 10
bankrupt because stretch OF Euud
read lay by the mans property?
Whnt do people gain b. voting and
pounding down Il good measure tina:
is for the bettcrlncnt nf Il county?
What will people gain by voting
down these good roads? They wil:
save their little bit Of money maybe
IL dollar or twO-0r less or little
more; they will have 1t to go bank
rupt with ut the end Of the year
that III. they will be wOrtl not Il dime
at the end OF the year that they would
not have made without the little bond
tax. They would be- just "a; we'll on
without it. aud their spirits will he
SO backward that the forward move
mcnt of the Holy Ghost will take no
part with them. The time is coming,
to vote for the bonds and by this
StdSUU IcA- ytu: utCOiuluG w tlN
work or likeness Of the road each
separate cil.3cn or voter can say: +
voted 'or TINS road. or-l am the
I.cnedct .,r:oid who voted against
it,.
There is no,hlnE whatever against
tho roads. all the people like them;
! here are men who would parade up
and down 4 good road 10 SHOW ihe
| crrasc5 IL; the knee. the correct Fold
Of the cuff on The trom i,r.; the i;iin,
Of patent leather. the claa: Oi lavrn
| dar ElnveE and irwcs; cane bul they
! cannui spare that IL, cents in their
| inside pocket :" 1t is Il matter of
parting with few dollars and cents.
| Were the people for the brief mo-
mcnt Of time between now az tho
,.0ih of March To take their eyes off
| thi.: paliry. traicy little amount and
resi- them on the good roads that are
to begin when they say 80 and shall
continue as long a3 they live and for
| generations after. they wouuld not
think of opposing the roads. Posi-
lively 1t will be seen that the pcO-
| pie are not pushing against good
roads. they arc preaching the old
time poverty: "fergit it." The poor
we have always with us. Poverty
will be our heritage as long rs God
loves the poor. but we must not live
| low rs swine who wallow In the mud.
we must live as those whose father
owns the catt], on Il thousa' Il hills,
and who knows we are heirs TO
heritage not made with hands. That
Is the secret of It all. tnkiu,, our eyes
OFT the beauty OF our souls for the
moment ana burying them 10 the
| ground.
There is supposed reasons in all
tina: people say about hard times and
how we ought to save a little money.
aud by being careful how they can
tide over hard times; but at the cnti
| little road money? There mon whU
say. Il won't pay out life insurance;
will save the money and have every
dollar OF 1t and not bc Keeping al,
life insurance companies. 10 they
save It" Ask the orphan children o;
such father; they so through
every dollar Of It. that the life insur-
ancc would have saved for them, Of
ten with unexpectedly large interest.
| If every man who thinks he will vote
| against the bond issue were to save
his small apporti0ncu bond tax to
| the end OF Il yenr. how much would
the whole community be the better
for his saving It? How much richer
would the community he, because the
other man had from 30 cents to per-
hnps 50 90 In his pocket? How
much richer is The man.? lie must
| spend il or lie will never get every
thing out Of it till his children get it
out of It after he IL dead. and by
them they will be walking the streets
OF the New Jcru-3a-lem on good roads
that their father did not help in Civ
| ing them.
Suppose that he does spend his 30
cents on SO. 00.-that he just had 10
have n pair OF gloves or shoes. or
bottle OF beef iroa and wine for his
stomach's sakc-wherc will the
value OF his savings be In Il very lit
tic while? Meanwhile, the road Is
gone too. Must he be specially thank
ful for this when he says grace at
able? The Ep!scopalean will say,
Good Lord deliver u.s."
People will not save their money.
and 1t Is as easy killing the road as
| It Is to kill IN infant and when the
crime is committed it Is too late to
weep. They mny puddle and mudtlle
1t along for ten or mere years, and
while they may not care about that,
their children will never write them
down as tho wisest men who. ever
| lived. -
The arguments people bring up are
very PLAUSIBLE for action on non Is
sue of bonds; but when n second view
is taken 1t will be seen that no plan
of individual dollar or dime saving
comes up to tho prosperity out
growth. bristling and bursting of new
buds and leaves on the old tree like
tho scattering wide OF $750.0e0 upon
the fields Of industry: the purchasing