The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-12
UNCLE JOSH .AGIN IT~
Honea Path. s. c., Mar. 8. 1915.
Editor Anderson Inteiligencer,
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Dear Sir:-As you have called for
opinions on the proposed bond issue
for better roads. and have been 80
kind as to publish some, I ask for q
little space for mine. because feel
sure that the people Of this county
know there Is no man that Is inter-
ested in the upbuilding and welfare
OF the county and its people than l.,
When read tho bill passed by ou.
delegation Tor the chamber OF COM
lnerce Of the city OF Anderson or
whoever 1t might be} ordering an
election on voting a million dollar
bond on Anderson county, March the
30, 1918. 1t makes me feel chilly and
cold. ls" Etlf tf ,5 t.d
q 1t truly is bad enough to have to
criticise our honorable law making
body hut II they have gone down 10
Columbia and by their own actions
or through the Tegaphonc Of the
chamber OF commerce made NUT
ton head OF themselves the people os
the county cannot lielp It. and what
ever could have induced men of good
sound minds to try to shoulder such
burden OF on their fcilowmen. I
can't see. hut there IL something
wrong, for how we'll do remember
when we met In an extra session last
year for the purpose of doing some-
thing o tighten the burden OF our
roor people and try to smooth their
paths little. that 1t was Just such
men as thcae that mounted the floor
and saualled their throats raw to
keep the faithful few there from 1t.
and. did It.
And again they cannot say that
they have been fair about this by
hiding behind the screen OF giving
thc people vote on the question,
for they haven't done It. No FREQ
gratis election Is fair to txe country
people, for who of the country plow-
man has time to take loose from the
plow and drive fifteen Or twenty
miles to get election boxes ant carry
on an election and then return them
and lose two or three days work he
sides right In the busy season OF the
year j say that Is not Mt nll in kecp-
Ing with fairness. Why didn't they
take that two thousand dollars they
paid Mr.. Manning, legal adviser and
paj the managers OF this special
election 40 that all the boxes could
have been gotten out ana looked af-
ter ! = The right manner. but may be
this is. one OF the many ways THINKS
are lone, Tor feel sure that IL the
country people can get together ana
get to vote on this measure it will
surely come up dead, and while n
believe you to be q fair man In your
opinions. ask that you do what you
can through your paper to get the
people to all take q hand In this elnc-
tion and induce tho people from the
different parts Of the county to get
their boxes and have an election that
will be fair TO the bill, for nnl.ss we
all vote why we won't know whether
or not the Issue carried.
Now. Dear Editor, don't. keep on
saying we people who are opposing
this measure are, against good ronds,
or that we don't want good Roads,.
yoS know very we'll that while we
hsve splendid roads, I've would all
like better ones. but bread and meat
is more desirable when times are
like they are now,.s and you know
very we'll who the burden OF this
thing will fall on. While the country
people do not pay all the taxes by any
means, but their : burdens are a. not
borne with dollars like ! yours and
many others, but by the sweat Of The
brow, therefore, the country taxpay-
ers is effected the most and that Is
why ] along nth many Others are so
bitter against this measure, and the
authors OF IL whoever they, may DO. n
To think correctly about this mat.
ter In my opinion its would be (,
mighty bad thing to undertake when
times were especiaiiy good, and to