The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-19

The ,Intoligencer is having an up
hill fight on This county bond issue,
ami in This issue will be- found com
niaic atoms from Mr.. Casey and Sup
crvisor King. both against the pro
posed bond issue. These gentlemen
largely rellasll the arguments former
ly used against The proposition, In
fact there is little else they can bring
against ii. and tho only change is the
new verbiagc i'm which 1t is dressed.
Supervisor King. though member
IF the commission appointed Iy the
delegation. comes out in opposition TO
the prOpOSct! issue. though lie admits
that /, is impossible TO have good
roads until We get more money with
which to build them. His idea is 10
levy II special tax OF the same amount
as would be expended to pay for the
interest and sinking fund on the bond
issue, and use this amount each year
to build permanent roads In the coun-
~. In case there is to be bond Is
sue. Supervisor King would favor a
township bond rather than county
bond. III this article the supervisor
about covers all there Is in the op-
position to the bond issue, and his
argument Is not strengthened by the
sarcasm in the concluding paragraph.
The Intelligencer has never crit
icised Supervisor Kings road build
ing. nor any OF his work ns county
supervisor. We have held that lie has
done the best he could under the cir
cumstances. but we have the same
opinion he has, and that Is that II
Anderson County is to build n system
Of permanent roads. there must be
some money with which to build
them. Next to the bonds we believe
that his idea OF direct tax the most
will certainly he going somewhere in
stead of standing still as has been the
record for the past century in so far
az permanent and lasting road work
Is concerned. But. the pace will be
slow in comparison with what may
be had with the larger amount of
money. and we doubt II 1t will be pos
sible to secure such direct tax any
way. and the county will go on in
the same old rut for the next genera
tion. perhaps. The delegation. If this
bond issue is defeated. will be so in
timidated perhaps that NO one in 1t
will have the nerve to tackle this road
business again. Suppose the delega-
ton should vote special tax on the
people. wherein would 1t he different
from the bond Issue? "Uncle Josh"
Ashley already says he Is "agin II"
and there will be others.
We would ask Supervisor King why
II was that ;ie did not call mass
meeting of tho citizens of the county
to discuss this matter, or rather to
suggest 1t and urge the delegation to
adopt some measure Tor permanent
road work? He has been supervisor
for two years and knew the need for
permanent road work. so would 1t not
have been within his province to have
called n mass meeting of the citizens
TO discuss this matter before the
meeting of the legislature? Why
does he not call mass meeting now
an.. !e. the people discuss the pro-
posed bond issue. and the direct tax
he Is in favor of? We think 1t would
be splendid thing to do, and would
enable both sides to discuss tho mat
ter and get at the trouble with the
proposed bond Issue and perhaps to
remedy it. SO that something might be
done in order that the good roads
fight may not be put off for the next
ge' Nation.
IN reference to the article of Mr..
Casey. wo feel that we have already
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