Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-06-03
TO THE PEOPLE
OF MARION

& You confronted now with an issue which is of
most vital Importance to citizen and this is the
question which will come up Monday next at Jasper at
when the County Court convenes decide whether
the county shall be bonded for 100000 for road pur-
poses ornot
Right here we wish to characterize the bond bill
deceptive. Any which is so loaded down with
officials that will take nearly sixth of the amount of
the entire bond issue to the salaries of the officers
connected with it, is deceptive, and the people should
wake up and fight the for all they are worth
We say the people should wake up. This is mis-
take They awake now, and they not permitted
express their voice in this matter in event the County
Court passes it their protest. there will be such
reckoning to pay has never before been dreamed.
Representative Wilson solemnly said that he would
permit bond bill for the county to pass without
the endorsement of the people Is he fulfilling that
pledge? Has he orsworn his pledge? What kind of
representative is he that allows bill like this to pass
the legislature and then will not allow the people of Ma
ron who pay the to settle whether they want these
bonds o not?
The work contemplated cannot be done with one
hundred thousand dollars according to the arrangements
of this bill and the people know It, 1t has been inquired
out that OOO onesxth of the $1OO,OOO will for
salaries. How much more may be wasted otherwise!
Remember the present bond tarce
There men in this county, property owners, who
ready put up even so much as their share
of much five hundred dollars, to secure an inunc-
ton against the issuing of these bonds These men may
forward. if the county court accepts the bond law,
and ask for this Injunction Judge the bench
who will deny them this injunction! Will the County
Court pass measure that will be obnoxious to infu
junction to restrain it in which means disaster?
We think not but if they should pass it, by some failure
to do their duty the injunction method will be
en-, and saying today that they have nerve
enough to use it.
This county is tax-rdden enough already. In fact,
the entire state cursed with If the work propos-
ed could be done with the amount named, all might be
WE'LL but it cannot be. 1t would take ten times the
amount. 1t is mpossibity monstrOsity in finance
If Marion failed to build 80 miles of road with $780, 900,
and got only 20 miles, how in the of common
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attic in the asylum Knoxville that would say could be
done.
IT means higher taxes for each and every of you
Some of the men who most earnestly espousing $780,
600 bonds do pay taxes, if they do, they
very meagery into the couny's treasury. If you don't
believe this, 60 to Jasper and look into the records
There is the place find the truth of what
They all mighty men, but they want you TO pay the
freight. ~
Probably no man will be worse hurt in this bonding
matter than the small tax payer the who an
average tax The who is paying for small home to
shelter himself and his family will be dealt the hardest
blow If this bond bill passes, his small place that he
nossblv is paving for with borrowed money he will
more than rent in He will be fairly alive in
the matter People owning homes in this county today
nav more in interest, depreciation insurance and taxes to
live in the places they occupy than they were renters
81, come of them and what they say Then you
afford to allow this county to be bonded when the amount
s not sufficient for the work. the offices in connection too
numerous and the question of more bonds and bonds
upon OF bonds DeiS poSslohty NAY ahecessy once
the work is started!
Every citizen of this county who has head to think
Nor himself in this matter should get busy He
o,d Gee every Justice he at and write the
ast of them in vigorous protest. Such of popu-
1 INDIGNATION should be aroused that the Court will de-
feat this foolish ridiculous and shameless measure with
sddenness that will show how stnging the rebuke is.
60 To Jasper next Monday, every mothers of you
% do not want yourselves put in bondage bad the
Israee bondage of DID, and raise your voices in protest
IN the last ditch to not have this put upon
, There is no benefit to come from the Dixie High
av that will compensate you for the financial bondage
some people would put you into, and who would run
80, aT7od over your protests. BE in G1is matter
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