The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-11
MORE REPLY TO OPPOSITION.

county shall be classed with the pro-
gressiyes after the 3Oth OF this month.
or be classed as u back number and
cnjoincd to "go way back and sit
down" The question of good roads
Is one which Is OF vital interest to
every man. woman and child In the
county. ana no man who has the
right TO vote on this question has any
business voting against the proposed
bond issue because there is sCme lit
tie defect according TO his way of
thinking. in the law or the proposed
plan. Our idea is that this is too i'm
portant q question TO put off, and 1t
means too much to the people of the
entire county to kill this bill. We
cannot teiieve it will be done on the
30th inst, II the good people who will
be affected will take interest enough
to go to the polls and vote.
We present this morning two COM
munications. both of them against the
proposed bond issue. Mr.. Earle l.
Kenton. Of Iva, Route 4. has a very
thoughtful article, showing that ie
has thought over this matter careful
ly We believe that Mr.. Kcaton will
vote for the bond issue. as we feel
that one who has thought SO much as
he VIII not allow this splendid OPP
portunity to do progressive act to
pass without lending 1t his assistance.
The idea of road tax Of $3.50 for
each tax payer is new, but hardly
practical. The men who would be
called upon to vote this tax would
surely kill 1t, and we think. properly
so. The man who owns property is
the man who will be most benefited
by good road system, and should
bear the most of the burden. We are
of the opinion, however, that once the
people of the county ta';e the good
roads fever as they will be sure to do
when It is started. there will be other
methods of raising money necessary
to extend the system, and increase the
number of miles. Then a road tax
might be thought OF, and tax on
vehicles, which Is also good way to
raise funds. But for the present the
proper way to raise the funds. in our
opinion, is o property tax. 1.-THE in
tiustrious land owner" Is also the man
who will reap the most benefit froD
the good roads. and almost every man
In the county pays taxes on some
property, and will make contribu-
ton, even IL a small one.
!; "But the farmers have their ohjec-
tions to this thing, not BECAUSE of the
burden laiy, but because OF. an extra
commission going in with IT," says MIR.
Keaton. We thought so. 1t is not that
the farmer does not want good roads,
for they do, and they need them,
built by whomever and whatever
methods may nc employed, Sut si:s.s.
they did not have the chance to vote
for the commissienis Now. Mr. Kea-
ton, is this enough reason for voting
against the bond tissue? You say you
do not know anything against the
commission as appointed. Would you
not, therefore. vote for them IL they
were Offering in primary for these
positions? Do you not believe they
are competent men andNwill expend
the funds entrusted to their care with
accuracy and honesty? Are they not
mon of affairs. and do they not know
enouPn about business matters to be
able % see that the county gets q
sauare deal9 You say the commission
already, elected can handle this fund.
Granted. Is not the county. super
visor a member OF the commission?
Would not he have n voice, and q ooii-
siderable. one, In the shaping OF the
policy Of the commission2 You say
the additional work placed upon them
would necesSitate the payment OF
larger salaries, 50 where would be
the saving? Have they not enough to
do. In performing their present du7
tiesa Could they attend to both joas
as they should be attended to?
Mr.. Keaton Is correct as to the
sources or the material for building
roads In this county. So the point
we have made that the building of
$750.c. , worth of good roads will be
equivalent to turning loose and plac-
ing In circulation in this county that
much additional money, and this
w~uid indeed be God sand this year