The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

The lntelligencer is having an up
hill fight OH this county bond issue,
and in this issue will be found COM
muncations from Mr.. Casey and Sup
erysOr King. both against the pro-
posed bond issue. These gentlemen
largely rehash the arguments former
ly used against the proposition, in
fact there is little else they can bring
against il. and the only change is the
new yerbage i'm which IL is dressed.
Supervisor King, though member
Jf the commission appointed by the
delegation, comes out in opposition to
the proposed issue, though he admits
that 1t is impossible to have good
roads until We get more money with
which to build them. His idea Is to
levy Il special tax of thGAsamc 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-
ty. In case there is to be bond is
sue Supervisor King would favor
township bond rather than q county
bond. In this article the supervisor
about covers all there is in the OPP
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 L.' his work as county
supervisor. We AVE 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 If
Anderson County is to build g. system
of permanent roads, there must be
GONE money with which to build
ther Next to the bonds we believe
that his idea OF a direct tax the most
feasible. and If adopted the county
will certainly be going somewhere in
stead of standing still as has been the
record for the past centu.y In so far
as permanent and lasting road work
IL concerned. But, the pace will be
slow In comparison with what may
be had with the larger amount Of
money. and we doubt If 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 raxt genera
tion, perhaps. The delegation, IL 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-
tion should vote a special tax on the
people, wherein would it be different
from the bond issue? "Uncle JOSH
Ashley already says he is "agin IT.
and there will be others.
We would ask Supervisor King why
1t was that he did not call q mass
meeting OF the citizens of the county
To discuss this matter, or rather tc
suggest 1t and urge the delegation to
adopt some measure for permanent
road work? He has fe2n supervisor
for two years ind knew the need for
permanent road work, so would 1t moi
have been within his province to have
called mass meeting of the citizens
/ to discuss this matter before the
meeting OF the Legislature? Why
does he not call mass meeting now
| and let the people discuss the pro
posed bond issue, and the direct tas
he is In favor of? We think 1t would
be splendid thing to do. and woult
enable both sides to discuss the mat
ter and get at the trouble with the
proposed bond issue and perhaps tt
remedy It. so that something might bt
done in. order that The good roads
fight may not be put of for the mex
generation.
In. reference to the article of MIR
| Casey we feel that we have alread,