The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-04-02

those good road bonds they will get
wood at almost nothing. My friends
don't you let them pull the wool owe,
your eyes as they did mine 40 years
ago, for l was paying big prices for
flour with this outlet into the North
west and we had the road almost 40
years. No, my laboring mill friends
if we get the bond issue for good
roads you will still pay high prices
for wood, etc. Some people are
mighty anxious to get the votes of
the mill people if they will just vote
as they want them to. But how was
it last year and in 1912, when those
very people wanted to vote for men
of their choice to fill offices. One
thing forgot, how much of this r.
K. sinking fund was lost by the COM
missions by bad loans? The tax pay
ers will have to make it good And
too, if the good roads bond issue car
ries what will the county have paid
at the end of 40 years at per cent
for they will not be sold for less;
lets figure little, 100000 and still
the bonds at the end of 40 years, not
cent paid. So if there has been
added to our taxes enough in 40
y
$4,000 more and we will have the
small sum of six hundred thousand
dollars, and l have not counted the
compound interest $4,000 OF mere
for 80 years, which will add many
more thousands to be counted, rough
" estimated at $85,00O. We have
the sum total of $6S5,O0O paid for
road bonds alone. Let me say Il few
dc 1tl a,
voters of Jonesville and Pinckney
townships voted $4,000 eacn to build
road from Lockhart Junction to
Lockhart Mills. They said if we gel
this road what boom for Jonesville
and Lockhart Junction. Now, let us
look at it, a traveller cannot ge, a
square meal there, and we have the
road too. And if it had not been for
John II. and Henry Howell of Kelton
we would have been paying taxes
on that road. One of my best friends
got his feelings hurt, because | told
him what | thought about the bonds
and again did not the people of some
of our township vote bonds on them>
selves to help build three counties
railroads through the townships. 1t
passed through, but the county went
under and we saved our taxes. What
do all these taxes mean? Readers,
listen, Abraham Lincoln said: 81 Sc,
In the near future a crisis approach
ing that unnerves me and causes me
to tremble for the safety of my
| country as a result of the war. Cor
poratlons have been enthroned and
ali era Of corruption in high places
will follow and the money powers
of the country will endeavor to pro-
long its reign by working upon the
preJudices of the people until the
wealth is concentrated in the hands
of few and this republic is de-
stroyed. feel at this moment more
anxiety for the safety of my country
than ever before, even in the midst
of the war" Dear readers, don't
this read more like history than
prophesy? Look from 65 to 76 in the
South look at corporations today!
They own all the mining fields and
! all the railroads, water powers and
everything else except our land anc
personal property, and now to think
that our own men in the South
would try to get us to mortgage
them away by voting taxes to be
paid in 30 or 40 years. Stop and
think or reason befo you vote
tax on yours and your neighbors
children and grandchildren. For
God said "peoplc will not reason"
G. T. Gault.