Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-31
CANDIDATES STAND BEING
u OUT IOWA.
PAMPHLETS DISTRIBUTED
AMONG FAIR VISITORS
Meredith Says He Is Not Urging Paw
ing, But Gravel Where Present Taxes
Would Care For Bond 3ssues-wants
Grades Lowered, Permanent Bridges
Built and Present Waste Stopped.
pecial TO Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican
Des Moines, Aug. 31.-Meredith's pc.
sition on the road question as stated
by him in his speech at Atlantic he.
fore the primaries has been printed
in pamphlet form and is being siver
out on the grounds and at his head.
quarters In it he declares he is fol
better roads and no increase in taxes
Some of Merediths epigrams as slVer
in this address follow:
Lets have il settled once and fol
al! that so far as the democratic can
didate for governor is concerned he is
not urging paving"
There is no disposition to force ar
improved road upon any community
that does not desire 1.-THE peopIe
must order it by their vote
The taxpayer should absolutely
control expenditures of funds and &c
program should be entered upon until
the people have given express author
ity by their vote. l am for conserving
Iowa's millions of tax money in more
permanent work and not for increas sin.
taxes"
The people should receive dollars
worth of roads for every dollar they
pay"
4 am for progress in Iowa and
believe good roads are highly neces-
sary to our progress
Il believe in the conduct Of our COM
munity, county and state affairs the
same business principles should be
FL IN, 80
Sums Up Position.
In summing up his address at At
lantic. Mr.. Meredith said:
Summing the matter up. then, my
position on the road question is that
our hills and grades should he cut
down. that our roads where neces sarv
should be drained. that our road beds
should be graded to turn the water
that the sides Of the roads should ne
ditched to carry off the water, that
permanent bridges should be built 20
cut out the repairs on our temporary
bridges. that our road beds should be
graVeied where our present taxes will
pay for it that they may be passable
the year round. that all this money
should be spent by the local commun-
ity after the proposition has been SUBJ
mitted to the voters and they have ex-
pressed a desire to have il done: the
plans for the larger and more import
ant work and bridges to be submitted
TO the highway commission that no
mistakes be made which means ex-
pense to the taxpayers: that the none
should be secured by anticipating the
taxes we are going to pay anyway
rather than by any increase in taxa
ton and that the work so far as prac-
ticable should be done now that we
may have the benefit of the roads now
as the money that we know now we
are going to pay within the next few,
years is paid in
Il am for the same sensible handlin2
Of our road revenues as you or would
practice in our business. if We needed
building. needed more land. or need
ed an Improvement Of any kind.
believe in the conduct Of our cOmu1r
lty, county and state affairs the same
business principles should be followed
as IN our personal affairs. I am in
favor Of such law as will protect on,
country districts against the POSSIBLE
ity of the cities voting taxes upon the
country for roads they do not want
This can be done by making il neces-
sary for the proposition to carry both
in the city and the country I am no.
for paving. 7 am not for any 800.
100000 bond issue"