The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-25
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
As To, tho Lincoln District Roads.

AS To the Lincoln District Roads.
HARRINGTON VIVA, Rural Route
No. g., March -23.-( Editor Of The
West Virginian) III am firm believer
in equal rights, male and female,
black and white, for the reason that
all men were made Of one flesh and
blood. Our forefathers said all was
Grated equal and was endowed by their
Creator with certain inalfenable rights
such as life, liberty and the pur-
suit OF happiness. Another thing am
firm believer in is to pay as we
go. Rather, than go in debt, wear your
old coat. A patch on mans back
is not as disgraceful as writ.
A friend of mine wanted to borrow
some money Of me one day, and said
he did not owe one cent in the world.
I did not have the money to let him
have and did not think he ought5t to
go In debt, so l wrote him and told
him II he got the money Of me he
would be in debt, and see 1.-The could
not do without it. 1t was some time
before heard from him. was afraid
he was insulted, but not so. He said
he was glad and thanked me for not
letting him have the money. He said
/ had always given him good advice.
Now, my only object in writing this
article is to call the attention OF the
voters of Lincoln district to the enor
nous debt OF $3.50, 900 on us, not only
on us, but on our children. II you
never did, Just sit down before you
vote and count the interest for fun,
and ask yourself the question: Els
1t right to bind such burdens on your
children and 'neighbors. some OF whom
HI ESIxf1 al
even offered them 2"
Just look at the unfairness OF the
way they are proposing to do. Look,
kard Mill Run, five miles from head
to mouth: Now why not 60 up the
middle branch OF Dunkard Mil Run
where some Of those heavy taxpayers
can't get to the proposed good roads
without driving three miles one way
and over two miles the other, and SO
steep from Upton across to James
Fork that a horse has about all he
can do to pull two persons.
Now, is this fair? Good roads are
a good thing, everybody knows, and
does anybody think for one moment
that when we get these good roads
that the expense will be done? II
they do, before you vote, go and exam
inc the road from No. minelto Farm
ington and see the holes that are cut
through and see the additional ex-
pense that must be added to the
$G50,0o with interest, Now. have
no objections to everybody having
who wants one. tits none
of my business. This y comes under
the head OF equal rights and prtyi-
leges, but everyone knows that II 1t
were not for the automobiles our dis
trict would not be bonded. Just heregI
must. tell little joke on an old gen.
tleman with whom. ! am well acquaiIit-
ed, He is wealthy and got himself an
automobile and his driver ran him
into a ditch and came very near. kill:
ing him. When he, got well. he said
to me that he had been studying the
auto question and had reached the
conclusion that no one but q millions
aire and one that was prepared to
die at any second was eligible ;toso own
one. The latter Is good advice for us
all. Now, will we bind burdens on
ourselves that neither We nor our.
children can bear?s1 earnestly request
that every taxpayer will count the
interest on $3.50, 900 for one year and
then vote Just as you think would be
equal and right for all taxpayers.
MI JOHN SVEACfI.