Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-13

this gathering grew the good roads us :
ISOLATION and 1t Is up to the latter to
further develop the idea of good roads
and finally to present to Webster City
and the county at large definite and
tangible plan of operation. II 1t does
this, It viii have accomplished the pur-
pose for which the banquet was held.
II 1t fails, then the banquet will have
been held in vain.
WILL HAVE GOOD ROADS.
mason City Globe Gazette.] s..
Hard surfaced roads got big
boost the other day when a representa-
tive body of farmers OF the county
declared for the crawling Of the en-
tire county system Of roads and that
when the farmers and their city or
town friends put up $500 per mile
as their contribution along stretch OF
from seven to ten miles that the super
visors should proceed to let the con-
tracts, issue the warrants and make ar
rangements for the bonding OF the war
rants. It was shown from figures sub
mitted by the county engineer that the
roads could be graveled by the central
trench system and graded for $500 per
mile and that without increasing the
Of 12S miles can be graded and grav-
eled in two years and paid for in eight
out of the annual road tax. In other
words, by anticipating the road tax for
a series Of eight years and doing the
work this year and next. the county
roads viii all be graveled and the road
tax will not be increased over the pres
ent rate.
1t will now be up to the supervisors
to designate certain districts and then
the most progressive and enterprising
farmers and merchants along those
roads will hustle to get the first work
ordered for them by getting the nee
essary $500 per mile to cinch their
claim. The meeting of yesterday has
started the good roads movement right.
1t means that every part Of the county
along county roads will fare alike and
that there will be no preferences ex-
cept as the enterprise Of the people in
any locality entitled to 1t, by the
terms of the resolution.
HOW THE PORK" Is PASSED.
ISioux City Tribune.l
Just to illustrate how the pork"
barrel" advocates get their propaganda
into the public circulation (Which is in
Itself an illustration Of how the con-
gressional franking pork system
works). J. "Hampy" Moore. leading |
pork" politician and congressman |
made a speech at the recent rivers and I
harbors pork convention.
Congressman Bennett. Of New York. |
arose In his seat one day recently and
asked leave TO extend my remarks in
the Congressional Record. He had !
made no remarks to extend but that
didn't interfere with his being given
leave to extend them. When they APP
peared they began as follows:
Under the leave granted to me to
extend my remarks in the Record,
include a speech delivered by the Hon.
J. Hampton Moore. member of the
house. before the national rivers and
harbors congress in December last"
And then the speech CO Moore foi-
lows. Congressman Bennett contribu-
ted nothing. All the remarks Bennett
made in the total fourteen pages OF
type are as quoted above. So we have
the speech Of one congressman made
outside Of congress inserted In the
Record by another congressman
Then we have Congressman Ben
nets "extension Of my remarks which /
consisted wholly Of Congressman |
Moore's speech. put in envelopes bear
ing the frank Of United States Senator !
Ransdell, of Louisiana. and distributed |
over the country. The cost OF setting !
up these fourteen pages Of type. fur
nishing the paper and envelopes Tor
tens OF thousands Of copies and the !
loss Of postage on the distribution
amounts to several hundred dollars. all
Of which the government pays Tor In
cold cash.
All this maneuvering was to get |
plea for pork for couple OF dis
reputable projects along the Atlantic !
seaboard printed and distributed at the
public's expense This Incident tw1th
slight variations) il multiplied count
less time in the course Of session OF
congress. There is only one remedy.
Elect men to congress who viii not
ask for or accept pork" for them
selves, oppose pork" for everybody else
and insist upon the establishment OF a
budget system for national finances.