The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
ROADS AND BOND ISSUE
0or1e views as to Money Already
56pent for Roads and as to VOTING

oo'e views as to Money Already
66pent for Roads and as to Voting
10 the Editor of The Robesonian:
some months ago the pertinent
gu stlf}1 before the people seemed toI
We, Wnat has become of the road
money :! This question went the
ROUNDS re- OF the newspapers, and from
me prominence given it we inferred
t:lat mere would be some investiga-
ton made, it being customary and
E1ght for men to investigate as to
the cause when their property disap-
pears. We didn't know anv of the
roao money was gone until wo saw
tne question either asked or COM
mented on by local papers. After
pelng put on notice in this wav. of
course we felt that it was our dutv
10 De on the lookout for anv trace
or evidence as to which wav it went
or now 1t got away. 1t couldn't grow
wings or feet between the time it
was paid in by the taxpayer and the
tlme they said it was gone. there
lore 1t was certain that it could bel
Traced and We feel that it should be
done' and from some information that
mas come to US we are reasonably
CERTAIN portion of it, at least. can
De recovered.
Unless we show ourselves to be
worthy and competent by the man
! n 1 III which we preserve and invest
VndC winch we already have, whv
slould any one be interested in help
ing Us accumulate more? WHY should
the people Of Robson county vote a
y Dond issue or Increase their tax bl1r-
oen Tor any purpose? ct will not
increase the tax burden Editor.)
: I:hfey are today in the ridiculous at
tltude of being told that if they don't
do 1t that that they are paying in
at the present rate will be wasted
just as it has been in the past. That
IS an ancient method of trying to
induce people who yet have some
rights to accept that they don't want.
IL mas worked in some cases and NAV
: work now, but it ought not. Jesus
Christ set US an example to follow
IN cases of this kind. He called on
l fellow one day in whose hands
he had left small amount of means,
t to account for the use he had made
4 OF 1t, and the fellow said he couldn't
improve it at all, it was so small, all
he could do was to keep what he left
, with him. The Master didn't say give
L him more and trv him again. He
: said take it away from, him.
e We are also in the ridiculous atti
n tude of being told that we should
n place a great bonded indebtedness!
against every inch Of dirt in our coun
S ty because other sections are doine
It that. This is a reflection on our in
q tellgence, and as a matter of RICH
a should be resented. A man is hell
n strictly accountable for his own acts
IL So is a community. If We manag
: our affairs indiscrete1y and bring up
on ourselves hardships, we have t
IS suffer the penalty, and the plea tina
r others did the same will not brin
ID relief but only add to our embarrasz
t: ment by admittino our weakness. TIL
IL young person who in life's caree
adopts the policy of doing things be
TT cause the majority do the sam
J. things never develops into a stron
character. He should grow strengt
by doing the right thing and be guic
ed only by a sense of right, justlc
ard truth. A great deal of the tror
lg BILE, distress, dishonor and disgrac
rs that exists in the world TODAY wa
brought about by the failure of som
MS people to think properly before the
ne acted. 1t is essential that we thin
i'll for ourselves, and we should prof
e by the wisdom and experience of tt
G. lark that had her young ones hid
Wy the farmers wheat. When she can
ne home with a worm for them the
e- were very much frightened an
ny wanted to move because they he
heard the farmer tell his son tn;
n they must invite their neighbors
nd and cut the grain. She told them
rs give themselves no uneasiness b
he keep her Informed as to what the
e. heard. The farmer came back al
le-- repeated his statement about getti1
ad his neighbors to cut the grain, b
he she paid no attention. One day t
little ones told her that he had sa
ar to his son that they would not d
he pend on their neghbors any longt
She said, "now children We'll mo
OUT. When a man decides to do
'ut thing himself, it will be done; but
long as he depends On his neighbol
ov. there's no danger. So it is if we
w. pend upon others to do our thin
I'd ing. 1t will not be done. Again, ,
should remember that independe
ng thought is next to impossible, unle
ay we can manage our affairs so tn
,ro we can get time off from our re
am