The Newark journal., 1919-10-16
THINKS MIR. BEST IS
 TRYING TO KILL ROAD
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Commissioners for this road, he will select builders and not knockers. But why change this matter, creating more costs, placing an additional bur den upon the County Judge and de- laying the matter indefinitely?
 Now, Mr. Best don't try to have the people believe you can build road from Newark to Cord for 30 per cent of the assessed valuation of the lands embraced therein, because it can not be done. Of course you did not know this at the time you tried to have them believe that it could. If you are in favor of building this road, tell the people the truth about it, and "can" that misrepresentation propa- ganda, and we will soon have a high way between Newark and Cord that all will be proud of.
 Now, MT. Best, don't try to vent your spleen on the Commissioners, Messrs. Fields, Harrington and For tune. Don't try to poison the peoples minds with the accusation that these men have been guilty of wrong doing while acting as commissioners. It has been opely charged by some of your fellow propagandists that they had made this high levy so that they might knock down a great lot of money. That argument only shows gross ignorance, or malice intent, on the part of the one making the char ge, because one reading of the Act under which they were working would show their mistake. The money rais- ed to build this road would be left in the hands of bonded officials just the same as other public moneys and the Commissioners are not allowed to let any contract where they might be- come interested as beneficiaries in the moneys to be derived from same. These Commissioners are taxpayers just the same as yourself and any hardship placed upon you would have equal bearing upon them. Whetever might be said to their detriment as commissioners, could be said of you should you be placed in their position even though your every act and inten- tion might be absolutely honest, so it might be well that you use care and common sense in your effort to discredit these men in the eyes of the people.
 These men are road builders and would have performed that duty had they not been interferred with, and at as small cost and with as little waste as any set of men in the eoun- try, but it seems that this trait did not suit some few big land barons, hence the propaganda to discredit the Commissioners was in order.
 So, now MT. Best, will tell you what I think of the Commissioners, Messrs. Fields, Harrington and For tune They are just about as sen sible as you and l, as honest and sin cere as either of us, and as good road builders as we would be, should we be fortunate enough to live thou sand years.
 So in conclusion I will say if you and 1 were such good roads advocates as we would have the people believe that We were, we should have lined up with these Commissioners and helped them build this road, instead of getting on the other side of the question and knocking.
 Now, MT. Editor I wish to thank you for your generosity in permitting me this privilege. am very grateful to Brother Best for his coming and hope he will come again. In the mean time l may be permitted to brighten up some more on this l good roads matter, the better to en- tighten him on his second coming.
 1 am neither booster or knocker on this good road, but a taxpayer and believer in building this road for the benefit of the many and not the few
 Respectfully,