The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15

/ the nrm that mas tne cOhtIdVs, anu
has been going forward with the
work, has the assurance that when a
certain detailed bit of work, now al
most completed, has been done, the
bonds win be accepted and the cash
made available for the Improvement.
This is a plain history Of the big
project up to this time.
AS newspaper seeking with all its
might the upbuilding and prosperity
of Polk county and its people, The
Star did its best to get this road built
when it was first taken up. It be-
lieves had Judge Wear acted as he
should have done, maintained his
place as the judicial authority before
which both those favoring and those
opposing could have laid their case
with assurance of fair and unbiased
treatment, the road would have been
built, much Of it would have been paid
for with the so-calied cheap money.
many thousands of dollars would
have been saved, and Polk county
would be advanced in development
and prosperity far beyond where she
is today. 1t believes hundreds of
acres now idle would be making big
returns from vegetables, berries, cam
taloupes, etc, and that there would be
many of our sincere, worthy and in
dustrious people who would have bet
ter homes, happier families and be
living altogether better lives than
they are today.
And it was the overriding of a
majority Of the interested taxpayers
by Judge Wear that has added the
cost and made impossible the benefits.
It was this that caused a majority
of the people to reject him in his race
for reelection.
It was this same action that
brought about the increased district
and the interest charges, both of
which are Objectionable to The Star
and to many people-a very large
part, in fact.
Just to make the record clear on
another issue, The Star believes that
a grave mistake was made by the good
roads advocates in undertaking too
many projects at time. Enthusiasm
ran away with them, and the result is
bad. 1t would have been far better
to have completed one road, just as
did Little River and Sewer counties,
and then, when the people had seen
the results, deliberately and assuredly
with the best wishes of the majority,
take up further work. And, even at
that, caution should be always used
to avoid going too fast
1t is well to keep in mind, too, that |
no matter what the system used in
promoting such public enterprises,
there viii always be opponents. SO
long as they are on the square, and |
are not either Office seekers or others |
with selfish ends, they are entitled to
every consideration. They have as
much right to their views and their
votes as the folks who favor the i'm
but no more. On the 9TH
er hand, it should be kept in mind
that it is one kind Of folks who are
responsible for good schools, good
churches, good homes, good laws,
good order, and even good roads, and
that if that sort of folks were out of
it, or quit trying for better things,
the better things would never be.
And, with all that, it is up to us to
do our best to let the light of truth
shine on all things, and when the
majority has spoken, abide by the re-
suit, even tho, as sometimes happens,
the majority, either enlightened by
truth, or misled by falsehood, changes
its mind.
II it goes wrong, it may have to
abide, even suffer, by its error, but
it can, from that lesson, seek a rene
dy IN this land of universal suffrage.