The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-06
Answers Mir. Anderson
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 Answers Mir. Anderson
 Editor Star:
 In recent issue of your paper ap- peared a communication appearing over the signature of one Mfr. W. B. Anderson which contained hints of dire calamities that are about to be- fall the people generally and of Polk County in particular in the form of awful tax burdens" and wasteful ex- travagance upon the part of our pub lie servants. He intimates that some body is going to seek relief through the formation of new party and he tor whoever wrote that essayl is in sympathy with such movement.
 That was a sad vail, though it did smack just little as being the swan song of discredited politician or a disappointed office seeker. Of course, though. Mir. Anderson is neither of these. Mir. Anderson, as we gather the facts, is just one of the sdeer common peepuls who has no personal ax to grind, but who sees 'swhither we are drifting" and who has himself felt the iron heel of tyranny in the form of awful tax burdens" for we learn from the records at the courthouse that his real estate tax alone this year amounted to the sum of $207. Then he can doubtless see, as the rest of us do. that it stands to reason that the new road district in which his proper ty is located is liable to cost him some where in the neighborhood of $500 a year more. Twenty-fiveeents 8 month just for the little or no use that B farmer will have for roadl
 And does it not make your heart bleed when you think of the method by which that road district was formed as told by Mir Anderson. The bill that passed the legislature actually had the emergency clause attached to it which made it effective at once instead of giving the entire people of the great state of Arkansas three months in which to refer the measure to them selves at the general election next November and there pass judgment on whether or not the poSple of that Polk County road district ought to have that read Wasn't it a shame and 8 disgrace thus t0 throttle the veics of the people of the whole statel Of course the people of the territory di- rsSt'y affected had already passed up- on the matter by petitions pro Sn6 cen to the member of the legislature who secured this legislation in their be- half. large majority of the land ovn- CTS in ths district having asked that the blh 5e passed. but what 6id they know about what thay wanted or ought to have compared with what the people of the whole state of Arkan- s&s might have known haa they not been shanaefully deprived of all voice n the matter by that mezSly little emergency claasei How app-oprists those woris of cur old friend Pstriek Henry iz this ezne=geary. as quoted by the essay tc which Mr. An8srson's name was atE2ek@dg Just wait III A. Iincoin Nc. 2 ard the new party is heard from.
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