Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19

These pointers to voters on chow
to kill the bond issue" featured the
three speeches delivered Monday by
Pay As You Go District Committee
Chairman George B. Keezell, State
Senator Harry F. Bird, of Winchester,
and Capt. John Paul of Harrisonburg
at the non-political anti-bond rally in
the Assembly Hall of the Courthouse.
Chairman Keezell, in calling the
meeting together and in introducing
the speakers, Senator Byrd and Capt.
Paul, impressed upon the voters the
necessity IF getting the two ballots.
Senator Byrd told the crowd that the
anti-bond forces in the state look to
pppulous Rockingham to offset the
vo e that may be cast for bonds in
some Of the large cities.
Capt Paul warned the voters that if
the bond issue is passed, it would mean
m lion dollar indebtedness on Rock
iagham people as its share of the bond
issue and million dollars as its share
of interest to pay
NoN-POLITICAL MEETING.
The meeting was strictly a nom
partisan and n-poiitical one. Chair
man Keezel told the visitors it was held
for the express purpose of discussing
the great economic issue now before
the people of the state the $50, 900, 600
bond issue.
There is no partisan politics in this
meeting and there should be none in
the consideration of the momentous
question whether this state shall float
$50, OOO, 600 in bonds for the purpose of
building roads," said Senator Keezel
"We should approach consideration of
that question from an economic stand
point, from the material welfare of. the
state, and not on political lines"
SENATOR BYRD MAKES FIRST SPEECH.
Rockingham county is one of the
largest and casts one of the largest
votes of any county in the state" said
Senator Byrd after he had been pre-
scented to the audience as being tho man
who has stood on the ''firing line" in
the bond fight and is the target for
bitter innuendo by bond advocates.
The anti bondforces are looking to you
to go.to the polls Nov. 9th and roll up a
majority against bonds which will over
come the large vote that some of the
cities are expected to cast for bonds.
This campaign which will soon
come to close, has been one of the
bitterest in Virginia in years. Mer
who are advancing bonds have moi
hesitated to misrepresent the facts anG
conditions. Many of them have sought
to make it appear that the adoption of
1.-The amendment to the state consti
tuition, giving the legislature the
power to issue road bonds without re
ference to,a vote of the people, was {
Ratification of the bond issue. They
tried to create the feeling among the
members of the legislature that this
vote freed them from their platform
pledges not to vote for bond Issue.
Il Senator Byrd outlined in his speed
that the state system today stands hal
completed without s. bond issue. H,
declared proponents of the bonds hav,
tried repeatedly to eliminate the Val
ley Pike from the mileage of complete,
highway. He declared that he be
lieved the Valley highway was one o
the best constructed roads in the state
saying the huge powders, formin,
its foundation. together with the maca
dam ground into the road, made roa,
bed that cannot be excelled by any O
the modern constructed roads.
II In referring to the amount of none
the gasoline tax will raise for highwa
work, Senator Byrd pointed out it Wi
provide $4,000 mile for construction
$500 mile for maintenance for the re
,mainder of the state highway mileage
all within seven years.
He laid stress upon the idea that
would be far better for the people o
Virginia to build their highway sys
tenn on pay-as you-go plan and TAX
two yeare longer rather than build it il
a shorter time at the expense of $50
000, 900 in interest charges. He de
clared that the proposed gasoline tax
the bond plan calls fer will go on TO
years, to pay interest charges and
| pay off the indebtedness, -while unde
the pay-as-you-Qo plan this tax, ifker
LA gasoline. could be devoted to llel