Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924
THE SCHOOL BOND ISSUE.

THE SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
The interest shown the the citizens meeting
last Monday was very gratifying sentiment very largely
favored the bond ISSUE bill be passed without ref
erendum.
Of course there will opposition both to the bill and to
the way proposed shall be passed Opposition to the BILL
will increase taxes opposition to the
feature possibly because of feeling the people should have
say all pertaining to the expenditure OF public money
in order to preserve democratic principles.
the tax objection there no get
ting that it will take to build our school
houses money must be raised by taxation There has
been however, effort make the tax light possible py
spreading the payment of the bonds period of forty nine
years. passing part the burden the succeeding gne
ao who should bear the even as they proht by e
expenditure
There does not seem very large number of people who
deny that improvement school conditions demanded There
are very people the county but ready to ask for better
school accommodations for their children Many want school
convenient their farm gate many want teacher
schools matter what the percentage OF attendance
may there great hue and when school is closed until
advantages of consolidation revealed the Board OF ouca
ton is continually assaed equipment; communities are
always the best teacher that be obtained Tor
their particular schools not considering closely the salary
necessary the best teachers numberess ways school a
liberties beseged for outlay Of moneybut with 1t all hef
is strenuous objection raise of taxes Here we see
striking illustration of an irresistible force meeting an lmmov-
able body" psychological inconsistency hard to explain
It is seldom defense of the old against the
except in the school advancement Nobody would
back to the old stagecoah candle for lighting the home
to heating would exchange the concrete Tor the
dirt road away with the telegraph and the telephone
would navigate with sail vessels would substitute the
log cabin the modern dwelling would object the advances
made medical science and manufacturing would wear the
hoespun instead Of the product Of the modern ooms would
reegaed the past phase if they had the
money to keep up with the procession.
Many will claim that the county not able to keep up with
the matter Of in reality able
lag behind the public education? Is it good argu
offer what used to be the conditions and to say they
good enough now?
Evidently those at the meeting Monday evening did
think tho they constitute small percentage
of the voting population.
regard referendum whenever bill to raise taxes is
concerned EVERY knows it the easiest thing in the world to
defeat it. school BILL there the tax fighter the
good enough class the critic of the entire school SYSTEM the il
erate and the constitutional ocker who going to down
the proposed might be argued that these the
majority why should not they have chance to their
sentiment polls They claim the democratic privilege of
passing on any public question.
This hard point to meet too; also fact that
these above mentioned know well else that
such school improvement and should be made but
reduction of always popular platform to stand and
which to build economic structure is
always favote magnet with which to draw following, and it
is used the limit Therefore, eferendum frequently
death all school bond issues and if referendum bills
the only get schools that constitutes the best argument
for such FORM We believe this statement will be understood by
those who know the advantages of good schools and the difficulty
of obtaining them by popular vote.
believe preserve
democratic institutions The United States be-
evd that army help Europe against the Hun the best
of keeping democracy safe for the world But
left the individual say would fight money
to support the fighters The soldier drafted the army
and dollars effect drafted from pockets if the
United States bonds had been purchased there would
been tax much heavier than paying So
favor of drafting the money school houses
and for reasons already stated.
So hope the petition circulated will be filled with
such WILL from the standpoint of both
uence show legislators that the very best
county back of the better school movement that they do
not want to take chance of failure provide adequately for