Show THERES ONLY ONE WAY if expressions of opinion from people of every class are indicative of anything there can bo be little doubt that the court house bonds will go through with a whoop at the coming election the public generally seem to have gone pretty fully into the questions involved and to have hae very thoroughly weighed and measured the arguments pro and con the greatest and by all odd the most important fact to b be e kept in N bew in this bond matter is that THE NECESSARY MONEY MUST BE RAISED AND IT MUST BE RAISED NOW with that fact always alay sin in mind min ditis it is not difficult aa as it appears to us to reach a reasonable conclusion as to the advisability of the bond isare the he money must be raised it must be ral raised sel without delay dolay aliat mush we all know and admit the next natural consideration is what is the easiest and cheapest method of securing anis necessary money no one dould expect to borrow funds from a dank in the amount required for this purpose except on short time and at a heavy rate of interest just the two to things which in this cabe it is desirable fo to alnoid A short time loan at heavy interest means the immediate raising of the tax rate and the shouldering of the burden on the few instead of the many from every indication in which the gi questions can be viewed the idea of borrowing the money from a bank must be judged unwise and 0 unjust to the taxpayer the bond issue on the other hand vill will leave the tax rate un 1 disturbed and will N if extend the time for the settlement of the dobli I 1 i gatian 4 1111 tian until new blood comes into the community to assist in pay lug for the advantages of civilization which we of today are arc providing for their comfort and convenience all progressive municipalities have recognized the justice of the proposition that posterity should shoula pay part of the expense of developing and making habitable the community they come to enjoy after the pioneer is gone and bonded indebtedness has been the method by which all the gj ga ahead towns and cities of the country have solved the question of expense wirch is the all im consid consideration oration in rapid developer developement dev nent find permanent im pro ement there is no reason on earth why our children n and our childrens children should not help pay the price of the civilizing institutions which they will find ready to their hands it is up to us is to prepare a place for them and it will be up to them to assist ir paying the expense of it the money must be raised and ind the bond issue is the on only y sensible way to raise it its an evil bird that befouls its own nest its a pretty small b wed led individual who cannot see something about the community he lives in that is worth boosting to the outside world |