Editor The Herald:
This being a progressive age with the progressives, those who have large incomes and bank accounts seem to take a delight in placing debts on the non progressives who have no large incomes or bank accounts, and thereby gets him when he hardly knows which way he is going or where.
Our City Fathers have recently decided to do a large amount of street paving, and there is a large portion of the citizens who are not able to bear the burden of any more taxes as we are now overburdened with them to the limit. The progressives never stop to think of the burden which this paving will put upon those less able to bear it. They can stand it and they don’t care a snap whether the other fellow can or not. They want it and must have it. Did they ever stop to think of the situation? What will paved streets bring us? Will they bring us a big pay roll for every Saturday night? If so we are with the progressives. But as the outlooks is now, we need enterprises that will insure employment for new comers, and then we can expect people to locate among us. But with paved streets and no enterprises to give them a living, do you think at the present that it is wise and prudent, during as slump in business, to undertake this project? “Nothing to do,” you hear on all sides. We can’t and ought not be burdened any further as to taxes.
It seems from the projects over the state that the small towns are cutting their throats by wishing to be connected with the large towns on paved roads. It naturally carries trade from them. They will find out ere long, too late to remedy the situation, that they have made a mistake.
The next generation with this young set already here and those to come, will face the debts that this one has made and put upon them. This one says, “They will have the improvements, let them pay for them.” But they may not have wanted them, yet they must pay, and they will wish bad wishes, and would want this old gang buried deeper.
There is too much selfishness in this generation. If they want anything, without thought for the less fortunate, they proceed to make it hard for the little fellow in order to carry out their desire. If they could about face, and try to induce some enterprise worth while they would do the town which they call home untold good. What we need is more business and places of employment to induce people to locate in our midst. If the town Fathers would seek for enterprises that would give folks employment, the paved streets, and our town would be a garden spot in this old Johnston County.
E.G.S.
A non progressive for want of funds.
From page 4 of The Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, July 28, 1925
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