The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-24

ment and reform, the annual current
expenses of the State may be reduced
to $500, 900, estimating state debt as
above stated with the compromise
suggested and interest ut four per cent,
(Which Is all We should pay promptly
poid euery gear, weuld leave a sinking
fund of $3.50, 0oe, every year, which in
few years, with the increased wealth
of the State, would pay all we owe and
save US from the disgrace Of repudia>
ton and decentralization.
There is aclamor throughout the
State for reform in our criminal laws.
The present law is tardy in its opera
ton, often defeats the end Of justice,
and imposes a heavy tax uPsn the
people. l would certainly fayor re-
form in that direction.
Reform is certainly necessary in our
county courts, such reform as i am
satisfied will save each county several
hundred dollars per annum. Our mag
istrates can do much in that direction,
as well as our Legislature. Indeed |
might say, we must have refern ev>
erywhere, from Magistrates courts to
President. If | am your representa-
tive l shall oppose any tax to build
up individual enterprise, and will OPP
pose all rings and monopolies, so that
in the future, our farmers and me-
chanics, the bone and sinew of the
world, will net have their life blood
drawn for the benefit of money sharks.
Onr assessment Jaw we think un>
wise. We greatly prefer the old to
the present law, and believe 1T better
than can be gotten up and adopted.
Like a great many other laws upon
our statutes it is SO complicated scarce
ly any one understands it, and as a
measure of economy, it certainly fahs
far short of what is claimed for it by
its friends.
In order that we may accomplish re-
form in every direction, and remove
everything that has the least tenden>
cy to Cypress the great mass of the
working people, / am in favor of re-
pealing what is known as -'stheconven-
tional interest bill" of ten per cent. |
believe six per cent interest is as much
as the people are able to pay. / am
not willing by any sort of legislating to
place our people in a situation in
which they Will be at the mercy of
monopolies or hard hearted shavers.
In conclusion, fellow citizens i must
say it is impossible within the usual
space of circular to mention every
thing that shoul1 elaim your attention
or that is necessary to reform. | re-
gard the next legislature the most i'm
portant that has perhaps convened
since the war. Besides the questions
| have brought to your attention, we
have two United States Senators to
elect, and much other business of Wit
al interest to the people Of the State.
As | am a stranger to most OF the
people of this county, l beg leave
most respectfully to say that L was
born in Giles county, Tenn, have liy-
ed AZ my life in this state, and have
been a citizen. of this county for near
ly twelve years. Have been a farm
er nearly all my life, andl flatter my
self l know something of the wants
of the great mass of the people, and
as the friend of'lsw-and Orderand good
government, let me admOnish every
voter Of the absoluteneeessity and i'm
portance of every one doing his duty
in the great contest now looming up
before us. Let every man that4cves
his country rally, and come ito the
rescue! For | can assure you, fellow
citizens, l honestly believe if the party
that has ruled in our National
Councils since the war is continued
in power, all hopes of restoration of
our government to its former purity,
| fear, is gone forever. Then let every
man do his duty in restoring our
government to its primitive purity.
Elect honest and capable men to Of
fee, elect men who have the moral
courage to dare to do right, and that
cannot be bought or controlled by
bond aristocracy. Have less legisla-
ton and better legislation, Reform in
every department of our government,
abolish every office that can be dis
pensed with, reduce the salary Of all
officers to whom pay is diSpropOrtien-
et, to labor done, vote for the great
modern reformers, Tilden and Hen
bricks, and james ID. Porter for
Governor, and you will have the con-
ISOLATION of having transmitted to flu
ture generations a free ard pure gov
ernment, such us our fathers made,
and intended their posterity shoHid
always enjoy.
G.. W. DAY.