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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican Votes!
Was Harris Right

On the goth of June the treas
urer made his quarterly report as
required by law. 1t can be found
in the Daily American of July II
and IS.
In this he shows that he has in
the treasury $9o5,ooo in round
numbers; $5o5,ooo of this is the
balance left of the 100000 peni.
Tertiary fund, leaving balance or
surplus of 100000. When Mr..
Turney was nominated last month
the editor of the Commercial-Ap-
peal stated that the interest on the
state debt Lad been paid, the cur
rent expenses paid, and the treas
urer had 100000 surplus in the
treasury. Then Harris was right,
and there was no necessity of is
suing the bonds.
where Is the Money?
On the goth of June there was
$oo5, 900. OF this sum over $265,-
900 was in Wall street bank to
pay the interest on state debt.
Where is the rest? The treasurer's
report above referred to shows that
it is scattered about in every dem
ocratic bank in the state.
The Taxpayers have borrowed
100000 they did not need, pay
$4,000 per annum for it, and loan
it to the banks without interest,
who, in turn, loan the people their
own money at 10, II and IS per
cent. interest. When these bonds
become due the account will stand
Bonds. $780, 00C
Interest paid, $27 900, 20 years.. $4,000
Total. ST lac, 00C
The whole transaction was hon.
est and above board, but it was
miserable financiering. 1t proves
that Gov. Turney is not a shrewd
business man; that he does not
realize the heavy burdens resting
upon the taxpayers. He has lived
out of the public CRIB SO long, oh SC
long, that it is "easy come" "easy
go"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican Votes!

Another increase in the public
debit during September furnishes
an additional reason for saying
that the democrats haven't sense
enough to run the government.
Levi P. Morton is the kind of a
rich man who sent over a ship load
of provisions to famine stricken
Ireland at his own expense; and
the Irish-American voters of New
York have not forgotten that splen-
did act of generosity.
One of the republican drawbacks
in the west is the want of build
ings large enough to hold the peo-
pie who want to hear Mckinley.
Hill is the biggest man in the
democratic party at present, but
the bigness of the party is ever SO
many degrees less than it was two
years ago.
The Illinois republicans are
counting upon a majority from
10000 to $4,000, with the possibil.
ity that a new outbreak of assinin.
ity on Altgeld's part may run it
up to 10000.
There has been decline from I
to I6 per cent in the prices of diff.
ferent grades of wool since the
tariff bill was passed, and this has
been attended by a corresponding
reduction of democratic votes in
the wool-growing districts. ~
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected |!
THE "DoRTCH LAW"

This is another law that no one
would object to if its spirit had
been carried out in its enactment.
The object of it was, and should
be, to allow every citizen not only
to vote secret ballot but to vote
it unawed and uninfuenced by
power. At the north it is charged
that men were driven to the polls
and voted like sheep. At the
south it was the same way. This
law was enacted in Australia,
Massachusetts, and other states to
secure an honest expression from
the voter Of his choice of men.
Under all the laws, except those
of Tennessee, the illiterate voter is
allowed assistance by a friend of
his selection when he cannot make
out his ticket. Under our law the
tickets are printed with a view Of
confusing him, and he is denied
assistance except in cases of physi-
cal disability. Fraud is practiced
by the democrats in this way; the
managers, all democrats, get hold
of one or more blank tickets these
are marked and given to the voter,
he goes in the booth, takes the
ticket given him inside, deposits in
the box the one he got outside, and
returns the inside ticket to the
gang, who mark it for some one
else. There are no penalties that
amount to anything for election
rascality, and ordinarily elections
under the law are roaring farce,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

Of the Middle Tennessee asylum.
Now, if we could do all this on the
present tax levy could we not have
paid out the amount fixed by law
to build the penitentiary without
issuing bondsl But if it were abb
solutely necessary to issue them,
ought the governor not to have is
sued $Ioo, 900 for 1893 and waited
until 1894 before he issued the
next 100000, and 1895 before he
issued the restI Times could not
be harder than they were when he
put those bonds on the market. If
he had waited until 1894 and 1895
he might have sold them at a
premium.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

missioners cannot expend more
than 100000 in one year; $780,
900 the next, and 100000 after
that as needed. The governor had
the discretion and would not exer-
else it in favor of the taxpayers.
Was 1t Necessarily
When the governor commenced
looking around for some one to
buy the bonds, the comptroller Of
the state, democrat, man who
is charged by law with the collec-
ton of revenues, came out in an
interview in the Chattanooga
Times, a democratic newspaper,
and opposed the issuance of the
bonds. He declared that the tax
levy by the last legislature was
raising, even in the distressed con-
dition of the country, more money
than he needed to pay current ex-
penses, and the interest on the
state debt, and that he could pay
the 100000 due the first year, and
the 100000 due the second year
out of the ordinary revenues.
This letter produced a profound
sensation, and Gov. Turney was
interviewed. He declared that
Comptroller Harris must be mis-
taken. Harris came back in a re-
ply and repeated his assertion, and
backed it up by a statement of the
financial condition of the state.
Notwithstanding this Gov. Turney
issued the bonds.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Democratic Extravagance.

The democratic party, not wish
ing to increase the rate of taxation,
in order to raise money to meet the
extravagant demands made by
their legislatures, adopted the idea
of increasing the value of the
property to be assessed for taxa
ton. They knew they could not
rely upon the magistrates of the
counties, who knew the value of
all property in their district, there
fore they enacted law that all
property should be assessed by
one man in each county to be
elected by the people. They gave
the assessor a commission and made
his salary dependent upon the val
uation of the property. Or they
offered premium to the assessor
who would assess the highest and
made the poor taxpayer pay the
robber.
The result of this policy has
been to leave the rate the same,
but at the same time increase the
amount collected nearly million
of dollars since the war.
The republicans oppose this pol
icy. They are in favor of return
ing 10 the old plan of allowing the
magistrates to assess the taxes.
Because the magistrate knows
what the property is worth and
will not be tempted to assess beyond
that figure.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected!

Now, the Massachusetts, republi-
cans declare for "both the gold and
the silver dollars of the constitu.
ton and their paper representa-
tives, honest and Interchangeable in
values" This is almost the identi.
cal language of. the national demo
cratic platform of 1888. Massa'
chusetts is supposed to be the home
and chief habitation of the ho1ri.
BILE goid-bug and the republicans OF
that quarter his staunch supporters
The Ohio attempt to draw party
lines on the silver question alone
will not succeed while this sort Of
thing goes on.-B amer.
The populists of Georgia had q
platform of their own constr1c.
ton, quite unlike those of the
western populists. The Georgians
dropped much of their visionary
foolishness, but the name of popu.
list, identified with the most ridicu.
lous rot ever put forward in poll.
tics, was enough to beat them.
The decisive character of the re.
cent republi ian victories in New
England is to be most plainly
seen in the composition of the leg
islature elected. There were 13e
democrats in the legislatures last
chosen, whereas in the incoming
ones there will be only eighteen
against 544 republicans and one
populist.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
See that every Republican votesI

Some years ago "Old Pete" the
democratic souvenir of the lost
cause, declared at Dunbar Cave.
near GAINESVILLE, and in Knoxville.
that in 1861 he thought secession
was right, and tina. in 1891 he
knew it was right. If it was right
in 1891 it will be right in 2oor.
The question then recurs: Do
northern farmers and northern CAP
italists want to come to a state
where its governor claims the right
to take his state out of the union
whenever he feels aggrieyed at
any action of the federal authori-
ties?
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
THE REGISTRATION LAW.

A law of this character is needed
in every locality where there is a
large floating vote and where the
officers of the election do not know
the men personally. In Memphis,
where there are hundreds of men
coming and going on railroads and
steamboats, in Chattanooga, where
there are hundreds working in fac
tories and on railroads and steam
boats.
The fault of our law lies in the
fact that it does not punish men
for buying and selling registration
certificates, and in not allowing a
man to get duplicate when he
has lost or mislaid the original. 1t
is supposed by many to have been
passed not to prevent repeating
but to offer safe and sure means
of buying votes. Gov. Turney
recommended that provision be
made for only one registration in
year. This would have disfran-
chised thousands who might move
in after the date of registration,
He made no recommendation in
regard to buying and selling, MOI
in regard to supplying one that
was lost. He knew these were the
objections, and his message shows
him to be in sympathy with the
gang.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
The Poll Tax Law

Is the most plausible of any of
our election laws, and is the only
one that has an express constitu-
tional sanction. The argument in
favor of it is: "The government
affords protection to all citizens,
and the latter should be willing to
contribute 81 toward its support,
especially when the amount goes
into the school fund.-"
Republicans generally place their
objections upon higher grounds
than that of revenue.
1t is a law that discriminates
against the poor. The poor man
is not supposed to pay property
tax and upon failure to pay this s.
he is denied vote. Now, rich
man, if he be over fifty years of
age, may owe the state $Ioo or
1000 tax upon his property and
he is allowed to vote without any
questions being asked whether he
has paid his taxes or not. If it is
right to make the payment of taxes
a condition precedent to voting,
the law should apply to rich and
poor alike.
Another serious objection to it
is its demoralizing effects. The
idle, shiftless, as well as the un-
fortunate, are encouraged to wait
for some candidate to discharge
this duty for him. The experience
of every county trustee is that the
number of delinquents is increas-
ing every year, and consequently
the tax upon candidates becomes
greater in proportion. 1t has got
to be SO now that poor man runs
at very great disadvantage
against rich one. The latter can
pay these taxes while the former
cannot. Under our republican
form of government and according
to the cardinal principles of the re.
publican party, the door Of politi.
cal preferment should be open to
the poorest and humblest citizen
Poor men educate their sons and
hope to see them take their place
among the lawmakers and rulers
of a free people, but what chance
have they if barred out by laws
made in the interest of the richl
The more our friends study the
philosophy of taxation the more
firmly will they become convinced
that the poll tax law is the mos
pernicious of all that are enforced
in connection with the elective
franchise.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Why They Don't Come.

Real estate men claim that they
could double the population of the
state of Tennessee in ten wears if
they could satisfy northern people
who want to leave cold climates
and sterile lands that they could
vote as they please and have their
votes counted as cast. Dakota.
Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota would
buy every foot of vacant land in
West Tennessee if it were not for
its reputation for ballot box
stuffing and other election frauds.
When good men come to the front
and guarantee honest elections,
honest immigrants will flock south.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected!
Exemption Laws.


The democrats inserted a clause
in the present constitution in 1870
that $4,000 worth of personal
property should be exempted from
taxation, in the hands of every
taxpayer"
This law was enacted to favor
the rich. Because they knew the
poor did not have this amount Of
personal property. Under this law
it is estimated that over $500, ooo,-
900 of personal property escapes
taxation. The wealthy buy stocks
and bonds, diamonds and jewelry,
and give to their wives and chill
dren. All persons, young or old,
little or big, who own property are
taxpayers" and can claim the
$1,000 exemption.
If the democrats had not intend
ed to discriminate against the poor
why did they say personal prop
erty." If they had left the word
personal" out, then the poor man
could have been on equal terms
with the rich as far as his little
home was consumed.
The republican party would
change this law and exempt a
homestead in the hands eff every
family valued at $500 or ST., 900.
Poor man think Of this.
The commissions allowed the
tax assessor are exorbitant and
are conditioned upon his over-val.
uing property.
CONSTABLES.
Under the old law the constables
collected the taxes and out of the
commissions were allowed to make
a little money. This enabled the
districts to secure the services of a
good class of men. Living in the
district and knowing every man
woman and child, the constable
could and did collect closer than is
done today. When a fellow GO,
ready to move out the constable
was on hand to collect the amour,
due the state.
Under the law today, enacted by
the democracy to enrich the few a,
the expense of the many, the trus'
tee collects the taxes up to Ger
tain date, o,s he has the tax book,
until he SIX as all the cream, Their
he turns the blue milk over to the
poorly paid cons tables to max.
what butter they can out of it
The result is hundreds of mer
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Election Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The election in Georgia para
lived the democrats and caused
populist stock to advance I,ooo
per cent.
If Minis does as well in Tenn
essee as Hines did in Georgia,
there won't be democrats enough
left to conduct the funeral exer-
cises.
The democratic papers that have
been declaring that the pops are on
the wane have just heard from
Georgia.
John Sherman declares corn to
be the greatest blessing conferred
on the world by America; and the
republican party has caused more
of it to be produced than any other
in our history.
The increased price of sugar is
the kind of an argument against
democratic rule that comes home
to the average voter like thief in
the night.
The moral of the 50 percent re-
duction of the democratic majority
in Georgia is that Secretary Hoke
Smiths peacock feather should be
taken away from him.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Was the Comptroller Rights

Since the tax levy has been at
the present rate, we have paid off
or retired, nearly a million of Tor
bett issue Bank of Tennessee
money!; we have built two asy-
lums, one at Knoxville and the
other at Boliver, costing over
$4,000; rebuilt the burnt wing
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

At the last session, on the 10th
of April, 1893, the Legislature
authorized the issuance Of 100000
in bonds, bearing Al per cent. in
terest, all of said bonds to be oil
one date (sec. 81, payable not more
than twenty years from date, fol
the purpose of raising money with
which to purchase lands and build
penitentiary, and open coal fields
Section 4 provides that reason
able commission may be allowed
to parties negotiating their sale
and they may sell them from time
to time as needed. (See acts, 1893
chapter 81, page 2o2.)
Chapter 70, page 90, provides fol-
the building of the penitentiary
and sec. I6 of said act, page Io5
acts of 1893, provides that not
more than 500, 900 of the proceeds
Of the 100000 bonds shall be ex'
pended the first year, 1893, $780,.
900 in 1894, and the remainder as
necessary.
The governor waited until the
spring of 1894, about one year from
the passage of the act before he
sold the bonds. They were en-
graved and dated from the 10th oil
October, 1893. He found party
who would find another party who
would take the bonds at par, Oh
pay 100000 in cash for them
This party was allowed $4,000 fol
finding the man who had the
money. At the time the sale was
effected there was about $Io,24c
interest accrued on the 5000, 900
The man in Wisconsin, we believe
paid $6ro,z4o for the bonds ant
accrued interest.
The governor was clothed will
the discretion to sell them as the,
were needed, but instead of doing
this he sold them all in a lump
He sold them all at one time wher
he knew that he could not, unde
the law, expend the money unde
three years. If he had sold then
as needed he would have saved tn
taxpayers of the state in the matte
&c ,,,favacf
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Evans can be Elected.

1t is believed by many that Gov.
Turney is losing his mind-in fact,
on the verge of the asylum. He
considers Evans campaign against
him as "impudence." In his speech
at Murfreesboro can be seen streaks
of insanity. He lives entirely in
he, past and does not seem to real
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

move away and every court is
called upon to grant releases to
the trustees, when, if the consta-
BILE had been given the books, they
would have collected the money.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

When Cleveland settles the dis
pute between Brazil and the
Argentine Republic over the
boundry line, he might direct his
energies toward settling the dis
pute in the democratic party over
the Argentine question.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

A prominent democrat in speak
ing to a republican said: "We are
going to beat you, but we do not
know whether the offense will be
petit or grand larceny"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17
Another Lie Nailed,
MURFREEsBoRo, TENN,

MURFREEsBoRo, TENN, J
Oct. 4, 1894. !
Gov. Tprney said in his speech
here that Minis would withdraw
Upon this assertion Mr.. &C. Hen
derson wired Mr.. Minis at Leb-
anon at half past I o'clock, know
ing that Mr.. Minis would begin
his speech there at o'clock. He
expected prompt answer, so he
could read it here, but did not get
one until 1880 a. m, Monday.
which was as follows:
LEBANON, TENN, !
Sept. 80, ga, {
{. c. Henderson
"Mortal man cannot in
fiuence me to withdraw from
the race, and Gov. Turner's
henchmen know it.
"a. L. MINIS"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

Old Pete wants the penitentiary
built so as to afford separate ac-
comodation for men of honor and
common felons. Do men of honor
break into the penitentiaryl
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

The democratic press are SO hard
up that they are manufacturing all
manner of lies and printing them
with the preface: at is reported"
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-17

Peter Turney is a relic today,
but after the November election
he will be a curiosity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
Personal MENTION.

Callaghan Byrne, who has been attending to
the erection Of large business block In Los
Angeles for a couple of months, returned TO the
city last Wednesday owing 10 the Illness of his
mother. Mrs. James Irvine, VINO is staying at
the Palace Hotel. MIR. Byrne will return 10
Los Angeles in a few days, TO remain there
about five months.
Mrs. j. Thomas BoysOn has gone to New
York and will sail for Europe June 2. She will
be away about six months
Mr.. and Mrs j. L. Moody Will pass the sum-
mer at Napa Soda Springs.
Miss Minnie Houghton has been enjoying a
ylsitto Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. MckI:trick at their
ranch near Bakersfield.
MIR and Mrs Charles b. Alexander returned
TO New York last Wednesday alter d most en-.
iOvabe visit here. They were ACCOMPANIED by
Colonel c. +. Croker, who viii act as best man
for his brother, George Croker. on June o.
when he Will be married 10 Mrs. Emma Hanch-
EFT Rutherford.
Mrs &. +. Simon and her children viii arrive
here next Tuesday from New York 10 pass the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Henry w Redington is passing the season in
MIR. and Mrs. James NJ. Wilson returned last
Monday from a visit 70 the Hotel del NOME
They will leave early IN June for ST. Michael's
station, in Alaska, where they Will remain
Mrs. Mamie C. Hastings and family are ex-
pecied TO return from the East next Saturday.
=.
Thomas Eastland are visiting at Paso Robes.
Henry HeYman left New York on May II
for Hamburg on the steamer Eurst Bismarck
Colonel and Mrs Samuel d. Meyer are visit
lug Mrs. Henry Wetherbee at her residence in
Fru!GVale.
Mr. and Mrs. William NJ. Lent and Miss
Fanny Lent have been visiting San jose
during tile past week.
Mrs. f. +. Spencer and Miss Grace NJ.
Spencer OF San Jose have returned from visit
TO Paso Robes.
PTofpEcoF ln (iOpfn IN NJ
left last W Wednesday 10 visit the Yosemite
Valley.
Governor and Mrs. Markham will leave on
June l 10 Visit the Yosemite Valley.
Mrs Joseph NJ. Masten is visiting her grand
mother In San jose for couple of weeks.
Lieutenant William G.. Ham, Fifth ArtIlle ~,
u S. a, has been granted months leave of
absence owing 10 Illness.
Miss Kate Morse returned 10 the city last
Tuesday after passing four months in London
aud Paris with her sisters, Mrs. Higgins aud