The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-06-06

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my and high efficiency in the conduct
of all departments of the State govern
ment; and we commend the State Off
Gals now and heretofore in office who
have contributed to bring about the
present satisfactory condition of the
States affairs for their active and eff
Gent services.
XII.
Under wise legislation instituted by
the Democratic party and admins
tered by its representatives the debt
Of the State has been adjusted and it's
finances have been so managed as
greatly to improve the credit of the
State. We feliCitate the people Of the
State upon the improved conditions
resulting from this legislation, indorse
especially the act providing for the
liquidation and retirement of the
funded debt of the State, and the
creation of a sinking fund for that
purpose, whereby more than 81, 900, 900
of the States Indebtedness has been
paid, and pledge ourselves to its con-
tinued enforcement.
XIII.
We favor such legislation as will
fully eQualize the tax burdens of the
State and we especially favor such
permanent assessment and revenue
law as will reasonably limit the lien,
or right of recovery for taxes, and sc
fix assessments when made as TO cause
back, or reassesSmcntS, to be unneces-
Sary.
XVI.
We congratulate the people of Ten
nessee upon the growth and develop
ment Of the public school system as
inaugurated and extended by the
Democratic party, affording educa-
tional opportunities to all the chill
dren of the State, without reference
to their individual abilities to provide
such facilities for themselves. Re.
sponSible for the institution and fOo-
tering of the present system Of public
schools, the Democratic party pledges
itself anew to the development of this
work of first Importance and particu-
larly fayOrs such legislation as will
provide, wherever needed, / longer
scholastic term.
The enactment of the law providing
for uniform text books having result
ed in a large saving to the school chill
dren Of the State in the cost of school
books. we favor the continuance of
this system and pledge the party tc
its maintenance and enforcement.
XIV.
! The great arteries along which the
States commerce courses are it's rail.
ways, rivers and roads. The first
class of these highways is fostered by
private capital and enterprise; the
second class is, under our system, a
national, rather than a State care,
but the most important class of the
three, in the directness in which it
comes in contact with the people, is
the public road system. Because good
roads are so necessary to the comfort
and prosperity of the whole people, we
especially fayorlegislation which will,
under fixed policy, permanently i'm
prove the public roads in Tennessee
and more fully equalize the burden of
their maintenance.
XVI.
The law establishing the State Rail
road Commission having been of great
benefit to the people we are opposed to
the repeal thereof.
XVII.
We favor the adoption of law re-
quiring the union label on State print
ing.
XVIII.
We deplore beyond expression the
recent distressing mine accident in
State and we favor revision of the
present laws governing State insrec-
tion Of mines and factories so as to
meet present eQbditions and provide
more effectiv6Tiotection to the lives
of the workmen and properties of the
owners.
XIX.
Agricultural fairs, including eXhib-
its of agricultural, horticultural and
live stock products, stimulate a gener-
Gus rivalry among farmers, and con-
tribute largely to the development of
agricultural interests by means of the
object lessons they offer; and to this
end we approve the setting apart by
the Legislature of such sum or sums
as it may think proper, taaid in the
establishment of a State Fair, with
county or division auxiliaries.
The reading of the platform was
heard with marked attention,