The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-13
TEASLEY WILL RUN
YOUNG DEMOCRAT A CANDIDATE
 FOR STATE SENATE.
peuutv Tax Collector Expresses Ills Views as to Tax Legislation in
 Announcing Entry Into the

Charles B. Teasley, Deputy Tax Coi- lector of Montgomery county and one of the county's foremost young men ll the political, sdcial and business worlds yesterday announced his can dIdacy to succeed the late Capt. 5, H. Screws.
 Mir. Teasley had been spoken of fa- v,orahlv for the position for many months and his friends urged that ne enter the race. Mir. Teasley. altnough a young man, has been prominent III politicai circles, both State and county. for several years. He has twice serv- cd as Deputy Tax Collector. was ap- poiuted County Registrar by Governor .Jelks and has served on county Demo- cratic committees and has managed several important campaigns.
 He ia a progressive farmer and has A wide influence in both the city ana country beats.
 Mir. Teasley yesterday issued tnf following statement in reference 70 his candidacy:
 Al the solicitation of number Of friends, I have decided to enter the race for State Senator. l believe with my experience and knowledge of rev enue matters, can be instrumental Tn framing and enacting good feVenue law. one which will be just to the State and, at the same time. edualize the burdens upon those who have to bear them. This is my chief deslrc and object in wanting to represent this county in the State senate
 "The present revenue law is full of inedualities and defects; in fact, Tn many cases it is difficult to tell whaI the law really is. This condition !s caused by the Legislature in the pass nof having given these matters that care and attention which their im- portance demands.
 "If elected, I shall devote the great CT part of my tiI1e to the cohsinera- ton of matters of this kind, which regard the most important with which the Legislature has to deal
 "I have for a long time aoVocateu the establishment of state boaIa Vl Euualization, for the purpose or equai- izinr the tax values between the sew eral counties. Under the present sys- fem. valuations for State taxes are fixed by sixty different Roards or Equalization, each of which places q different construction upon the Iaw, The result is that property IS Hsteu anywhere from ten per cent. to sixty per cent. of its value. Thls cohultioii can not be changed as long as the val uations--zire left with the dlnerenl counties. The Legislature fixes the rate for the entire State and the Vaiues should also be fixed under the super vision of one board or court. Tn other words. there should be the same uhl formity as to valuations as there IS " reference to the rate of taxation.
 HIt Is not generally known, but It is fact. nevertheless, that the tax pay CTS of Montgomery county pear nI tN ner cent more of the blrden or Stat' taxation than do the tax payers o any other county, due to the fact tha inc valuations in this couny are muct higher than in other portions or th' Stste If the valuations in the othei | counties were raised to the standar' | heretofore prevailing In tnis county | inc rate of taxation throuEnout tn l state could, with safety, be reduced | at least one half, and no doubt woui' | he If the valuations in other countie arc not raised, then in equity and goo | conscience. the valuations in this coun | tv should be reduced accordingly, 3 as to have some uniform standard O | valuations throughout the State. Thi can only be done through State Boar | of Equalization
 If elected I shall use my best of l forts in enacting good laws in regar l to these matters.
 "Of course shall. to the best of m l ability, represent the people Tn all mat | ters coming before the Legislatur' l but I consider the matters above men toned of paramount importance es
 pecially to the people of this countg. ~:
 "I believe that the people who ar
 the least governed are the best gov l erned; therefore. ! am in taVor | fewer laws and better ones.
 1 No other candidates have been spok en of save Capt. Tyler Goodwyn' VII l has announced positively that ne VII l not seek the office.