The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-05-19
PLATFORM OF
HON. EDWARD F. NOE
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PLATFORM OF
HON. EDWARD F. NOE
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pended, we'll equipped schools Of
tablished Rural schools should be
reduced. In number, and by longer
terms and better salaries increased
in efficiency.
1.-The State should live within its
income. All property within its
bounds should bear its proportlonate
burden of taxes. Only such taxes
should be collected as are absolutely
required for honest, economical and
efficient public service, and the peo
pie should receive FILL value for the
expenditure of every dollar Under
our defective assessment laws wholly
different rates of assessment prevail
n different counties, rendering the
State levy twice a burdensome III
some counties as in others. A sys
tenn can and ought to be instituted
which will gradually relieve land and
personally from all ad valorem tax
other than that imposed for county
and municipal purposes, collecting,
as in some other States, the required
revenue from other sources. Until
this method becomes operative, a
State board of equalization of assess
ments should be created
Contests for office should turn
on merit, and not money. The uses
to which money can be legally put
| III effectlng a nomination, our real
| election, ought to be defined and its
amount limited Laws of this kind,
providing for publicity of outlays,
have been recently enacted in about
dozen States. Their effect has been
exceedingly beneficial, the nomina-
ton and election of Gov. Folk III
| Missouri being a striking instance.
i To send a letter to each white voter
on our registration books costs 10000,
the postage alone beng half that sum
| A State canvass on that plane would
cost the salary OF a Governor for
four years and debar from Office, if a
| requirement for success, all who did
| not have the command OF great
wealth, and make the selection of
| Governor a question of money. To
avoid all such dangers, legislation o.
the character mentioned shoild be
| enacted
! Railroads and other common car
riers are essential TO modern lie.
| Our continued development demands
| I7bax- entitled ~
| fair and reasonable return for their
capital and cost OF operation. No
general deposition exists to Cypress
them. nor to check their develop
| ment. but it IS the solemn duty of
the STATE to nrotect its citizens to the
extent ~ ;ts mower AGAINST Unfair
and discrirninatino rates TO provide
!, eo,,al onnort,,itv 10 everv simmer.
and to Owe r. everv industry IN the
Sfate Ger, ad,-an+aoe ~ our states
! markets to which. on account of prox-
/ unity. it j. Justly entitled
"To those who know me it will be
needless to state that into my can
vass no trade, combination or prom
Use OF appointment sl3al1 enter. Nv
name has never been. and shall never
! be, associated with faetional politics
i Those who. to subserve selfish inter
ests. can be branded. herded and led
or driven by political bosses or their
| Ieutenants into the ranks OF a can
date are III woful and decreasing
minority Those who appeal Tor sup
port on account Of support o. lac
ton. or ct some occupying high
places, are self condemned No can
didate owing success to faction can
be much superior to or really lnde-
pendent OF his creator
Efforts TO obtain formal Arguments
or written pledges before the names
and platforms of all the candidates
are known. snacks OF snap judgment
and indicates weakness
It is not my desire nor purpose to
take the slightest part III the senate
rial contest Among my supporters
are many OF the TRENDS OF each as
plTaut. whose COntInupcd good Opif1-
The linking of fortunes OF can
didate for the Governorship with that
of any other actual or prospective
high officer holder proves unitness