The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

whole subject study 1t carefully and
report system adapted to the needs
Of the state and in accordance with the b
advanced ideas of those states that
have been most successful in promot-
ing good roads. His ideas are thor a
oughly sound on this subject and the q
legislature will fail of its duty if it r
neglects to act promptly upon his rec i
ommendation. I
On the subject of the election laws
Gov, Patterson stands squarely upon
his prediction pledges. He wants
the appointment of county commits
sioners taken out of the hands of the
governor and placed under the abso-
Lutte control of central board of three
one from each grand division-elect-
ed by the legislature, and that each
party be given a real and not fictitious
representative on all county boards.
He recommends that the list of cleo
tion officers be published ten days be-
fore each election and that every can
didate for state offices be required to
file statement of the expenses OF his
campaign. He further recommends
complete renewal of the election laws
not an amendment that q coher-
ent body of laws may be embraced in
one act the people can understand.
These recommendations are wise and
in absolute harmony with the senti-
ments of the people. If the governor
had recommended that election Off
GERS when chosen be compelled to
serve just as Jurors are, he would have
} had perfect system outlined and one
l that would, as nearly as it is possible
for laws to do, provide for the purity
, Of the ballot and the protection of the
3 popular franchise.
D With rare courage and explicitness
: he demands the passage of law for
Q bidding the use of railroad passes by
public officials recommendation the
legislature will stultify its party
pledges in failing to adopt.
: On the subject of insurance laws; in
s spection and examination of public
Q books and accounts, examination OF
It state banks; protection of fish and
l. game and the preservation of the for
d ests of the state he is in absolute &C
= cord with the best public sentiment
+, On temperance legislation he declares
1t that every community that thinks i
d wants the application of the Adam'
IS law should have the opportunity o
a. voting on ia doctrine of democrat,
it as old as the hills. He calls for al
9, emergency fund for the protection o
y the state against contagious diseases
a. and wants the powers of the board o
r. health enlarged so as to control vita
GO statistics and the operations of pur
p. food law he recommends be passed t
es accord with the federal laws on tn
I'd same subject.
ed His recommendation for the reduC
It. ton of jury challenges for defendant
It's in criminal cases is in line with th
he best legal Judgment and is made
re help the cause of law enforcement
,s- against all classes Of criminals.
10 He declares for the institution of
us state juvenile reformatory and amp
Of provision for its successful operatio
he along the lines adopted in the MOI
le- progressive states of the union.
in In closing he demands thorough
business-like attention to the assess
he ment and revenue laws which he d.
q cares should be framed and introdu
hit ed early SO as to give opportunity fc
of the widest publicity and discussion
re In this connection he declares that tn
ar- system OF back assessing propert
ar should be abolished as unjust, unwis
by and provocative of corruption an
III scandal-in all of which he is right
to The message throughout is stron
paper; categorical and frank in all il
lis rstatements; compromising and equiv
lis ocal in nothing. 1t sets the governo
ms down as q man who has ideas and cor
81 victions and with ample courage to al
Y; nounce them and stand by them, /
H. the entire message he neither begs nc
a. "wabbles," but goes directly at th
at facts, states them plainly and point
is the legislature to what he regards q
he their duty in the premises. 1t is
i'll promising document, and if the legis
lature would confne itself solely t
i'd what he recommends; act affirmativel
es on his propositions, then shut off tn
be making of laws aud go home it woul
no be doing the people very great ser
~ vice even if thereby it might omit tn
making of one or two laws that ougl
ls to be Observation-Disclosures Times.
n WILL REVENUE OFFICES MOVE?