The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
Editor
oouERnoR pATTERsoN's sPEEcH.

speech % ana ingenious of his leaving untouched
made an Of it as could pusoy hpIn d when the Governor
such feature .sat viii be prominent the campaign ana ~
III have great in dendns w Of the State who have
VIII nave bo are familiar with the anas Oh the
To those with every Patterson VIII he able
in close oh ur answered Senator Ca'eA Nth sue
errors will be easily - @ Governors and to assal WIN %
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his ingenious one Will u patterson allowed to
different calnI1 ga Give forth statements which ne ~ nt
make face race for an endorsement remarkable IN
The GOVe most remarkable lies IN w de in his former
respects but the no nusion to promises and pledges d with official
Governor made mo p made no redeem when most gently
pwe In he passed ,c oer defended
issues that he cannot be suo'
, two years ago Governor ernpn orauon of popu
them ne tennessee by from Governor nat official; 90
the legislature % al control election machinery me revenue
70 ~ oneal of all assessment Jaws ormed these officials in his
aoort the colectol do ~
former campaign ,nt the Governor aluon Wna rd
In speech Saturday n 40 this because that MS M
back tax avs ~ nv his biased and warped ~ make in
cannot be deienu ne Governor change ne 40 mower to
knows after he became @ ~ laws was transfer of the M -,
the back rom the Comptroller to the Go'er "a craft than
make te more nquton of oppression der the system
sought to create a. E tax assessors collectors una @ dollar
- patterson do not cost @ ND have cost some
,nt under the plan which he prolose'' ~
en- ooo to $4,000 annum
or made only passing reference 10 W hicn the Governor
The Governor 1igent man knows that the law W a one mar
recommended and wnc the election that it oss IN
w. ena election which was the ooI tho Governor and
dgnaion TWO s s, the hollow the whole e want
~ tennessee exercises power xent for the of three
which no bad governor and provision election @ are
additional saar tain length the counties w . low
sno tho patterson reenacrmen oi OA
anorn 70 his former pledge restore
No reference was ~ stuestng his portion Of its poW he
- the Governor every @ and patronage of
LEGISLATION which increased the 49, tho legislature
approved MOI only this but urgently urged the once
enact other would have gwen once from the the
holders Not creating an addona ed Nv patterson
holders ne - justices approved aote an add-
the power Of veto was examiners bill ~hch
49, ho newer of appointment in the CompuONeA'
n+ Tho Governor in separate and as
~ messages ogh General Assembly urged hn the Legislature
providing to his but lodged the the act
an act in cDoler the promptly dsaplroeo @
examiners IN 'ne knows that given the @ -
orunpv to increase already enormous , .na once Of
would nave d the patterson administration the Governor Of
todav controls more patronage than any OF MS p'
. - that in recounting the achievements OF
well lor ING ,,obtv Toilet ROAD law"
his touched very ne under
rho Governor called attention 10 w M ob and breadth
90 has been throughout the ens M dua II the
State Tne dollar in the treasury to meet tne
aon as result and the Toilet
pra'o aao No alusion original purpose 'he ~
Inc 49, s not devised so scheme to aid tne ,tn Nv
ubc highways effort to stay the ae m h eneuao
making the road revenues uepe ~
infamous liquor traffic
, touched rather gently upon the question OF state
sas tho only point behalf of his an hut II Is
balance on April always large o osev withheld
o large this year because Governor has pup di for
name appropriations in order 90 reformatory
tbe establishment experiment station tne en hut none
tne h peabody appropriation other advance steps ~ or
consumnaed anu on
,, ~ statutes are the Governor by pr a FOR
reasoning which it is misleading a'p san remanne
credit Tor the laree
IN rho treasury whic have been there mao inc ~ "
carried execution
- :, ..s t,s governor neglected % tell the people
] th e wear of administration the expenditures e go =,
m an increase compared win tne year go. o On b
[ into once increase he paid but s4sS 90
Stoo debt while during previous year oO4ooo was u cow
ose IN other ordinary expenses OF ne eUe ans
uar ~ million dollars year OF fatersonS
-. oramoun issue the abolition or tne