The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-26

Editor The Advertiser:
In The Advertiser OF April 8 an arti-
Gle appeared from your regular stan
correspondent headed, Must Reckon
With Pearson; Taliapoosa Has candi.
Its appearance, / was sick and was also
hand Otherwise / should have asked
you sooner for space 70 make some ex-
Your correspondent gave me credit
In that article for Having gone to
France to complete my military educa-
Of being eager to leap into the race
for Governor in the next primary, and
In my platform would be less Taxa
sr Or ts na aasa e ansf ~sas s
i leg Of the State. inciudins ali the
higher Institutions. all the agricultu-
except one, not saying which one, .leav-
ing only the common schools; and tina
was In favor Of letting the railroads
Now in the main. that Is correct.
! am for Tess taxation" but did
not go to France over my fathers pro-
test. At first he objected and did
Do5 tssa &c. return aut fsr hns
military studies he was willing, and I
then went with his fun knowledge and
consent. The inference from that ar
ucation. Whether ! decide to, run for
Governor or not. do not want the I'M
preston left. upon the minds Of my
friends and those who know me, that
not; but am against the principle Of
raising taxes to give college education
to those who are able to get II them
selves without state aid. Instead Of
the children alike, In cities. towns and
country. No right-thinking man de-
sires to abolish the University at Tus-
caloosa nor the Polytechnic at Auburn,
but We may differ as to their manage
ment. They were provided for by land
donations by the Federal government.
and at the time II was intended by the
H arS scs sss' 50 that to Is o hss mil"
case OF need. II the boys OF these two
schools We're put under strict mill
tary discipline, as was intended by. the
study and less football and baseball and
intercollegiate games, IL would be bet
ter for the boys ana for the schools,
and they would soon be rid Of all ex-
cation.
That would give more room ana no
doubt much less expense to the state.
Alabama ..L has some splendid a, dsnomina,
high schools, that are open At .moder-
ate. expense to those who wish to get .
higher education.
Except the University and the Poly
technic and one or possibly two, nor
NAL schools for whites. and the same
for negroes, State aid should be with
drawn from all other nigh schools and
upon their own merits. like all other
private SCH oois and colleges In the
These, together with the different
private high schools ana colleges in the
State would be Amply sufficient for all
needed higher education In Alabama.
Yes. am IN favor of leaving the COM
peops 70 sf he e rg a o ss s
State. then place II In their reach, put
Ii at the base. the foundation. the COM
mon choois, where II will do the most
It can get the benefits of It. Don't put
1t off in so-called high schools and col
leges, where only Few can get Its
benefits. So much money in the high
upon the taxpayers. and is OF but lit
tie IL any real help or benefit to the
bare footed boys and girls that the pol
iticians talk SO much about. I am
willing to be taxed TO help give every
boy and girl In Alabama a chance TO
get good primary education. II they
get that. the poorest among. tbem can
get twithhout State add as high he, edusas
want 1t. all the money that can he
spent on them will not give II to them.
/ am not now. nor have ] been. at
Governor. If ! was there Is nothing
TO prevent my doing so. As to wheth-
err am competent to I'LL the ONCE. I
would leave that for those TO say who
know me best. To be Governor of Ala
bama by the free and genuine will of
the people Is an honor OF which any
man should feel proud. am only
private citizen following the peaceful
and quiet life of a farmer, and am
to SO continue.
1t may seem like Joke to those who
fully understand present day methods,
seem to have gone Mid on frnpractica-
BILE theories, and so-ealled up-to-date
high education and a reckless extrav
agance of public money for a plain.
private citizen, to even be mentioned as
q possible candidate for the high Office
taxation and a return to pure Demo-
cratic principles, but this extravagant
and useless waste of public money ant
the constant raising of taxes, has be-
come too serious to be made light OF.
and some one will have to speak out
economy. even at the risk of beng
placed as fit companion OF some of
the characters OF the great Dickens or
even of the hero of the gifted Ger
vanteS.
/ am at present more interested and
concerned in wanting the State to get
back and return to an economical az.
of the state government
and to pure Democratic principles, than
/ am In any mere personal ambition 10
be Governor of this great state Ev-
ery tax payer in the State who cares
for his own present and tuture Inter
est and for the prosperity and welfare