The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-26
Gen. c. z. Pearson States His
PositiUe NieUs on State Matters

OF the State. SHOULD be as much inter-
este , as am IN asking Cha chhangs IN
tuai and further threatened Increase o.
taxes which must, under our govern.
ment. be placed as we'll upon the hum.
and women and the needy widows and
orphans, as upon the homes Of those
more able to bear the burden. The
ala nos SShs Ss s ss taxi q
the value of property and. Increasing
the taxes without limit. The only pro-
their duty and take more interest in
public Affairs and elect Governor and
s1 ,sdss who VII tIrn deaf ear to
ends would waste the public revenue in
extrayagance and keep the people in
state q unrsstssnd uncertainty.
~ any, In the. State. and return to
those plain and simple methods. and
true principles of Democracy: q gov
protection Of life, liberty and property
pense consistent with the public good.
government. that great bIiwark ot
freedom. OF individual liberty. local
self government. for ,ae States in the
Let each County %nnase IFS 'n own o
cal affairs Your correspondent said
that I was in favor Of letting the rail-
ettanxp ssm DsD en- Thsn f sns s Fl
the other corporations are placed I'M
der State regulations. and should be
compelled to 90 risat and then they
er business should be treated right. so
that confidence can be restored and
men can feel safe In the full enjoyment
Then the rivers viii be harnessed,
factories VIII be built and other indus
tries will be established and the State
whether decide to enter the race
for Governor or not. what infiuep &c I
may have. however little 4 may be,
believe as I do. along these lines In the
interest of good and rfean government
IT'S not question with me whether
believe tssy are are or not
In The Advertiser Of October % Of
last year an article appeared under the
New candIGats for Goyern aa sKg Budding
General Pearson. itch Farmer. a
Against Existing Order Of Things Gen.
In that article / was reported Che
cause OF a raise of saxes on my prep
ertyl, to go at once to the Capitol and
tell the State officers to their faces that
thus I Would, If could. tear to pieces sees
and remodel and that during the after
noon / read Of educated heas. at the
to see them that / shook my head
skepticaiiy. and expressed grave doubts
as to the wisdom of spending money
e time sus the saass ON n s a sa haa n nss
been raised and that during visit TO
mN brother. DR.. A. A. Pearson and
ces snss IN and rs sst s.s shs
extravaganza and any further Increase
Of taxes. but ! did not go to the tar
grounds at all, nor did see the. edu-
to the wisdom of educating them but
am not surprised in this day of SO much
talked OF up-to-date high education at
fieas which Is probably OF about as
much practical value az some of this
other up-to-date so-cailed high educa-
did not see the state Superinten-
dent of Education the day / went to
the Capitol. The clerk who was hold
fos hm so S0M me G that s the U s1perintea
dent had gone out to the fair. grounds.
It may have been that he had gone
of the flea high school or college to is
sue diplomas to the flea graduates, or j.
together with the board OF trustees or
State examiners to raise the flea school
ten do, new and different up-to-date
set of books for the next scholastic
year WHO knows? The tax collector
some one was extravagant and indif-
ferent to the burdens Of the people, but
did not know that the time had come
in the history OF the grand old Demo-
cratic State of Alabama that private !
citizen. a Taxpayer. could not go to
the Capitol of his native State and com
gance and high taxes without having
his humble protest treated with ridi-
cule,
Yes. although / am but a private cit
fzen, IL had the power / would shake
q tax system that would cause the
State Tax Commissioners to go as they
did few days ago at Dadeville. and
tell the Commissioners OF grand old
Tallapoosa County 20 raise the taxes OF
that II they did not raise the value OF
these old hill lands higher that they
would do II themselves. That 1t made
no difference whether the County need.
ed the raise or not that the state did.
Yes, II l had the power / would shake
tax system, tear II and remodel IL
that would squandet the public money
on theories and institutions Of doubtful
practical utility and cause (if true. as
has been charge6 the old needy Con.
federate soldier, who fought for his
his money.
I may never bloom out as a candi.
GATE for Governor but il / ever do. J
will advocate those measures that ]
think will be for the best interest Of
ali the people of the State, whether J
think they are popular or not for ]
would rather he defeated in a just and
a good cause than to be elected ON Just
any old issue. Just SO as to be cover
nor.