The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-11
GOV. MCMILLIN
PEOPLES CHOICE
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED AT
EVERY POINT.
Negroes Turning to the Democratic
Champion in DrOyes-Tired of Fu-
sion--Excerpts from Opening
speech-sound Reasoning
Appeals to Masses-All
over but the Shouting.

AS the days go by the evidence be-
comes more and more convincing that
the people Of Tennessee have tired
OF FNslonism and have made up
their minds to return to a democratic
administration. THAI fion. Benton
McMillin is the choice of a large ma
iority seems to be a verdict that
will be rendered at the polls n the 9th
day of November.
The Negro voters are always on
hand at the speaking nd many OF
the Doubling Thomases" are heard
to express themselves as being fully
convinced that McMillin is the man
for the Office of Governor OF Tennes-
see.
In his opening speech, Gov. Nc
Millin said in part:
Fellow citizens, we have many inn
portant matters to be considered in
this campaign and by the next Legis-
lature. / want to discuss such o.
them as l can briefly today We have
a bonded debt of S11, 1,45S,OO0, which
falls due in 1918, and the funding of
it will be one of the first questions
arising for solution during the next
administration, and very important.
Most of it bears only per cent in
terest. A sinking fund FOR its pay
ment was created during my first ad
ministration. Payments were made
under this during every administra-
tion since but the present. The
amount of bonds paid unded said act
is $5,056,400. This, with the float
ing debt paid makes grand total
of near $6,OOO,OOO, third OF all we
owed. The operation of the sinking
fund and heavy payments made
should and will enable us to fund the
balance without difficulty and without
high-priced machinery and big sala-
ried officers.
This debt can be funded like the
millions were paid between 1899 and
1911 through the Funding Board,
whose members are already drawing
salaries from the State, and could
afford to discharge the additional
duties which this would entail for
the State so highly honored them
without additional compensation. Why
should they not do it? From the de-
feat of funding by friends of this ad-
minitration in the Legislature is
seems to me that in certain quarters I
fat funding jobs are contemplated,
lucrative funding schemes are being
hatched, and for all or these the peo-
pie will have to pay dearly if they
are not careful in the funding law
This funding and caring for the State
debt should have been provided for
by Mr., Hooper during this administra-
ton. A committee of the Legisla-
ture was appointed for that purpose,
and thorough Investigation was made
at thousands of dollars of cot A bill
was killed on second reading 10y the
followers of Gov. Hooper. Why was
it done? It will not do to say that
it contained Objectionable features
and, therefore, was killed, fo rampIe
opportunity existed to amend and per-
feet it. This kept it in politics and
made fat things to fight on. All jobs
and jobbers should be excluded from
the funding act. AS indic' ted, l be-
lieve in funding it through the Funding
Board, consisting of the GoyerDor,
and Treasurer, instead of
1 high-priced outside commission, and !
# | am elected and the Legislature
will agree to it, this is the way it will
be done. 1t should be done at the d,
lowest rate of interest and on the best :
Jerms obtainable
Has Gov. Hooper stood at his
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