The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-07-26

equality can and should be remeded
through the regular channel. Senate
Bill 545 was delinquent revenue law
introduced by John |. Cox. The state
ment that So, 100000 is due to the
State from the people is untrue. All
this is due to erroneous assessment.
Gives examples of cost of $1O.5O to
collect a back tax of 40 cents; of $40. .6S
to collect $114.54 cents; $9.1S to col
lcct Is cents; and S11.35 to collect II
cents) The rich people are not receiv-
ing a square deal The average salary
of the school teacher is $50 month.
Do you know what contingent fee
is? | will tell you. An old darkey
was crippled in a railroad accident and
he sued the road for damages. He
was little confused on making charges
to his lawyer, The lawyer said he
would be reasonable and charge him
contingent fee. Upon being asked the
lawyer told him what a contingent fee
is: If you do not secure damages, your
lawyer gets nothing; ii you do secure
damages, you get nothing.
We need State Tax Commissioner
to correct these abuses. He should
have authority to audit the books of
the County. We can have reforms in
Tennessee without a new Constitution.
1t has been more than 100 years since
Tennessee has had any material change
in her Constitution. Judge Higgins,
of the Court of Civil Appeals, said
a County Judge, to dispose of petit
cases, would save the people hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
During my younger days I was a
school teacher and received an average
salary, although | was far below the
average teacher. Our extravagant an
preparations should be put along wor-
thier lines. The girls should be taught
domestic science, the boys agricul-
tural science.
Good roads add to your wealth, hap
piness and comfort l am in favor of
a better road than the one Hooper is
going to build from Bristol to Mem
phis.
| believe that the State should be-
stow liberal pensions. | am the son of
a Confederate soldier and married the
daughter of one (Tells of recent visit
to the old Soldiers Home, and con
1itions he found there.) II | am
elected Governor | will see that this
condition does not exist in the Soldiers
Home if the money has to come off
my salary. (Appause.) Vote for me
August /, for you can vote for my
any old time. If I am not
dominated, | will willingly support the
Democratic nominee. | think my op-
position is universal among the back
lax agents.
| was one of the four who owned the
Did Nashville American when E. w.
Sarmack was editor Not the slightest
political consideration entered into its
sale or purchase. l have been criti-
,ized because am a banker. My
financial interests will not come be-
,ween me and my duty in considering
he refunding of the State deot.
In closing | will give my views on
he liquor question. [ will read from
NY first political speech. 1 am in
'avor of law prohibiting the shipment
If liquor into dry territories. If am
and elected Governor, as /
hink | will be. | do not propose to
nave interests pulling me this way and !.
hat. / want to boss the job. If I ams
dominated and elected, l will leave the
question to the Legislature; new Com
'titutional amendment will meet my
and l will exert all nv
towards law enforcement.