Mountain advocate., 1913-10-31

and | may not have an opportunity
to see yon aud talk with each and
all Of the votes Of Knox County,
the to thank them Tor giving me
he A. mination for County Judge, S
and tell them what ! stand for,
and what ! shall en1eavor to do
il elected as your County Judge.
| huve been all over the County and
find in each and every part of the
County there is important and
necessary change, and impro vement
in our roads and bridges. find a
great derl to do on each Of the
trnnk roads OF the county and all
cross, creek and branch aroads.
II am elected Judge for the County,
| continue to improve the trunk
roads of the County and shall reach
the cross and branch roads Of the
County. and help all alike. | find
a number new roads, and cross
roads needs to be opened up, and
number of extentions and
changes to be made in the roads.
| notice that there is a great deal
of work necessary IN joining our
County roads to the main roads
OF Bell Clay and Whitley. leading
into Knox Tor the convenience amp
profit Of the general public Of
Knox County. and notice in a of
places were small bridges should
be built. believe in good roads,
and in public improvements. but !
believe in treating all of cur
citizans alike and giving a square
deal to all There are no public
buildings put up, and know by
stopping the leaks and other ex-
travagance in the county affairs,
that can do as much or more
than the present administration,
and rednced the taxes in tho
County. | am shure that this can
done with a poll tax 75c and
County property tax OF 4Oc on the
$4,000. What we want to stop in
our public affairs. is this waste and
extravaganza. We want to pract-
ice economy when handling the
beople's money, and see that the
County gets a dollars worth of
peni6t for each dollar OF taxes col
lected and paid out. | know that
by using economy that we can do
as much or more work on the aords
and bridges of the county, and to
other necessary exposes as was
done in the present administration,
and at the same time reduce the
taxes of the people of the county.
Now as to the selection and appoint
ment OF road overseer's or road
agents. | expect to consult with
the road hands in each district,
and put n man, whom the people
want in that particular district,
and a man who will give the
county and the people n square
deal. expect TO instruct the road
overseers to have the roads worked
ut such time when the farmers anb
people have their leisure times, and
when it will least interfere with the
making of their crops. Now as to
the miners of the county, they are
entitled to square deal, and to
proper consideration, the same as
other people. Men who are accus-
toned TO work in the mines, can
not make good hands on the road,
as a general rule, because they work
inside. and are not accustomed TO
the heat and cold, and they have
good Jobs and good work in the
mines and make good money, and
we think that the county Judge and
Fiscal Court should arrange to as
sess the miners a reasonable sum,
and let them pay it in money, and
let this money be used to build up
the roads in their neighborhood.
MANY men who do not work in the
mines would he glad to take employ
ment of working on the roads fer
the pay. Ne think that better
results would be obtained in this
way than attempt to force the
miners to leave the mines and work
on the county roads, but in this
connection, we want 10 give all a
square deal
Now there has been a great deal of
confusion and complaint IN regard
to the Board of Supervisors. If |
am elected County Judge, expect
to appoint three good citizens from
among the farmers, and men who
know the value OF farm lands, and
are acquainted with the farm lands
of the county and one business man,
or merchant, and one man who is
interested in coal development of
Knox county, in order that all of
our people may he represented by
experienced men, and | expect to
instruct the Board of Supervi-