Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-07-07

make it unlawful for individuals tc
ship liquor into dry territory; and I'M
lawful for transportation companies
to deliver liquor shipments into dry
territory, and with a penalty suffic-
lent to command the respect and OBJ
servance of the law This would, in
my opinion, make prohibition in Ten
nessee effectual. l would favor the
submission of constitutional amend
ment for National Prohibition. And
while we may expect some years to
pass before National Prohibition can
be realized, yet the Federal legislation
preventing liquor from being shipped
into dry states would make prohibi-
ton in the dry states effectual, and is
the surest immediate remedy for the
evil.
Upon all these subjects to which
have referred, and upon which l have
stated my position, l am presuming
that your present representative in
the Congress and myself agree, And
there are other questions that I have
not discussed, but which are favored
by our National Democratic platform,
and without taking the time to refer
to them separately at this time, my
declaration, that favor every prOvis-
ion of the Democratic National plat
form recently adopted at st. Louis, is
a statement of my position upon those
questions.
But there are some questions
fraught with great importance to the
people of this Congressional District,
and upon which Mr.. Garrett and I do
not agree, and to which l shall address
myself.
FEDERAL AID TO STATE IN
TERNAL IMPROVEMENTS RURAL
EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND
GOOD ROADS.
| do not wish to appear hyper criti-
cal of my opponent, but l feel that it
is my right, as we'll as my duty to the
people whom l would represent in the
Congress, TO state my views upon
these questions, and to refer to his
position and his vote upon these same
questions. / desire to say just here
that | yield to no man in loyalty to the
doctrine Of states rights and the SOW
creign right of states to manage and
control their own internal affairs, but
deny that Federal Aid to Rural Edu-
cation Agriculture and Good Roads,
and kindred matters, is an encrOach-
ment upon the sacred doctrine of
states rights, or. an invasion of the
sovereign powers of states. Rather
do | believe, that it is the highest of |
governmental functions, that the Fed
nral Government lend its aid to the
higher development of the resources
Of the nation, and the elevation of the |
general tone of citizenship. We must |
admit the soundness of the economic |
that all wealth is inherently |
n the nation, and that the nation can
prosper only in proportion to the
prosperity of the people of the nation.
An increase in the productivcness of
he country increases the wealth cor
'espondingly, and hence, the future
prosperity of the nation depends upon
he higher development of the nations
'esources.
Federal appropriations to Rural Ed
lcation, Agriculture, and Good Roads,
should be so made and apportioned |
lmong the states of the Union, that
he money so appropriated shall be
administered and expended through
he state and federal agencies, CO.
,perating.
For all these years, the agricultural
districts of the United States have
'orne the burden of revenues paid into
he Federal treasury, and the revenues
10 collected have been expended by
he Federal Government in maintain
ng all the various governmental in
titutions. Millions have been ex-
'ended by the Federal Government in
he great reclamation projects of the
rid west; vast millions to Federal
millions to public buildings
n the cities and towns; millions to
he construction of railroads in frozen
Alaska. Yet an analysis of the APP
ropriation bills discloses, that while
he agricultural districts, through the
ldirect tax, duty on imports, the tar
f, has paid the major portion of the
evenues paid into the Federal Treas
ry, yet only very small per cent.
+ all the revenues paid in by the ag-
icultural districts has been expended
ack in the higher developments of