The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-30

cited many instances from ali parts OF
the state where. to his personal knowl.
edge. IL had worked a hardship upon
farmers.
"Ths Roberts tax law won't do"
/ ne said amid applause, land | want
u repealed. II elected governor, !
WIN by the cooperation Of the
legislature, have the state 90 back
under the constitution and have
this unmereIfui law repealed"
| Turning to discussion OF his age and
fitness for governor, oCl. Taylor said:
old as He Feels.
"They say am too old to be gov
! einor They say ! am rs years old.
This propaganda has been passed about
over the state by my opponents until In
some counties many OF my friends &C
tually believe ! am getting old. But
listen to me. A man Ia only as old as
| he fels. II either OF my opponents can
| cover as much ground as Tin day In
their campaign; II they can climb as
| many hills and mountains in pursuit OF
voters; II they can take long trips In
wagons and buggies and gasoline boats
TO meet their engagements as often as
I do. why then I will get off the track
and leave the field to them. Again, II
they can show me that one-tenth Of the
republican voters will not support me
for the nomination. I will get off the
track also"
He then told Of men who had not
| achieved anything great until they were
old, and told OF Moses, at the age OF
50. leading the Isrerlites out of the land
of the Egyptians and across the Red
sea. Clemenceau, he said, was an old
man and his record was well known to
every American. Gladstone, he said.
was at his best when he was IS. And
Joe Cannon" he said, "one of the big
gest men in congress, is 81"
Col. Taylor began his speech by pay
ing high tribute to each Of his oppo-
nents, saying they were his friends. He
his life. He stated that he had writ
ten Jesse M. Litleton. who is likewise
candidate for governor. asking that
he have the nomination without con-
test, to which. he declared, Littleton
with his race 1t was impossible for him
now to get out"
says "WIli Beat LIttleton."
80 am compelled to make this
wrenches my soul to take this nominal
tion from Jesse Littleton, but / will
do II by 10000 majority.
Col. C. S. Steward introduced the
speaker. Many republicans called on
him at his hotel. Among those visiting
and talking to him were H, Clay Evans,
Maj. Charles r. Evans, Col w. M.
Nixon, ex-senator Newell Sanders. ].
2. Annis. j Frank Peck, Joe Brown;
In his address, Col. Taylor said
that the people Of the state should
be relieved Of the burdens allied
upon them and that the state
laws. The public utilities law, he
said, should be repealed. and he said
the new assessment laws were un.
fair, unjust and working oppres.
sion.
"The small farmers cannot live I'M
Ter this law" he declared, ''they can
rot pay taxes on an assessment OF
;31 200, 900 and live. The law does not
,qualize." He told of a number of
assessments increased out OF reason, he
aid, by state agents who knew moth
ng about land values and were only
lawyers and politicians, living at ex-
'ensive hotels, spending the peoples
money for lodging and food"
He said the tax law was inadequate
n that 1t worked hardship on farm
ouched. II know OF a man In my
ounty," he declared, who has. $4,000
invested in a corporation and 1t yields ]
i'm $4,000 annually: He owns only
hree acres Of land, but landowners
aust pay out everything they make for
axes"
Farmer Forced to Sell.
The state board Of equalization, he !
aid, was nothing more than a group i,
( politicians, who knew nothing of !
ind values in any part Of the state. He
eclared that in Carroll county farm !
ad been assessed by the county as I
essor for $4,000, the county board of c
1ualzation raised it to $4,000, but the
.ates agents last January increased \
lis to- $1S5O0. The proprietor pro- i
,sted and appealed to the state board, n
no allowed the $1S,500 to stand. Re-
lrning home, the farmer became dis =
,uraged and sold his farm for only
800. the highest price he could get j
n 1t on the market.
Col. Taylor also spoke for better
ate schol system, declaring that 1t
as weakening. Many schools last year,
} said, did not open because there
ere no teachers. "Why is 1t there are II
!, teachers?" he asked. q
Because" he said, Gov. Roberts +
70 marshals get more pay than the t,
hool teachers of the state do" I,
Col. Taylor left for Nashville Friday a
orning. He was scheduled to speak O
Cleveland, but wen to the Capital a
ty on important business. n