The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-10-29

which were promptly called by Mrs
Dudley. Finally the army officer
vanished and Mrs. Dudley proceeded
with her work unmolested.
Mrs. Dudley recited the organiza-
tion of the league, making its pro-
visions very plain to the auditors.
Said Mrs. Dudley, the Democratic
administration in eight years had to
it's credit more constructive laws
than the Republicans had achieved
in the forty years they were in pow
er. The United States has the great
est banking system in the world, the
greatest perhaps of any age, and
there are now no dangers of panic.
The Land Loan Bank has been one
of the farmers greatest boons. The
reality of the full dinner pail came
under the present administration,
and the farmer never before enjoyed
greater return for his agricultural
efforts. Great as is the League OF
Nations and it's promise of word
peace, the organization of the Amer
lean army to fighting strength of
three and one-half millions and the
victory of the defensive alliance is a
still greater achievement. The Navy,
the Army and the Merchant Marine
are also distinctive achievements of
the present administration.
Mrs. Dudley asked the audience
some questions. These were along
the same lines. Whit Administration
had been more beneficial to the farm
er, the banker, the manufacturer, the
merchant? Under whoses Admins
tration. had they done more business
and made more money? All, but,
says the banker, we want business
administration. Jimmie Cox has a
record of business in Ohio, which
carried him to the State House for
three terms in State normally Re-
publican. Isn't that proof enough of
business administration by Mr..
Cox?
Proceeding to State politics, Mrs.
Dudley recalled the fact that Gov
ernor Roberts called an extra session
of the Legislature, responding to the
call of national committee for action
on the question of equal suffrage. He
did so, he stated, even if it carried
him down to defeat in November.
Mrs. Dudley spoke of the victory of
Woman's Suffrage and of the fact
that Tennessee had made the "per-
feet thirty-six." 1t was the consum-
nation of half a century's work in
the cause of pure democracy. The
Fourth of July had heretofore been
celebrated for the ideals of American
freedom, and yet we have been false
to the principles that this is gov
ernment of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people. Only half of
the people were interested in this
freedom. Now the democracy is uni
versal and genuine. Governor Rob-
erts must have his share in the glory
of the work.
Concerning the tax laws, Governor
Roberts administration has simply
carried out the provisions of the con-
stitution which Lave been disre-
garded in the assessment of property.
He has enforced that provision of
law which requires all
to be assessed at its actual
value, and for this he has been criti-
cised and maligned. The present
system is really the only fair one. 1t
makes the owners of large and small
pay an equally proportion
ate share of the taxes. 1t is the big
and Land owner who
have been affected by the new as
laws ami they have not
been fair to Governor Roberts. 1t
was not until some of these men con-
fessed that they have been unfair
that the Governor has been given |
credit for what he had done. One
man, prominent in Middle Tennes-
see, said that the small taxpayer had |
been keeping him up for years, and
now it was time for him to pay his
Just share of the taxes, and the new
aw was fair and square. The new
laws relieve the small
and the small taxpayers.
It is the poor mans law.
Governor Roberts has also been a
friend of the public schools. The
State, under his administration, has
progressed towards an extension of
he elementary schools of the State.
lie wants every child to have an
light months school every year, and
f reelected he will bring forth all
lis efforts to that end. No man in
tennessee has been more prosecuted
han Governor Roberts. He is en-
tiled to your vote. He has earned it
md Tennessee will do itself proud in
lis election in November.