The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-05-28
JUDGE JOE B. WEEMS AN.
NOUNCES FOR REELECTION

OF Ifse Iuunty.
Judge Hudson ran tho County
In debt ut low prices: we hAy,
paid out at high prices, whil,
collecting practically the same
revenue.
h While he was County JudgS
the County lost something nsa,
$40. 10000 of its funds. and Z
grest part Of this was lost while
he was acting as Deputy Trvis.
tee. II he had not been ineom.
petent or very careless .tAi1
could not have happened with.
on, his knowing II at the end oi
any year, yet he questions my
competency.
A to the present tax rate
Judge Hudson WIS Chairman oi
the Committee at the last July
Court which made our presen,
tax levy and he hir,seK moved
the Court to adopt the high tax
rate he IN now complaining
abou. and supported and voted
for every single item. while
had neither vote nor voice In II,
Yet for the purpose Of getting
votes he attempts TO blame me
with il, He only is to blame II
1t Ia wrong.
During his term Of Once
there was collected and expend-
ed from the general road fund
thousands Of dollars each and
every year for II years and yet
not one-half mile Of road waA
ever built under his manage
ment and very little money re-
NAMED In this fund. During
the six months ! was Chairman
Of the Highway Commission,
and since. we have built and
improved several miles Of roads
and have bought about 81. 500
worth of road equipment and
still have $1,000 in this fund
For years the people had paid
a tax for the upkeep of our
pixies. but not one mile had been
repaired, and all OF them were
going to ruin. Since the com
mencement Of my term, with
this same fund. we have re-
paired and improved many
miles Of pike and have enough
money left to put all Of them in
good repair this year. and yet,
for the purpose Of getting votes
Judge Hudson would have you
believe that am incompetent
and a poor fnancier.
Twenty years ago. our Coun-
ty was out OF debt and in COED
condition. We paid hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars In taxes
and no Improvement was made
in the County with it. and two
years ago we had n multitude
Of debts and outstanding war
rants TO show for his II years
in Office.
Since | vas elected every
branch of the County Govern
ment has made respectable
progress and we have more to
show for the two years than
can be shown for the IL years
prior, and We still have for fur
ther use more than $50. 900 90
in cash. with the tax book little
more than half collected.
The day ! was born Judge
Hudson was holding some Of
flee in Dickson County, -
there has not been a day since
that he was rot still m Office
holder and drawing pay from
the public. and I am informed
that no person has ever sur
rendered an Office in this Coun-
ty with any greater amount of
wealth than he has, He Ia now
IN such q fnancial condition that
he can live comfortably upon
the interest Of his money. but
yet he is unsatlsfed and asking
another election
We have started on an era Of
prosperity and progress for
Dickson Coanty. We have q
Court Of good business men who
will be instrumental In making
Of our County what II should be.
We have an economical admin
is.-atlen, and this Ia no time TO
turn back TO the extravsgxn,
and uaouslness-iixe methods we
h..e 20 long suffered from
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