The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23

many men OF humble education left the
tabernacle remnfking that there was no
question but that the iehgue was the
only thing TO II, and that there was no
cause TO ind fault with the Roberts
administratipn's honest work TO reform
the states augean stables OF taxation.
"On becoming q candidate two years
| ago., 1 stated that II was one OF my
chief, aims. II elected. TO do everything
Schools E q IoT :Ss e Improve there sss r ,SS
large percentage of the children OF
Tennessee must secure such education
a. they have In life. Without intend
ing 70 minimize the splendid work
this state. Il may be truthfuily. said
that tho children In the poorer coun-
ties have but meager educational ad-
yantages The states greatest need is
salaries and better teaching facilities.
All these things cost money. Money
Invested In the childhood OF the state
viii yield larger returns, than IN any
brain OF man. SO. the legislature OF
the state enacted law designed to
strengthen the weaker schools In the
poorer counties OF Tennessee. 1851
"Under the rural school bill every
rural school In the state will be ma
terially and substantiallyy benefited.
Largely more than one-half OF the in
creased taxes collected by the state
from the people of Tennessee under
public schools and Is distributed frog
the state treasury among the schools
In proportion to their relative needs.
When the taxes for 1890 are collected
school term in some Of the Counties In
this state will be practically doubled.
and In nearly oil materially heightened.
This burden Is equally distributed
money ,hw. naid into tha tress',,v hy
them Is as bread cast upon the waters, |
to return years hence In much larger
1.-THE state is justified in levyine this
own existence and promoting the gem
eral welfare. In the fact that every
ablebodied man, whether literate or
llliterate; must defend his country and
much of the wealth Of the world is
created In the rural sections and flows
through the channels of, trade into the
cities from which IL must be distrib-
common benefit OF all those who create
II. and by the further fact that the
institutions OF the state must depend
upon the intelligence and qualifications
any better than the average citizen
makes II. nor more efficient than the
average elector desires 1t to be.
Highways.
1.-THE legislature at its regular ses-
sion passed the highways bill, creating
the state highway commission, and em-
powering II to construct federal aid
highways throughout the state, con-
Meeting the various county seats and
prominent points. This commission had
before Il stupendous task and had
with. 1t was necessary to secure en-
gineers, to make surveys, to go into
the different counties and have funds
supplied by the counties to aid the
road building. Under this program the
federal government furnishes one-half,
the state one-sixth and the county one |.
third OF all funds used In such highway
State Finances. Il
prior to 1914 the current state rev.
enues were insufficient to meet the
expenses Of the state govern
sess parties realizing this fact
grow worse without a
change In our assessment laws, In their
platforms adopted In that year. de-
handed the complete reorganization of
!. state tax commission or state board
,f equalization. The democratic plat
orm contained the following declara-
ion:
More OF a Party Appeal. -
Gov. Roberts followed In the main J
he outlines Of his set speech, only de- !
,iating occasionally. to touch upon con-
iitions that needed to be emphasized. )
The governor said he was not making ..
n this campaign a personal appeal SO |.
much as he was appealing to the yot- /,
RS to support the party which came /,
more nearly to fulfilling the ideals OF !.
What good government should be.
his. he declared, was found In the
emocratic party and its principles.
He, said: 1.-THE democratic platform J,
dopted at San Francisco Is the clear =
st and soundest declaration, Of human !,
lights and enpnciation of governmental !,
written in the last. half CEN !
ufy. 1t breathes the spirit OF liberty =
nd patriotism. recognising the rights y
Individual and the limitations of q
overnment, and enunciates the prin- II
lple of equal and exact justice to all !,
len and special privileges to none. =
pom this platform were nominated y
apdidates who are in every way worthy =,
, be the standard bearers of this his -
lric party, the At exponents OF the y
rinciples and ideals therein set forth. :, :.