The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-20
Proud of the Honor.


Proud of the Honor.
II have no word at my command
4 ~ express my gratitude to the people
~ Tennessee for oSecting me" said
Col Taylor Especially do | feel
grateful to the noble women of the
ktate who voted for me in such large
numbers. 1t shows that they were
alive to the issues Of the day. The
campaign was wraught with many
interesting incidents. IT will live al
ways in my memory But it was 10
= great degree a victory for the farm
.ers and the women. The yeomanry
OF the state was never aroused be-
fore as in this campaign II was be-
cause of the Roberts tax law. The
people had not been made familiar
with the provisions of tho law. 1t
was 20 have gone into effect in 1919,
but its operation was deferred until
1870. The tax rates were fixed in
october or the term of the county
court previous and when they began
to find out the effect of the law they
arose as one mass and demanded
justice. | called upon the people to
look into their assessments and they
did. This tax law having been the
chief issue, we should now have a
plain and simple law that will do
Justice to all.
Whatever is done with the tax
laws, the interests CT the farmer
must be safeguarded. without the
product of the farm no progress can
be made. The wheels of the factory
can not turn. the blast furnace can
not operate, the department store can
not open its doors. the railroads can
not he built, and the engines can not
run without bread, and without the
farmer YOU can not have bread.
Everything that is essential to hu-
man life is upon the farm. and laws
should be enacted and enforced with
thai fact in mind. Therefore, | hope
that my administration be known as
one that has helped the farmer. ana
has administered the laws that apply
TO the farmer with equality and JUS
tice.
another factor in our life. is the
school system. especially the rural
schools, said Governor elect Taylor
II find that the rural schools mean
those far in the country are in many
instances weak and need help. hope
TO see the head Of the school system
of Tennessee have sympathetic in
terest in the country schools aud
strive TO build them M"
Col. Taylor has selected no one for
the various offices which will have To
be filled by him IN January. Pos-
sessing an intimate knowledge of the
affairs Of the state and knowing the
people of the state and the leaders i'm
the various pursuits To which he will
have to name administrative heads
when he becomes chief executive the
governor elect has been giving the
question of appointments cunsidcra-
tion, but he has reached no definite
conclusions and will make no an
nouncements until the TIM is on
perfume. He will confer with leaders
Of his party as well as leaders of
public thought in Tennessee with a
view of securing the best men uh-
talnable. Applications have ALREADY
began to reach him. They are at his
home at Mtlligan, where one room has
peen fitted up as an improyised Of
nee. The governor elect Studies all
applications and carefully weighs en-
dorsement but he is still in a recpp-
1--WE mood, and viii not reach DC |
clslon until all the material available
has been submitted.
me governor elect and family will
move to Nashville with the exception
" the older sons, who are in bust
Tess at johnson city, being Matt and
5lalne, hardware merchants at John |
'on city. and BENZ. H.. a brilliant
mo successful attorney at johnson
slty, associated with Thad. II, COS.
The children. therefore are Matt |
Ben, David, Blaine. Alfred 4. Jr
mo Frank, while the girls arc Misse, |
Mary Emaline and Catherine who |
yill enter school at Nashville soon. !
Home Life Beautiful.
The home life of the governor-elect |
beautiful and ideal. Il symbolizes |
verifying where happiness and good !
fellowship abound Twelve years
go, when the schools in the Nola-
hucky river section were INADEQUATE
o give the children the advantages
nat Col. and Mrs. Taylor desired for
hem, they moved TO Milligan col
eye. the old home Of Mrs. TAYLOR.
M whore Robert l.. and Alfred A
'aylor In days gone by went to
chool at what was then Buffalo col
ege. where Bob stole AIRS speeches
: school, and where Bob and All a
All century ago were dressing
hereing there under the same syca-
nores." II was a Sunday afternoon !