The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-28

Of which he himself 10 chairman. The
institution lost in service but the ROY.
crnor gained in power.
Confederate Home, Too.
Chapter SO, this little bin, threw tha
power TO manage the Confederate sol
diers' home to the board OF administra :
ton. Of which the governor Ia chair
man, hence the governor again gains
fer himself the right to appoint the
superintendent ana through him the
other members Of the Confederate home.
Chapter ITO gives the governor au.
therity to approve the appointment OF
| mine inspectors, workshops and fac
| tories, chief clerks, ETC., and confera
upon him the right to appoint statis-
ticians. This power that the governor
Yields through the owner OF mine and
factory and through his select and APP
proved officers, chosen from the faith
ful should be worth much in campaign
tribute and the character Of his APP
pointees guarantee that nothing good
shall be overlooked.
Chapter 1S1 L. another small measure
with big content for the governor. which
bill gives him the power to appoint spe-
ciai deputy insurance commissioners
without number such officers to be paid
half the fines imposed on offenders ar
rested by them. The Offices while not
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wants commission and can be used
very efficiently by a political governor.
His Stenouraphers.
This same act gave the governor the
appointment Of a stenographer In his
cffice with the salary Of chief clerk
at $1,000. This IL an addition to the
power other governors have had. Added
to the number OF employees he can con-
troll In his department OF education. de-
pertment, OF labor, department OF agri-
culture, insurance, ire prevention, In
sane asylums, tax statisticians, etc., TO
say nothing of his state constabuary
Of 600, gives him a number OF appoint
ments that make the power OF other
governors look diminutive Indeed.
With his taxing department already
operated at q cost OF $4,000. Ia 1t any
wonder that the people have no con-
fdence in a man who pledged reform
by curtailing expenses and carries II out
BY doubling expenses by the creation
Of unnecessary and expensive ofnces'
II the people OF Tennessee indorse the
autocracy OF Roberts, he should be re-
Gle cted. II this state believes IN the
Inherent principles OF Thomas Jefter-
sen, that all power emanates from. the
people and in them all power should be
edged, they only wait an opportunity
o repudiate a governor whose official
,cts state that In him all powers orig
mates, to him all power returhs'
Vicious TAX Principle.
Take his tax law. the power to APP
Joint tax statisticians and tax enum-
rators originates with him. These po-
itical experts go into the counties, as
less the property. leave their report
With the assessor with the Instructions
D copy Il as 1--WE have given II 20 you
nd II you don't your report 10 returned
0 the state equailzing board. where the
ower is lodged in us and we will see 10
that, our judgment. in the end pre-
'ails," and thus thes circuit Is com
lcted. The power starts with Roberts.
GEMS to go to the people, but IN form
hey cannot change It, and then the
over comes back to the king.
few more years Of reign like Rob
rts will destroy the democratic party
| Tennessee, for his practices ana ms
ratio that free people cannot and VIII
OF follow his lead. JUNiOS'