Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-10-28
FACTS ABOUT THE TAX LAW
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that this is a distinct levy separate
AMI apart from the so-called Roberts
Tax Laws, passed for the purpose of
lettering the elementary schools of
the State and guaranteeing to every
county a minimum school term OF
seven months.
To illustrate the results of this
levy, Carter County, the home of Col
Taylor will receive sufficient revenue
under this levy to increase the length
of the school term in his county fifty
days. Col. Taylor should tell the peo-
pie of his county and of Tennessee
whether he is opposed to this levy
which gives to his county fifty days
increase in thes chool term.
The issue is pointed and clear and
cannot be befudlled by distortion of
facts. Under Governor Roberts Ad-
ministration there is an increase in
taxes of $1,450,000 for which his ad-
ministration assumes full responsible
ity. The responsibility for all other
increases rests solely on the magis-
trates of the various counties making
such increases. OF this increase OF
81, 100000, $9S6,723 goes into the ele-
mentary school fund to guarantee a
minimum school term of seven months
to the boys and girls of the poorer
sections of the state of Tennessee. If
Col. Taylor is opposed to this levy for
the rural school fund let him boldly
and honestly say so to the people of
Tennessee and let the school children
of Tennessee know who their friend is
The remaining increase of taxes of
$491 1855, for which the present admin
istration assumes full responsibility,
goes into the general treasury of the
State to help the State of Tennessee
NEE the annual payments on the old
State debt, which was corruptly. dis
AMI wrongfully placed on the
shoulders of the taxpayers of Ten
nessee by the party of William G.
Brownlow and Alfred A. Taylor. If
Col Taylor now insists that this old
Brownlow debt ought not to be paid,
let him boldly say so to the people of
Tennessee.
But for making this statement too
long, l would point out other respects
in which the table published by Col. |
Taylor's sponsors is false and mislead-
ing. l would like to cite one or two
cases however.
Col Taylor's table shows the as
sessment in Carroll county in 1918 to
have been $1,072,000. He then COM
pares that with an assessment of $751;
377,631 in 1920, when the honest truth
ty in 1918 was in rounl numbers S.
100000 as compared with $13,S77, 631
in 1920
Another instance-Col. Taylor's as
,essment in Davidson County in 1918
was $S8,972,240 while the assessment
made by the officials charged with as
'essing the property in 1918 was in
'ound numbers $100,000,000.
Again, Col. Taylor's assessment in
lis home county of Carter in 1918 was
81, 1851 $40 while the assessment &C.
,ually made by those responsible
shows the assessment to have been for
hat year little over $3,000,00
/ submit in all canlor to the voters
md taxpayers of Tennessee with no
Intention of being offensive, but with
1 clear intention of being direct and
positive, that candidate who will
circulate or permit to be circulated for
lis benefit a statement deliberately
framed with the intent to deceive and
nisfead the voters of the State can
De trustel in the high Office of Cover
Tor. j. N. FISHER,
Chairman State Democratic ;Execu-
tive Committee. -(Advt.)
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