The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-23
WOULD SUBMIT
ROAD QUESTION
]. TO THE PEOPLE.
HILL AND RUSSELL TO HOLD PR.
MARY TO NAME DELEGATES
TO DRAFT A NEW LAW.
HIT ASSESSMENT LAW HARD
Favor Most Liberal Policy Toward
Public Schools SO That Farmers
.srWlli Not Have to Move From Home
to Educate Children.
CFrom Mondays Daily Herald.

Henry II. Hill and w. P. Russell,
candidates for the house of represen.
tatlVes today announced the following
as their platform:
To the Democrats of Maury Comfy.
AS candidates for the house of rem.
resehtatiVes in the primary on August
D, we announce the following plat.
form
The present road law was passed
against our wishes and opposition. AS
good citizens we have sought to make
the pest OF the situation and have on.
operated IN every way possible to
MAKE the law success, but we are
convinced that it should be repealed
We have demonstrated our interest in
good roads by liberal contributions of
time and money and we approach the,
solutions of this difficult question
with a single purpose and that is the
Welfare' OF our county. II nominated
we VIII call primary at the Noyem.
Der election for the purpose Of elect.
ing representatives from each district |
TO the number of which each district
is entitled to members of the comfy |
court 10 conference for the purpose
or Drafting road law. The commits
sloners of election of the county in
Whom the people have full confidence
VIII be requested to tame the officers
OF said primary. After the delegates Il
thereto are certified by said commits.
sion as duly elected they will meet
upon the call of the judge OF the coun.
ty court who will be chairman ex ,
olncio. The result of the delibera. (
IONS OF a majority of this conference. 4
VIII be enacted by us into, law; pro- .
ylded, however that any law promul- /.
gated by such conference must con. |:
tain provision for the repeal of the :
existing wheel tax law and must make /.
adequate provision for the repair and
of the community cross
roads. y
e5 ,ist 9asH"as.,
Methods Is, used to enfoIae the,new as. y
'essment law have been SO outra- 3
,eously inefficient, expensive and un- 3
air and the law contains so MANY ::
'atent defects and its administration
such burden on the tax
ayers that it must have thorough y
verhauling and to that TIVE, pledge y
ourselves, We insist upon, amend -
nents that will insure the assessment s.
all property on the same basis, that &
Ill guarantee the great agricultural
lass, the largest taxpaying interest q
the state, bona fide representation ~
n the final assessment board and the *
facing or limit upon the funds at az
he disposal of the tax machinery. To az
lie emu that the farmers may have "
'ali representation on the board, y
ending proper changes in the law, -:
e will advocate the election of Knox x:
tyson to membership on the state ~:
llroad commission. He is a bona Az:
ie farmer, but representation of this 81.
terest should not be dependent upon x
g result OF any election, therefore -
insist that the law itself guaranteed X
e farmers genuine representation. ~:
we are opposed to the present mi ~:
itous back tax laws and shall vote AZ
:. their absolute repeal. y
We favor the most liberal policy -
ward the educational interests of ~
state to the end that every boy ~
q girl within the confines of Ten *
ssee shall have an equal opportuni- :H
TO tit themselves for the battles az
life, and we shall advocate legisla- y
n that will develop the rural -
lools so that it will no longer be ~
cessary for families to move from "a
'ir country homes to the already ~:
arcrowded centers of population in az
Ter to give their children the advan. ~
'e of an education. y
we nave no interest to serve In 4
King this contest for representa- ~
es except the best interests of all ~
J people of our county and state q:
shall be absolutely free to re- az
t as representatives the will of our ~
lstituents and our best Judgment.
have no friends to reward, no en-.
les to punish as we seek alone the X
Tor and Welfare of our country. We1G
cooperate with whoever may be ~:
'ernor in any measure that the az
recommend the we believe win "
ound to the credit of the state; y
will, however, be free to withhold -
support from measures which the X
ernor may urge that are, In our IL
gment, not consistent with the ~:
lie interests. "
w p. RUSSELL, "