The Monroe journal., 1921-01-14
CHANGE In TAXATION is
URGED BY COY. MORRISON
Like Senator Price, lie Would Give
the County Commissioners i.
More Authority.
GARDNER GIVEN AN OVATION

GAkDNtk CIV IN An OVATION
Like former Senator ]. y. Price.
Governor Morrison is opposed 10 the
Capitalization OF taxation power at
Raleigh. the new chief executive hay-
ing announced in his inaugural ad-
dress his determination TO secure the
adoption of a new system OF taxation
in which state taxation and county
and local taxation will be completely
separated" Under the new sys-
tem." said the Governor, I'VE should
levy no ad yolorum tax whatever for
state purposes, and ad y0lOrem tax
alton should be confined strictly 10
local purposes. II is my purpose 10
address the general assembly upon
this subject al an early date. and
will therefore refrain from entering
into the subject with any particular
ity at this time; but we must adopt
an entirely new system. shot through
and through with justice. and one
through which the burdens of state
and county government will be
placed equitably and according TO
the conscience of the state"
AT the inaugural ceremonies in
Raleigh. according to II. +. Powell.
Raleigh correspondent Of the Char
lotte Observer Governor Morrison
was given such an ovation as re-
minded the citizens of the day when
Vance came into power after the re-
publieans had controlled The state for
years. He drew an ovation which
was approached in its magnitude on
ly that which greeted Lieutenant
Governor Max Gardner as he arose
TO WELD the gavel over the joint
session of the general assembly. CON
voned 10 swear in the state officers.
The special train bringing the gov
ernor and his party from Charlotte
arrived in Raleigh this morning at
$3.50 o'clock and for an hour the
train awaited the program of the in
augural committee. Then the parry
moved to the executive mansion.
where Thomas Walter Beckett be-
came the private citizen and Gamer
ON Morrison governor Of North Caro-
! lima.
No one shared the honors of the
day more than did Miss ANGELA Nor
rison. daughter Of the governor
DO not let Angela get away from
me. said the governor, as his train
pulled into the union station this
morning. And the next lady of the
land did not get away. She remain
cd with the governor until the ball
was over tonight.
There was nothing more striking
in the ceremonies OF the day, how
ever, than the celebration to Lieu
tenant Governor Gardner this after
noon. The senate over which he
has presided for the last four years,
gave him such q demonstration as
has never been witnessed in the
North Carolina senate chamber
Governor Morrison's program. as
announced in his inaugural address
Includes:
We must enforce the law against
crime In our state with Godlike I'M
pc liality and justice.
We must take humane care of all
our defective ANA unfortunate people,
whose defects aud misfortunes are Of
q character that they cannot care for
themselves.
We must throw around the home
and life of our people an enlightened
worlds knowledge of preventive
medicine and make ceaseless war up
on sickness.
I'VE must make the common
schools for the training and educa-
ton of our children as good as any
in the world.
1--WE must make the States Uni
versity, every one of its
institutions for higher learning. ad-
equate to discharge the glorious OPP
portunities which our progress places
upon them.
I'VE must have good surfaced
roads in the state. The main high
ways must be of hard surface, and
dependable every day in the year.
we are ready TO meet the reac-
tionary and do battle with him in our
determination to build this great sys-
TEN of state highways,
I'VE must adopt new system of
taxation in which state taxation and
county and other local taxation will
be completely separated.
Il most earnestly desire that we
may unite for these larger and more
pressing purposes"