The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-04-28

delineusn, and bach sAx system 10
oss State, 10 rvplyias 10 ny sftie!s
In the Herald. svsdss sresy ausssioa
ash him. bu, answsfs ng charges
By paltlns oasstio0s TO me.
Il gut,atd word for serd an sx.
tract from Mr.. Austin Pesy's IN.
| noaSce nsni tos Gassxnas. IN ~hicn
understood bin to rriiieiss the
back tar systsm. VT. Thomasoa
ssys that VIA, Mr., P.ay ssid vas
eoree, On THE. bat Questions NV
| loisfpfesstlen al the stAss@snl Ia
former article asted him too
question:. first. whom does NJ.
fhomsson ana hia dslinQasnfs os
back tar department. iavos ios
Govsrnpr' Second, In Mr. rhon
sson.s opinion. what Candidate iar
Governor taEor aud endorses the
| efessnl delinquent and, bach tAx
system
| Mr.. Tbom as0n, IN his last article.
ignored these two questions, stating
that il 10 MINISTERIAL whom b.
favored Tor Governos. | urge 'ths,
IL is important tor the taxpayers 10
know what msn the back tar
system has chosen as their Candidate
Tor Governor.
Now. repeat my statement. tina.
that there must be something
rotten with the ba,t tau systetn"
,nd base this statement on the
fact the, he four Candidates Tar the
Democratic domination Toe Governor
and Governor A. A. Taylor, Who 10
a Republican Candidate. all have
criticised the baCs tar system snS
pledged themselves II elected Ia r-
gal .hs l.n-,,- !-.as sskssrsa,., MAI i,
hat The back tan OF delinquent
system. beaded BY Mr.. Thomson.
Ia plsyins the neotrsl RANT IN the
subssnstorial agh. bu, ths, this
political machine 10 planning 20
,lsc, men to the next Legislature
spd State Senate Who will oppose
repeating the present. bsck tar law
whicf enables Mr.. Thomson, and
Bis appointees. to name members
II the legislature az back ..z
attorney in thar counties. a. an an
parent revord Tor these Legislators
voting 10 make M. ThamAsea sai
bic Department head Of The bach
tar system
Mr.. Thomason ashs In his last
sf,iele.i | still bsifsv~ the bach
tau attorney Tor Dickson County
would secure lees amounting to
"a, 900 90. This am unable TO
snsver positively, a. | learn ths,
Mr. .Thomason. Tor . political reason.
has ommittsd having 3 back tan
attorney appointed Tor Dickson
County, and, while | am informed
that several hundred dollars hsv.
been collected in ths past In Dick.
son County By sppolntees Of Mr.
rhomA son. l am unable to End any
record at Charlottss the amour,
collected aud who received the lees.
The Investigation u the back tan
system by the last Legislature. |
am informed, brought the following
asures TO light: In Davidson County
tha back tar system collected go.
o1b ~ and appropriated TO them.
selves. t30,30l % a ,hi, amour,
10 addition 90 the ~, 500 90 salary
raid by the State Tor. the Revenue
agent Of Middle Tennessee, and
that The Revenue Asen, 10 Dsvfdson
County admitted under oath that
they kept no books or no account,
d their expense or ices, except the
ps,tunctesy rsports made 10 the
Comptroller This came invest
cation exposed the fact that III,
Revenue Agent had been tharsins
IN Msdison Coun,y. - pefcen, To
edition 10 The salary provided by
~ Tor the Agent Of IVES: Tennessee
am informed that the hacs tar
and delinquent TAI iaws snacRd by
the recent Legislature were p,epsr
ID under the direction ol the Como
rollers Department Of the State
md as be and bis appoin.ees ver
he h~ne6ciAries OF these Laws. il l.
ilmeult Tor any one to lully under
stand the provisions Of the ls~ l.
the advantage oi the taxpayers.
! am informed tina. aimee ~
John B. rnomssou and hi, srexni
sa,ion have bad charge Of the D.
partner, Of the Comptroller 81 III
state tat the assessments 40
collections made by the l.sislstiv
enactment are three times ~ much
Y. In other words. the taxpayer.
are p,yi's three times a. much
saxss I" they vess payias before
Mr. Thomason and bic Wtaaisation !
~ere placed 10 mana semeat al The
ConptrollAs Department, A tbe
State.
For example. IN Dsek~ca Cssa,s. |