The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-03-31
Mr.. tenslee's Reply.

LII Ale e@st1f WI S11AGtzWssm sNE2
B. Thomsson. which Ia pshlisAs<s
In this lSsae ci the Herald. II seems
that Mr. Tbom asca fpeis xfs&aiy
hast 10 shiakins thai I did Hoo
Anstin psay q great intastlcs 10
pshlishihg 4 pam u Mr. Psay's
platform la his snDouoesz~nt inf
Governor. | ~oald not lsisngion.
ally. nor ia any Say. DO Mr.. Peay
40 in !a.gics, neither uoah be IN
lar TO Mr. Tnonsson
Az stated 10 nv former article 90
tie haeE tar sytten. ! am not efis-
lcisins M. rhoGason personally. bot
the system wh ich enables him and
his department 10 build up the
ssscnses, POLITICAL machine ever
sacxu IN the. state, II, the vsxpeE~s
Of the taxpayers.
What | quoted from Nh. psays
announcement, relative 10 the back
tax systsm wA puhliahsd in
the Nashville Bsnnss, March 9Th.
in column Eve 90 page i've Mr..
P.sy, % far ~ snu~. Ass not re.
pad!ated his platform and this
publication. | learn, VAS paid Tor
BY Mr.. Psay and be has not astsd
the Banner to correct Ii Nov. 10
clarity the situation and TO zee
whether | mis.n..spsetsd Mr., peay
OF not, l. would like 10. Mr.. Thorn.
sson to snswsr two questions re-.
lativs ID this matter. First. Does
Mr.. Thomason and his delinquent
and back tar department. favor Mr.
Psay for Governor Second: 10
Mr. Thomson opinion. does Nf
Psay. A. . Candidate Tor Governor.
favor and endorse the present de
linauen, and tar system 1. ad'
ninis,sfsd by Mr 1homason and
hi- sppointees .-
Apparently. Mr. Tho0asoa IL srn
erons 10 rendering me the appoint
ment OF back tar attorney Of DICK
ssofg 6 ssasy & ss,s< I ssat sax . .>sxr
old TO begin to play The par. OF
KsaG and trade my hifthnsh, fss
uess u pottags, but this Delinquent,
o. back tax Law, which gives one
man the authority to sppo,n, agents
d his choosing IN eyery county OF
the state. 10 ME. 10 the obnnxidus
feature u tn. system. sud II is lhl.
appointing power which b-stows
upon the delinquent and bach tar
department The mage wand, that.
eohtrols the Legislature by sivins
member. Of the legislature patron
aye In order to secur. their vote and
inllnener1o p.tps,uats .he political
n seh,nt
1T. Thomson s,at~s sad shsn
people say they want the back tai
law or delinquent law REPEALED they
should At the ssms time otirr some.
thing that IL better than ~ha, ss
have Ny solution would be 10
repeal the presen, dellnaurn. and
back tar Law and lie. tn. voters OF
each county. or the County Court Of
each County. elect or select a bach
tax agent, Who sill be responsible
to the people and not responsible TO
one department in Nashville, which
departemsnt 10 created BY the legis.
ls.ure and which 10 not responsible
10 the people,
A question would like 10 ask
Mr. Thomas 10 why he or his depart.
ment sppoln, back tau attorneys
ahou, the 6rsl ct January Ia othe,
counties In Middle TenneAses and
has omitted appointing a back tau
attorney Tor Dickson County, three
months after the law provides be
shall be appointed
Any sys,em i wrong in theory
and doubtless corrupt IN practice.
this, gives one man the authority,
a. does the present back tax system.
It hes,cws more power than any
good man shoald want and gives
more power than any bad man
should have '
Very respectfully.
Ma Il .lmm