Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-26
SOME PERTINENT REASONS
FOR NOT SUPPORTING PEAY
By JEFF M'cARN.

The question as to what is my dut!
the coming gubernatorial election
easily solved. / cannot vote fol
II. Austin Peay. My reasons fol
fusing to do so are numerous, bu
Pne of them are personal. / hav,
personal acquaintance with Mr.
cay, but l know his political record
ON the time he served as a mem
r. of the legislature, think il
1913, up to the present time.
l am opposed to Mr.. Peay's cleo
m on account of the stand he
zes on the back tax machine.
not mean that l oppose him on
count of what he says about the
ok tax system in Tennessee, but
nm governed more by what he did
Tile in the legislature than what
says he will do in the Governors
air.
Without going into details with
'erence to this bill for which Mr..
ay voted in the Legislature, it is
,ficient to say that it made an
socrat out of the revenue agent.
was authorized, under that bill,
| understand it, to back assess
2 farm in Tennessee, or any other
i estate, that in his opinion had
been assessed for full value,
unlike subsequent acts, the act
t Mr.. Peay supported authorized
to back assess for any reason
'vided the property had not been
essed at its full value. Under
'sequent acts, he could only back
ess where the inadequate assess
Mt was brought about by fraud or
usion. There has never been in
inessee, in my opinion, a more
nieious and outrageous back tax
than the one that Mr.. Peay sup
ted. The bill to which I refer and
action of Mr.. Peay on that bill
be found on the House Journal,
3, page $50, House Bill lis. Mr..
y's denunciation of the present
K tax system does not wipe out
record that he made in the legis-
ire in 1908.
here is another question on which
Peay and have never agreed,
that is the liquor question. Our
erences on this matter, however,
Id not justify my refusing to sup
J him If he had been a humble
Ter in the ranks of the liquor in
SITS, but having occupied a high
ton in the fight for liquor inter-
in Tennessee and having become
bpicuous on account of his being
rman of the Democratic State
cutive Committee at time when
Democratic party was owned,
and body, by the liquor interests,
es it difficult for me to forget
conspicuous part he played in de-
lg the destruction of the saloon
ennessee and the liquor interest |
le politics of the state. If it were |
IDLE for men to separate them
IS from their personal views in
official conduct, Mr.. Peay might |
rise above the record that he
in and after 1908, but on this
err Mr.. Peay frankly admits that
personal views Of candidates are
reat moment.
the second paragraph of his an
cement as a candidate for the
: of Governor of Tennessee in
year 1918, he says, "He 1.-THE
rnor) is charged with the duty
form the General Assembly Of
tate of the government, and to
nmend for consideration such
ures as he may deem expedient,
t is under this provision of our
lie law that the personal views
ndidates are of moment to the
e." This is a frank statement I
,ne that / believe is true.
'RoHIBITIoN QUESTION.
the same announcement that |
just referred to, Mr.. Peay used ;
GLOWING language: 81 have not
red in compulsory prohibition
hat fact is generally known, and I
all people may know my views u