The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-07-14
THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, JULY IA, 1922.
Hon. Benton McMillin.

Millin arrived in Union City Tuesday
and a reception committee, with DR..
McRee as chairman, escorted and en-
tertained them at the Palace Hotel.
Mr.. McMillin is a Democratic can
didate for Governor of Tennessee and
was here to fill an appointment at
1870 o'clock. The Dresden band, en-
gagged for the occasion, being on a
delayed train, failed to arrive, and
Judge Bratton invited Gov. McMil-
lin to ride out to the Howard sale
in Number Seven while waiting for
the train.
1t was therefore about two-thirty
o'clock when the speaking at the
Opera House began.
DR.. McRee, Hon. r. A. Pierce and
Mrs. McMillin appeared on the stage
with Mr.. McMillin. DR., McRee ex
planned the delay and then intro
duced Mr.. Pierce, who paid a very
high compliment to his old-time
friend and colleague in Congress.
We might as well say in the out
set, judging from the receptions ac-
corded the four Democratic candi-
dates for Governor at the different
appointments, the Ex-Governor seems
to be able to get much larger hear
ing than either of his opponents, and
no one can very well doubt the mean
ing of this. The newspaper reports
can not always be depended upon in
politics for accurate information, but
there is no mistake about the facts
in regard to the appointments in I'm
ion City. The largest crowd by far
heard the Ex-Governor Tuesday and
this seems to be true in many other
places.
This reporter has no desire to say
these things if they are not warrant
ed The truth is that General Han
nah's speech is almost identical with
the things we have been urging and
advocating in this paper. The diff
ference is that he covers the points
more completely and thoroly. There
fore you can judge our view of the
situation.
! However. Mr.. McMillin made one
of his best speeches, and that is to
| say it was fine. He passed over the
| Jyor nj r,1C III nh
ty as good judgment admitted-with-
out leaving the audience in doubt.
First and foremost, Mr.. McMillin
had very little to say about his oppo-
nents, but addressed himself to the
common enemy, the Republican adj
ministration. He referred to his own
record as Governor, saying that the
| gross revenues at that time were 3d.
100000 annually, and that with this
revenue he paid and retired the State
debt at the rate of 100000 a year
and maintained the schools and all
the other State institutions and Of
fetal government, not only with
economy, but with every interest
carefully guarded. The result was
that during his administration and
that of his immediate successor the
bonded debt of Tennessee was re-
duced from seventeen millions to
eleven millions of dollars
How does this compare with the
Taylor Republican administration?
The gross revenues from taxation,
ETC., are now more than. eleven mil
lions of dollars. They have been in
creased by the Taylor administration
alone $1,250,000 in two years, and
there is deficit of $3.50, 900, making
the total $1,80O,000. Governor Tay-
Tor pledged the people of Tennessee
a reduction in real estate taxes and
the expenditures of running the State
government. Not single pledge has
been redeemed On the contrary
taxes and expenses are both much
higher.
Mr.. McMillin paid his respects to
Governor Taylor as the Congressman
who voted for the Lodge force bill
and who regretted that he could not
impose a greater hardship upon the
people of Tennessee than the Federal
control of the ballot box in the
South.
The speaker proceeded to discuss
the schools and the roads. He OPP
posed the tax for the University of
Tennessee. 100000 a year, and the