The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-05-05
of delinquent taxes.

Resolved, That the present fiscal
system in Tennessee is a business
and financial monstrosity; that the
practice of running the State in
debt and issuing bonds without ap-
parent regard for State credit should
be wholly condemned; that there
can be no security and stability of
government until appropriation and
current expenditures are confined to
tax Teturns and revenues provided
for the use of the State.
Resolved, That we do not approve
of the manner in which the school
interests of the State are conducted;
that it is unjust to the school chill
dren of Tennessee to foster higher
education and vocational training at
the expense of the elementary or
common schools; that, if necessary
in order that the children in every
county of the State shall have an
eight months school each year, the
State Normal schools be consolidated
into one school and all duplication in
these normal schools be discontin-
ued; that the tax from the Universi--
ty of Tennessee be reduced to an
economic necessity, and that the poly
technic school be decided to the coun-
ty in which it is located or aban-
doned.
Resolved, That it is inconceivable
why State taxes should be imposed
upon the people of the State for a
duplicated school system in the coun
tics where the State Normals are To-
Gated, i.e.: primary, elementary and
high school branches in both the
public school and the State Normal
school. 1t is simply duplication
and double taxation without gerer-
ally advancing the public interests
Of the State in commensurate way
One normal school in Tennessee,
stripped of useless promotion and
duplication, will cost the people in
fnitely less and with great deal
better efficiency and satisfactin.
That one normal should be in the
center of the State.
/ Resolved, That we are unalterably
opposed to a STATE fair tax of any
kind, State fair appropriations of any
character, and the further efforts of
the State fair manager to transfer the
State fair debt of Davidson County,
5000, 1000, to the State of Tennessee.
1t is our judgment that the advan-
tages to the people of the State from
tho State fair are infinitely small and
that State fair ownership ald opera
ton is a species CT socialism obnox-
ious to the principles OF pure dem
Resolved, That the long made
pledge of discarding useless public
and officials should be
redeemed, that the State should take
a determined stand for public service
reform.
Resolved, That the legislative bo-
nus be condemned and that the State
be amended so as to
provide fixed salaries for members
and adequate for ac-
,ual service and personal expenses.
Resolved, That other important
matters should be provided for by
changes or amend
nents, but reform as above indi-
;ated should begin at once.
The following amendments were
,ffered and adopted:
Resolved, That we are opposed to
he present Capitalization of school
nd road money being sent to Nash
lille for distribution.
Resolved, That we favor the re-
eal of that provision of the poll tax
lection law requiring the payment
f poll tax 60 days before the next
blowing election.
Resolved, That we oppose the
lans of the Tennessee Good Roads
ssociation to ask the Legislature for
50,O00,O00. bond issue by the State
} build State highways in Tennes
ee.
Resolved, That the departments
nd offices of the State be consoli-
ated and simplified and conducted
ith less expense and with possibly
greater degree of efficiency