The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-07-14
NUMBER so
Vote For Carl ". EdWardsFor Trustee Henderson Co.
TO THE DEMOCRATS. OF THE
TWENTY,FIFTH SENATORIAL
DISTRICT:

lWENlIsrlF IN oCNAlOhiAL
DISTRICT:
] hereby announce myself q candi-
date for reelection 10 the State Sen
ate subject to your action at the Pri-
mary, August 3rd, 1922, and in doing
SO am mindful of the grave condi-
tions that confront tsIe-State and Tax
payers. And it shall be my aim to.
stand on the platform of the Govern
or and Legislature pledged to reor-
ganization and retrenchment Of all it's
bureaus and curtailment of expenses
where it is possible to the most eco
omical basis Of safety, with q view
of relief to the tax-burdened land and
home owners.
Among a few Of the measures /
stood for and voted for in the last leg
islature was hte repeal Of the back
tax law and will do my utmost to re-
peal ii If elected. / introduced and
passed a bill in the Senate repeating
the bill moving our Supreme Court
from Jackson to Nashville, but the
Madison County Delegation failed TO
pass it in the House. feel confident
if elected again can repeal both of
these measures as / have many
friends in the House that new man
would not have, and will begin on the
work early in the session. ! helped
form and pass a resolution doing
away with fifteen junketing commit
tees during the recess Of the last ses-
sion, which saved the State many
thousands of dollars. | also helped
frame and pass the bill known as the
County Salary Bill which abolished
the fee system in large counties and
cities and pats those offices on salary,
saving the State one hundred thous-
and dollars annually. ! also worked
and voted for the Mothers Pension
Fund Bill which prevents children Of
poor widows from being broken up,
and placed in charitable institutions,
or being adopted by strangers. feel
that every lady voter will vote for me
for helping pass this bill as well as
the men,.
E / am strong advocate of rood
Rural and High Schools ma voted for
every bill presented for their better
ment. ! am for good roads under
proper management and want strict
accounting Of every dollar spent. l.
want the money spent on the roads.
instead Of the office force at Nash.
vile, and favored contractors getting
twice as much for moving dirt as our
country men on the same job with
his team.
/ think the tax commission is top
heavy with useless members and ex-
penses and am for its reorganization
and curtailment. The Federal Govern
ment has usurped all the power of our
Railroad Commission and / am for
curtailment as much as possible on
that line.
/ stand for a square deal both for
labor and capital.
/ opposed the expense account for
members Of the Legislature as well as
the heavy expense account Of the
many departments and bureaus, and
voted against the finance committee,
putting it in the miscellaneous appro-
priation bill, but a majority was
against me. This appropriation was
vetoed by the Governor on the last
day Of the session and to have sus-
tanned his veto would have tied up the
appropriation bill and
forced him to call an extra session of
the Legislature, which / think he
wanted to do at the expense of the
Democratic Legislature, which would
have cost the taxpayers a hundred
thousand dollars. With this. in mind |
voted against his veto. / am against
expense accounts and will if elected,
vote and work against them
On this line Mr.. Swink says he will
vote against expense accounts and
will not take it If offered him. !
herewith submit a letter from Comp
troller of the State as to his and Sen
ator Longs record at the regular and
extra sessions of the Legislature in
1919.
Copy Nashville, Tenn.
June 80, 1922.
Mr.. j. R. Tillman.,
Henderson, Tenn.
Dear Sir:
| have your letter asking
about the expense money ap-
propriated to members Of the
Legislature in Regular Session
in 1919 and the following Extra
Session You ask as to Senator
Long of Madison cuonty and
Representative Swink Of the
same county, the records of
this office show that each of
these gentlemen received 5000
for the Regular Session and
5000 for the Extra Session.
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