The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27
As ELECTION NEARS
INTEREST INCREASES
GWINN's CANDIDACY UPPER
MOST WITH Upton VOTERS


MOST WITH Upton VOTERS
His Friends Are Active in Every Pre-.
cinct in COunty-Largest Vote in
History of County is Predicted-He
Will Probably Conclude Campaign
In Middle Division Wednesday-Is
Gaining in Every Division Of State
AS the August primary approaches
with only a few days left before the
various contests are decided, the
voters of Upton county have begun
to show a lively interest in politics,
especially in the gubernatoriaI race,
in which Senator L. f. Gwinn, a ma
tive son, is candidate
1t is the concensus of opinion here
that the largest Democratic vote ever
cast in a primary election in Upton
county will be polled on August 3.
The friends Of Senator Gwinn, regard
less of whatever may be the outcome
OF the primary are active in every
district of the county in his behalf.
1t is believed that his three competi-
tors combined will receive a very
small vote in this county, those ia
miliar with the situation around the
courthouse predicting that less than
200 votes will 60 to his opponents.
Senator Gwinn's campaign in West
and Middle Tennessee has been very
effective. His receptions at every
place visited have been far beyond
the expectation of his most optimistic
supporters. His argument on the tax
question and various other issues in
yolved in the campaign have won him
supporters wherever he has had oc-
easion to speak and present his pIaI
Of tax reform.
His competitors, all veterans in
Tennessee politics, have appropriated
a considerable part of his constructive
platform to their own use, with the
exception of the plank advocating a
severance tax.
Mr.. Gwinn will probably conclude
his speaking campaign in Middle Ten
nessee Wednesday. His Nashville
headquarters report numerous re-
quests from various sections Of the
middle division of the state for speak
ing dates, which IS an unmistakable
evidence of his growing popularity
in that section His strength in Mid
die Tennessee, though minimized by
his competitors, is indeed gratifying
and encouraging to his supporters in
this section of the state,
MIR Gwinn's advocacy Of a separa-
ton Of the sources of state and local
revenue is meeting with the genera
approval of the taxpayers of the
state He favors no direct tax for
state purposes on real estate, which,
ne says, should be left as a source Of
revenue for the towns and counties,
The state should derive its income
from tax on corporations, Uncertain
ces, automobiles, gasoline and SINH
lar sources Of revenue, according to-
his plan If this plan is adopted it
would save the land owners Of the
state $3,000,000 a year. The adopt
ion Of this plan would deprive any
centralized tax agency at Nashville
If the power to assess farm lands in.
the various counties. It means
larger measure Of local, self-goyern-
ment in taxation.
We quote the following from his
opening speech regarding taxation:
II believe that honesty is the first
virtue Of good government, and that
we can not have an honest govern
ment based on dishonest tax sys-
sem. We are dealing with condition
and not a theory when we say that
the existing system in Tennessee puts
a premium and evasion and penalty
IN honesty. Such result is not pc
auliar to Tennessee, but prevails under
similar systems elsewhere.
"The property tax of today, be-
cause Of it's attempt to tax intangible,
as well as TANGIBLE things, sins
against the cardinal rules Of uni
formity, of equality and universality
Of taxation. It puts premium on
and debauches the public
conscience. It reduces deception to
a system and makes a science of
Enavery. 1t imposes double taxation
on a man and grants entire immunity
to the next"
Those in charge Of Mr.. Gwinn's
campaign in this county urge every
Democratic voter to 90 to the polls
next Thursday and to vote for the
local candidate in the governors
~ace./ Their aim is to give Senator
Gwinn the largest vote ever polled
for single candidate in the history
of this county