The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-12
, THE VOTERS OF RANKIN
COUNTY

Please permit me to say that the
State Tax Levy is s mills on the
dollar. the Legislature is only res
ponsible for that amount of our
taxes, the tax levy varies in al
most every county i'm the State,
for the reason that the people float
bonds TO take care of the different
propositions as they arise in their
respective counties, and of course
the boards of supervisors of the
different counties have to levy a
tax TO take care of same. l am
willing to admit, however, that the
s mill State tax or a great part
Thereof is wasted on account of graft
and negligence and from the fur
ther fact that a great many men
handling these funds are men of
poor judgment and poor business
qualifications.
The State Revenues or income
is right about sixteen million dol
lars, and the expense of our State
Government is about nineteen and
a half million dollars. The only re-
lief that | can offer or suggest is
that we will have to abolish some
of the different departments that
we are now having to support, also
cut off quite a number of people
that are now on the states pay
roll
If we keep and maintain all the
different departments that we now
have we will be compelled to raise
the state tax levy to at least IA
mills.
As your humble Representative, |
have tried to abolish the following
The Pardon Board, State Equaliza-
ton Board, The Plant Board; The
Geological Survey, The Feeble
Minded Institute, The Reform
School at Columbia and 4 Expert
ment stations. If this could have
been done and quite a number of
the unnecessary employees that are
now on the states payroll could
have been eliminated or abolished
we could have saved the state
several million dollars and not have
hurt the state in the least.
| am deeply concerned in diff
ferent propositions, as follows
good roads, good schools and good
churches. Give Mississippi these
things and support them properly
and l will show you the grandest
state in the Union, provided you
will place all taxable property on
the payroll as it should be, also
including the Money Of Mississippi
that is now not paying one cent
of taxes. at least half of the tax
able property of our state is escap-
ing taxes; that is why the farmer
and working man and the business
man of moderate means is having
their nose ground to the quick.
l am proud of our school system,
about 100000 children in state
school age, because it stands 2nd
best in the Union. we transported
last year over 80 thousand children
to and from the consolidated schools
we have 40 agricultural high
schools in the State, we turned out
last year one thousand three humid
red young men and ladies as gradu-
ateS from these schools, we had
little more than 1000 students in
these schools.
| am glad that | have lived to
see the day when the boys and
girls of Mississippi of moderate
means stand chance to receive
an. education. also appreciate our
county demonstration agent, be-
cause this also is bringing educa-
ton right to the door of our people.
l appreciate the rehabilitation work
for the cripples, and also the vo-
catiOnal work that is now in prog
reSs in our state, also boys corn
and pig club work. This is an
honest, truthful and correct state
ment as it is within my power to
give you, and | stand for each and
every principle as state above.
If you believe that | am worthy
of your confidence and you believe
l will be faithful to your every
trust, then l ask you to re-elect
me to the Legislature. l will give
you the very best service that is
in me, assuring you my appreciation
for your many past favOrs. | beg
to remain, Your humble servant,
r. II. WATTS.
ADV.