Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-20
ELDERS GIVES OUT
HIS PLATFORM IN
GOvERNORSH|P RACE

REIDSVILLE, Ga, May 19.-Re-
peal Of the tax equalization law, linn
itation of city and county tax rates
to fifteen mills by constitutional!
amendment, opposition to amy BOND
issue for roads or any other pur-
pose, and radical changes in the va
rious courts of justice of the state
are embodied in the platform OF II.
II. Elders, of Reidsville, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, which was made pubic
Sunday.
Mr.. Elders, representative in the
state Legislature from Tattnall coun-
ty, declared that the chief plank
in his platform on which he Will
make the race for the office of chief
executive of the state, will be econ
omy and tax reduction"
He advocates the levying of
''real inheritance tax and luxury
tax TO take the place of the ad va
loren tax of five mills for state pur-
poses, which he claims, is "out OF
date and must be taken off our tax
PAYERS He also stated that the
tax levy for education should be by
the county and limited to just
enough to run our schools Wneh
added to state aid funds" His plat
form opposes an income tax.
Election Of the county boards of
education and the conversion of the
state school fund into an "equallza-
ton school fund, so that the children
Of all counties may have the same
opportunities, are favored by Mr..
Elders, according to his platform.
Against Bond Issues
Declaring he is opposed to amy
bond issue for roads or any ether
purpose Mr.. Elders stated that in
road building We must pay as we
go"
AS to the courts, he says: There
should not be but three classes OF
courts: Justice courts, superior
courts ard the supreme court. we
must enlarge the jurisdiction of our
justice courts, abolish our city and
county courts, and combine the
court of appeals with he suprem
court and have a civil and criminal
division of the supreme court.
Mr. Elders platform, in full, was
announced as follows:
"Ninety per cent of OR people
must be relieved from tax burden
and Georgia must have a better day,
and our taxing system must be stab
ilized so that outside capital will
flow into the state. To that end,
take as my text: Economy and tax
reduction"
Economy: Every useless job must
be abolished; duplication by differ
ent departments of the state stop
ped, and every wasted dollar saved.
The details of this program will be
explained during the campaign.
Taxation Plank
"Taxation: The ad Valorem tax
of five mills for state purposes must
be taken of our taxpayers. 1t IS
out OF date. That will save five
million dollars to our taxpayers.
One-half Of this can be supplied by
a real inheritance tax, the only tax
that cannot be passed on to the
consumer, and the other one-halt
can be supplied by a luxury tax,
tax that cannot be passed on to the
poor consumer.
1.-The county tax must be limited.
not to exceed fifteen Q5) mills, and
this written into our constitution.
1.-The city tax rate must be limit
ed, not to exceed fifteen mills, and
this written into our constitution.
THE tax levy for education should
be by the county, and limited to just
enough to run the schools when add
ed to state aid
"The tax equalization law must be
REPEALED.
THE above tax program would
stabilize our tax laws for this gen
Grafton and bring relief to ninety
per cent of our people, and cause
untold millions to come into our