Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-07

General Assembly for resOrting to the
sales tax to meet what it considered
q real emergency Il continue 10 re-
card the sales tax as an emergency
measure and | will not accept 1t as
permanent fiscal policy Of the state.
I favor the immediate repeal of the
sales tax as it is applied to articles
of food and on meals, without regard
to whether or not any tax is levied on
liquor"
In further discussing the sales tax,
Hoey said that he did not believe the
sales tax could be entirely repealed at
this time without doing one of four
things as follows:
1. Place a tax back on land and
home owners for State purposes.
2. Increase taxes on business enter
prises and industry so as TO impair
their comparative positions with SIM
liar industries in other states
3. Let the schools and other ac-
tivitics suffer by inadequate support.
4. Fail to provide old age pensions
and other social security projects.
In discussing the liquor problem,
Hoey said:
II have been a lifelong dry in
theory and practice. l have not chang
ed either my opinion or my position
on this question. Il would readily
accept defeat rather than surrender
my convictions on fundamental moral
questions. L recognize there is a
widespread belief III North Carolina
that n better method may be divised
for dealing with the liquor situation
than that now obtaining. IL am Il
Democrat and believe in the right of
the people to settle the liquor ques-
ton in accordance with their views
L am perfectly willing for this
question to be submitted to q vote of
the people"
Better School Support.
The public schools: 1.-THE chief con-
Germ of the people of North Carolina
should be for the education of the
children of the State. The adoption
of the State-supported school system
was made necessary by the inability
of the counties and towns to pay the
teachers and operate the schools. %.
The State was forced to adopt a rigor-
Gus cut in salaries Of teachers and
cost of operation because Of condi-
tons existing during the depression
-. But for State support, our school
system would have been wrecked. 90.
l am now definitely in favor Of re-
trieving lost ground and OF going for
ward until we have restored teacher
salary schedules, lightened teacher
load .. I favor the unified control Of
our public school system rather than
the multiple control now in effect. -.
The schools should receive more ade-
quate support.
For Old Age Pensions.
Old age pensions: North Carolina
should, and in my opinion will, make
adequate provision for assuming It's
share of the cost of improving the
happiness and adding to the security
Of its aged and infirm.'
Economy in government: Takes
cannot be reduced if expenses of gov
eminent are constantly increased. I
believe economy in government is still
a virtue"
Debt adjustment: II shall offer
every assistance to the county and
municipal governments in working
out an equitable local tax system,
with proper debt, adjustments, so that
the tax burden upon the people may
NC lISHCCHGQ Rather IIldI llCICdScQ.
Would Cut Licenses Costs.
State highways with highway re-
venues still increasing, I am convfnc-
ed that q still further reduction in
the cost Of license plates can roe made
and I am in favor of reducing the
cost as low as will be consistent with
proper safeguarding of the highway
funds so as not to impair the eff
cheney Of the highway system nor him
der the improvement of the county
highways. =. I am opposed to any fur
ther increase in the tax on gasoline
and shall oppose any further diver
sion of highway funds. -"
In the remaining portion Of his
speech, Hoey gave in detail his views
with regard to agriculture, the prison
department, the parole system, unem-
ployment insurance, women in gov
eminent, the appeal of Democratic
principles to youth, his position with
regard to labor and his love for the
laboring classes. He also replied to
some Of the soft impeachments" that
have been whispered about his CAM