Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-27
Raleigh Speculates AS To
Whether New Budget Will
Reflect Broughton's Ideas
. Continued From Page Hnel

be at least tinged with his ideas.
On the other hand the commission
lperSonnCl is obviously more ''Hocy'
in complexion than it is "Broughton'
its members owe more allegiance
, to the outgoing than to the incoming
lchjer executive. and it is hard TO
Ibelicve that they will 60 back on
their old chief where his views clash
with those of the next governor.
There are two points, at least,
upon which there is definite
cleavage between the Hoey per-
formanceS of the last four years and
the Broughton premises of the past
canlDaign-promises he is believed
- be one hundred percent intent on
roGN"ming at face value.
These are Cd exemption of food
for home consumption from the sales
tax. and GU revenue act permits
upon which there is definite
under certain conditions.
On these two points there is an
almost diametrical variance between
HOGv and BrOughton.
The governor-in- office has con-
siStontly thrown the power of his
office against exemptions from the
sales tax. beyond the very short list
of basic items named in the first
sales tax measure adopted in North
Carolina. The govcrnorto-bc has
cqualIv consistently stated his I'M
qualified belief that foods for homo
con umptiOn should be exempt One
of his most telling campaign slogans
Incidentally ii was thought up by
former Lieutenant Governor Dick
Fountain) was take the tax off the
table, which caught the voters
fancy as much for the substance of
the pledge as for its euphonious ring
in the ears.
The present governor fought one
of the most terrific battles Of his
political career to keep the con
tingent diversion" provision in the
1889 revenue act and won out deS-
pite the fact that free" poll Of
the legislators would have shown
more than two to one majority
against the plan. The next governor
before the finance COM
mittee as spokesman (albeit paid
attorney representing clienD for
the group opposing diversion in any
manner or form under any disguise.
And so. unless Governor HOey sees
so decided a change in economic con-
ditionS as to justify an about face
on these two vital questions, there
still exists the wide divergence of
views outlined.
Under these circumstances it be-
comes quite question which the
budget commission will endorse by
its recommendations.
Looking at its makeup, it would
seem that the Hoey views must pre-
vail, for the budgateerS are lust as
strongly committed on their previous
records as is the governor. They, too,
have stood for contingent diversion
and against sales tax exemptions.
Look al the makeup of the COM
mission: Senators Pat TAYLOR, Bill
Rodman; Representative John CAT
fey and Victor Bryant; Sol Brewer
and Senator to-be Jim Clark; AS
sistant Budget-Director Bob Deyton.
Both Taylor and Rodman follow
ed Ho"v'S lead in the diversion fight
.of 1889. Caffev and Bryant did the
same, despite the fact that the form
er was committed in writing to the
art'-diverSion forces and had solicit
ed their support in his primary cam
paign. Deyton is Hoey appointee, as
are Brewer and Clark.
Wherefore it would seem almost
an impossibility to get out of them
anv recommendation that would be
a flat slap at the policies advocated
by Governor Hoey and supported in
the past by these very gentlement
Of course it can be done. There is
no question that the economic out
look Of today is vastly different from
/ that of four, or two, years ago.
There's no imputation of being
double-faced or Of toadying to the