The Hartford herald., 1885-07-29

10 the Iotcrs Of Ho E1ghh Senatorial
district:
| am again a candidate to represent
YOU in the state Senate.
am "a Democrat, aud in full sympa,
thy aud accord with the present Fed
eral Administration, aud was nomi>
mated by my party without any solicita-
tion from me.
eight years ago, pledged the people
that if elected | would use my best
endeavors 10 reduce public expenses,
including official salaries, To the lowest
possible limit commensurate with the
public good. Pursuant to said pledge ]
supported the hill curtailng the cons
pensation of the Public Printer and
Binder 3Sb per cent. which resulted in
an annual saving of many thousand
dollars tn the State. | supported the
hill reducing the salaries of circuit judges
and judges of similar jurisdiction from
s3,o00 per annum Ia =, i0O each. which
will have resulted in AN aggregate
saving of some $50 600 10y the time the
terms Of the present incumbents expire
Ipledged myself To try to secure re
lief from the Green and Barren Rivers
Navigation Company, and to that end,
during my first session in the Senate,
al Il 4 I tt,s.
Ia repeal the charter of said company,
which hill I advocated and which
passed, hut which failed in the Lower
House owing Ia the near approach Of
final adjournment. During the next
session ! AGAIN introduced a hill Ia re-
peal the charter of said company, and
Ia remand possession of their line oi
navigation Ia the state, the passage of
which till my friends and myself Sc
cured, and which also passed the House
of Representatives, but the company
refused 10 surrender possession Of the
property and drove the Commonwealth
into suit Ia recover same, and the
court of last resort decided i'm favor of
the company and against the people
and while | dissent, in common with
many distinguished lawyers in the
State, from that decision, feel that as
"a law abiding citizen | should accept it
as conclusive of the question that the
law-making power cannot repeal said
charter.
During the session of lS77>S complaint
was made to the General Assembly
that the keeper of the penitentiary was
working conyicts outside the prison
walls, and on farms in Franklin and
Woodford counties, and Senator Black
burn introduced bill imposing a PEN
atty of five hundred dollars on the
keeper for every such ofiense. 70 that
bill 1 gave my cordial support, and it
passed the Senate, but failed in the
House of Representatives. The title of
the bill was, "An Act to amend Chap,
ter So, General Statues" which is the
chapter pertaining to the penitentiary.
| thus early took position against
convict labor's being used outside the
prison walls. aud If elected again /
promise TO Use my utmost exertions
to emancipate the people of
Kentucky from the odium of
what is popularly known as
the convict labor law lately enacted
believing as do that the proper place
for convict is where the verdict of the
jury and sentence OF the court assign
him, that is, in the penitentiary, and
that his presence should not contami.
nate. nor his labor compete with, the
free labor of the country.
When candidate eight years ago, /
promised the people If Muhlenberg
county to strive to protect them against
force bills, and when during the ses-
sion of lS71-S the Senate finance COM
mittee reported such bill and urged its
passage, | opposed ii successfully and
on my motion the bill was tabled, and
no similar bill was attempted to he
passed during the remainder of my
term. To the people of that county l
renew my pledges offriendship and pro
lection.
| favor revision of our revenue
law, a simplification of our common
school system, and reduction of pub.
lie expenditure in order that the burr
den of taxation may he lightened.
Reciprocating the kind feeling ex-
pressed for'me by my honorable COM
petitor, DIR. Meador, ! submit my
claims, asking the people to choose dis
passionately between us.
issue this address, owing to the
shortness oftime allotted me to make
canvass. Respectfully,
SAM r. HILL.