The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-07-26

q brisk battle with the Republicans
on State issues. Mr.. II. A. SUN.
mers, the editor Of the News, Is one
OF those who favor leaving out
national issues in the campaign
and devoting the discussion TO
State issues. The News says:
with national politics eliminat-
ed from the race, Democracy is will
ing and anxious to take up the
gauntlet thrown down by the Re
publicans TO discuss State matter.
II is perhaps we'll that the Dem
ocrStic party OF Kentucky should
be called upon to give full ac-
count of its stewardship. For
twenty.,ight years it has controlled
affairs in Kentucky, and if ii has
mismansged them it should lie
turned cut Of power We welcome
the issue. We invite the closest
scrutiny into the conduct Of the
State government. II is record
that tie party is proud Of and
one that can stand out in the light
OF pubic discussion.
at has established and main
tanned a system Of public schools
that is unequaled in any Of the old
slave States, except Texas. Under
the fostering care ofthe Democratic
party the per capita Of each child
Of school age has been increased
from fifty cents to $2.75. 1t has
given to the negro children equal
school privileges with the whites.
Under its wise arrangements il has
given the children in the Republi-
can mountain Businesses an equali-
ty in school money with the more
favored region Of the Bluegrass.
The funds are now sufficient to
give q five-months' school each
year in every district in the State
without a dollar for local subscrip-
ton. II has established and main
tanned a superior system of charit-
able institutions, covering the In
sane, feeble-minded, the blind and
the deal and dumb. To carry on
the State Government proper, a tax
Of only fifteen cents on the hundred
dollars is required, which in pro.
portion that the assessable wealth
bears to the population is less thar
in thirty-six of the States.
at has Indebtedness Of only $500
600 and this can better be appre
ciated by comparison with some
of the States under Republican
rule:
Maine has debt of S3,470,9Os
New Hampshire 1851 OF!
Massachusetts, 1901, "a!
Connecticut $4,000
Pennsylvania 69,61(
OHIO 7,135, S0C
Michigan 5,SOS, 20
Kansas 1,119,65S
snow examine the record O
every southern State that has com'
under the ban Of Republican rul,
rince the war and compare its debt
with the Insignificant debt of Ken
tucky:f
alabama $52,761,Ol7, reduced
since under Democratic rule TO $12
Alb, 100.
Arkansas s19,3OS,OOO, reduced
under Democratic rule to 1851
1872.
@Florida $15,797,5S7, reduced
Democratic rule to $1,O31 ,O13.
Georgia $41 10000, reduced
under Democratic rule 20 $l0,440
542.
Louisiana $4O,O21,7S4, reduced
under Democratic rule TO $50, 0SS
5S5.
North Carolina S4,SS7 AS, re.
duced under Democratic rule Ia
81, 7OS, 100.
"South Carolina s22, 4S0,516. re.
duced under Democratic rule Il
$7,94S,592.
"Every one OF these enormous
debts was contracted while ths
States were under Republican rule
These figures tell in unmistakablt
language the difference between
Democratic and Republican doni.
nation in the South, and in com
parison every Democrat in Kea-
lucky can afford to point with
pride to his State and to his par