The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-26

fIRsT--Thc Democracy Of Kentucky
IN convention assembled congratulate
she country upon the repeal of the Nc.
kinney tariff law, and upon the evidences
we have on every hand Of returning
prosperity, under the operations of re.
duced and equalized taxation; and we
denounce as fraught with danger and
disaster the threat Of our Republican
adyersaries 70 re-establish protective
tariff and ~ reinaugurate policy OF
unequal taxation. which IN connection
with general misgoveTnmen by the Re.
publican party eliminated IN the bus.
SIMS panic Of 1893.
SEcoND--The Democratic party, which
has always stood for the separation Of
church and state, for the sake alike 81
civil and religious freedom, does not hes,
itate 10 condemn all efforts to create a
distinction among citizens because OF
differences in faith as repugnant To an
enlightened age aud abhorrent 70 the in-
stincts of American fSeemen. ...%..
THIRD--We reafTirm without uualifi.
cation the principles and policies de-
cIared Ivy the National Democratic Plat.
fotm of 1892, and declare that our pres.
ent National Democratic Administers
ton Is entitled to the thinks uf the
party for its honest, courageous aud
statesmaniike management of public af.
lars; and we express our undiminished
confidence in the Democracy and patri.
0tism Of President Grover Cleveland and
his distinguished coadviser and Score.
tary, John &. Carlyle, of Kentucky.
81,
~ came into power in 1867 the bonded
Indebtedness of Kentucky was over
81, 100000. The nominal value of the
assets Of the sinking fund was about
S5,0J0,OOO, made up in part of internal
improvements that cost over and were
carried at valuation of "a 500, 600, but
which yielded at that time no net reve-
nuc, and were worth in cash only about
100000, thus showing an actual deficit
III the sinking fund as compared with
car Indebtedness of about 100000
Since 1867 the bonded Indebtedness has
been reduced to $3.50, 600 and the avail.
able assets Of the sinking fund more than
equal that sum.
We have increased the annual apprn.
prI"tion for support of our charitable
institutions from $25O,00U in 1867 to
100000 in 1895, and while improving
-ur j43ital system by increasing The
number Of courts and the frequency Of
their terms VIC have been compelled to
increase cur expenditures, one Of the
greatest Items of which is the cost of
criminal prosecutions, and a not ceabIe
fact in connection with which is that the
increase is greatestin districts controlled
by Republican officials. We have new
been able to decrease the cuer
rent rate of taxation for general rev.
nue. purposes from twenty cents on the
one hundred dollars of taxable properly
in 1867 to fifteen cents in 1895. The
Democratic majority have voluntarily !
Increased the annual expenditures for
the support of common schools from
1886, 600 in 1867 to about 100000 in |
1895, and by wisely providing separate |
schools for the two races are today Civ
ing to the children of the colored race !
opportunities for education they nowhere
else enjoy.
In the face Of unexampled difficulties
the Democratic party has succeeded in
wholly Withdrawing convict labor from
OmpetitiOn with free labor and in abOl-
ishing the practice inherited from the Re-
publican party Of leasing the convicts to
parties interested solely in mailing profit
out of their labor, and in adopting the
modern ard improved methods by which
the state and its officers are made direct.
" responsible for the management of
our state prisons and under which our
system has been and is be-
ing greatly improved.
During the twenty-eight years the
people have intrusted the Democratic
party with the control of the state gov.
.rnment its administration has been
characterized by the strictest economy
md integrity, and in this regard we in
'ite comparison with any Republican
tate government.
FIFTH-We express our Confidence in
he wisdom and honesty with which the
present state administration has con. /
lucted the affairs of our state govern.
nent.. .l." /
THE HERALD and Courler-Jour-
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