The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1896-03-26

Should Be Elected BY The People. ana
THUS Ligh;sEsshe Burden Of
Taxation.

The senatorial race ut Frankfort. XIV
has not only been Of unusual interest b
every kentuckian, but has excited tn
most widespread attention throughou
|. the entire country. 1t has occupied tn
Eentire time Of the legislature and a
|, last adjournment came without any cleo
! tion at all. Thus the whole session o
our legislature was frittered away in al
attempt 10 electa United States senator
n And because Of this nothing wss aecom
. plished for the state I'M the way Of mucl
Inceded legislation. The taxpayer is bur
= 'deped with the cost Of that Legislature
/ witn%at the slightest good coming II hi
return. Aud iii addition to this the lex
islature has &s~NQ converted into kin,
OF arena for politicians ca fight out thei
personal enmities and rex ~ each othe
some old political debt by est isa-ting 3
refusing to support some seh,sAbfial rs
IPirant Or in maintaining deadlock, iS
\ such things the state has no earthly in
terest, yet the bills must be paid and at
last, to end the continual turmoil and
riot Of the session, members and senators
were marched into the state house along
the. gauntlet between the ,bay0nets of
800 militia, called out BY the governor,
] suppose @ suppress. the Legislature or
somebody 9lse. What finale! "A spec
tacle which makes men shudder at the
thought of il, and truly deprecate its &c.
Icurrence, We can not but deplore the
| fact that such condition existed which
caused the governor ID call out troops
under pretense Of protecting human life.
As 70 whether the governor was warrant.
ed in his action Is d question which am
IN no way discussing however, and on.
that question | will not say anything.
Nor, do Imean TO feflect in any way up.
90 any candidate for United States SEN
ator who was before that body, nor upon
any individual member Of it. have
no desire to do that i / was one or those
very close contests, bitterly fought Oh
all sides, and twas perhaps an impossi.
bility 20 prevent anything that occurred,
Tor any evils that existed. Bus they
were there, and their existence starts the
.eyer-alert mind of the people TO consider
what the remedy will be. And not only
iD Kentucky, but in many other states
OF this Union, the people have expert |
euced similar troubles in selecting their
United States senator's have but lit I
tie patience with the class Of people one
meets who delightin heaping slurs upon
the state OF Kentucky, and especially
the mountains OF Kentucky. Some OF /
these calumniators seem TO think that
blood is more plentiful than water, and
that no law exists in Kentucky. Thisl
is malicious. Nothing could Be more
false. The people If Kentucky are
amOng tie best blood Of this great re.
abiding, brave and gener.
Gus, and whenever see any great assem-.
bly, anywhere In this nation, i find the
statesmen of old Kentucky among those
Of the front And il desire true
friend, know Of no better place to find
him than In the mountains of Eastern
But this aside. How are
We to avoid che difficulties we encounter
10 selecting our United States senators T?
answer emphatically, let them be elect
ID by the direct ballot o. the people.
This, III my humble judgment, is the
remedy and the only one. 1t would IN
40 sense violate the spirit of the consti-
.ution chat United States senator's shall
represent the state. But it would sim
by give us more certain, more salts
actory, and less expensive means of
them. The legislature could
hen devote its whole time TO the pur-
,ose for which il convenes--enacting
necessary legislation, Not only did we
rave no laws enacted during the last
legislative session, but special session {
nay be called to meet the needs of the .
tate at an almost unlimited cost to the .
,ecplc, and even it may be- spent in
ryiug to elect a senator. lt is tiNe that
economy should prevail la government.
I is time for the burden of taxation I
shich has been bearing down upoa the
ack OF the toiler aud farmer to be lifted
I'D Iightenod, and it should be done :
uickly, not IN theory as some politi-
ians talk, bat in practical change, and :
very SYSTEM teEding 20 this end should :
e adopted There are potent reasons :
Thy the constitution should he amended !
b that senator's can be elected by the 7
eople. To sum up only a few OF the =
lore important ones, however, would i
az that
First--It would give IT'S n certain cleo y
on of United 8lates senator, thereby !,
lyiug the pnnecesssry expense which q
,llows when 40 result lie reached, as :
al the case with tie last senatorial con =
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second --It would eiyA ps the npA's 4
no was unquestiouabiy The choice 81 Z
,e mni0risy 81 tbs voters This =
Dder the present law IS not always q q
x eases The people can not possibly Y
n whO may hn chosen hg the method g
the legislature where peflis6h bitter y
,bs, personal enailiRa ESQ ciay ragglt 81
this clectson 81 one whom aba peppis
MnuIa EeYAs eh0esa And NlIal :.