Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-18

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stroy the business of some communi-
ties and persons and to build up that
or others at will. No such uncon-
trolled power should reside anywhere
In a freegovernment.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Democratic Platform Favors the Law
Reducing the Price.
THE Democratic platform favors,
and the Republican platform opposes,
the enactment OF law reducing the
prices of schoolbooks used in the COM
mon schools of the state. At the last
session there was passed by the house
OF representatives bill upon this SUBJ
ject, offered by Mr.. Chinn of Mercer
county. This bill fixed maximum of
one-third less than the process now
fixed by the school book trust, but
that maximum was still 10 per cent
above the average maximum price
fixed by similar law that has been
In successful operation In Indiana for
10 years. In the house of representa-
tives and in the senate every Repub-
lic2l. vote was cast against this bill.
EVhat good reason can there be
WHY the same school books, manufac-
tured and sold by the same corpora
ton, should in Kentucky cost 43 per
cent, or nearly one-half. more than
they cost in the adjoining state of In
diana? Such is the fact, solely because
the law permits 1t. and because the
representatives of the Republican par
~ in the last general assembly did the
bidding of the lobbyists of the book
trust If there be Anything that ought
Ito be made as nearly free as air as the
law can make 1t. it is the opportunity
Of every child in the commonwealth
toyeet an education.
f"rhe Democracy of Kentucky az
firms that 1t is as true now as ii was
when Jefferson wrote it into the Dec
of Independence, that govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent OF the governed and that
this applies to all peoples everywhere.
They affirm that this nation should
no more have British colonial policy
than il should have a British financial
policy; that what would have been
criminal aggression in Cuba Is Grim
nal aggression in the Philippines, and
therefore they denounce the policy OF
the present national administration in
these islands. The only redeeming
features of the Republican policy of
imperialism are the bravery and hero
ism of the American soldiers. Zap
plause.1
The Republican party in this cam
paign appeals to the people for sup
port upon the record of the present
Republican state administration. The
present state administration came into
power upon the claim that its Demo-
cratic predecessors had unnecessarily
increased the public debt, raised the
rate oftaxation and misapplied the pub
lie funds. Let us look at the books
tl,ov ~, tho 90 ma on Of 1SQh and
we will show these things For nearly
four years Kentucky has had Repub-
lican rule; the Republicans have had
the books, but there has not been, nor
is there now, even pretense that dur
ing Democratic administrations sim
gle cent was Incorporated. The
present Republican administration.
when appealing to the people for sup
port in 1895. promised. if elected, to
reduce the expenses of government. 1t
has increased them. 1t promised to
increased it. 1t promised to reduce
the public debt but has increased 1t.
1t promised to raise the per capita an
nual allowance for school children, but
has decreased 1t. Never in the history
OF the commonwealth were there such
scandals in the management or the
prisons and insane asylums as under
management. The Repub-
lican platform complains that by legis-
lation enacted at the last session OF
the general assembly 1t was deprived
of the control of the penitentiaries
The Democratic wardens and other Of
fd6Hls in charge of the penitentiaries
wren the Republican administration
came into power had been appointed
for terms fixed by law. The Repub-
lican administration turned these
out long before the expira-
ton of their terms. The Republican
increased the cost of the
The Democratic man
agement under the new law has not
only decreased the cost OF maintaining
aud operating the penitentiaries, but
has made them self-sustaining.
Republicans Arraigned.
by the vote of the entire Republic
am membership Of both houses of the
general assembly at its last session
Mere was prevented the passage OF
LAW educing to just charge the
pricSs of school books now fixed by the
book trust, and by like vote of the
of the general assembly
there was prevented the enactment of |
4 proper and effective antitrust law.
"Nearly every bill passed by the gen.
eral assembly that would have given |
people relief from oppressive burdens |
was vetoed by the Republican govern
among which was the Nc |
Cord bill to prevent extortion and dis
in freight rates by rail-
road corporations. and both upon its
passage and upon the ques-
lion Of passing 1t over the veto every
vote was cast against |
his bill. This bill was entirely In the
interest Of the masses OF the people OF
The commonwealth.
The governor vetoed the FELLOW
Hill Wf1icb would have Given /