Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-08-25

| ana you nave not, leave IL TO me, ant
] shall attend to II for you.
THE people of Kentucky paw annu
ally many millions OF dollars to tn,
| railway corporations. The present
state OF the law leaves II within tn,
power OF railroad managers. by means
OF extortion and discrimination, to de.
stroy the business OF some communi.
ties and persons and TO build up thai
OF others at will. No such uncon.
trolled power should reside anywhere
In a freegovernment
SCHOOL EOOKs.
Democratic Platform Favors the Law
h -ucing the Price.
THE Democratic platform favors
and the Republican platform opposes
the enactment of a 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 sub
ject offered by Mr.. Chinn of Mercer
county. This bill fixed a maximum OF
prices for schoolbooks, on an average
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-
tlves and in the senate every Repub-
lican vote was cast against this bill.
What 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 IT,
diana? Such is the fact. solely because
the law permits IL. and because the
representatives Of the Republican par
ty In the last general assembly did the
bidding of the lobbyists OF the book
trust II there be anything that ought
to be made as nearly free as air as the
law can make II, IL Is the opportunity
Of every child in the commonwealth
to get an education.
THE Democracy Of Kentucky az
firms that IL Is as true now as IL was
when Jefferson wrote II into the Dec
laration 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 a British colonial policy
than 1t should have a British financial
policy; that what would have been
criminal aggression in Cuba Is Grim
nal aggression Ia the Philippines. and
therefore they denounce the policy Of
the present national administration in
these islands. The only redeemiug
features Of the Republican policy OF
are the bravery and hero
ism Of the American soldiers. Zap
plause.l
The Republican party in this cam
paign appeals to the people for sup
port upon the record of the present
state administration. The
present state administration came into
power upon the claim that its Demo-
increased the public debt. raised the
rate oftaxation and misapplied the pub
lie funds. Let us look at the books
said they in the campaign Of 1895. 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 a pretense that dur
Ing Democratic administrations a sin
gle cent was misappropriated. The
present Republican administration.
when appealing to the people for sup
port in 1895. promised. IL elected. to
reduce the expenses OF government. II
has increased them. II promised to
increased IL. 1t promised to reduce
the public debt, but has increased 1t.
II promised to raise the per capita an
nual allowance for school children, but
has decreased II. Never In the history
Of the commonwealth were there such
scandals in the management Of the
prisons and insane asylums as under
Republican management. The Repub- |
!ican platform complains that by legis-
lation enacted at the last session Of |
the general assembly II was deprived |
Of the control OF the penitentiaries. |
The Democratic wardens and other Of |
when the Republican administration |
came into power had been appointed |
Tor terms fixed by law. The Repub- |
lean administration turned these
Democrats out long before the expira-
ion of their terms. The Republican
increased the cost Of the |
The Democratic man.
igement under the new law has not |
,nly decreased the cost Of maintaining
Ind operating the penitentiaries. but
has made them self'sustaining.
Republicans Arrsigned.
by the vote of the entire Republic
IN membership OF both houses OF the
general assembly at its last session
here was prevented the passage of a
aw reducing to a Just charge the
'rices of school books now fixed by the
,ook trust, and by like vote OF the
OF the general assembly
here was prevented the enactment OF
proper and effective antitrust law.
Nearly every bill passed by the gen.
raj assembly that would have given
'eople relief from oppressive burdens
vas vetoed by the Republican govern
'r-chief among which was the Me-
ord bill to prevent extortion and dis
in freight rates by rail-
Dad corporations. and both upon its
lriginal passage and upon the ques-
lon OF passing II over the veto every
republican vote was east against
his bill This bill was entirely In the
interest OF the masses OF the people OF
he commonwealth
THE governor vetoed the fellow
ervants blll.' which would have given
he same rlsht OF compensation for in
ury TO. or death OF. railway employees
y reason of negligence that the law
ives 10 strangers This bill. IL an