The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-05-01
SUGGESTIONS
BY J. R. Thompson, Of Harrods-
burg.
He Thinks Democratic Harmony
Easily Secured.

Mr. John Il. Thompson, OF HarrOds-
burg, has prepared a plan or series-of
3 propositions by which he thinks the
.discordaDt elements in the Democrat
s ic4 party in Kentucky could be
l brought together. His suggestions
areas follows:
4 First--That all Democrats, without
regard to any position heretofore ts-
ken, either as to the platform of the
party or it's nominees, be authorized
and requested to hereafter vote and
act with the party as members there
Of, and all who shall so do shall be
4 regarded and treated as in full fellow
n hip for all purposes within the par,
Z and all efforts to oppose anyone on
e such account should be discouraged.
Second-Thst by amendment of
Ntse present law or otherwise, fair
ana non-partisan election law shall be
enacted as soon as practicable, insur-
ing to every citizen the right, when so
qualified to vote as he desires and
have his vote counted and certified as
thrown, containing all safeguards nee
essary to protect against force, fraud
corruption and intimidation, and es-
pecially against the domination, in
difference and control, either of the
voter or the election officers, by the
militia, the police forces of the cities
and towns or any other loco public
officer. Also to protect the election
<oficers, while in the discharge of
lheir important duties, from every
form of force, intimidation and con-
tempt, and with severe penalties
against all such officers who fail, neg.
lect or refuse to discharge any and all
-. dnties imposed ON them TO the end
that iDjunctions and other court pro-
ceedings may not be sought or re-
quired.
Third--Thst all necessary steps, by
constitutional amendment or other
wise, shall be taken to, as soon as pos
/ sible, return to the manly and now
venerable form of viva voce voting,
I>which has, Sy long experience, en-
>eed itself to the people of this
a b lFour.h-That the party organizA-
4ion be returned TO the people, and to
Dis end that Epsrty laws, rules and
regulations be adopted providing that
the people who compose the Demc-
cratic party shall have power in prop
err time and place and in convenient
form and manner to choose and select
their own precinct and county COM
mitteemen and other officers of the To-
cal organizations, and TO remove the
same and appoint others in their pla-
ces, ana when so chosen and selected
they shall be free from any domino
ton or control of the State Central
Committee, being smenablc and re-
{ponsible alone 10 those who have
Eected them to their respective pla-
.es.
Fifth-It is the duty of all good citi-
zens to uphold the courts and other
civil authorities in all reasonable aud
proper efforts to apprehend and pun
ish every person, without regard to
political station or official position,
who is guilty of the crime of ssssssi-
nation of the late Gov Goebel, or who
aided, s5eited or otherwise encourage
ed others 70 ccm:a;: such crimes.
That all proceedings had for this pur-
pose shall be free from all spirit of
Iartissn revenge for the crime, and
marked with unusual dignity, extreme
fairness and the utmost degree of eau
ton, that the people may thereby be-
taught greater respect for the power
h Nod majesty of the law and, what is.
Nj more necessary for the good of So
~Xety, have full and perfect confidencei
in the honesty, ability and impartisli7
ty of the courts, the Judges and other
tribunals charged with the adminsl
trstion OF the law. In this way alone
can other evil-doers be deferred from
The commission of like crimes.
--
Dee Raker was acauitted of murder