The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-07-11
FOR A FAIR ~ ~
II ~ ELECTION LAW.

w 6Cg the n D",fd ma % urging s The repeal SS0 of the
politicians This committee has nothing do
cal organization We simply private peace
welfare and good of the tate Most OF are Democrats but we all believe
essentially undmoat that has already brought great
long stands shall have that
there can be no fair retaining
That the law undemOcrac plain its face
absolute control of the appointment all election officers everywhere the
Election Commissioners (Mesrs Ponz
elected by people, who not responsible
people, be removed by the people these three men
also the power
who shall have the Offices and who shall not The only exception
members the Get their credentials from county election commission
and will instant one
the board dies resigns the people can not fill his place filled by tie
their filed by the other When
Ellis resigned Poyntz exercised the extraordinary of appointing
The principle suggested
which does really amount
repeal takes from the people each county the right they always
% b officers for each precinct in the county Until the eobe LAW
appointment officers in that always had their
punish the by defeating
der
appoint the county boards who willing to do its bidding
election county the State the arbitrary
power members the State Board and then makes them the final
judges say who@ elected 10 every case governor or
The Gear Russia has not absolute his
a. S dS nonul, riSbts mon the will Of three men Howevs
people be abhornt to
the essential Of all Democratic
the people governed choosing
political slavery Keuau it? Ought they do Should
every his State who believes free who would
free
this law? We make appeal In this
who and will We
We We defend We
both parties what honorable right and fair
consider what aud
secure prompt repeal
HARM lit not repealed will do harm
Democratic and therefore appeal needs
We ask each these calmly consider whether the honor and
Of uthered
him whether its retention will not be PLAIN confession weakness the Demo
afraid Of
him would not that the Democratic paythe which
, hs bsn dragged down by it's and selfish " %
those leaders oppose repeal
the law we ask every unwilling let
people the who appoint
Why they
hands OIL .nI p men w ~ ~ " " ~ ora 'n"0nns majority oil
No repeal law anything
The proposed
occ Convention Rspubh
n i v of it's members but it does not answer the i h h
elected the people, responsible the people, and power
o nuify the Of the people.
Again only to
partsan Of all the
plainly but result fraud Such
bad feeling and probably boodshed The State suffer will
years the bed effects already
would be sheer madness for the
Gratis to permit lew nn leaders prevent oil law which party
policy well fair dealing and the and good name of the
sU iy I S pOs,ic Fiji IS Republican he will he Rh T
judge his circuit party
circuit The true the Court
This people responsible the
people election democracy;
although called judges
in Election Commissioners
pie elections Every Judge in Kentucky will hereafter
every State election eay
other
commissioners certificates
Election Commissioners
provided by Constitution
which partisan To
man Of justice this is appalling
the
Republicans would the minded
And
in OF
injustice however
Kentucky witness
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