Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-09-24

the same thing again, II the occasion
should arise. out OF this money we have
paid OF our state debt and still have a
balance left from II Of S2l7. 693 "a. / have
capt calhoun in Washington now trying
To collect more money for the state and
ior or soldiers No man ever deserved
ms pay more than he does for his splen-
dlI services 10 the state. and no honest
citizen Of Kentucky begrudges him one
cent OF ms Zee. ! want this whole mat
Ter fully discussed before the people and
understood by them. The statement made
by some irresponsible persons that had
Originally employed him for a fee not to
exceed 5000 on the whole amount IS moth
ing more or less than a deliberate false
hood. The 5000 limitation simply applied
To- cach claim, for this whole amount was
claims.
The general assembly with scarcely any
opP95sliion passed a bill which in effect
ratified the contract
The republicans have been talking a
great dcal about giving us business"
nan tbr s6me E we hope they 90 not
their last candidate for governor, Taylor.
gave MS. We hNve had quite enough Of
that and the people Of Kentucky after
ih'ir sad experience with the disastrous
policies and military methods OF the
republican party during its rule in the
,hadnJ, I ,h,, inclined i, to be very skeptical
tration 10 looks too much like the Tro-
Jan horse. and We fear that II this noble
looking republican equine should. by
49, Aii' EiN''f
u would be found that II was full OF Tay-
lors. Finleys. Powers. Towards and sim
liar characters
NJ distinguished opponent, not only In
his speech accepting the nomination,
promised. I'm the event Of his election. ~
undertake the miraculous task Of re
storing natures nobility TO Kentucky"
but he has also I'm all OF his utterances
talked about having q business" admin
iSiraiion and told about his great success
as business man. He and his party
charge that ! am not a business man
and that this has not been a business ad-
l'inistr'uon. II IS true that. unlike my
friend. Mr. Relknap, l have neither in
lrfli'i nor accumulated a vast fortune.
since entered the public service at the
ntr "i nineteen as A teacher In the COM
mon schools. down 20 this good hour J
have been poor man. and failure in
the art of 1ccumulating money for my
SER. The governor to-day Is just as poor
financially ms was the school teacher flf-
teen years ago. and must confess that
IN this respect my opponent IL far more
than match for me. But without being
bOastful ! believe that 1 can modestlv
and justly lay claim to the fact that my
services 10 the commonwealth have been
from q business standpoint equally as
successful as his services have been for
himself. When | came into this Office,
al time Of great civil discord with law
lessness end crime rampant with the
mob. and with the whole structure OF our
state government upon the verge OF revo-
luton and anarchy. ! found the fiscal at
ldlIs OF inc commonwealth IN n disorder
ed condition, and debt upon the state
Of 100000. As / have shown before, the
democratic administration, by its dill
gence and businesslike methods has
placed the state I'm the best financial con-
diuCn " ever enjoyed before. and has
paid on before 10 was due almost the en-
tire debt ] believe II Is safe to say that
In no similar period in our history has
moro CAPITAL been invested in Kentucky
than has been during this administration.
because Il has been assured OF the rigid
on fore of he Ia hoe
never been In a better condition than
now FOR commercial and industrial de-
Velopment. Some idea can be given in
this line by an examination Of the rec
ords I'm the corporation department OF
the secretary Of states office. IL is a cri-
terion or a pulse which indicates TO a
large extent the business activity in the
state. Let rs make a comparison from
the records and see what they show. Dur
ing the four years OF the republican ad-
ministration there were organized under
the laws OF the state $50 corpora tions.
with an aggregate capital OF $50, Cos. 730.
and the organization tax paid thereon
into the state treasury was $50, 66S "a Dur
ing the first three years and six months
OF this administration there were organ
lied l.G2 corporations. with capital OF
NJ 40, and the organization tax on II
which went into the state treasury was
so coz. The current six months OF this
term will largely increase this showing
The difference Will be more than , to l
in our favor. and II indicates that the
business interests have great confidence
In democratic administration. Even
the firm OF w. 3. Bclknap a. Co, Of
which my opponent is 4 member. has
prospered so greatly under this admin
lstration that they found it necessary 10
reincorporate last spring and increased
their capital stock from 81. 100000 to 81
800 900. Surely he ought TO be satisfied
with the condition Of affairs under DEM
ocratic rule, when he enjoys such pros
perity as that. l do not know what
changes in business methods he would in
augurate in the state government. but
lW hot aANA ~
practiced by his firm would not be toll
Grated by the people in the conduct OF
their affairs. I respect Mr. Belknap as a
man and gentleman, but as he and his
party have seen flt TO measure him as
business man against me and are seek
ing 70 disparage me, and his newspapers
are daily reeking with foul ISLANDERS
against me, he, too, must stand under
close inspection as to his merits In that.
| may not have been such success as
he has so FAR as my personal interests
are concerned. but I at least have enough
business sagacity 10 know the difference
between four-horse wagon and a shot
gun, and l have never been indicted by
"A federal court and compelled 20 pay O
fine upon plea of guilty for not draw
Ing the proper distinction between those
two valuable articles OF interstate COM
merce. Since ! have been governor every
official and emplOye in the state govern
ment has received from me the most
courteous and Considerate treatment. l
am democrat in practice as well as In
and the door OF my office has
been opened as cordially to the humblest
citizen I'm the commonwealth as TO the
proudest. The laboring man, whether
from the field. the factory, or the mine.
with natures honest sweat upon his
brow. has always been as welcome I'm my
presence as the head OF any powerful
Such have been my policy
and business methods in the past, and
such they viii be in the future should
he good people Of kentucky again elect
me to this high office. l have tried TO
he best of my ability to perform my
iuties honorably and to treat all classes
and all parties. even our republican
friends with equal and exact Justice and
mpartiality.
In conclusion. my fellow-citizens. I am
glad 10 give hope 10 you Of a brilliant
.ictory az the polls in November. l ask
II the democratic people OF Kentucky
hat they be not satisfied with a small
but that they shall roll UP such
tremendous vote IL will remove for a
oug time 10 come all danger OF rspub-
can supremacy, take Kentucky absolute
v ont Of the doubtful column. and send
rood cheer TO the hearts OF the national
democracy. Let the victory be COM
llete and permanent, and let us send
nat the promise, with reason and con-
idenCe, to the democrats throughout the
country that next year. when our pres-
Dental ticket is nominated, Kentucky Is
g.sr,1.r CO.. H. al (os