The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-07-29
Republican Platform.

| IOllOWlng declarations:
First-We declare for the right
of every qualified citizen to a free
ballot and free count, and the
right of voters to an honest and
orderly election in every respect in
this State; and to secure these
rights and the restoration of polit-
ical and legal equality, we pledge
ourselves to the enactment of such
laws as will restore absolute cleo
toral freedom.
Second-We denounce the odious
political machine rule, now domi-
nant in Kentucky, which destroys
freedom, letters enterprise, exclud-
es capital, handicaps industry, dis
courages education and enables
self perpetuating bodies of polite
al Adventures to control public
affairs for private benefit, and en-
courages and protects abuse, con-
tempt and bold violation of the law.
We appeal for an aroused public
sentiment among all ranks of citi-
zenship against the continuation
of these evils.
Third-We condemn the reign of
the Democratic party, hate and
prescription, following the destruc-
ton, under the forms of law, of
political liberty and equality, and
especially deplore the fact that in
this day of machine domination the
Courts of the State are appealed to
and have become too often the
theatre for the display of Demo-
cratic partisan activity, and for
the upholding of political wrong
and outrage.
Fourth-We denounce assassina-
tion and awlessness whether in
Sergis or Kentucky, as destructive
of civilization, and call upon the
enlightened intelligence of the State
through its legislative, executive,
and judicial agencies, to employ
remedies to establish order and
punish crime within our borders.
We especially arraign the pres
ent State Chief Executive for so
exercising the pardoning power as
to subserve political and partisan
purposes, with the certain effect of
encouraging crime, by virtually
rendering criminals of Democratic
political faith immune from pun
ishment.
Fifth-We condemn the present
administration in Kentucky for in
com potency and grave improperly
in the conduct of public affairs,
for preying upon and misappropri-
ating public moneys, for laying
tribute upon the legal pay of SOL
diers enlisted in the country's ser
vice, for the payment Of unnecessa-
ry, unjust, exorbitant and illegal
attorneys fees, and we now de-
mand such changes in the law as
will secure the State against SINH
lar wrongs in the future,
Sixth-The present State admin
istration has increased taxation of
the people without corresponding
increase to public benefits, and we
believe and declare that the rate of
taxation could be reduced to forty
five cents, and that the revenue so
produced, CT present prcperty vel
uation, will be adequate for all pur-
poses of our government, econom-
ically administered, and in addi-
tion a surplus therefrom could be
a formulated in four years to build
and pay for State House suitable
for public uses and commensurate
with the dignity and wealth Of the
Commonwealth.
Seventh-We denonnce the pres
ent system of management of the
charitable and penal institutions
of the State as being obsolete, in
human and reproach to civiliza-
ton. We condemn the careless
ness and cruelty shown to have
been repeatedly practiced in our
asylums, and demand the passage
of laws that will place these insti-
buttons under non-partisan man
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