The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-18
Me- Given Gov. Becxkam on
the Occasion Of His
Columbia Speech.
Rsserdlsss Of Politics, the People Of
Etalr and Surrounding Counties
HsBsr Their Governor.
HE Yrlsuts TO the People Of the Noun
tsiHs Was Especially Pleasing
to His Hearers.

GoluuDih, N.Y. oept. S'DcAo'o -"
audience of several thousand people,
representative OF this immediate sec
ten OF the state, Governor Beckham
this Afternoon made his first speech
In the Democratic state campaign.
Feeling honored by visit from the
governor Of the commonwealth, the
people OF Adair and the surrounding
counties, regardless Of politics, gave
him very hearty welcome. His
speech was vigorous from the begin
ming to the close, and was well re-
ceived. His tribute to the people OF
the mountains was especially pleas
ing TO his hearers. He declared, dur
ing the course of his remarks, that he
would be glad to leave the governors
chair on the expiration Of his term,
and asked that God and the patriotic
citizenship of Kentucky grant that
his successor be Judge S. w. Hager,
who stands firmly and without equiv
ocation upon every issue, and who
will give to the people a wise and
economical administration of their
affairs" The governor spoke as fol-
lows:
You will readily agree with me that
II is better to Judge of what a man
Will do by what he has done In the
past than by what he says he will do,
and that you can better forecast what
a party will do in the future by Its
record In the past than by the prom
ises OF its platform and Of its candi-
dates. II a man convicted OF perjury
or false swearing makes a statement
or a promise, we may we'll be on our
guard with him and discredit what
ever he might say. If party which
has come before you in the past max
ing fair promises and uttering serious
charges against it's opponents and
when given poverty you has violated
those promises and signally failed to
make good those charges, comes again
making the same promises and
charges, It is we'll to look upon 1t with
doubt and fear before again giving II
q chance to betray you.
Let US see in what attitude each OF
those two political parties stands be-
fore you in this campaign, In the light
Of its past record, its promises and
its performances. BY that test alone
It is fair to Judge between the two,
and by that test, speaking for my
party, ask that the people of Ken
lucky pass Judgment in the November
election:
What the Republican Party Promised.
In 1895 the Republican party placed
at the head of it's ticket as candidate
for governor, Hon. W. o. Bradley.
then. as now, the dominant and con-
trolling force in his party In this state.
In their platform and in the speeches
Of their candidates they made the
most extensive and fulsome promises
Of what they would do II elected to the
ofices. They promised the moral,
political and Industrial regeneration Of
ksutuoky They promised new era
10 the states progress and develop
msit that Che laws would be strictly
enforced and that peace and content
INIT would everywhere prevail. They
made the grsyest possible charges
against the Democratic party and Its
conduct of the states AFFAIRS. They
charged extravaganza and corruption,
and With the battle cry, GIVE us a
lsok 1t the books they made their
campaign. Democratic leaders refuted
those charges and warned the people
thst- 81 :woujo be disastrous to place
the Republican party In control In this
state, or In any Southern state; that
Il bel,evea in force and fraud and in
the shbofdination of the civil to the
military power. Bn in 7vain were the
changes denied and these warnings
uttered, Many, people were decsiyed
and inhaled. Suspicious were created
In the minds OF many good people that
possibly there had been n1fsfianase
ment and corruption IN the Democratic
Administration. Unfortunate dissen-
sions Arose IN the Democratic party,
and the Republican ticket with "a Re-
publican Legislature, was elected-the
nrst time in the history of the, state.
In December OF 1895 and January,
1896, they came into possession OF the
state government and for over four
years held It. -...
Wherein Republican Administration
i'-' '.'' Failed.
In that dark ind fatsful period what
q record was made! For incapacity,
snismanas cement and disaster II has
never been equxiied IN this state.
Their campaign cry for "a look at the
books was snswereh fahd for over
four years they had, ample time to
look at them. But, never were they
able to find single cent OF the peo-
pies money not properly accounted
for. Not a vestige OF fraud or cor
ruption upon the part Of the previous
Democratic adeinistratior could they
discover. Their campaign charges
weHe shown to be false and insincere,
Just as they are now What did they
10 toward upbuilding and advancing
the welfare OF the state2 Nothing
whatever but to turn back for at Least