The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-09-27
Working Man a Conscientious
Voter.

DESTROYS that his action be In the in
terest Of the great masses of the
people of his State, and especially to
those of his own class, who make up
the great majority of its citizenship,
than is the man who earns his living
and maintains his family by manual
labor in workshop, mill and mine. No
class of the citizenship of Kentucky
more carefully weighs and judges Of
the merits of the candidates present
ed, from whom to make his choice
nor looks closer into the affairs OF
government considering his opportuni-
ties to do so. Approaching the fact
that Kentucky is fast developing its
great resources in mineral and other
wealth, its brains and its muscles, and
its fast taking rank as manufactur-
ing State, the Democratic party, has,
during the past eight years, since its
return to power in the State and has
managed its public affairs, looked well
to promoting legislation which would
be to the interest of the working man,
and for his welfare not only in his en-
ployment but in his home, in the pay
ment of his taxes, in the care of the
unfortunate insane, INDECENT and help
less children, and the reformation of
the criminal classes, for in these the
working man has the same interest as
any other class of our fellow citizens.
1t is charged against the Democratic
party in Kentucky by its opponents
that it has given more of the public
money to the charitable institutions, to
the penal institutions, and to the
schools of the State than did the Re-
publican party while it was in power
from 1896 to 1900, and an effort made
to show that this increased expenditure
has fallen heavily upon the shoulders
of the man who works for his living.
In answer to these charges, the Demo-
cratic party admits that 1T has spent
much more money for these purposes
than did the Republican officials, but
in making this admission it challenges
the Republican leaders and orators to
show that any of such expenditures
were foolish or unwarranted. 1t
points with pride to the charitable and
penal institutions of the State. From
antiquated institutions, the homes for
the unfortunate insane have been
brought up to the highest standard in
their history. Cold storage and ice
plants, laundry plants, and modern
sanitary arrangements of today have
made these institutions the most COM
Portable homes instead of prison houses
which sorrowing relatives and friends
were shocked to visit. From darken-
ed dungeons, the cells of the Kentucky
penitentiaries nave become acceptable
places, well ventilated, heated and
lighted, and the prisons become places
of correction and reformation instead
of detention camps were the most
brutal treatment was formerly admin
istered.
1t is true that the Democratic party,
in eight years, has appropriated for
public purposes the sum of$2, 7O1 ,O62. 90
but within thai expenditure is the new
Kentucky Capitol, which has been
erected by Judge Hager, the Demo
cratic Gubernatorial nominee, and his
associates, without an hours labor
trouble from any class of the vast
number of workmen. II also includes
the Kentucky Children Home Society.
Louisville institution which has been
fostered by the Commonwealth, the
State Normal Schools, for the better
training of Kentucky teachers, and
the State Fair, which was held last
week in the City of Louisville. All of
these things have been accomplished
but not at the expense of the working
classes of Kentucky. They have not
been called upon to pay an additional
cent Of taxes into the public treasury.
The money so expended has been secur-
ed from the National Government. long
due to the State and not collected until
a Democratic Governor took the mat
ter of ITS collection in hand, and from
corporations and combinations Of CAPT.
tai, notably the railroads which had
not, before the present Democratic adj
ministration of affairs, been brought
TO bear their just and equal proportions
of the burdens of taxation. The Re-
publlcans will have to look elsewhere
for votes for their nominees than to
the working man of Kentucky when
they are presenting arguments that
the corporations and money powers are