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the house OF representatives.
Then the president asserted the
doctrine that q treaty eau override
the laws Of state in regard to their
schsol ssstem. II had gone to Cali
fornia aad made an argument In de-
feHse Of the right ef ths state to con-
troll it's affairs. If had gone there two
years age, eesld not have made the
peoris to understand the Importance
OF the question. but the moment tho
right of these people to control their
school system was attacked. then all
the Republicans Of California became
Democrats on the subject of school
control. and now. the president has
proposed the national incorporation or
railroads and other great corpora
tons: and. my friends. as long as
the American people understand that
the purpose Of the national incOrpor.
attOns Ia to take out OF the hands 81
the people of the state the coatrel NJ
their state affairs. aud carry that con.
troll to WasAin gtoh. and place it down
there where it IL almost impossible
to reach your representatives. thers
will be a revulsion Of feeling against
that doctrine as against the doctrine
announced in California, and you will
find the American people. Republican
as we'll rs Democrats. lining ny in be-
half Of the doctrine set forth In tie
constitution that while congress is
supreme In the affairs of interstats
commerce, the state Is supreme in the
control Of the things that concern its
own people and its own people alone.
so that where the president
has been Democratic he has
gained popularity, and where he
has been un-Democratic no has
lost popularity. and thus by his
gcod deeds and by his bad ones
he has proven the strength Of
Democratic ideas in this cola.
try.
IF any of you think that the Ropub-
! leans ever won victory In he asst
twelve years. | want TO remind you
| that after twelve years OF complete
power. after rather eleven, during
/
senate and the house, they have never
! been able to impress upon this coun-
( try one single Republican idea. There
! is not one Republican doctrine
today that is as strong as it was elev-
en- years ago. That is the result Of
| in the United States, and the Demo
cratic party out Of power has been SC
strong that it can coerce a Republi
can president into the acceptance Of
Democratic ideas Is basis of his
popularity.
Now. my friend, If this is
true, ls il not a bad time for
tire Democrats Of Kentucky to
become Republicans? Is this not
the time when their faith in
Democracy should be strength
eTed rather than weakened? Is
( this not the time when their
hope should be increased rather
than din1iniehed? Is this not
the time Wien they should 60
forth with a larger zeal rather
than with indifference7
am glad to have this chance 70
look into the faces of those who in
the campaigns through which | have
passed have been faithful to tie plat
form on which | stood: and | come
! here to ask you TO be as enthusiastic
in your efforts this fall as you We're
when | was your standard bearer. II
there is in this audience one who has
, been attached TO me, let me beg. MIN
to transfer 10 Judge HageT and those
on the ticket with him, AMI 10 Gov
ernor BeCkham the full measure Of
that attachment My friends. ! shall
not spend time telling you what splcn
did men these candidates are. | am
satisfied that they deserve your sup
port. and that they will ornam mt the
positions to which they aspire. |
shall not dwell upon matters of state
importance. for | cannot krCw these
things as well as your own speakers.
/ All that ! can do is to come from q
( distant state to bear testimony in
/ your presence to the national charac-
ter of your campaign. If any Demo
crat here thinks ii concerns but this
( state whether one or another is elect
/ ed governor let me say to him that
the influence of your election Will
reach to the very borders of the lana;
/ for as we approach national cam
paign. all the things that precede give
/ indication as to the result of that
/ campaign, and as the Democrats re-
/ joiced at the election in Oklahoma be
cause it indicated trend Of public
/ sentiment toward Democracy, so a
great victory for our state ticket in
Kentucky will gladden. the hearts Of
millions Of Democrats, for it will pres
age a victory in Kentucky for DemOc-
racy next year; and if you Democrats
who marched TO the polls in 1896 and
gave me a majority, if today your love
of Democracy is as warm as it was
then, make the majority larger for
! Hager and his ticket this fall.
And, my friends, the election
for senator has double sienlfi-
canoe. A. victory 5or Democ-
rscy in your state leg islature,
like a victory for your state
- inS ira ion