The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-06-26
REPUBLICAN LEADERS 10 THE
PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY.

The Republicans of Kentucky have
met in State Convention, gone through
expected political gymnastics, passed
some resolutions and adjourned. These
resolutions may be found in full upon
another page of The Herald to-day.
We invite the VoteTs-both Democrat
ic and Republican-to careful perusa
OF same They make good summer
reading and are devoid of anything
that might excite or influence the
mind to over-exertion. They are CAL
culated to rather soothe and palliate
the really anxious voter who had ex-
pected something sure enough.
The first paragraph is perhaps the
most interesting and unique of the
whole series. 1t bears the stamp of
having passed through shrewd and
sharp juggling throughout the State
it was everywhere expected that the
Convention would put itself on record
as endorsing implicitly and by name
Mr.. Roosevelt's choice as a candidate
to succeed him in the Presidency.
This was known of all men to be
none other than VIM. H. Taft. The
paragraph referred to, by implication
and inuendo, seeks to throw the shad-
ow of Taft upon the canvas, but
adroitly avoids naming names" This
is sad and blunt disappointment to
the legion of friends of the President
who have observed his strong integri-
ty, his fearless aim in official duty
and who believe implicitly in his ac-
knowledged ability to name a success
sor in his seat who would not only
fit the place from a political point of
view, but be entirely capable of car
rying out the party principles which
he so urgently advocates.
Passing along down the secondly"
thirdly" "fourthly," aye, even to the
'thirteenthly," - unlucky number!-
we find an Indictment of platitudes
that are as insipid as they are mean
ingless, so far as a pledge to better
things is concerned. 1t is a contin-
ual knocking" a constant arraign-
ment of the Democratic party for fam
cied or openly charged duplicity, graft,
and fragrant mismanagement of public
affairs. 1t Is a paper Of elimination
simply, in which the Democratic party
is charged with all the evils which a
vivid imagination could conjure up.
1t advocates certain things which of
course everybody is in favor of-nota-
bly, in the sixth paragraph,
There is nothing on Sunday observ-
ance and only simply mention of the
local option question. Anent this
matter it may be said that the selec-
ton of Mr.. Wilson as a candidate
for Governor was made primarily for
the reason of his ambiguous attitude
on the liquor question. The platform
was evidently made to conform to his
attitude. There is no pledge to tenn
perance and a furtherance OF sobriety
in it. 1t speaks neither for nor
against temperance Mr.. Wilson, un-
like theDemocratic candidate forGoy-
ernor, has so far never pledged him
self to any temperance edict.
There are no new issues put forward
in the platform; no new leaders de-
veloped. 1t is simply a denial of
any good in the Democratic party,
while nothing better is promised un-
der a Republican administration. 1t
is a relic of other days, when crimina-
ton and recrimination constituted the
principal features of a party platform.
1--WE demand" I'VE condemn" is the
constant refrain.
These are days and this is a time
when an appeal of this sort falls little
short of utter foolishness. 1t is an
insult to the intelligence of voters to
affirm that all the good lies in one
political party, while all the bad EN-