The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-10-30

looks at things. When l say Republi-
can, I do not mean the average Re-
publican who votes, for the average
Republican who votes has mighty
little influence upon the average Re-
publican who holds high office.
There is wide difference between
the rank and file of the Republican
party and the Republican leaders
The average Republican is like the
average Democrat But the high Re-
publican looks at society from an en-
tlrely different standpoint. The Dem
ocrat believes that prosperity works
up from the people, and the leading
Republicans Of this country believe
that prosperity drips down, leaks
down from the higher classes, and,
therefore, when they come to consid-
er policies, the Democrat and the av-
erage Republican want policies for
the whole people, while the leading
Republicans insist that If you lsgislate
for the well-to-do, they will take care
OF the poor.
1t is natural that looking at govern
ment and society from these different
standpoints, that the Democrats
would more carefully guard the in
terests Of the common people than
those in charge of the administration
under Republican authority. l say
this in regard to the general admin
istration, and 1 think you will find 1t
true, If you will compare your admin.
iatrotiOn undar nauoooratc with tho
administration of states which are un.
der Republican rule.
But, my friends, the influence
that your election will have on
national politics, Is an influence
that Democrats cannot Ignore.
II your state were to cast its
vote for the Republican party
you would find that all over the
nation IL would be heraIded as
the beginning Of Republican
victory In the nation; while if
In your state you do as they
did In Oklahoma, II will be her
aided abroad as the first gun
to be fired In the celebration Of
great national victory.
Out in Oklahoma they rolled up a
majority Of nearly 100000 in favor of
a constitution written by a constitu-
tional convention that was nine-tenths
Democratic. Nine-tenths is a pretty
good ratio, and we cannot ask much
more; for our dollars, whether gold
or silver, have about ten per cent
alloy and nine-tenths pure is consid
cred a very fair ratio even In money,
and out in Oklahoma they had a con-
stitutional convention that was nine.
tenths pure and it wrote a constitu-
ton that was so good that all the
Democrats voted for it and a large
per cent of the Republicans, and the
victory In Oklahoma gives us not only
that INDICATION Of the trend of public
sentiment, but It gives us two Demo
cratic senator's and flYe Democratic
members OF Congress, and am down
here because l want you to give en-
enlargement to the Democrats of this
state~who are fighting for better gov
eminent, and by your election this
fall you will not only determine your
state officers and put either the Dem
ocratic ticket, with Judge Hager at
the head, or a Republican ticket in
office here, but you will also elect a
United States senator and that SEN
ator will hold for six years. He will
hold through the next administration
and two years into the administra-
ton succeeds 1t.
We need Democratic senators
In the next administration, for
the United States senate lie the
weak point today in this gov.
eminent. They have so many
representatives. there Of corpor-
ate wealth that we need In tho
United States senate Demo.
Gratis to the core, who, like Gov
ernor Beckhan1, will stand for
the rights Of the people, and
though I live In Nebraska, am
interested In the senator elect.
ed from Kentucky, for before we
can secure any remedial relief
In any direction Of a national
character IL must pass through
tho United States senate.
No relief of a national character
needed by the people of Nebraska can
be secured until 1t goes through the
senate, and therefore the farms of
my state are interested, like the peo-
pie of your state, in having senators
there who will listen to the voice Of
the common people and not receive
their instructions from the great
trusts and the railroad systems of the
country.
And now, my friends, let me give
you some reasons why Democrats
should take courage at the situation
which now presents itself l think
that no one In this country has en-
joyed himself more than have dur
ing the last two years. For now
something like seventeen years la re
been laboring in behalf Of certain re-
forms, and those REFORMS are dearer
to me than anything else of politi'
cal nature that my country can give
have watched the growth OF these
reforms as day by day they have de
veloped, and Just as the farmer goes
ont and rejoices In the growth and