The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-25

lucky War Claim, after investigating
it. Later, after he had retired from
office, the Republican Governor sough
employment as an Attorney to assist
in making the collection. Look to the
next column for what the Democratic
Administration accomplished in this
matter
THEN LOOK UPON THIS RECORD
OF DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. FROM 1900
TO 1907.
Confronted with a bonded and float
ing debt of over two millions of dol
lars in 1900, the Democratic officials
have met and paid, it upon a tax rate
of fifty cents. Every obligation has
been met, and June 80, last, there
was in the public Treasury $294,242.9S.
There will be on deposit at close Of
administration $3.50, 100000.
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Total Appropriations of public in
situations during seven and one-half
years of Democratic rule reach in
round numbers $2,7OO,OOOOO. Every
institution has been modernized and
is being operated under most approved
system, and a new Capitol provided
for.
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Found the Military, of the State
practically merged into an armed mob
when they came into power 1900, as
result of its conduct by Bradley and
Taylor. Gathered up the broken frag-
ments OF the organization and gradu-
ally put it upon an honorable and
efficient basis. Have followed, to the
letter, the provision of the Constltu-
ton that "The Militia shall, in all
cases, and at all times be under
strict subordination to the civil pow
er. This has been the Democratic idea
of the use of the military power in
Kentucky in contradistinction to Tay-
lor. Is Wilson a better man than his
party?
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The average per Capita for common
schools for four years has been raised
to 1922 1-2, with a record per capita
for this pear of $40, which is not
padded" for single cent. All debts
of the School Fund are paid, and
State Normal Schools have been estab-
lished.
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Democratic legislators enacted the
Railroad Rate law, aDemocratic plat
form measure, and under its opera
ton thousands of dollars have been
saved to the shippers Of the State.
The Republicans this year feared to
give opposition to the author of this
law.
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Democratic legislators adopted a
uniform text book law, Goebel plat
form measure of 1889, thereby bring
ing to the fathers of the Common
wealth a uniform and better system
of school books and at less cost than
they had before that time been COM
PEELED to pay the school book trust.
This law enables the family to use
the books until they are worked out.
From a deficit shown each year in
the management of the State prisons,
they have been brought to pay a prof
in their operation. This profit from
December, 1904, to August, 1907, was
$2,669,44. Democratic officials have
made most advantageous contracts In
history of the prisons, the Frankfort
prison showing an excess of income
over expenditures for the month of
July last $6,S21,29. While accom-
plishing these things the prisons have
been modernized.
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In no department has Democratic
management accomplished more than
in the Agricultural Bureau. Farmers
Institutes, State Fair, Labor Blu
reau, expert lectures, a Foresty De-
partment and one of immigration are
interesting farmers in every section
and the farmer is having more money
devoted to his welfare than ever before
in the history of the State. The La
Dor Bureau branch has accomplished
much for life and health of the labor
ing classes.
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4 Democratic Governor pressed to
collection the Kentucky War Claim,
amounting to $685. 100000. and Sc
cured its collection for a smaller per-
centage than is shown to have been
paid by any other stats In the Union
for a similar service. He didn't en-