The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-01
Platform Of the Republican Party

The platform OF the Republican
party. adopted IN convention at Lou
isyille. Is as follows
We approve the policies and cora
mend the ability. integrity and eour-
age OF President Roosevelt and his
administration. and without express
ing a preference for any candidate.
favor the selection by the next ma
tional convention for president OF
one in full accord with those policies.
and who will theoretically carry them
out In the Interests OF all the people.
Socond-We demand that all cleo
lions shall be honestly conducted.
and declare that the cause OF good
government and The future happiness
and welfare OF the people of Ken
lucky are inseparably bound up In
the suppression of all abuses and
crimes against an honest ballot. that
have so unfortunately disgraced our
state under Dem0cratG rule, depriv-
ing the people OF their rlghtfui herit-
ge-representatve government.
The law for registration certifi-
Gates, imposed on the state by the
Democratic party for immoral pus-
poses. whereby votes In kentucky
have become negotiable instruments.
passing by delivery. ought TO be re-
pealed.
Third-The Judiciary Of the state
in both the circuit and appellate
courts. should be chosen on non
partisan grounds. and the continu-
ance in Office OF faithful judicial pub
lie servants should be determined by
no other qualifications than fitness.
Fourth-There should be COM
plete pnblicity concerning the ef-
penditure of money for political cam
palgns, and a law should be passed
providing for an accounting by can
dldates and campaign managers OF
all sums OF money collected for polit-
zeal purposes.
Fifth-We demand the redistrict-
ing OF Kentucky in legislative. sena-
torial. congressional and judicial dis
tricts. which shall give equal repre-
sentaton and equal voting power to
every citizen OF every district, In con-
formity with the plain requirements
OF the constitution. and not as at
present. in Migrant violation thereof.
sixth-There should be prompt
and efficient enforcement of the
criminal laws OF every kind. and at
all times. but especially at this time
do we call for the rigid enforcement
of the law against those forms OF
crimes. which. under the recent adj
ministration of justice. in many com
munities. have gone practically UNI
punished. Election thieves, gamblers,
pool room operators and others, 20
commit crimes in the interest OF
those controlling the local admins
tratIon OF some OF our cities and
counties. should be punished. and the
iurles should be SO selected sto
preyent the packing of juries for the
purpose of securing verdicts In ac-
cordance with the wishes OF those In
whose hands the selection of the
iurIes is placed. or under whose con
troll and direction they are selected.
seyenth-We demand that the
hooks vouchers and accounts OF all
Municipalities, all public officers and
publIc Institutions supported by the
state. counties or cities. and OF al
corporations In which a city or state
owns the majority interest. either di'
rectly or through subordinate cor
norations, trustees or commissioners
shall be open to inspection and in
yestigatlon by any citizen. and shall
ne regularly audited and the result.
pablished by an independent ao
oountant. who shall not be eligible
10 re-examine such books. vouchers
or accounts twice in succession.
Eighth-We demand reform II
the management OF our public elee
mosynary and penal institutions. Il
the end that they shall be operated b.
bipartisan boards. upon prcpe
business principles. and their inmate
treated humapely.
Ninth-We favor the enactmen
and enforcement of uniform loca
option law. with the county as tn
governing unit.
Tenth-We demand that the publ
schools OF the state shall be takel
and kept entirely out of politics, an.
that the interests and welfare of tn
children shall have first consideration
in all public school matters.
We call for better schools an
school houses, for longer schoo
terms in the country, and better pa
for the teachers. and the elections TO
school trustees be had on differen
DAYS from other elections.
Eleventh--We favor amendment
to state laws permitting and en-
couraging joint nominations of tn