Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

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have compelled them to pay upon a
fair valuation Of their property From
his figures It appears that we have
doubled the valuation upon them
since his administration. The tax at
so cents on this difference would be
S57,960, which multiplied by gives
S463. ESQ more collected in taxes from
THIS one source in the eight years Of
our administration than would have
been collected under the valuation Of
the Republican administration. That
increase alone is enough to pay for
one-third OF che cost of our new cap
itol. This is one Of the things which
goes to explain how the Democrats,
with less tax rate than the Republi-
cans, have been able to do so much
for The upbullting OF the state institu-
lions. The records show that In 1899,
the last year Of Republican administra-
Non. there were only seven railroads
assessed tn the state for taxation,
while In 1906, under Democratic adj
ministrati0n. there were nineteen rail-
roads assessed for taxation There
has been much development Of rail-
road business In the state under DEM
Ocratio administration. and some few
Rfnes built but not enough to make up
the wide difference between 2 and 10.
The Democratic general assembly OF
1898 passed the McChord railroad rate
bill, a measure OF vast interest to our
people, but Governor Bradley vetoed
that measure and delayed its passage
until 1900, when l became governor
and signed 1t. Under that law our
people have been saved thousands and
tens Of thousands of dollars from ex-
tortionate charges and discrimina-
lions by the railroad, companies. 1t is
not surprising, therefore, that the
Republican governor who vetoed that
measure could find only seven railroad
corporations in the state to tax. The
Democratic administration has been
fair and reasonable 80 the railroads,
and encouraged their progress and
development in the state, but it has
also insisted that they shall bear their
just portion Of taxation and be fal~
and reasonable in their dealings with
tho people.
The Cause Of Education.
Governor Bradley says nothing at all
about the schools and the cause of
education because he knows that moth
ing was done for them during his and
Tayior's administrations He knows
the vast good done for them under
Democratic administration, and there
fore ignores the subject. He does not
even attempt to explain the fragrant
action of his administration in the
year 1899 in padding the school fund
and increasing the school per capita
to $40 for its effect upon the cam
paign Of that year. Nor does he an
sweT the charge that this inexcusable
attempt for campaign material caused
deficit the following year OF $147, 900
In the school fund, which the Demo
cratic administration had to make
good. and caused the per capita thar
year to fan to S2.45. The Democratic
administration has raised IL from
| $2.45 70 $40. 1t has Increased the
school term from FIVE months to six
months Of free tuition throughout the
commonwealth. 1t has established
two normal schools for our teachers.
II has given generously TO the State
College and to the State Colored Nor
mai School. 1t has passed the school
book bin in the face of his and his |
party's opposition, that gives to the |
school children of the state their |
school books at one-third less than |
they formerly paid. In the face OF |
Republican promises, which can never |
be relied upon, it presents facts like |
these.
He complains that we have no plat |
form. The record of the Democratic |
administration is a sufficient platform |
and the people consider it far prefer |
able to the vain promises in the Re-
publican platform. Their experience |
with the Bradley and Taylor admins
tratiOns has taught them that Repub- |
lican platform promises are not worth |
tho paper they are written on.
BY a juggiery of figures he tries to |
show that the cost of public printing |
under his administration was less than |
II has been under Democratic admin
istration. He states what the records |
prove to be untrue, for those records
show that under Democratic admins
txation there has been much greater
amount Of public printing done than
znder the Republican administration |
and at ss.6eY.91 less cost per year.
He Also says. and quote his words:
why did the party they claim to rep
resent decline to make an appropria- |
don To advance the interest of Ken !
lucky at the st. Louis and jamestown
exposItlons? Why did they leave the
state thoy loved in the humiliating
attitude Of having no building?" On
the other hand ! ask why does the Z
ex-governor, in such question. state
q proposition which he knows to be
untrue? This administration did
make an appropriation in the general