The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-21
Covers All Points at Issue in
State Campaign in Mas
terful Manner.
SPEAKING AT MAYFlELD
Graves County Farmers Get
to Hear Eloquent Lawyer
Today.
MAKE GOOD IMPRESSION
(Stan Coresnondencel

(Staff Correspondence
Mayield, Ky, Sept. Alt is a
significant coincidence that Judge
Breathitt, the exposer of Democratic
mismanagment in Kentucky, should
address the farmers of Graves coun-
ty this afternoon on the very day
they are assembling here, determin-
ed to "see the books" of the county
officials, and the presence of so many
in the city on this particular day, in
dicates either that there is something
seriously wrong in this county in
their opinion, or that a Republican
campaign orator is remarkably at
tractive. either of which views Judge
Breathitt is willing for the Democrat
ic machine workers to accept.
The court room holds 1900 and it
is filling rapidly. Hon. j. c. Speight
Is introducing the speakers. Judge
James Breathitt and Captain Ed Far
ley, who, by the way, is developing
into one of the most forceful speak
ers of the campaign, dwelling with
solid facts, which the common peo-
pie" like. 1t IS probable that Post
master Key also will speak.
At O'Clock an imposing represen-
tation of Graves county farmers met
at the courthouse to take steps to Sc
cure peep at the county books.
These same men compelled a reduc-
tion of the excessive road and poll
tax, and now they are going TO sec
the investigation through. The cam
paign speeches were delayed until
this meeting adjourned.
The Murray Speech.
Murray, KY. Sept. ,21.-Effective
blows for the Republican ticket were
struck here yesterday, in the heart of
a hostile district. by Judge James
Breathitt, Republican candidate for
attorneyigeneral; for half his audi
ence was composed of Democrats.
who, If their minds were not recep-
tive for truth, must have been inn
pressed by his mastery review of
the Democratic state maladministra-
ton.
Taxation, the Goebel assassination.
the Louisville situation, the county
unit law, Democratic machine meth
DDS, and an analysis of the state ad-
ministration generally, were touched
on by Judge Breathitt in compre-
hensive, but unlaborious way. in a
closely followed speech Of an hour
and a half.
AS handled by Judge Breathitt.
taxation was followed with interest
clever but specious methods of Jug
Cling figures were shown up in his
statement that while the rate had not
been advanced, as they assert, the
basis for applying that rate has been
changed to the extent that a much
greater revenue had been turned into
the treasury. Assessments of proper
ty have been advanced until the so
cent rate would yield sufficient reve-
nue. to increase the school fund APP
pprtionment, so that In the long run,
taxation is higher in Kentucky.
That with a state contest coming
on, Beckham did not dare to make a
direct increase in taxes to meet the
needs of his proiligate administra-
ton, was declared by Judge Breath
lit, who said he did not believe that
Democrats over the state would have
supported such move. As 1t is, the
1906 taxation law, which taxes ev-
erything under the sun but the gos-
pei, which thank God is still free to
all men, has aroused much of the
dissatisfaction among business men
throughout the state. with the Beck
ham regime.
Judge Breathitt interested his au-
dienee closely when he touched on
the Inheritance tax, a Beckham meas
ure. declaring that this confiscatory
tax was the GROWING disgrace on tho
economic policy of the Democratic
party. But with all their juggling,
there would have been a heavy def
cit in the treasury, had not the fed
eral government come in with its OPP
perfume gift of S1,300,OOO OF war
claims. 4. "A
Appeal TO Prejudice.
llluminative of democratic poll
tics as Judge Breathitt's whole
speech was, startling insight into one
of that party's latest movements to
cover its record by appealing to pref
udice, was shown when he stated that
all the newspaper talk about bring
/ ing Taylor back to Kentucky TO tes-