The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-06-02
MY PLATFORM.


nee OF the Republican party, IL such
be the will OF the party.
In representative government, as
ours equil representation Is the first
essential. The most powerful branch
of State government, the legislative,
Is required by the Constitution TO be
equally apportioned according to po-
pulation and territory. That has new
err been done in this state under the
present Constitution. The people Of
some sections Of the State are given
six times as much voting strength in
the legislature as others, under the
existing apportionment The discrim-
ination, made for purely partisan ad-
vantages, is un-American, and unjust
as well as unlawful.
1 favor immediate re-districting of
the Senatorial and Representative dis
tricts in accordance with the Consti-
tuition. (Sec. 39)
Now as never before, education and
training of youth are necessary if this
State is to hold its own in competition
with other states. We need better
schools more of them, more children
in attendance. The high school should
be available to every community, and
each county should have at least one
modern, efficient manual training
school 49,
We must EDUCATE! EDUCATED
EDUCATE!
favor extending suffrage in school
elections to women.
:. Tax revision is demanded by the
business interest of the State, and
should be accorded Able and public
spirited men constituting tax COM
mission reported to the last legisla-
ture recommending an amedmeHt to
the Constitution, proposing that one
class of property be taxed for county
purposes, another for city purposes,
and the remainder for State purposes.
Whether the plan proposed would sus-
sustain each department of the gov
ernment should have immediate and
CAREFUL consideration. II it would
then the amendment ought to be sub
mitted to the people for action. In
the meantime / think it possible an
der our existing system to re-adjust
the burden of taxation so as to raise
all the revenue required at about
one-haf of the present rate.
The heaviest tax the State now pays
Is In bad roads. The people recent
ly adopted a good roads amendment
10 the Constitution. l favor putting
1t into effect, so that every county
may be provided with good roads.
The regulation Of the liquor traffic
has been upon the public mind in Ken
lucky for many years. The Oonstitu-
ton of 1891 required the Legislature
to provide for submitting the ques--
tion to the people Of each commu-
nty, so that it would he possible for
each county to vote as an exclusive
unit on the question of prohibiting
the sale OF liquor. That has never
been complied with, except as 10 cour,
ties having cities not larger than the
fifth class. 1t is provision for home
rule, by popular vote. favor ex-
tending the Statute law so as to COM
ply with the Censtitution-for uniform
county unit. That is a plank of the
last Republican State platform. An
amendment to the Constitution on
this subject is not demanded.
The balance CT power between the
public and those interests that serve,
Il has been unsettled by the great |
rapid accumulation OF wealth and its !
concentration by means of eombina- |
tions and the modern inventions OF |
doing business on gigantic csale. !
Wealth is now exercising more power |
In government than the people, be |
cause Of its improper influence
upon legislation. Its principal agency
OF influence is the professional lob
by,knciwn in Kentucky as the Third |
House" TO restore the equilibrium,
l favor abolishing the Third House"
IL that will not effect the desired re-
suit, then / would favor an amend |
ment to che Constitution placing in the |
hands of the people tke initiative and |
referendum in legislation OF a general
character involving a settled policy, |
and the recall of public officials. For
the same reason, / favor the election
Of United States Senators by popular
vote.
And for the same reason, among
others, favor the nomination Of all
State Officers and Of all parties by
a compulsory primary election only,
conducted by the State at public ex-
pense and by public officials. in
afe.ad. of as now Dermitted nv Drma-