The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-01-20

harmony III they really mean 70 as
slst in maintaining harmony. they
should muzzle the Louisville Herald,
for It warns them against any plan
Of harmony which dos not accept
their ideas and agree 20 have IN IN
Incorporated into the coming platform
In other words II necessary, oh tail
must wag the dog" This sounds very
much like the same old Insurgent
tactics which brought defsat to tho
party last November, and for which
most Insurgents, including one Albert
J. Beveridge, are very penitent Ken
lucky Republicans have never been
bothered with Insurgency. They have
been willing 20 accept the leaders who
have won their spurs through party
service and who have been promoted
from time to time by ,he action Of
the rank and file of the party. More
over, kentucky republicans have al
ways stood for progress. Our latcs.
pldOlOlliS u~CidiC lli ho uuC-l.At- ~
tones for better schools, a non-par-
tisan judiciary, an improved tax sys-
tenn and for taking the prisons and char
liable institutions out of politics. IN
fact the party in this state stands
committed to almost every idea ad-
vanced at this meeting, unless they
want us to follow LaF6llette, Cum
Minis, Bristow and Beveridge off af-
ter a democratic tariff If thds is 10
be the effort, these gentlemen are not
only inviting party dlssension, but
PARTY DISASTER. kentucky Re-
publicans are for a protective tariff,
as is fully half the Democrats of
the state WHEN you sound them, or
place them in position where they
are compelled to show hands. We
cannot gain any votes in Kentucky by
crowding the Democrats off their plat
form When We adopt Democratic
principles, Wa are simply inviting
of our party to vote the
ticket.
In order to place any reform meas |
ure on the statute books we must |
first carry the Legislature, Senate
and House. We have never had con-
troll of both houses and it will re-
quire a political revolution to bring
this about, under our present un- |
fair apportionment of legislative dis
triots. Elections in Kartucky are
won by votes, and not by HIGH
RESOLUTIONS. We sug-
gest to these young Republicans, how
ever good their Intentions may be that
they should be careful and not
SOW seeds of diEcord. The
State convention which will be
of delegates chosen by
The rank and file, will make the
PLATFORM. Sentiment should and will
,ome up from the people, and not
lown from a self appointed few.
This is i'm line with the idea of the
slaction of United States Senators by
popular vote. You can very safely
cave all these questions to the de-
agates of the State convention and
n the meantime look after your own
legislative districts and If you have
been sending Democrats to represent
'ou, attempt to correct your record
~ nominating the very best men in
he party, men who are in sympathy
With those who do the voting. The
,eople are not only demanding re-
'ision of the tax system, but they
ire demanding, and have a night TO
Expect LOWER TAXES and better
,ervice. Unless we adopt platform
md nominate candidates for office
O appeal to and hold the confidence
# the labOring people, especially
he man at the pillow, the nominations
will not be worth the paper required
o make out the certificates TO place
hem upon the ballot.