Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-07

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/ late session of Congress and passed.
The great and conspicuous differ /
ence between Democrats and Repub-
licans as regards the pledges or dec |
larations made in their platforms Is
that Democrats are faithful to their |
pledges and carry them out. while Re |
publicans have been conspicuous for !
their broken pledges and disregard OF !
platform promises, both State and !
National.
Republicans Will Be Powerless u They /,
Had the Governor, as Both Branches
OF the General Assembly Are Ger
tain To BE Democratic.
IL may be said in this connection
that Democrats are certain to have
control of both the State Senate and
House Of Representatives when the
next General Assembly convenes, and
will be In a condition to perform and
carry out their pledges, while the Re
publicans have no prospect whatever
Of controlling either branch of the next
General Assembly, and II they had,
the Governor they would be powerless
to enact OF amend a law; one-half OF
the State Senators hold over, and they
are all Democrats, and the majority of
Democrats in the House of Repre-
sentatives last session is too large to
be overcome.
The Republican Party. -.s
Kentucky Republicans are now say
ing very complacently we should in
this campaign confne ourselves to
State questions. OF course, they de-
sire this, for they do not want the bad
record of the Republican party both
In the State and Nation, brought to
the attention of the people.
AS Kentucky is part of the United
States, important questions which af-
feet the Republic will also affect each
State. Legislation for the classes and
not for the masses, laws enacted by a
Republican Congress or vetoed by a
Republican President, which involves
economy in public expenses, cheaper
clothing, cheaper food, cheaper farm
Ing implements, or machinery, reduc-
ton Of the burdens of taxation, are
of grave interest and Importance to
the people Of Kentucky, and 1t is prop
' er and right that the record of the
: two great political parties should be
presented exactly as they have made
, them
7 Democrats know that Kentucky Re-
: publicans voted for President Taft and
| AhNOASCA dliO1l, anu dlSO
the last National Republican plat
form, and that Kentucky Republicans
voted for Governor Wilson and In
dorsed his administration in the last
Republican State platform. Kentucky
. Republicans have Endorsed and upheld
/ the highest protective tariff law In the
world, tariff law which has been an
2 incubus with its burdensome taxation
: upon the farmer, the laboring man,
e the business man and all the people Of
! Kentucky.
, Kentucky Republicans have indorsed
$ legislation which has made more mill
. lionaires in the United States than in
all the nations OF Europe put together,
. but the millionaires have been con-
: fined to the special classes benefited
!. by the tariff, and not to~the people of
!. Kentucky.
= They have acted with the political
a party which has legislated for the
9 classes, and not for the masses, and
which has by its legislation brought
into our country trusts, combines and
monopolies. which have been like q
!, Pandora box of evils to injure the
prosperity of the people, consume
= their hard earnings and Increase the
: expenses of living
Democratic National Achievements.
Democrats made great achievements
y at the last November election. Then
), Northern and Western States, which
d had been strong Republican States,
! elected Democratic Governors and in
i creased their Democratic representa-
n ton in the United States Senate and
United States House OF Representa-
J. tives.
| Tho raonlf Of he k,r
g election MARKS a new era in our coun-
e try, and should strengthen the faith
t of all citizens in the virtue, inteli-
4 gence and patriotism of the people,
b and In the success of free institutions
o under popular government.
n IL was a great protest of the peo-
2 pie against the conduct of Republic
? ans, and 1t was vote of eensure upon
the President and Republican Con-
Il gress, and a prelude. | hope and be-
l. heve, to the overthrow of the Repub-
g lican oligarchy which has become in
l. toXicated with power. tyrannical in
legislation and despotic in the man.
agement of Government Affairs.
Democrats in the called session of
Congress which has just adjourned
did their duty nobly and faithfully.
They have been true to the pledges
I made in our National platform, and
! they made a record which not only
; surprised their friends and discour-
I aged their enemies. but gave hope and
y encouragement to Democrats every.
Il where
/ They passed the Canadian reciproc.
ity measure, which President Taft
, could not get the Republican Congress
II to pass.
e They passed resolutions providing
g for an amendment to the Constitution
l. to authorize the election of United
K States Senators by the direct vote Of
4 the people, but a Republican amend
S ment prevented the final adoption of
4 the resolutions.
) They passed bill providing for the
d publication of campaign contributions