Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-08-24

Il both parties are machine rule Athen
IL would matter little TO the Average
voter which prevailed. ms one parry ma.
chine IL as Objectionable when In
power as the other Parity losses,
4. ,oS sigS and 'o'F'''I0"'''' a. all of
Urges Remedy To Deprive Machine OF
Power.
II then Il be true that Kentucky IL
vet mnchine-ridden In the party that
claims 20 be- the dominant party here.
what is the remedy? Surely not 10 set
up another machne.ridden party.
That might be- swapping the devil for
n witch But maintain IL In 10 so
regulate government as that neither
party can n IL attempts To. prevail by
a machine In the past the effort has
been-and such was the advice OF Sen.
ator Blackburn only six weeks ago-,o
smash the machine. That Is very good
as far as I, goes but there Is nothing
yet 10 prevent another machines being
Immediately got together which would
be- no better than It's predecessor. Ny
idea Is 90 make the operations OF the
machine more dif'icult and 10 deprive
II OF the dangerous power under the
law II now uses and abuses, To d
this. first I urge the Statewide. man.
dAtory primary election law. held n,
the public expense. In which all can
dldatee must be nominated ~ the same
time the officers OF the election being
public ofncials. not party appointe-s
Let anybody become candidate VIII
can muster enough support 20 repre-
sent 600 voters on his petition tfor \
state offcel let the printing ~ bal.
lots rs well AZ circulation % literature
setting forth each candidates propos
ais and counter proposals De by public
authority. the candidates bearing only
actual cost % printing and postage
Prohibit campaign funds ~ larger size
than 20 defrny such expenses and the
candidates travelling bills aud adyer.
Using Prohibit the gathering ~ those
big funds that are 81 necessary and Dc.
iectahle 90 the committee Thus
your machine would he shofn ~ 90
mower ,or evil. and there would D. no
more machines calling for smash.
iugs This YOU Will recall. ~ one -
the planks % our platform and one
in the platform on which ! went before
the people and because 81 ~ IN part
was selected by them
4 machine can not run without
grcaslng That IL true - political a.
well NJ other machines The lubricant
~ the political machine - q campaign
fund" That II the committees
ROVER In nnal ANALYSIS A n IL most
frequently operated against The people.
IL has no chance - getting its funds
from iha, source Special interests. or
rarity Appoiuiecs IN once. are then tho
e -. ~ b.. las
ter nr-i In Kentucky Ne have not \
civil service protection 'of the appoint
I've officials They are ~ N. mercy ~
their superiorr In once The body hnv'
Ing the most places "a its disposal 10
he Prison Commission u II nov
elected by the Legislature IN joint Sos
sion II must ct i'r votes there
Hence that Commission concerns itself
mainly with seeing that SIS friends are
elected 20 the Legislature In order ~
slcc' - friends ~ must have nc
means local committees and cafupalfn
'und These are supplied par.ysby
he appolntecs the prison guards Who
are not only assessed" unmcrci fully.
bat mus; see 20 II that local commit
Ices are right" The Prison Commits
sion having such intimate relations
With The legislature nv reciprocity
methods are also sought by other I'm
forests" as representative before
hat body or i,s committees Whether
he Commissioners receive personal
Jay or contributions 20 the cam.
lalgn fund IL all one "a the public
The system fosters the machine idea
md 10 fact has been 90 employed In
kentucky The penal institutions %
he state are thereby made into n 20
itical asset and managed accordingly
propose 20 make these boards hi.
larfisan-one party acting ~ a Kind
y check 20 the political mAnipulations
y the other. and preventing assess.
nsnt % appcinteea. hoping 10 abolish
hat feature entirely then let them be
appointed by the Governor They
sould no longer have either the power
" the Incentive 90 NEEDLE In electing
friendly Legislatures or tamperins
With that body after its election Ny
proposal In 20 take that Commission
"a, of politics. by making II non pollt
cal az far NJ possible and removing :
9th the opportunity and means for
n becoming professional lobby at
he Capital That IL one way 20
smash a machine" by Withholding Its
lubricant You will ind a plank to
hM effect In our platform.
Special Interests Need Attention.
Special interests have been much dis.
used OF late We are learning more
nd more about their ends and ways
hey are Of the tribe who would reap
fhere they have not sovn. who want
pecial immunities or favors which
heir competitors do not share. They
re essentially monopolists. In that
hey want 10 enjoy conditions from
hitch others ARE excluded This they
an do In this country only In one OF
wo ways - either have Legislation
avorsble TO them. or have the laws
xecuted partially In their behalf The
ormer In much preferred by them.
therefore, they are most active about
he halls OF legislation everywhere-
\ Kentucky. New York. Ohio, West
irginia. Missouri. Illinois. Colorado.
alifornia and at Washington. Those
lying In Kentucky are such as either
ant kind OF monopoly in buying