The Big Sandy news., 1911-09-15

ent local option law as applied TO the
sale OF liquors. which has been upheld
by our hlghes, court Ms valid and con-
stitutional, 90 that the citizens Of each
and every county In the State may de-
termlne for themselves whether spirit
uous, yinous or matt liquors may be
sold therein
voted for and | endorsed every
section Of this platform. and II Is
proper should say in this connec.
tlon that voted for the first local
option law passed by the Kentucky
LegiBlnture In 1874 then beinR n
Representative from Madison County.
At local option election held In
Richmond | was absant attending to
my duties ms Senator at Washington,
except the local option election held
March 3 last and on that day ] was
compelled To be In Louisville 10 at-
tend meeting OF the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee called for
that day By tho chairman, the main
business Of which WAS to call OF the
primary election which had adv"'
Gated. and In which was deeply In
terested.
convention advocated at the Demo
cratic candidates meeting n declara'
tion TO be placed in the platform IN
favor OF extension OF the present local
option law. and II was agreed to by
the Democratic candidates and was
put in the Democratic platform.
On this platform Of principles Dem
ocrats appeal TO all Kentuckians. ire
spective OF previous political afiilia.
tions. TO support our State ticket and
all other Democratic candidates.
Judge o'Rear In his speech at May
field on the 3lst day OF August asked
me to answer the following questions:
Are you now In favor OF the exten'
sion Of the county unit law in Ken
lucky. etc. and when did you come to
that conclusion7
have already said in my speech to-
day that endorse every section OF
the Democratic platform at the State
convention Mt Louisville on the 18th
OF August. 1911. but will say now
specifically am In favor Of the ex'
tension Of the present local option law
MS applied 10 the sale Of liquors, so
that the citizens OF each and every
county In the State mny determine for
themselves wnether spirituous. vinous
or malt liquors may be sold therein.
These are the exact words OF the
State Democratic platform.
came 10 this conclusion some time
ago when the question OF the extern
sion Of the county unit law became
prominent. and ! regard II ms the best
plan 10 settle an important question.
II Judge o'Rear had read on the
day Of the State Democratic conven-
ton the published account OF the
views Of the State Democratic candi.
dates for office. he would have known
that and all the other candidates
for State Offices were in favor OF ex-
tending the county unit law,
Judge O-Rear says he proposes. II
alaried Governor. 10 remove the In
Huence OF the liquor lobby In the Ken
,ucky Legislature. and It's allied lob
bies. and asks me what propose 20
do about III My answer Is as stated
in the Democratic platform. and is as
follows;
Il favor such laws rs win under
appropriate penalties destroy all cor.
rupt lobbying seeking TO influence any
legislative body IN the commonwealth
on the subject Of LEGISLATION or the
election n officers by r. or In any
other maftersr and win do all In
my power, n am Governor 10 carrv
ont fully the statements In this sec
tion ~ the nemocratic platform. and
n tho county unit 's not enacted NJ
the first session of the Legislature n
nm Governor. will determine then
called into extra session 10 con
slider n
1udge 0'pear asserte IN vcrv atrong
'aprr,aee what no viii DO with tha
Ierisla,nro n the memhers do not
ohoy his dIr'a'ion. and u Il nrnper In
this connection IN soy that each
branch NJ the r.eg'siature IA rertain IN
no Democratic md viIl he more IN
sv;anaihv with a Democratic Gov
crnor than with Republican Gov.
ernor.
Rcforc I Anlsh my sneech viii
nsk Indre 0-pear 70 nnswor Some I'M
portaut nrestIons. hnt they win ne
moro nnnrcnrinte whom discuss an.
other question.
Republicans Have Seized Some Of the
Most important PRINCIPLES Of Both
State and National Demo-
cratic Platforms.
Republicans after years OF opposi
tion to Democratic policies and prln-
ciples have In the last few years
seized somc OF the most important
principles and policies advocated by
Democrats In Kentucky, and some OF
the most important principles in Ma
tional Democratic platforms.
Many of the declarations In the Re
publican State platform are in favor
OF principles which Democrats have
advocated for years. notable among
them being improvement Of our edu-
cational system, revision OF our tax
syetem, better roads, enforcement OF
penal and charitable institutions
from politics. thorough inspection Of
State banks. arbitration Of labor dis
putes, prohibition OF peonage and
slave traffic: and It may be said in
this connection that the first local op-
tion law was passed by Democratic
in 1874 and approved by
Democratic Governor
Republicans have also eagerly seized
planlSs in Democratic National plat.
forms, This was notably the case
when Republicans declared for Gov.