The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-05-18

Judge Edward Clay O'Rear opened
his campaign for the Republican nom.
nation for Governor of Kentucky In
An address Mt Hopkinsville, In which
he elaborated the views briefly out.
tined In his earlier formal announce
ment. He spoke TO n great gathering
OF citizens Of Christian and adjoining
counties In which all political ele.
meuss were represented.
Judge O'Rear began BY pointing out
The folly OF confusing State and ma
tional politics and injecting into the
campaign In Kentucky this year
questions that might properly be
raised In a Presidential contest involv.
ing all the States. He paid tribute to
the growing spirit Of Independence
among voters and declared that In
these days the personality of the can.
we're often of even more Importance
than formal party utterances.
He who aspires to lead n party.
added the speaker. should not be
sfraid-to venture an opinion concern
ing the public questions with which he
would be called upon TO deal II elected.
and he should not be afraid to suggest
remedies for existing evils
After discussing this progressive
phase OF the political situation gener.
ally. Judge O'Rcar dwelt at some
length upon what he regarded as a re-
markable reversal of conditions In
Kentucky. which once proudly came
near the head OF the procession of
states. but had now fallen far 10 the
rear. He reviewed In philosophic
and nonpartisan vein the causes 20
which he attributed this great change.
Following up this line OF argument,
he said:
Going to the Root Of the Trouble.
There Is school OF thought that
believes IN treating an ailment by
treating the symptoms. | hold for
the idea OF going to the cause OF the
trouble. Remove II. and the laws
~ nature will effect cure II the
patient il not too far exhausted
II is foolish to say that this political
party or that IL the cause. Human
nature IL not differentiated upon party
lines. Politicians have long played
upon the string that the other party's
being Ia power Is per So ruinous TO
the welfare OF the country. We have
grown old enough to be wise enough
not to be fooled any longer by such
tvaddle. Fact is. IL is being demon
-trated all over this land year by year
that party is no better than its
pending policies. and the policies are
no more efncacious than the worth OF
the men entrusted with their execu-
ton: that II does not matter so much
10 the people which party is in power
a. what they propose then TO do. and
the kind of men they propose To do II
with.
Equality OF Representation is Funda-
mental.
Ours Ia representative popular
government. Equality is the keystone
OF the political arch. lie who denies II
IL a tory. II not a despot He is OF
the class who would take more than
hts share. and to do so rob a weaker
ueighbor OF his. lie belongs TO the
predatory tribe. actuated by greed and
sustained by his own multiplied
wrongs. II given the license he would
subjugate the rest of the world 10 his
service. The people of Kentucky re-
alize as fundamentally true that the
right of government depends not only
On the consent of the governed, but
upon each member OF society having
identical political power In the gov.
eminent. Hence II is incorporated In
the Constitution of this State that
the legislative department. composed
~ the Senate and the House OF Repre-
seutatives. shall be apportioned among
the people. according to population
and territory. being as nearly equa!
and uniform as may be possible and
rested upon the Federal census.
Educational Needs Of Kentucky.
Judge O'Rear discussed at length
the educational needs OF Kentucky,
which he said were next in importance
20 fair representation of all the people
In the government. He advocated ag.
ricultural and manual training in keep
Ing with the Industrial age in which
we live. and loyal support for the nor
NAL schools for white and colored
teachers. Speaking OF better schools
In the country districts, he said:
The county districts are entitled TO.
and the State Is concerned In their
being provided with high schools. as
has been done for the cities and towns.
II the schools are necessarily too far
away for some OF the pupils. then let
the State or county or district pay for
hauling the children TO school. The
children must be in school. and should
be required to attend some school.
We now haul common drunks TO the
police station In patrol wagons and
criminals 10 Jail and to the peniten-
taItes on the trains at public expense.
Why is u not as competent for the
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