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

.tisan issue between political parties,
and fav0rs the extension of the pres
ent local option law as applied to the
sale Of liquors, which has been upheld
by our highest court as valid and con-
stitutional. so that the citizens Of each
and every county in the State may de-
termine for themselves whether spirit
uous. vinous or malt liquors may be
sold therein. -
voted for and I endorsed every
section Of this platform, and II is
proper ! should say In this c0nnec-
ton that I voted for the first local
option law passed by the Kentucky
Legislature in 1874, then being
Representative from Madison County.
AT a local option election held IN
Richmond was absent attending 10
NV duties as Senator at washington,
except the locaS. option election neIu
March last. and on that day ! was
comnelled to be In LOUISVILLE 70 az
tend a meeting Of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee calieo IoI
that day by the chairman, the man
husIness of which was to cailson the
urinary election which i had aavo
Gated. and in which ] was deeply JIM
terested. CO..
Az the recent Democratic state
convention I advocated at the Demo
cratic candidates meeting ueclai~
ton to be placed in the platform IN
favor OF extension OF the present iocal
option law, and 1t was agreed TO py
the Democratic candidates, and was
nut In the Democratic platform.
On this platform of principles Dem
ocrats appeal to all Kentuckians, IRE
snective of previous political afllla-
tions to support our State ticket and
all other Democratic candidates.
Judge O'Rear in his speech at May.
field on the 31st 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 conclusion?
/ have already said in my speech to.
day that endorse every section OF
/ the Democratic platform at the State
convention at Louisville on the 18th
| of August, 1911, but ! will say now
specifically-I am In favor OF the e1
tension OF the present local option law
as applied 10 the sale OF liquors. &c
that the citizens of each and every
county In the State may determine Tor
themselves whether spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors may be sold therein
These are the exact words OF the
State Democratic platform.
I came to this conclusion some time
ago when the question of the extern
sion of the county unit law became
prominent. and l regard it as the best
plan to settle an important question:
II Judge O'Rear had read on the
day of the State Democratic conven
ton the published account or the
views of the State Democratic candl
dates for office. he would have known
that | and all the other candidates
for State offices we're in favor OF ex
tending the county unit law.
Judge ORear says he proposes, i
elected Governor, to remove the in
fuence of the liquor lobby in the Ken
lucky Legislature, and its allied lop
bies. and asks me what | propose e
do about it? My answer is as stated
in the Democratic platform, and is al
follows
81 favor such laws as will unde
appropriate penalties destroy all cor
rupt lobbying seeking to influence AM
legislative body in the commonwealtl
on the subject of legislation. or the
election of officers by II, or in any
other matters and | will do Nall II
nv power, If | am Governor, to carry
out fully the statements in this sec
ton of the Democratic platform. and
IL the county unit is not enacted a
the first session of the Legislature. 1
I am Governor will determine the1
whether the Legislature shall 81
called into extra session to con
slider IT,
Judge O'Rear asserts in very stronl
language what he will do with thu
Legislature If the members do no
obey his dictation, and II is proper IL
this connection to say that eaci
branch of the Legislature is certain II
re Democratic. and will be more IL
sympathy with a Democratic Gov
ernor than with a Republican Gov
ernor.
Before finish my speech | viii
ask Judge ORear to answer some i'm
portant questions, Tut they will b'
more appropriate when ! discuss an
other question.
Republicans Have Seized Some Of tn
Most important Principles Of Both
State and National Demo-
cratic Platforms.
Republicans after years OF opposi
ton to Democratic policies and pr'n
ciples have in the last few year
seized some of the most importan
principles and policies advocated By
Democrats in Kentucky, and some o
the most important principles in Ma
tional Democratic platforms.
Many Of the declarations in the Re
publican State platform are in favo
Of principles which Democrats have
advocated for years. notable amonI
them being improvement Of our edu
cational system, revision OF our la
system, better roads. enforcement o
penal and charitable institutions
from politics. thorough inspection o
State banks, arbitration Of labor dis
putes. prohibition of peOnage ant