The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-26
ATTITUDE OF THE
LOUISVILLE TIMES

The Louisville Times. adopting an
approving many of the vagaries an
platitudes of Senator Blackburn, a
Owensboro, demands that the cand
dates for governor not only expires
themselves, in general terms, concert
ing the reforms which they l6vor, bu
go beyond further than any candidate
for governor ever wen,, or was requir
ed to go, and submit a bill OF legisla
tive particulars, furnishing definite
well thought and workable plans fot
their achievement.
Not only is this demanded for the
candidates themselves but the further
demand is made of the party that the
platform shall contain specific plans
for the accomplishment OF all these
things. But IL must even 80 further
and include specific plans for the
overcoming of illiteracy and the
other evils which beset the State.
This extraordinary demand OF the
Times is as sweeping as the ediot OF
Omar and as relentless as the DEGREES
OF Alva.
All OF this. in the language of Sen
ator Blackburn. is mere "balderdash"
The governor does not frame bills for
the legislature. Like the President
he recommends subjects for consider
alton and suggests the enactment of
laws for the correction of specific ex-
listing evils. To go further and sub
NIT the bill, or suggest its form,
would subject the governor to the
just criticism that he doubted the
capacity of the Legislature. If the
Times desires the frame OF the bills by
which the reforms it advocates shall
he made, known in advance, let it
catechise the candidates for the
Legislature. For example those
bred and nurtured, so 10
speak under its own roof tree. It
seems to have the crude impression,
however, that In the governor is vest
ed the entire legislative as we'll as ex-
ecutive functions. Even Gov. Wilson
knows better, and onTy claims to ex-
ercise the executive and judicial
powers.
The demand that the platform shall
specify definite plans for accomplish
ing the vagaries Of the editor is con-
trary to all party practice and preced-
ent. Even the platform of one OF the
candidates, which only a short time
since it printed and praised in un.
stinted terms, did not furnish the
well thought and workable plans"
now demanded. Platforms, national
and state, speak only IN general terms
But the causes referred TO are not the
real objections which the Times has
to the candidates aI.G platform. Ii
urged convention, in the face OF the
popular demand for a primary. in the
aopC thot tNo pct iutdSuTtSs W ulCu IL
favors, might be endorsed. 1t lost, and
then it insisted on a Platform conven-
ton. in advance of the primary. 1t
lost again, and since that time has
been engaged in endeavoring to bring
put additional candidates for COVER.
nor. in abusing democratic methods.
and belittling such candidates as
have failed to declare specifically for
sither of its pet measures.
SO venomous has the Times grown |
hat is has designated the Democratic |
party as political donkey, and ut
cred the kindly warning not to make
100 much OF an ass of himself, in his
zeal for four years of forage at Frank
orr.
Ii the Times could have had a
convention, and nominal
ID candidate of its own choosing,
With a platform endorsing its pet mea.
lures, these demands would, not have
'een made. OF all sad words OF ton.
,ue or pen, the saddest to the Times,
ire, 1T might have been"