The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04
Democratic
City Platform


The Democratic party of the city 0
Lexington in convention assembled
hereby reaffirms its allegiance t
Democratic principles and its advo
cacy q Eemocrat1c policies. 1t com
mends the enunciation of principles
ado eted by the Democratic convention
in Louis Vile and the splendid ticke
nominated by the primary for state
offices.
STANDING, as the Democratic party
legal, honest Democrat or Independent
does, as the representative of the PEG
pies wishes and obedient to their de
mands, it presents to the voters OF
Lexington a ticket composed OF men
fitted by character and experience fol
the offices for which they were nomi
mated at primary election, conducted
with absolute fairness, in which every
voter had the right to vote, and IN
which every vote was counted as cast.
and representing the overwhelming
preponderance of the intelligence and
property of the community and asks
for them the support of the voters of
Lexington.
AS against a ticket selected by a
small committee, and nominated by a
convention dominated by negroes I'M
der the leadership of few self
appointed white leaders, the Demo
cratic party presents a ticket select
ed by a majority of the Democrats and
nominated by the white voters of the
city of Lexington. It deplores the
nomination of a ticket by such
methods as those in evidence at the
Republican convention, in which hun
dreds of negro voters, led like sheep
to the slaughter, obeyed the sign OF
their appointed leader and nominated
the men selected for them. 1t de-
plores the injection of the race ques-
ton into local politics, through the
effort of a few men, greedy for place
and power, to ride into office upon
wave of ignorant partisans, following
for the present blindly their white
leaders. but conts lining the possibility
of q ave danger in the future.
L.
Freedom From Corporate Control.
The Democratic party has always
stood for the rule of the people; it
believes in equal and exact justice to
all. and that the governmental unit,
whether city, state or nation, shall De
controlled by the people, not by any
special interest. Public service cor
uorations, and companies and persons
having large contracts with the CITY,
have a direct financial interest IN con-
trolling municipal affairs, and sucn
control is the greatest menace 10 the
public good. Such IN rests seek TO
elect 10 Office men Who represent
them, rather than the people. me he
musician convention nominated Tor
MAYOR man whose whole training
as a lawyer has been in the employ
~ofs,.ch earnorations, and Who has rep
resented THEM. continuously Ehere,
thew we're in conflict with the people.
No greater calamity could befaH lex
ington than to have as its chleI
executive a man VINO nominally leaves
the employment of such corporations,
temporarily to serve the people, with
the hope and expectation OF returning
to their employment on the expiration
of his term as Mayor.
AS against this danger, the Demo
cratic party offers the city of Lex
IL 81 a alean ticket headed by an in
d. pe7sdsn. conscientious and capable
sery ant o. the people who has demon
stratec in plibiic Office that he is not
controlled ~ my special interest or
nubIie service corporations. 1t
pledges it's candidates to protect the
int asts o. the people in all public
contracts, trei ting with Justice ana
fairness the contractors. whether
thew be private or public service cor
porations, but owing first allegiance
to the people and not to the contrac-
tors or the corporations.
Commission Form OF Government
Out of the storm of Galveston was
horn the Commits sion Form OF Govern
ment, as adapted to American cities,
and that birth made that catastrophe i
a blessing to the nation.
From it has cone a new develop
ment in American civic government
The experience of the cities which
have adopted it has demonstraCeo'
that it is better adapted to the govern
ment of cities, than the old system, !,
which was modelled after the National i
The present system IS archaic and {
cunnberson, and the advantages OF the
new system lie in the fact, that direct t
responsibility is coupled with direct /
authority, and while the adoption or
of the Commission Form
of Government is not a party issue,
yet its adoption means non-partisan
administration of the affairs of the t
city. and the Democratic party advo- t
Gates it's adoption at the November v
election. e
We pledge our nominees for State Fl
Senator and Representatives to ,ad- o
vocate such amendments to the pres r
mt law, as may tend to make the II
proposed form more suitable in its Fl
adaptation to the needs OF the city of a
lexington. e
The Public Schools. II
The wise policy of common q
school system supported by public
aEes was first enunciated by Thomas
Ieferson, and has been fostered and
developed in accordance with Demo f.
ratio principles by the Democratic Il
We believe in the highest eff q
% the public schools, and as o
attain this end, we adj a
school lax for cities of :,
ass. putting the schools il
d small school board, s
he city large, at v
nom It's regular cleo i,
ticket he aaed "scho COL 3
aG without party enlbienls;
means 10 Improve the
,os.s G. tue ss hoois se advocate the
of school suffra se with an d
educational qualification to women, g
ind placing women on school boaros. Il
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City Depository. s.
The Democratic party pledges itself G
md its candidate for treasurer to aP r
,oint that bank or trust company the
for city funds which in
sstl1Iic competition offers to the city
ne - t-rzns