The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-08-18
DEMOCRATIC PLATF0TM.
Upon Which James B. McCreaey Will Be
Elected Governor Of Kentucky In
Next November.

The Democratic Platform Convention
met in Louisville on Tuesday and was
composed of representative men from
every county in the state, who were
sent there because of their peculiar
fitness for the work expected and de-
sired of them. That the platform is a
splendid one, and one upon which the
candidates will undoubtedly ride to
success in November, no one doubts
The convention decided to retain in the
platform the plank advocating the ex-
tension of the County Unit Bill by a
voth of 667 in favor of the plank
against 5l4 VS. it, a majority of 153 in
favor of the.plank. The advocates of
the extension of the law We're led by
Ex-Governor j. G. w. Beckham, while
those against it were generated by
Hon. Henry Watterson of the Courier
Journal. Masterful speeches were
made both for and against this plank,
but the vote showed the above result,
to which the ants submitted grace
fully. We herewith print the platform
as adopted in FULL
Section lon National Issue. We
the Democrats of Kentucky, in dele
gate convention duly assembled and
held in the city of Louisville, Kentucky
on August Is, 1911, do hereby pledge
anew our faith in and devotion to the
time-honored and eternal principles of
our party first promulgated in the Dec
| laration of independence and since
reaffirmed in successive platforms of
the party, and we especially reaffirm
our faith in and devotion to the nat
ional Democratic platform adopted at
Denver, Colorado, in the year 1908.
Sec. 2-We denounce the Repub-
lican party and the present Republican
President for their fragrant and willful
be trayal of the trust reposed in them
by the American people aud call at
tention especially to the fact that they
have willfully disregarded their pre-.
election promises to the effect that
they would revise downward the un.
just tariff system and would relieve
the masses of the people of the heavy
burdens of unjust and unnecessary
taxation.
On the contrary the Republicans en-,
acted the odious Payne-Aldrich tariff
law of 1909, pronounced by Mr.. Taft
to be 1.-The best Republican tariff law
ever passed. which law was a gross
breach of the Republican President
and his political party. This tariff law
in order to enrich the few, increased
the burdens of the many, and authoriz
ed those favored few not only to con
tinue, but to increase, their robbery o.
the many under the forms of law.
Sec. 3-We point with pride to, ant
heartily indorse the patriotic recor(
made by the present Democratic mem
bers of Congress and Democratic Sena
tors, in their efforts over determines
Republican opposition to, in good faitl
redeem the promise of the Democrat
party to repeal unjust and Oppressive
, Republican laws, and to enact wise an
Just laws for the benefit of the grea
masses of the people, and we invite al
to contrast the aims and record of tn
Democrats in the House and Senate o
the present session of Congress wit
the aims and record of the Republi
cans and especially with the Republi
can session of 1909 which enacted tn
Payne-Aldrich law.
t We especially indorse the record o
our Democratic Congressman and Sens
tor from Kentucky for their fidelity i
keeping the promises of their part
Y and representing the people and nc
: the interests, and we denounce tn
r record of the Republican Congressme
: and Senator from Kentucky, becaus
t they have represented not the people
a nor have they sought to relieve thei
{ burdens. but have represented tn