The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-05

tlsan Issue between political partiea.
and favors the extension OF the pres
ent local option Law az applied 10 the
sale OF liquors, which has been upheld
/ by our highest court az valid and con-
stitutional 80 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
I voted for and | endorsed every
section Of this platform, and II 10
proper ! should say In this connec-
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 I was absent attending 10
my duties as Senator at WASHINGTON,
except the local option election helu
March last. and on that day ] was
compelled TO be in Louisville to at
tend a meeting Of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee called TOT
that day by the chairman. the main
husiness OF which was to call on the
urinary election which had advo-
Gated. and in which was deeply In
terested
Al the recent Democratic state
convention | advocated at the Demo
cratic candidates meeting a declara'
tIon to he placed In the platform In
favor of extension OF the present local
ontion law. and Il was agreed TO by
the Democratic candidates. and was
nut in the Democratic platform.
On this platform OF principles Dem
ocrats appeal TO all Kentuekians. IRE
sbectiye OF previous political affilia-
tions 10 support our State ticket and
all other Democratic candidates.
Judge O'Rear in his speech at May
aeld on the 3ist day Of August asked
me TO answer the following Questions
Are YOU nov In favor of the extern
sion OF the county unit law in Ken
lucky etc. and when did you come 70
that conclusioup
have already said in ssx speech to-
day that endorse every section OF
the Democratic platform at the state
convention az Louisville on the l5th
of August, .19l1. but will say now
specifcailv-t am In favor or the ex-
tension of the present local option law
as apulied to the sale Of liquors. so
that me citizens Of each and every
county IN the State may determine for
Themselves whether spirituOus, vinous
. or malt liquors may be sold therein.
These are the exact words Of Tue
. State Democratic platform.
came to this conclusion SOME time
, ago when the question OF the exten'
sion Of the county unit law became
prominent. and I regard II as the best
plan 10 settle an important question:
II Judge O'Rear had read on the
Z day of the state Democratic conven
ton the published account Of the
views of the State Democratic candi'
dates for Office. he would have known
that | and all the other candidates
r for state Offices were in favor Of ex
tending the county unit law.
Judge ORear says he proposes. II
b. elected Governor 70 remove the in
, Aueuce Of the liuuor lobby in the Ken
tucky LEGISLATURE. and its allied lob
bies. and asks me what ] propose Il
do about IL? My answer is as stated
in the Democratic platform, and is as
follows:
, 81 favor such laws as win under
, appropriate penalties destroy all cor
. rupt lobbying seeking to influence any
legislative body in the commonwealth
: on the subject Of legislation. or the
election of officers by II. or in any
, other matters" and ! will do all In
; my power, II am Governor. TO carry
out fully the statements in this sec
- ton of the Democratic platform, and
} II the county unit is not enacted al
= the first session of the Legislature. II
: am Governor ! will determine ther
whether the Legislature shall be
+ called into extra session TO con
{ slider H. r ..r
Judge O'Rear asserts in very stront
{ language what he will do with thu
| Legislature IL the members do moi
= obey his dictation. and 1t is proper II
{ this connection to say that eact
{ branch Of the Legislature is certain Il
be Democratic. and will be more IL
r sympathy with a Democratic Gov
, ernor than with Republican Gov
j ernor. H.
= Before finish my speech | will
$ ask Judge O'Rear TO answer some I'm
3 portant questions. but they will b
= more appropriate when ] discuss an
I 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 prin
. ciples have in the last few year
seized some OF the most importan
y principles and policies advocated b,
I. 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
n advocated for years, notable amoni
| them being Improvement Of our edu
' estional system. revision OF our Ia
system. better roads. enforcement o
/. penal and charitable institutions
: from politics, thorough inspection o
State banks. arbitration OF labor dis
\ putes. prohibition of peonage an
slave traffc; and 1t may be said II
y this connection that the first local op
!, ton law was passed by a Democratic
> Legislature In 1874 and approved by