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


different tariff schedules by a tariff
board composed Of men who have no
more capacity and no better informa-
tion on the tariff than the members
OF the Ways and Means Committees
which reIorted the bills to which
have referred
President Taft is the first President
In all the history Of our Republic who
vetoed bills to cheaper the clothing
Of the poor people. cheaper bread and
Feat II - .G-s. I, Cd 5apen E-c-..--
cry ard tools for TIE farmer and labor
ing men, and yet my distinguish op-
ponent, Judge O'Rear, voted for Taft
and Endorsed his platform In 1908, and
at the late Republican convention OF
Kentucky, held July IL, he wrote and
voted for a resolution In the Repub-
ncan platform which Endorsed VIII
liam II. Taft for denomination for Pres
ident In 1912. The King Of England
has not In centuries exercised such q
right as Taft has exercised, and, In
my opinion, II the King Of England
were to veto such bills as Taft vetoed
II would cost his crown, and indignant,
determined people all over our coun-
try will see to II that Taft will lose
his crown or Office at the November
election In 1912, and all those who sup
port and uphold him In the matters to
which ] referred should lose their
chance for office, also.
Asks Judge o'Rear Questions.
Judge o'Rear wrote the resolutions
adopted at the Republican state conVen-
ton, which Endorsed the administration OF
President Taft and which recommended
President Taft for denomination as the
Republican candidate for president. In
this connection ! wish TO ask the Repub-
llcan candidate for governor, Judge
o'Rear, questions which are very inter-
estln9 to ali the people Of Kentucky and
which Involve cheaper clothing, cheaper
goods, cheaper farming machinery and
implements, cheaper mechanics tools and
also Justice under the law.
/ DO you Indorse President Taft's veto Of
the bill known as the farmers free list
bnIt
Do you indorse President Tafvs veto OF
the bill reducing the existing tariff taxes
CT wool and woo!sa sooSs7
Y
DO you Indorse President Tafts veto Of
the bill reducing the existing taxes on
cotton soods7
DO you indorse the votes against the
farmers free list bill which we're cast by
Senator Bradley and Representative Pow
ers and your campaign chairman, Repre-
sentative LangIey7
Do you lndorse the Ryan AldrIch tariff
bill which President Taft signed and
which ne said was the best Republican
tariff law ever passed?
Do you Indorse the pardon by Governor
Wilson Of Taylor, Finley, Howard and
Powers1
You have been silent on these great
questions, some OF which Involve the re
ductlon OF the price OF clothing, food
farming machinery and mechanics tools
to the amount Of hundreds Of millions o
dollars. These questions are of gray,
and vital Importance to the people o
Kentucky and the people Of KentucE.
want to know where you stand. Com
out candIdly and say where you are.
Judge O'Rear inconsistent.
Judge O'Rear appears to be incon
sistent. He claims to be a progress
sive, yet he is for Taft for reelection
as President, and Taft is a standpat
ter, and O'Rear commended in his
platform Senator Bradley and ReIre
sentatives Langley and Powers. who
are standpatters, and he has Langley
as his campaign manager, and Bradley
and Langley and Powers voted against
the farmers and laborers' free list bill
and the bills reducing tariff duties on
wool and wooden goods and on cotton
Democratic Tariff VS.. Republican
Tariff.
President Taft started the tarifI
campaign a few days ago at Hamilton
Mass, when on the 26th of August be
made a speech and severely criticized
Speaker Clark and Representatives
Underwood and Senator LaFollette
and other Senators and Representa-
tives for passing the bills he vetoed
and he accused them of ignorance Of
the effect of the legislation, and he
reached his climax when he said
! Men of Massachusetts, it seems t.
me that the slogan of the Republican
party should involve a National cry
and not be confined to mere State Is
sues. Democrats everywhere are ready
to accept this challenge, and we be.
lieve our cause Of justice, right and
fair taxation, will be victorious.
Both Of the great political parties
in Congress now face the realization
that the defeat by the President OF
so much needed. Just and important
tariff legislation at the special session
of Congress makes certain a tariff bat
tie at the regular session beginning
on the first Monday in December
next, which will exceed in tierceness
any tariff battle which ever occurred,
and that the tariff will go into the
Presidential election next year with
force and fierceness never equaled be-
fore. In all the Presidential contests
where the tariff has been the great is
sue, Democrats have always been vic
torious, and ! hope and believe his
tory will repeat itself in 1912, The
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