The Adair County news., 1911-09-13

~Sre Tor President, resigned as o
Judge Of the Supreme Court of New
York the day that he accepted the
Democratic nomination for President,
and his salary was $4,000 per annum.
Governor Woodrow Wilson Of New
Jersey, resigned as President OF
Princeton University the da- that he
accepted the nomination for Governor
of New Jersey, although ne was Te-
ceiving $4,000 per annum as PTesF
dent of the university, and his salas1
as Governor was little more than ha!
as much as he received as President
of Princeton University.
Robert Riddell, of Kentucky. re-
signed the office of Circuit Judge wher
he accepted the nomination as a DEM
ocratic candidate for Judge of the
Court of Appeals.
Judge O'Rear, in his EliZahethtown
speech, made a lengthy defense Of
Senator Bradley's alleged untainted
title TO his seat as United States Sen
atOr, and said: Senator NcCreary,
Henry WatteTsOn, Ollie ia es, Colo
nel John Allen and Colonel Frank
Fehr and a number of other noted
Democrats in Kentucky We're voted for
by those insurgents. or l,l,ers. which
ever you want to call them and Sea
ator McCreary never once asked them
to change their votes from him, indi-
eating that he was willing 70 receive
the votes of these four Democrats, who
afterward voted for Bradley. Judge
+ O'Rear could have avoided misrepre-
sentation of me if he had asked me to
tell him the facts.
| was not in Kentucky during The
long-dravn-out contest between Beck
ham and Bradley for United States
Senator, but | was in Washington at
tending to my duties as a United
States Senator, and l now have In nv
possession a letter from Hon. Gus
Richardson, Representative fron,
Meade County, in which he SAYS: Il
wrote you after a number of ballots
had been taken, and it was evident to
me that Beckham could not be elect
ed, and asked permission to nominate
you if any break should come. In
your reply you said positively that
you would not permit the use Of yOIr
name, and that you did not want any
Representative or Senator 10 vote for
you under any circumstances as long
as Governor Beckham was a candi-
date"
l also have letter in my posses
sion from Hon. George T. Harris, il
which he says: You requested me to
ask the Democrats in person and pri-
vately to not vote for you, as under
no circumstances could you accept
the Office, II elected, while Governor
Beckham was a candidate. I did COM
ply with your request, and did 90 to
Mr.. Mcknight and stated yCUr request
to him, and as the other men that
would not vote for Beckham you
and | had no influence with, I asked
Mcknight to see them, and neither OF
them voted for you after that day."
In the illusions / have made to nv
distinguished opponent, | only desire
to state facts and correct misrepre-
sensations. His long public career
is familiar to all Kentuckians, and l
would say nothing TO disparage what
ever merit he has displayed, or to de-
tract from his standing as a party
man."
The Democratic Platform.
The Democratic platform adopted
at the State convention held at Louis
vile, KY, August 10, reaffirms time
tried and time-hOnOred Democratic
doctrines, and it announces up-tO-dats
Democratic principles which are wor-
thy of the support OF all KeHtuckians.
| indOrse the platform which was
adopted by the convention. II repre-
sents the principles of the Democratic
State ticket and presents the policies
that will be upheld.
Speaking with candOr and delibera-
/ ton, / can say that In my opinion no
better or more appropriate or pro-
| gressive declaration of principles was
ever made in Kentucky by an earnest.
intelligent. patriotic body of men. rep
/ reSenting the Democrats of every part
/ Of the State.
| | shall not at this time discuss at
length each section of the platform.
hope it will be read and carefully con-
sidered by each voter. 1t is sufficient
for me to refer briefly to the subject
matter of most of the sections.
The Democratic platform. after
pledging anew our faith in and devo-
ton to the time-hOnOred and eternal
principles of our party. and reaffirn-
ing our faith in successive platform
of the party. and especially reaffrming
our faith in and devotion to the Nation
al Democratic platform adopted ST
/ Denver, Colo, in the year 1908, CO
clares in favor of a direct primae
election, the passage of a corruIt
practice act, more efficient SYSTEM
Of public schools, woman's suffrage Ia
school elections, abolition Of the lob
by, the creation of a State utilities
commission, uniform accounting sys-
TEN.
Selection of the Prison Board b.
the Governor instead Of by the Gen
eral Assembly, subject to confirmation
by the Senate.
Reform of our tax system by sub
hitting to a vote of the PEOPLE wheth-
er or not they desire to adopt an
amendment to our State Constitution
broadening the powers Of the General
Assembly so that it may classify
property for the purpose of taxation.
Creation Of Department of Bank
Ing, providing for competent insPec-
ton.
Wise and conservative laws as viii
encourage road and bridge building
Organization and cooperation among
/ the farmorc and 1oh0rorc Of bo