The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-09-13

Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, resigned as President Of
Princeton University the day that he
accepted the nomination for Governor
of New Jersey, although he was re-
ceiving $4,000 per annum as Presi-
dent of the university, and his salary
as Governor was little more than half
as much as he received as President
of Princeton University.
Robert Riddell, of Kentucky, re-
signed the Office of Circuit Judge when
he accepted the nomination as DEM
ocratic candidate for Judge of the
Court of Appeals.
Judge O'Rear, in his Elizabethtown
speech, made a lengthy defense of
Senator Bradley's alleged untainted
title to his seat as United States Sem
ator, and said: Senator McCreary,
Henry Watterson, Ollie James, Colo
mel John Allen and Colonel Frank
Fehr and number of other noted
Democrats In Kentucky were voted for
by those insurgents or boilers, which
ever you want to call them, and Sem
ator McCreary never once asked them
to change their votes from him, indi-
eating that he was willing to 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-drawn-out contest between Beck.
ham and Bradley for United States
Senator, but | was in Washington at
tending to my duties as a United
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possession a letter from Hon. Gus
Richardson. Representative from
Meade County, in which he says: II
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 your
name. and that you did not want any
Representative or Senator to vote for
you under any circumstances as long
as Governor Beckham was a candi-
date" .-.
also have a letter in my posses
sion from Hon. George T. Harris, in
which he says; you requested me to
ask the Democrats in person and pri-
yately to not vote for you, as under
no circumstances could you accept
the office, If elected, while Governor
Beckham was candidate. did COM
ply with your request, and did go to
Mr.. Mcknight and stated your request
to him, and as the other men that
would not vote for Beckham you
and | had no influence with, | asked
Mcknight to see them, and neither of
them voted for you after that day"
In the illusions I have made to my
distinguished opponent, l only desire
to state facts and correct misrepre-
sensations. His long public career
is familiar to all Kentuckians, and I
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, reafirms time
tried and time-honored Democratic
doctrines, and it announces up-to-date
Democratic principles which are wor-
thy Of the support of all Kentuckians
| indorse the platform which was
adopted by the convention. 1t 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 1t will be read and carefully con-
sidered by each voter. 1t is sufficient
Tor 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 reaffirm-
ing our faith in successive platforms
of the party, and especially reaffirming
our faith in and devotion to the Nation
al Democratic platform adopted at |
Denver, Colo, in the year 1908, de-
clares in favor of direct primary
election, the passage of a corrupt |
of public schools, woman's suffrage in |
school elections, abolition of the lob |
by, the creation of a State utilities |
commission, uniform accounting sys
TEN.
Selection of the Prison Board by |
the Governor instead of by the Gen
eral Assembly, subject to confirmation |
by the Senate.
Reform of our tax system by sub
hitting to vote of the eople 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 fer competent inspec-
ten.
Wise and conservative laws as will
encourage road and bridge building. .
Organization and cO-nperation among
tie farmers and laborers of the State,
and the enactment of such Constitu-
t'onal laws as will protect them from
the greed of the trusts and monopolies
Of the country, which are the direct