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

llcans as regards the pledges or dec
Iarations made in their platforms Ia
thai Democrats are faithful to their
pledges and carry them out. while Re
pubicans have been conspicuous for
their broken pledges and disregard of
platform promises. both State and
National.
Republicans VIII BE PowerIess " They
Had the Governor, as Both Branches
Of the General Assembly Are ceT.
tain To Be Democratic.
II may be said in this connection
that Democrats are certain to have
control Of both the State Senate and
House Of Representatives when the
next General Assembly convenes. and
will be In r condition to perform and
carry out their pledges. while the Re
publicans have no prospect whatever
of controlling either branch Of the next
General Assembly, and IL they had.
the Governor they would be poverless
TO enact or amend a law: one-half of
the State Senators hold over. and they
are all Democrats. and the majority of
Democrats in the House of Repre-
sentatives last session is too large to
be overcome.
Inc NcpuDilCdn tdrty.
Kentucky Republicans are now say
ing very complacently we should in
this campaign confine ourselves to
State questions. OF course, they de-
sire this. for they do not want the bad
record of the Republican party, both
in the State and Nation, brought to
the attention of the people.
As Kentucky is a part Of the United
States. important questions which af-
feet the Republic will also affect each
State. Legislation for the classes and
not for the masses, laws enacted by
Republican Congress or vetoed by a
Republican President, which involves
economy in public expenses, cheaper
clothing, cheaper food, cheaper farm
ing implements or machinery, reduc-
ton Of the burdens of taxation, are
of grave interest and importance to
the people Of Kentucky. and it is prop
er and right that the record of the
two great political parties should be
presented exactly as they have made
them.
Democrats know that Kentucky Re-
publicans voted for President Taft and
Endorsed his administration, and also
the last National Republican plat
form. and that Kentucky Republicans
voted for Governor Wilson and in
dorsed his administration in the last
Republican State platform. Kentucky
Republicans have Endorsed and upheld
the highest protective tariff law in the
world, a tariff law which has been an
incubus with its burdensome taxation
upon the farmer. the laboring man,
the business man and all the people OF
Kentucky.
Kentucky Republicans have Endorsed
legislation which has made more mil
lionaires in the United States than in
all the nations of Europe put together,
but the millionaires have been con-
fined to the special classes benefited
by the tariff, 'and not to the people of
Kentucky.
They have acted with the political
party which has -legislated for the
classes. and not for the masses, and
which has by its legislation brought
into our country trusts. combines and
monopolies, which have been like
Pandora box of evils to injure the
prosperity of the people. consume
their hard earnings and increase the
expenses of living.
Democratic National Achievements.
Democrats made great achievements
at the last November election. Then
Northern and Western States. which
had been strong Republican States,
elected Democratic Governors and in
creased their Democratic representa-
ton in the United States Senate and
United States House of Representa-
tives.
The result of the last November
election marks new era in our coun-
try, and should strengthen the faith
of all citizens in the virtue, intelli-
gence and patriotism of the people,
and In the success of free institutions
under popular government
II was great protest of the peo-
pie against the conduct of Republic
ans. and II was vote of censure upon
the President and Republican Con-
gress. and a prelude. hope and be-
lieve, to the overthrow of the Repub-
iican oligarchy which has become in
toxicated with power. tyrannical in
legislation and despotic in the man
agement of Government affairs.
Democrats In the called session OF
Congress which has Just adjourned
did their duty nobly and faithfully.
They have been true to the pledges
made In our National platform, and
they made a record which not only
surprised their friends and discour-
aged their enemies. but gave hope and
announcement TO Democrats every
where
They passed the Canadian reciproc-
ity measure. which President Taft
could not get the Republican Congress