The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
The functions of the Legislature and


In 1910 the Republican State Board
of Equalization raised Warren County
Is per cent on lands, town lots and
personality. This made a raise of
S791, 092 in lands, $4S0,670 in town lots
total raise for that year on Warren
County property of $1,4S4,202.
For this year 1911 Warren County
was raised 10 per cent on lands, town
lots and personally making raise
on lands of $555,106, on town lots 1888
26S, and on personally of $157,694, or
a total raise on the property of the
county of $1,046,o6S, thus making q
total raise for the two years of
$2,530,270 on the property Of the
county.
AS the State tax rate is so cents
on the 500 it will be seen that this
raise. on Warren County for the two
years has added over $4,000 in taxes
paid to the State alone. AS this raise
also affects county, city and district
taxes, doubtless the raise caused an
increase for all these local purposes
of more than twice $4,000, as local
rates are probably more than a dollar
on the $780, as against 80 cents for
the State rate
So 1t can be stated that for all pur-
poses the citizens of Warren County
have had to pay, in the two years, be-
cause of these raises, about $4,000
additional taxes.
AS long as Kentucky is a sovereign
State the people will hold leading Re-
publicans responsible for the record
hou To- cLu xrho
they brought soldiers to the Capitol
of the State and made bayonets SUI
perior to law and soldie.s superior to
legislators; when they saused judges
of the Court of Appeals and State
Legislators to pass under bayonets on
the way to their respective official
duties.
When soldiers and gatling guns and
cannons we're placed on the Capitol
grounds, when the duly-elected Gov
ernor was cowardly assassinated and
Republicans made no protest, and
made no effort to have the assassins
of the Governor arrested, and when
the assassins were brought to justice
and tried and convicted, Republican
Governor pardoned them
There Is nothing clearer in our
State than that Republicans have no
right, because of anything they have
done, to govern Kentucky. "They
have been weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
Republicans Are Endeavoring To Di-
vert Attention Of Voters From
Their Record.
One of the principal issues in this
campaign is, Shall the Republican
party, with It's record in Kentucky
and in the United States, be given
new lease Of power by the election of
Republican candidates to the highest
State offices, and thus put upon them
the seal of approval by the people,
and tell them to renew and revive the
outrages and extravaganza and bur
densome taxation which they have up
held and advocated?
Republicans are endeavoring to di'
vert attention of voters from the I'M
paralleled record they have made,
both in the State and the Nation, by
injecting immaterial, irrelevant or
unsupported issues, hoping to draw
the people away from main questions.
and have the campaign pitched on
side questions. l believe the people
have the requisite virtue and intelli-
gence to rid the politics of the State
of demoralizing and improper In
fluences, and Democrats will see that
Republicans are held responsible for
their acts. both in State and in Ma
tional affairs.
Clean Politics and No Bosses or
Machines.
l have always been in favor of clean
politics. and opposed to bosses, ma.
chimes or rings.
When I had the honor to be Gov
ernor before, no Republican or any
other man ever charged that there
were bosses, rings or machines at that
time.
Judge O'Rear, in his speech at Eliz-
abethtOwn, tried to appear as the
apostle of good government and pure
elections. and he spoke at length
about political machines and boss rule
In Kentucky.
These are strange utterances by
Republican who has voted so often to
indorse National Republican rule,
which has been conspicuous for the
support of boss-ridden and machine
ruled Republican States.
When Republican speaks in favor
of clean politics and against machines
after the record made by the Repub-
lican party in Kentucky. Illinois. New
York. Pennsylvania, California and In
Southern States. It must be re-
garded as one Of the wonders Of the
present time. For years New York. New
Jersey. Massachusetts, Connecticut
and Ohio were under boss rule and
machine control until a majority Of
the voters determined to overthrow
bosses and machines, and Democrats
and Republicans rose in their majesty
and power and overthrow Republican
rule and placed Democrats In control
Of the States l have named.
know there Is no boss rule or ma.
chine rule in Kentucky at the present
time unless 1t Is In the Republican
party. There are some Republicans
who believe there was a Republican
machine when the last State Repub-
lican convention was held at Louis.
Vile, and the steam roller was run
over a worthy ex-Federal soldier and
other prominent candidates In order
to carry out the plan and specifica-
tiopa" detprmiped upOp NV tho hocsoa