The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-03-31
JUDGE O'REAR
ANNOUNCES
Will Ask Republican Nomi-
nation for Governor.
Strong Declaration Of Principles
Accompanies Announcement
In Card to Public.

f ttOu. ~. ~. " Nefhr LAS at last Stt
at rest the speculation which has been
going ON for several months with re-
Ference to his candidacy for Governor.
he issued the following card Tuesday.
Y"Yielding to great many solicita-
tions from Republicans and from
nearly as many other voters not Re-
publicans, | announce that will MAX
the race for Governor this fall as the
nominee of the Republican panty, if
such be the will of the party
I'm a representative government, as
ours, equal representation is the first
essential The most powerful branch
of State government, the Legislative Is
required by the constitution to be
equally apportioned, according to pop
ulation and territory. That has new
er been done in this State under the
present constitution. The people of
some sections of the State are given
six times as much voting strength
in the Legislature as others under the
the existing apportionment The dis
elimination is un-American and I'M
just, as well as unlawful.
Il favor immediate redistricting of
the Senatorial and Representative dis
tSicts in accordance with the consti-
tuition, (Section 49, 4
n.
Now as never before education apd
training of youth are necessary If this
State is to hold dts own in COMPETE
ION with other States We nAed
better schools, more of them, mohe
children in attendance. The high
school should be available to every
community, and each county should
have at least one modern, efficient.
manual training school.
1--WE must EDUCATE, EDUCATE,
EDUCATE.
81 favor extending suffrage in school
elections to women.
TAX revision is demanded by the
business interests of the State and
should be accorded. Able annd public
spirited men constituting a tax COM
mission reported to the last Legisla-
ture and amendment to the con-
stltution, proposing that one
class of property be taxed for county
purposes, another for city, and the re-
mainder for State purposes. Whether
the plan proffersd would sustain each
department of the government should
have immediate and careful considera-
ton. If it would then the amendment
ought to be submitted to the people
for action.
in the meantime. thinl it posi-
able under our existing system to read
Just the burden of taxation so as
to raise all the revenue required at
about one-half the present rate.
THE heaviest tax the State now
!. pays is in bad roads.
= THE people recently adopted a good
roads amendment to the constitution.
| favor putting it into effect, so that
each county may be provided with
good roads.
'fThe regulation of the liquor traffic
has been upon the public mind in
Kentucky for many years. The con.
stltution of 1891 required the Legisla-
ture to provide for submitting the
question to the people of each commu-
nifty, so that it would be possible for
each county TO vote as an exclusive
unit on the question OF prohibiting
the sale of liquor. That has never
been compliad with, except as to
countits having cities not larger that
the fifth class. 1t is a provision for
home rule by popular vote. favor
extending the statute law SO as TO
comply with the constitution for a
uniform county unit
That Is the plank of the last Re-
publican State platform. An amend
ment 10 the constitution on this sub
ject Is not demanded.
"rhe balance of power between the
public and those interests that serve
has been unsettled by the great and
rapid accumulation OF wealth and Its
concontration by means OF combina-
tlons and the modern inventions of
Nioing business ON a glganoic scale.
Wealth is now exercising more power