The record., 1911-05-25

highly impclitic from material
| standpoint as well. You will observe
| that this discrimination operates most
/ against what is known as the noun
| tain section OF the State BY this ap
/ portionment more than one-half. near
/ ly twOthirds OF that population is
| practically disfranchised.
| You speak of that region as a sec.
tion Of pauper counties. meaning that
these counties pay less into the treas.
/ ury i'm the way of taxes than IL costs
to maintain the government i'm them.
/ You should know that region: know
that il comprises thirty-eight coun.
| ties. the largest undeveloped coal
area i'm the Mississippi water shed,
so far as is known. more acres of mer.
chantable hard wood timber than in
any similar area east of the Rockies;
rich in oil and gas fire clay, cement
and salt Yet il has until recently
been but barely touched by railroads.
More than 62 per cent. of the gain
I'm Kenuucky's population in the last
decade was in that part of the State.
/ They are growing in wealth. popula.
tion and schools. The conditions are
most favorable for industrial enter
prises. Ii is no dream to predict that
this decade will witness an industrial
development Of that region quite sim.
liar to the West Virginia development.
But is IL reasonable to expect so
much of money and population to
come to a section, more than one-half
of which. and all Of the added pOpula-
tion of which. win be practically de-
MED representation in making the
laws which affect their business?
These counties will all be paving
net revenue into the treasury, reliev.
ing the burdens Of the rest of the
State. II suffered to be developed
along natural lines, and not dscrim,
mated against by the laws of the
State.
Educational Needs Of Kentucky.
Judge ORear discussed at length
the educational needs of Kentucky,
which he said were next in importance
TO fair representation of all the people
in The government. He advocated az
riCultural and manual training in keep
ing with the industrial age in which
We live. and loyal support for the nor
NAL schools for white and Colored
teachers. Speaking of better schools
la the country districts, he said
The county districts arc entitled to-
and the State is concerned I'm theif
being provided with high schools, as
has been done for the cities and towns
VI the schools are necessarily too far
away for some cf the pupils, then let
the Stale or county or district pay for
hN 90
children must be in school, and should
be required 10 attend some school.
We now haul common drunks 90 the
pol.ce station in patrol wagons and
criminals 10 jail ard to the peniten.
tarics en- the trains at public expense,
Why is Il not as competent for the
State 70 haul the innocent children 10
A fountain OF learning where their
--h-4-s-a -a1aaA-- ha-ela laliohfrncd alIF rsi anf.i
trained for useful careert iei ~
Statef
The People Should Control,
Judge ORear here took up the
Third House" as The legislative lob.
by has come 20 be known In Kentucky, |
and showed how il had come to be
the most powerful influence In a State
in shaping legislation, to the tremen.
dous advantage of the corporate inter;
ests that seek unfair advantages over
the people. He declared his purpose
TO do all in his power, If elected Coy
ernor. To drive the Third Hou9e" out
Of Kentucky by taking away it's ep-
pnrtunity and influence, and he gave
assurance that those who would re.
sist the encroachment OF the lobby are
not the enemies OF capital and pro-
cross, AZ some would have Il appear.
He said, In conclusion, on this subject:
Outspoken Declaration on Liquor
Question.
You probably know my attitude on
the liquor question.
II is, that the sale OF liquors should
be regulated by law, if allowed at all.
And whether Il should be allowed
should be decided by the people OF
the community 10 be affected, whether
that community be a precinct. city,
town or county. The Constitution OF
this State requires the question TO
he so submitted, and requires that the
county shall be the unit, at some time.
in determining whether liquor shall
be sold anywhere in that county.
Notwithstanding the Constitution was
adopted in 1891, the liquor lobby has
been able to prevent legislation car
rying that provision into effect as to
counties having towns not larger than
the fifth class. There is no legal or
Just ground for such classification
The Constitution does not admit Of IT,
Nor do the conditions. The people of
Christian county ought to have and
do have the same constitutional
rights as the people OF Trigg county.
Yet the Constitution has been nulli-
fed on this subject for twenty years.
pledge you my best endeavOrs to
have il carried into effect, and then
enforced. The liquor people pay me
the great compliment Of believing that
| mean it, They believe / will en-
deavor TO do what | say, and believe
| will be able to do what ! propose.
In fact, they have TO doubt about II.
That is why they are fighting my nom-
ination so bitterly. and why some of
them who are Republicans have threat
ened TO bolt my nomination and why
the published threat is made OF flood
| ing the State with an enormous cor
ruption fund 10 defeat me in Novem-
Der.
merely want you TO know in adj
vance what chances you take in my
nomination do not fear them. !
invite the issue, and I charge them
now to be sure Of their ground in the
/ fight Whether the Constitution shall
he complied with. whether the people
shall be given the power 10 rule. Is
too big and important to surrender
under threat that the liquor interests
will buy this section.
II is notable. by the way. that 10
other candidate in either parry has
declared himself on this subject.