The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-13

office or not In office, to do all In my
| power to improve and develop Ken
lucky
The Achievements of Democrats in
Kentucky.
The Democratic party is the Party
| Of Progress, the Party of Peace and
Law and Order, the Party of Liberty
and Equal Rights, the party that has
given to Kentucky its educational ad-
vantages, it's development and its ad-
vancement, and therefore, if Ken
lucky improves, Democracy must be
triumphant in our State.
l point you to the contrast between
| Republican rule and Democratic rule
in Kentucky.
AS against the Republican record of
assassination, bloodshed and disre-
gard of law I present the Democratic
record for peace, strict regard for hui
man life, and respect for and main
tenance of law and order. AS against
a treasury with only $33S.S52.69 and
unpaid warrants against the State
amounting in July last to 1889, SOP,
bearing per cent interest. l present
the Democratic record Of a magnifi-
cent State Capitol, erected and paid
for without any extra tax, and every
Just clam against the State promptly
paid in full.
AS against Republican platform
pledges and promises that have been
broken, Democrats present a record
showing all pledges and promises
faithfully complied with. | call atten-
ton to the record which shows that
the State debt was about one million
dollars before the Democrats came
into power in 1900, and was wiped out
/ by Democrats who left a balance
in the treasury of a million dollars
and since Republican Governor Will
son was inaugurated the State is in
debt more than a million of dollars.
Democratic Legislature established
two State Normal Schools for the
training of the teachers of the State,
and made appropriations for their
maintenance, and established the State
University, and also appropriated
money for its benefit. The common
school law of Kentucky was enacted
by a Democratic Legislature, and all
the Improvements and increased facil-
tiles for education come through
Democratic legislation. A Democratic
Legislature re-established the Geolog-
ical Survey, provided for Confeder-
ate Home, with proper appropriations
for the support of Confederate veter-
ans, and enacted law for the benefit
of the Children's Home Society and
made it a State institution, and en-
larged the Agricultural Department so
as to include forestry and immigra-
ton end established Normal School
. at Frankfort, KY, for colored people,
and made liberal appropriations for
its maintenance.
, Republicans Can Refer to No Benefi-
ciaI Legislation, and Their Rec
ord Does Not Deserve In
dorsement.
/ Republicans can refer TO no legiSla-
ton originated or enacted by them in
, Kentucky which has increased educa-
| tional facilities, added to internal I'M
provements adjusted or lightened bur
dens of taxation or benefited Ken
lucky in any way.
The record shows, however, a re-
} markable military history, in which
the expenditures for active militia in
: three and half years under Governor
) Wilson amounts to S27t,15S.87, or an
average expenditure per year of S79,-
1924, as against $29,359.16, or an av-
| erage expenditure per year of $7,333.79
, for the four last years of Governor
! Beckham's administration.
Thus it will be seen that the Repub-
) lican expenses are nearly ten times as
much for active militia in three years
; and a half as Democrats expended il
: four years.
Z Since so much has been said in the
I newspapers about expenditures for &C,
tive militia. have been asked to state
the expenditures for active militia
the four years | was Governor, and
have obtained the statement from the
Auditors Office, showing that for the
four years l was Governor there was
expended for the active militia 500,
401.6S, or $5,100.17 per annum, being
one fifteenth as much per annum as
under the present Republican admin.
istration.
/ have been asked also to state how
many days | was absent from the
State during my four years service
as Governor. The record shows | was
absent from the State during my en-
tire term thirty-four days, and the
Stale paid to the Lieutenant Governor
for that period $402 while the pres
ent RF"ublic2n Governor has been alb
sent from the STATE 239 days, and
Lieutenant Governor Cox has drawn
for this tine S4,25G.20 for acting as
Governor, tle per diem being $3.50
and Governor Wilson drawing the
anne amount for the same 239 days.
TIE record also shows that the .hir
,eeIth section of the last Republican
platform adopted in 1907 promise,
= that il put in power Republicans would
!. reduce the taxes to the lowest posi-
a bic rate consistent with an efficient ad
ministratiOn of the State govern
ment." More than three years and
, half of the Republican administration
+. has passed and we have not hearC
n anything more about the proposed re
r. duction in taxes. The people, how
+ ever have felt movement of the OF
II posite character. There has been n
>. direct increase in the tax rate, but i
was necessary to raise money to pa
# the increased expenses inaugurate
g by Republicans, and they have resort