The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-08-23
new DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
ENUNCIATED BY STATE DEMOCRATS.

duly city Louisville Kentucky
honored party promulgated
OF and since eae platforms and
especially
platform adopted at Denver Colorado. in the year
for int an wu % the tine s
by the American people and call attention especially
unjust system relieve the masses of the
people of the heavy burdens of unjust and
On the Republicans
law of % pronounced Republican
gross promises the Republican Pres
ide and his political This
the burdens of the and authorized those favored
but to increase their robbery the under
Sec 3We heartily patriotic
made by the present Democratic members of Congress and Democratic SEN
a IN their efforts determined Republican opposition good faith
redeem the of the Democratic
publican laws and AM st
masses of the
Oca in the House and Senate of
1909 which enacted the Payne Adich tariff law.
atOr from Kentucky for their keeping
representing the people and not the nterestest and nounce
the Republican Kentucky
represented not the sought
have the privileged protected the
Sec ION STATE ISSUES Kentucky and right
Democratic State and the Democratic appealing support
by poi adversary during the temporary o
has the afa of the State
Republican Kentucky assassination
and disregard of peace scrupuus
shaving against
the Capitol
for without any extra tax and just claim against the State promptly met
and paid FULL against platform
be broken record of all pledges faithfully
hypocrisy ncompetency present
eerty, fidelity, competency and craftsmanship
just pdong participation the assassination
of William GObe Governor State and
granted for political of
We charge the Republican both the
reform and bus
administration public affairs.
Sec . We are favor of direct providing all
primary authority at public ex
and to be regulated the and subject
for violations il of regular elections.
Sec give favor the explicit
dce which shall determine what legitimate
and which shall provide for the compulsory
penalties of the public
Sec I'VE favor the enang of such additional will
pledge school
tees school boards and all school officials should be held % f
adequate dollar
with neglect of and indifference toward our school
Recognizing that large majority the teachers of schools
and that eligible trustees
g school and to hold office and are frequently elected
favor the suffrage all school elections subject
regulations qualifications Assembly may
Sec 8We favor such laws penalties destroy
lobbying seeking influence
the subject of legislation the election ofofs
ter but we the right of the people petition
proper restrictions the creation of
Utilities Commission having ample
Sec 10 We favor change the method
Commissioners politics from the manage
of Prison
Commissioners for its successful
that the system of election by
elected unwse and therefore change place their
other method Assembly may provide
Sec IL We favor law requiring that uniform accounting
Sec Assembly submitting to vote Of the neonle
they desire Constitution
the
tighten the burdens
at the of the ne man.
should be made political parties
of the
which has upheld
whether
organization
the
country, which the direct fruit legislation
Sec encourage road
building Kentucky
roads and bridges county
which it's
tot il this regard