The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-15

In 1910 the Republican state Board
OF Equalization raised Warren County
10 per cent on lands, town lots and
personally This made raise OF
1891 .O92 In lands. $iS0,670 in town lots
and $212, i40 In personally. making a
total raise for that year on Warren
County property of Si,4sa,202
| For this year 1911. Warren County
was raised 10 per cent on lands town
lots and personally. making a raise
on lands OF 1855. LOG, on town lots $685.
26S. and on personality Of Slb7,69i, or
total raise on the property Of the
county OF sl,0i6,o6S. thus making a
total raise for the two years OF
s2.5so.27O on the property of the
county.
AS the State tax rate Is so cents
on the 500 II 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 dollar
on the 500 As against so cents for
the State rate
So Il can be stated that for all pur-
poses tho citizens Of Warren County
have hnd 10 pay IN the two years, be-
cause Of these raises about $4,000
additional taxes,
AS long MS Kentucky Ia a sovereign.
State the people viii hold leading Re
puhlicans responsible for the record
they have made In Kentucky when
they brought soldiers 10 the Capitol
OF the State and made bayonets su.
l pc-.c- 70 law and aoldiera superior to
Legislators; when they caused Judges
OF the Court OF Appeals and State
\ Legislators 10 pass under bayonets on
/ the way to their respective official
duties.
When soldiers and gRtling guns and
cannons were placed on the Capitol
grounds. when the duly-elected Gov.
ernor was eowardly assassinated and
Republicans made no protest, and
made no effort to have the assassins
OF the Governor arrested. and when
the assassins were brought 10 Justice
and tried and convicted. Republican
Governor pardoned them.
There Is nothing clearer In our
State than that Republicans have no
I HtChuht Vi utAA hAAttAE NANs tNfN
done, to govern Kentucky. They
found wanting"
Republicans Are Endeavorlna To d.
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 n
new lease OF power by the election OF
Republican candidates TO the highest
state ofices. aud thus put upon them
the seal OF approval by the people,
and tell them TO renew and revive the
outrages and extravagance and bur
densome taxation which they have up
held and advocated?
Republicans are enaeayaring to di
vert attention OF voters from the un
paraileled record they have made
both in the State and the Nation, BY
! injc 1lng lmmaterial. irrelevant OF
! unsupported issues, hoping 10 draw
the people away from main questions
! and have the campaign pitched on
side questions believe the people
have the requisite virtue and intelli
gence TO rid the politics OF the STATE
: Of demoralizing and improper In
luences and Democrats win see thai
Republicans are held responsible fol
! their acts. both in State and In Ma
, tional affairs
Clean Politics and No 6osses or
Machines.
I have always been IN favor OF clear
politics, and opposed to bosses. ma
chimes or rings
, When had the honor TO be Gov
ernor before. no Republican or an,
other man ever charged that Their
were bosses. rings or machines at tina
time.
Judge o'Rear, in his speech at Ella
abethtown. tried 20 appear as Tn
apostle Of good government and pur'
elections. and be spoke At Length
!. about political machines and boss rul'
Z In Kentucky.
These are strange utterances by
! Republican who has voted 30 often 4
indorse National Republican rule
! which has been conspicuous for IN
!. support OF boss-ridden and machine
!. ruled Republican States,
! When a Republican speaks In fayo
4 OF clean politics and against machine
|. after the record made by the Repuf
: lican party in Kentucky, Illinois. New
|, York, Pennsyivaaia, California and u
q Southern States. II must be r.
garded as one OF the wonders OF tn
present time For years New York. Nel
: Jersey, Massachusetts. Connection
4 and Ohio were under boss rule an
a machine control until majority Q
= the voters determined 70 overthrow
A bosses and machines, and Democrat
\. and Republicans rose In their majest
= and power and overthrow Republica
N rule and placed Democrats In contrt
a of the States have named
a. know there Is no boss rule or mt
:. chine rule in Kentucky at the preser
n. time unless II Is In the Republica
~ party. There are some Republican
a who believe there was Republica
~ machine when the last State Repu
n iican convention was held at Loui
=. VILE, and the steam roller was ru
10 over a worthy ex-Federal soldier an
a other prominent candidates In ords
n. to carry out the plan and specifics
~ lions" determined upon by the Dosss
"a of the Republican party.
n Statewide Primary Eiections-Ths
as Remedy.
20 Judge o'Rear said in HIS Elizabet
err town speech: Statewide primal