The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-05

did not ment.0a the farmer or labor.
ing men, but the fourteenth plank OF
the Democratic platform Il as follows;
We favor organization and co-opera-
tion among the farmers and the labor
ers OF the State. and the enactment OF
such constitutional laws AZ will pro
tect them from the greed and oppres-
sion Of the trusts and monopolies OF
the country, which are the direct fruit
of Republican legislation"
Kentucky had no Department Of Az
riculture until I had the honor to be
Governor OF the State. ! recommend
ed TO the General Assembly the pas.
sage OF n bill establishing a Depart
ment Of Agriculture and authorizing
tho appointment Of Commissioner OF
Agriculture. This Department Of Ag.
riculture has rendered valuable serv.
ice 10 the State. and It's scope has
been extended so as TO include forest.
~ and immigration. There was no
Department of Agriculture when | en-
tered Congress, and introduced a bill
To establish Department Of Agricul-
ture. and the Chairman of the Com,
mittee on Agriculture reported a bill
substantially the same as mine. and
IL was passed, and we now have a Sec
rotary of Agriculture in the Cabinet
of the President.
In 1906 Democratic administration
put the state Fair on permanent ba-
sis, and provided for an annual state
and County Farmers Institute, and In
this way the farmers facilities for oh.
tanning Information have greatly in
creased and the State Fair gives him
an opportunity TO see the best that Is
produced upon the farm. and laudable
competition is encouraged among
farmers.
There should be no politics in farm.
ers institutes. but II has been charged.
and, so far as | have been informed,
not denied. that Republicans have
prostituted the farmers institutes into
political machines.
From the farms as well as from the
cities and towns come the soldiers
who fight our battles in time of war.
and from the farms as well as from
the cities and towns come leaders In
science, literature and art. Presidents
OF colleges and universities, and chief
officers OF banks and railroads and in
dustrial institutions. From the farm
also. as well as from the cities and
towns, come Senators, Governors.
Representatives in Congress. Judges
and other officers, and two of the
greatest Presidents furnished by the
Democratic party. jefferson and Jack
son, were reared on farms, and two
OF the greatest Presidents furnished
by the Republicans. Lincoln and Nc
Kinley. were reared on farms. Not
outstanding the conspicuous service
rendered by farmers. they have been
the main victims of Republican legis-
lation. They have felt the terrible
weight Of the trusts, and the heavy
burden of the tariff. both of which
reach nearly everything the farmer
buys or uses.
While | was In Congress | did all
in my power to reduce the burdens
OF taxation and free the farmers from
the clutches of trusts and mouopolies,
and | advocated taking the tax of to-
bacco every time | could get an OPP
portunity.
Conclusion.
| have spoken longer than intend
ed. 1t will be a great honor for me
to be elected Governor of Kentucky
again.
] will be sincerely grateful 10 all
who vote for me. and | will do all in
my power TO be worthy of their conf.
deuce and support
Hopeful Democrats are watching
Kentucky all over our great country,
and victory for Democrats in Ken
tucky will probably mean victory for
Democrats in the next Presidential
election
II every Democrat will do his duty
at the November election we will car
ry our State for progress. for good
government and for the Democratic
ticket by 10000 majority