The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-09-13

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 adj
vantages, it's development and its ad-
vancement, and therefore. If Ken.
lucky improves, Democracy must be
triumphant in our State.
| 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 l 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,S5269 and
unpaid warrants against the State
amounting in July last to $1,359,502,
bearing per cent interest, / present
the Democratic record of a magnifi-
cent State Capitol, erected and paid
for without any extra tax, and every
Just claim 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. l 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 million of dollars
A 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 1t a State institution, and en-
larged the Agricultural Department so
as to include forestry and immigra-
ton. and established a Normal School
at Frankfort, KY, for colored people,
and made liberal appropriations for
It's maintenance.
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 $277, 1887, or an
average expenditure per year of $751;
1924, as against S29,35916 or an av-
erage expenditure per year of s7,933.79
for the four last years of Governor
Beckham's administration.
Thus it will be seen that the Repub-
lican expenses are nearly ten times az
much for active militia in three years
and half as Democrats expended in
four years.
Since so much has been said in the
newspapers about expenditures for ac-
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 | was Governor there was
expended for the active militia $780,
401.68, 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
State paid to the Lieutenant Governor
for that period $402, while the pres
ent Republican Governor has been alb
sent from the State 239 days, and
Lieutenant Governor Cox has drawn
for this time $4,256.20 for acting as
Governor, the per diem being $3.50,
and Governor Wilson drawing the
same amount for the same 239 days.
The record also shows that the thir-
teenth section of the last Republican
platform adopted in 1907 prolni 'ej
that If put in power Republicans would
reduce the taxes to the lowest posi-
BILE rate consistent with an efficient al,
ministration of the State govern.
ment." More than three years and a
half of the Republican administration
has passed and we have not heard
anything more about the proposed re-
duction in taxes. The people, how.
ever, have felt a movement Of the op-
posite character. There has been nc
direct increase In the tax rate, but II
was necessary to raise money to pay
the increased expenses inaugurated
by Republicans, and they have resort
ed to an indirect method Of raising
the rate. The Republican State Board
Of Equalization increased the valua
ton of property as turned in from the