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

the functions Of the Legislature and
In effect raised the tax rate ...lI
Take Warren County az an example,
In 1910 the Republican state Board
~ EQUALIZATION raised Warren Comfy
u per cent on lands. town lots and
personally. This made raise OF
s7si 092 IN lands, sis0,670 In town lots
and s2i2,i40 In personally. making
total raise for that year on Warren
County property Of si.ts4 202.
For this year 1911. Warren County
was raised 10 per cent on lands. town
lots and personally. making raise
on lands Of t555.106. on town lots s3s3.
26S. and on personally OF sib7 Goi. or
a total raise on the property % the
county Of si,0i6.Ocs. thus making a
total raise for the two years OF
s2.530.27O on the property OF the
county
Az the State tax rate Is so cents
on the 800 II will be seen that this
raise on Warren County for the two
years has added over $4,000 In taxes
paid 10 the state alone. As this raise
also Affects county. city and district
taxes. doubtless the raise caused an
Increase for ali these local purposes
Of more than twice $4,000. as local
rates are probably more than dollar
on the 400 as against 80 cents for
the State rate
80 Il can he stated that for all pur-
poses the citizens Of Warren County
have had 10 pay. In the two years, be.
cause Of these raises, about s5s.ooo
additional taxes
As long AS Kentucky Is a sovereign
State the people VIII hold leading Re
pubicans responsible for the record
they have made In Kentucky when
they brought soldiers to the Capitol
Of the State and made bayonets su.
perlnr 10 law and soldiers superior 10
legislators: when they caused Judges
of the Court OF Appeals and State
Legislators to pass under .bayonets on
the way TO their respective oficlal
duties
When soldiers and ratlinr guns and
esnhons were placed ON the Capitol
grounds. when the duly elected Gov
ernor was cowardly assaselnated and
Republicans made no protest. and
made no EFFORT 10 have the assassips
of The Governor arrested. and when
the assassins oere brought 10 jnstice
and tried and convicted n Republican
Governor pardonol them.
There is nothing clearer In uur
state than that Republicans have no
right t.cuuse Of anything they have
done 20 govern Kentucky They
have bon veished IN the balance and
found WANTING
Republicans Are Endeavorino To o.
vert Attention Of Voters From
Their Record
ono % the principal issues IN this
camrlim S. Shall me Republican
plrtv. With he record In Kentucky
aud IN the United states be- given q
new Jesse OF power by the election OF
Republican candidates 20 the highest
state Offices and thus put upon them
the seal Of approval By the people
and ten tlem 10 renew and revive the
outrHres AMI extravaganza and bur
dcusown taxation which they have up
held and advocated
Republicans are endeayorirg 10 "a
vert attention 90 voters from the uu
paraQo.cd record they have made
both IN the State and the Nation. by
Injecting immatorial irrelevant Of
unsupported issues hoping 10 draw
the people away from main questions
and have the campaign pitched on
side questions | believe the peopl,
have the requisite virtue and intelh
gence 20 rid the politics Of the stat,
OF demoraliZiug and improper In
fuencos. and Democrats will see thai
Republicans are held responsible fol
their acts both in State and In Ma
tioual affairs
Clean Politics and No Bosses or
Machines.
have always been In favor OF clear
politics. and opposed TO bosses. ma
chimes or rings.
when I had the honor 10 be Gov
ernor before. no Republican or any
other man ever charged that there
were bosses. rings or machines at tina
time
Judge ORear. in his speech at Eliz
abethtown. tried to appear as tn,
apostle OF good government and pur,
elections and he spoke at length
about political machines and boss rul,
in Kentucky.
These are strange utterances by 4
Republican who has voted 30 often q
indorse National Republican rule
which has been conspicuous for the
bupppTl VI
ruled Republican States.
When a Republican speaks In favoi
OF clean politics and against machine,
after the record made by the Repub
lican party In Kentucky. Illinois. New
York Pennsylvania. California and IL
Southern States. IL must be re
garded as one OF the wonders OF tn,
present time For years New York. New
Jersey. Massac husetts. Connection
and Ohio were under boss rule anC
machine control until a majority o
the voters determined to overthrow
bosses and machines, and Democrats
and Republicans rose In their majest,
and power and overthrow Republican
rule and placed Democrats In contro
OF the States | have named
know there In no boss rule or ma
chine rule in Kentucky at the presen
time unless II is In the Republican
party. There are some Republican,
who believe there was Republican
machine when the last State Repub
! lican convention was held at Louis
vile. aud the steam roller was ruI
over a worthy ex-Federal soldier an,