The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-08-18

will protest them from the greed and
oppression of the trusts and monopolies
of the country, which are the direct
fruit of Republican legislation.
Sec. 1--we favor such wise and con-
sentative laws as will encourage road |
and bridge building in Kentucky, and
we favor reasonable State aid for the |
construction of roads and bridges, but
only on condition that each county or
local community, which is primarily
benefited, shall first do it's part and dis
charge it's duty to itself in this regard
Sec. 1--we favor the creation, re-
moved from politics of Department
of Banking, providing for competent
inspection of all of our State financial
institutions and similar to the system
now existing for national banks.
Sec. live favor the enactment of
such wise laws as will put into effect
all sections and provisions of the State
Constitution, and We declare that we
are in favor of the enforcement of all
laws.
Sec. 18-We favor the enactment of
wise laws for the protection from acct
dent and injury of all laborers engaged
in hazardous employments, and we
favor a wise conservative law regulat-
ing the arbitration of labor strikes and
disputes.
Sec. 1--we favor law prohibiting
peonage and female alave traffic regar-
less of color.
Sec. 20 We are opposed to all mobs
and lynchings and we are in favor of
imposing the severest penalty possible,
under our Constitution on all officers
who fail to protest prisoners intrusted
to their keeping.
Sec. 21-The Democratic party has
always been the party of religious as
well as civil liberty in Kentucky and in
the republic. 1t refers with pride to
noble and consistent record on this i'm
portant question, so dear to every
| true American heart" We are in full
accord, both in letter and in spirit,
with the teachings of Thomas Jeffer-
son, the founder of our party, on this
question and with the provision of our
State and Federal Constitutions, and
we are unalterably opposed to raising
any religious test as qualification for
holding any Office in the State or nation
/ Sec. 22-We favor the nomination
and election Of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people.
Sec. 23-We denounce and are oppos-
ed to Cannonism or one-man power in
all representative assemblies, whether
it be in the Congress or in representa-
tive conventions. We favor the rule
of the people.
!. Sec. 24-On the platform of princi-
Piles and on the aims and purpose of
our party in the State and in the Nation
we appeal to all Kentuckians, irrespec-
tive of previou political affiliations, who
are proud of the past and desire still
more prosperous, more progress 81 e
present and future, for all our people,
to support our magnificent State ticket
including our nominee for the United
States Senatorship, and our nominee
for General Assembly and for other
offices.
Sec. 25-Conclusion. In conclusion
, we call the attention of Kentucky tC
the fact that Democratic principle: are
triumphant in the nation and in almost
every State and that the Republican
party everywhere is processing to a
dept Democratic principles in its plat
form, but we warn them that the Re
publican's of this State have placed in
their platforms some progressive Dem
ocratic doctrines, not with a view tt
: carry them out or to attempt to carry
them out in good faith, in the improb
able event of their success at the poll:
next November, but only for the pres
ent purpose of catching votes and de
ceiving the people so that they may
get the office and employments thereof
The broken promises of the present Re
7 publican State and National Admins
2 trations as we'll as the entire history o.
the Republican party is sufficient tt
convince all fair-minded citizens of the
insincerity of the Republican party
and that it is not the party of thu
a people; while on the other hand, thu
record and history of the Democratic
. party in the nation and the State con
clusively establish its devotion to dut1
and its purpose in good faith to redeem
all platform pledges made to the peopl'
J.C. w. BECKHAM, State-at-larg
H. A. SOMMERS, State-a t-large;
il DENNY P. SMITH First district;
r S. w. HAGER. Second district;
BENT. PERKINS, Third district;
w. C. MONTGOMERY Fourth dis.
]. A. SULLIVAN, Eighth district;
r M. F. CONLEY, Ninth district;
v JNO. C. C. MAYO, Tenth district;
S. B. DISHMAN, Eleventh district;
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