The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-04-04

Justice of the Peace would not be
detracted from, but its powers for
usefulness in the maintenance of or
der in the various magisterial dis
tricts would be far greater.
Fourth.-The office of county as
SCISSOR should be abolished, and the
duties of that official performed by
men chosen by the County Board OF
Commissioners, for each magisterial
district.
Fifth.-The people Of Ohio county
deserves better roads and we
pledge the candidates who may be
nominated upon this platform If elect
ed, to exercise their utmost powers
to inaugurate a system which shall
bring about this desired end in the
speediest and best possible way.
Sixth.-We pledge our hearty sup
port in behalf of every effort to i'm
prove our schools, for better build
ings, more perfect sanitary conditions
a course in agriculture for every high
school, and an agricultural expert
ment farm located in the county.
Seventh.-Our sympathies are with
the farmers in their efforts to
obtain better prices for their pro-
ducts, and especially do we SYM
pathize with the tobacco growers OF
Ohio county and pledge them our
support in their efforts to maintain
an organization, whereby they
may secure a just reward for the toll
given by them to the production
of this crop. We realize that the
struggle is an unequal one and if nee
essary, we pledge them our support
to secure. Government aid in main
tanning public warehouses, through
which they may hold their tobacco un
til the buyers see fit to accord them
fair treatment.
Eighth.--During the last twelve
months the county has been inn
poverished and actual suffering has
been brought about among the coal
miners on account of slack work,
charged, to the failure OF the railroad
to furnish sufficient cars. in order
that this evil may be remedied we
pledge our candidate for member OF
the House of Representatives to sup
port measure charging the powers
of the State Railroad Commission
and making it the duty of said Com
mission to require all railroads to
furnish a sufficient number of cars,
without discrimination, to handle the
output of coal promptly, that the
miners may have steady work, and
We also pledge our support for any
other wise measure, having for it's
object relief from this intolerable sit
uation.
Ninth.-We condemn the present
Democratic administration of Ken
lucky for it's extravaganza through
increase of salaries. creation of count
less, needless offices, and enormous
appropriations which have resulted
in the largest State debt in many
years, and which is sure to re-
quire an increase in taxation through
some form. We condemn 1t for its
passage of the Confederate pension
bill and it's refusal to pay these
men, many of whose claims have
been proven for months, under the
pretext that the bill is nnconstitution-
al. although having appointed Off
Gals under the act, who are draw
ing their salaries. We condemn 1t
for its failure to place the Penal In
situations of the State under a nom
partisan commission; refusal to pass
= workman's compensation act; a
corrupt practice act; and for lowering
the school per capita. We also con-
denim the unanimous tendency Of the
State officials, from Governor down.
to play politics. by looking ahead
for some other job, instead of look
ing after the vital interests OF the