The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-06-10
Green Clay Makes Statement

Ocratic nomination Tor NepIeSeii'
tative from Madison county in
the next General Assembly of
Kentucky, | think it proper to
outline to the citizens of Madison
the principles and aims that will
govern my actions if elected a
member of the law making body
of our state.
Twas born and raised on a farm
in this county near Foxtown, am
forty-one years old and have voted
the straight Democratic ticket at
every election, both local and ma
tional, since my twenty-frst birth
day. Was educated in the COM
mon schools and the High School
at Ann Arbor, Mich, Central
University, Richmond, KY, and
graduated from the Law Depart
ment of Columbian University,
Washington City. For four years
practiced law in Richmond, Ky.
and am now member of the
Bar here, though | have not been
in active practice for many years.
My business interests are now,
and have been for several years,
centered entirely in farming on a
part of the old home place near
the Jacks Creek pike. | am a
heavy tax payer in this county
and the interests of every farmer
and worker in Madison are the
same as mine. 1t will be my aim
to do away with every expendi
ture of public money wherever
possible consistent with good
government. | am heartily OPP
posed to any extravaganza in
public office or appropriation Of
money where it can be avoided.
am well aware that the farm
er, laborer and small business
man has not been justly consid-
cred heretofore by our law max
ers. This condition of things |
shall endeavor to remedy to the
end that no special privilege or
exemption from the burden of
government shall be granted to
or allowed any man or body of
men. | shall work towards an
equalization of taxes on the part
of every citizen of the state so
that the protection and benefits
of good government will be al
lotted to all of us in equal proper.
ton. shall endeavor to see that
every business interest in Ken
lucky toes the line of strict justice
and conformity with legal obliga-
tons set forth in the Statutes.
will so further than that. If the
laws now in force do not hold
every man to a strict adherence
to justice | shall try to amend
those lax laws or pass new ones
that will hold him in obedience
to the will of the majority. There
must be strict equality before the
law.
There will be no effort on my
part to cripple or hold back bust
ness progress in any line, but
there will be no undue advantage
taken if | Can prevent it. At the
same time my every effort will be
towards the uplifting of the social
and moral standard of our citizen
ship, knowing as | do that only
through moral and social adj
vancement will we gain peace
and comfort and happiness.
1t would be impossible at this
time to state definitely what will
be the exact stand taken by your
Representative on any particular
bill before the House until that
bill is created, but ! believe this
short statement will outline what
my attitude will be in case you
see fit to allow me the honor OF
representing you.
Finally, in asking the support
of every Democrat in Madison
county in this most important
election, | will refer you, in all
sincerity, to the many good PEG
pie in Madison who know me in
timately as to my qualifications
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