The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-20

permit appropriations to be made with
out means or provision for their pay
ment No fear of offending influential
people, or of injuring his chances for
further political honors, should cause
him to hesitate In courageously dis
charging this duty and in saving the
state from embarrassment. In this
way, during my administration, we
protected the state from deficits and
oebts.
Accomplishment Reviewed
And yet we were able to accom-
Ilish much in the line Of pr grass
and improvement. The new capitol
was built and made ready to be fur
nfshed. The two normal schools were
established and the term Of the pub
lie schools was extended from Ave to
six months; and at no other period
in the states history was so much
ever done for the cause Of education.
All of the state institutions were en-
larged and improved, and new insti-
tutions were established. These things
and others were done, not only with
out increasing the tax rate or borrow
ing money, but while we were actu-
ally paying of the debt inherited from
preceding administrations. Wise and
beneficial legislation was enacted dur
ing that period, in the interest Of the
farmers, the laboring men, and all le-
gitimate classes of our people and
for the commercial and industrial de-
velopment of the state. When the Re-
publican administration came into con-
troll in 1908, and had complete access
to all the records and books for four
years. they were unable, after diligent
search to find anything in all those
eight years of my administration upon
which to base just criticism.
But shall not dwell longer upon
these matters. For the part l may
have had in all Of these achievements,
or for any credit l might deserve. l
leave to the fair and impartial judg
ment of the people of Kentucky.
AS to my position upon national is
sues, believe that, too, is well known
in this state. Since 1896, have fol-
lowed the leadership of Mr.. Bryan and
advocated in every campaign since
then the causes for which he has
stoodN I defended him and his prin-
ciples when they were not so popular
as they are now; and no one has re-
joiced more than have in seeing the
steady growth and complete triumph
of those principles. The people of this
country have never had an ADLER, more
devoted, or more useful leader than
he has been; and it must be of in
finite satisfaction to his patriotic
pride, for him now to see that most
of those reforms. for which he has
so valiantly fought in times OF defeat
and adversely. and against such pow
! erful opposition, have at last become
a part of the organic and statutory
law of the land. 1t Is greater victory
than to have won even the presidency
of the United States.
Always Favored Bryan.
At the Baltimore convention of
1912, voted for him for the chair
manship OF the convention. When he
was defeated for that. was one Of
those who wished to make him chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
But he declined the position of chair
man. 1 stood with him in his work
in framing that platform, and l was
earnestly for the same man whom ne
supported for the nomination for the
Observation-Disclosures Wilson. I am
in hearty accord with the principles of
that platform, and with the policies
and methods of President Wilson and
his administration In redeeming the
promises made in it. like the way
in which the president does his work.
There is nothing of the noisy and
tumultuous dema goguef. about him.
With keen intelligence, with an earn
est patriotism. and with that calm, yet
determined, spirit of the real states
i man, he steadily and unostentatiously
sets about the accomplishment of his
reforms and his purposes; and SO far
he has succeeded marvelously well.
was his supporter for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency for a
| year or more before he was nominal
ed, not only because considered him
the most available candidate to win
in the November election, but also
because / believed he possessed to
An eminent degree those qualities OF
craftsmanship which would enable
him to accomplish, after he was In
Office, the best hopes and ideals OF
progressive Democracy, and to dem
onstrate that platform OF campaign
declaration was not merely an empty
promise to win votes. but solemn
and binding obligation upon the sue
cessful party and its candidates.
shall here call attention to an