Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-31

idle In the Treasury as reserve FUND
or deposited in the big banks. but II
is now loaned to the farmer upon rea'
sonable rates upon good agricultural
securities.
The Antitrust Measure.
The Trades Commission and Clayton
bills recently enacted supplement and
elucidate the Sherman Antitrust Law
and compel fair play and fair competi
ton by both big and little business
and place ban on private monopoly.
The Issues Stated. 7
The electorate of Kentucky will be
called upon at the ensuing November
Senators, and Representative in Con-
gress from each of the eleven Con.
gressional Districts In the State. The
all important question and paramount
issue is not SO much the personnel OF
the candidates for these Offices, as 1t
is whether the people will give Wood.
row Wilson and the Democratic Ad-
ministration the encouragement OF
their endorsement BY elsct!pg Demo.
Gratis to assist and uphold the hands
Of The President in fgrther carrying
Gut his great program OF constructive
Legislation SO propitlously inaugurated,
In behalf OF the American People; or
whether they will rebuke him by elect
ing the Republican or Bull Moose can
didates to criticise, to tbwart, and to
condemn, IL possible, every Democratic
measure, and thus turn back the hands
of progress.
The Importance Of Governor Beck
hams Election.
And I'm this connection, / want to
say that relatively the election OF Gov
ernor Beckham Is vastly more I'M
portant to Kentucky and to the Demo-
cratic Party, than my own. IL elected
my term can only be until March, L.
1915, while Governor Beckham's Is for
six years He and Senator James will
continue throughout the term OF the
President, and with the able and pa
triotic Democratic delegation repre-
senting Kentucky In the House OF
Representatives land | want to say
to you here that they are the equal
OF any delegation representing any
state of the Union) will assist In car
rying to completion the program OF
constructive legislation, as mapped out
by our own President, embracing many
more wise measures. In order to in
sure their passage he must needs have
| a safe working majority In botn
Houses Of Congress.
Shall President Wilson Be Fndorsed
This Is not the time for party
differences and dissentions. There
must be a closing up Of all the ranks
all along the line and a solid front
presented to the common enemy
/ Democracy, now IN the ascendancy
must not be retarded in its onward
march to complete victory. The is
sues In this campaign are simple AND
clear cut. Shall Woodrow Wilson
one of the cleanest. ablest and mos
flmanely constructive Presidents tAa
even filled the office. be endorsed O
condemned? Now that the people, tn
plain people, have at last come int
their own and have torn from III
greedy grasp of mOnopOlies and trust
the reins OF government, will you vot
TO hand them back again? are yOI
willing to consgn to their care an,
keeping this government, 50 tina
their reactiGuary u'ust-fostering, an,
trust suriching policies shall be per
petuased and the interests Of tie PEG
pie ignored as they have been Sd Ion!
under Republican ml5rule.
Are you willing to undo, or to De in
strumental in undoing what the peopl
have so long waited for and voted 70
and prayed for, an administrator
honest enough, wise enough, an
strong enough to aid and protect tn
! humblest citizen in his struggle 70
life liberty and happiness? An ad
= ministrdtion that is not dominated an
= controlled by tine trusts?
) You haven't the time to listen II
p II had the time to tell you in deta
: Of, all tae wise legislation which you
great President, with the aid or
l Democratic Congress, has been INSTR
l mental in placing upon the statut
: books ia your behalf. These DEM
3 cratic measures, carrying out the d.
clarations Of the Democratic platfori
have been so fair and honest and wis
= and fraught with such incalculab
! benefit and protection TO the people
g the nation as a whole, that the r
e publican Party has been disappointe
!. dazed and amazed The strenuous ar
|. frantic efforts which the represent
r. tives OF that party have put forth
It attempting to secure some excuse
V offer to the people to vote for them,
is positively amusing, not to say lu'
d crous. They first began their old, o
lie story, which they have sung so Ion
is Of commercial depression, predietll
ID paralysis OF business, bankrupt