The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-01-22
S'anIey's Announc. ment for Gov
ern0r.


Senator and was defeated in the
primary last August by Senator
elect j. C.. w. Beckham, on Monday
announced himself as candidate
for governor of Kentucky. He
strikes an attitude before the foot
lights in the usual Stanleyesque
style and without regard to fact.
or fgures-as usual-issues an ad.
dress to the people Of Kentucky in
announcement of his candidacy.
Simmered down, his three chief
points are, first that the State
Board Of Valuation and Assessment
which fixes the amount of taxes the
railroads and other corporations
must pay on their franchises, must
be free from control of politicians !;
second. he declares himself against
rotation III office and third, he de-
livers gratuitouS attack on Percy
llaly, who was Beckham's CAM
paisn manager III the recent sena-
torial race and is private citizen.
The Interior Journal would ask
its readers to just casually glance
at the three powerful CD arguments
which Stanley advances why he
should he nominated and elected
governor of Kentucky.
In the first instance, his sugges.
tons regarding the State Board Of
Valuation and Assessment, Of
which Auditor Henry Bosworth and
Treasurer Tom Rkea are two prin-
cipal members are entirely unjusti-
FLED. This board, during the past
four years especially, has been ah-
olutely free from control Of any
sort. 1t has the unusual record of
having almost doubled the taxes up
on the big railroad companies Of
the state. with Il view Of helping lift
the tax burden off the real estate
owner. And the railroads are fight
ing this action Of the State Board
through every court and will even
90 to the Supreme Court Of the
United States in opposition to its
action. How would Mr.. Stanley sng-
"est that this boards record could
ne improved upon?
his argument against rotation in
Office, seems to us to come with par
ticularly bad grace from such Il
chronic Office seeker and holder as
the retiring congressman. Stanley
has been i'll Congress from the sec
ond district for something like six
teen years, we believe it is. Before
ms term as congressman expired he
became candidate for United
States Senator, and absented himself
from his duties at Washington al
most a year in making that race,
meanwhile continuing to draw his
salary from the people for which
he Was rendering very little service.
Defeated for senator, and while yet
congressman, he is now a candi-
date for another office. "Rotatinn
in office"-Rats He's the worst Of
them all.
Now in regard to Percy Haly
who is not candidate for anything
though many Of his friends want
him to bc-and has never asked any
Office of the people of Kentucky.
SANKEY'S still ranking over The
trimming that Haly helped to give
HIM in the senatorial primary. Let
him show. if he can-and he cannot
90 in what way Haly has ever stood
against the welfare Of the people.
an,! on the side of the interests.
Let Stanley tell where he himself
was III the memorable fight to place
the McChord railroad law on the
statute books of kentucky, which
tight began with the martyred Goe-
l>l. and ended when Beckham sign
cd the law. Where was the Wanted
Stanley during that fight against
corporate aggression? He was in
public life at the time, running for
some Office or another. Did he ever
go to Frankfort, and assist in the
fight against the tremendous rail
road lobby that sought to defeat
this bill? Did he ever use his inllul
ence in any way to put it on the
statute books? Not that ANYBODY
ever heard of. And, on the other
hand where was Percy Haly? Right
there beside William Goebel, and his
trusted lieutenant, when he began
this fight. and right on the battle
ground on the side of the people,
and against the railroads and cor
porations. until the fight had been
won and the bill, which gave the
Railroad Commission power to con-
troll the rates of the railroads. had
become a law.
Look, at another big fight for the
people and their interests, and let's
see where this Stanley, the self
styled champion of the peoples
rights, was at the time? A bill was
introduced, the Chinn bill, we be-
lieve it was, to give the children of
the state cheaper school books.
That great trust, The American