The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-09-29

which shah permit party nomination.
without regard to the party Affiliations
we favor" says this party, amend
ments to the State law permitting ant
encouraeing nominations OF the same
candidate by the different parties"
! have long suspected that certain Re.
publican leaders were prone to practice
this Janus faced diplomacy but I hardly
change artist TO play his "Dr. Jeky
and Mr.. Hyde" politics in the very pres.
ence OF the people.
Let us suppose that such platform
existing law. what would be the RESULT
/ The various parties have made their plat
forms which Mr.. Morrow says are a sol
emn covenant and when adopted by the
people have the binding effect OF Con
tract sealed with the great Seal OF the
commonwealth" AS the nominee OF both
factions Of his party he would necessarily
find himself committed to two platforms
Let US Imagine him speaking TO stand
pat audience on the platform for which
p, ne prIrsss n such profound Eevsrence and
ience. He would doubtless edify his adj
mirers with the statement that he pro-
poses TO preserve and enforce the County
Unit law now upon the statute books.
Fellow citizens, says Mr.. Morrow lis
/ IL not my covenant. my solemn contract.
signed With the great seal Of the COM
I'VE now declare our continued ad :
herence to the County Unit law. and
we do hereby endorse the present Coun-
" Unit law Of Kentucky and pledge
ourselves TO Its strict and rigid en-
forcement"
The next day we find him upon the
other platform surrounded by admiring
Moosers and declaring: us II not my par
TVS covenent, solemn contract signed
with the great seal OF the commonwealth
THE Progressive party Of Kentucky
pledges itself to submit to a vote OF
the state, an amendment to our State
Constitution forever prohibiting the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors in Ken
Support me, brave Moosers, for you
have a solemn contract. sealed with the
great seal OF the commonwealth" that
the County Unit shall be sent to the ding
bow vows and State wide prohibition en-
forced. and that without delay.
On the following day the Republican
assure his friends in the large cities who
are somewhat uneasy about this Woman
Suffrage agitation. that the Republican
Party Party positively refuses to state its po-
Expressly reservfng the right OF all
kepublicans to vote upon the question
OF Woman Suffrage as they see ft."
And the presto! change my handsome
and accomplished opponent back in the
Bun Moose camp. the idol of the ladies'.
ne assures the cheering suffragists that
I'VE Moosers he and she alike
Desire to reiterate our belief in the
Just principles of Woman Suffrage, and
urge upon the next Legislature to sub
init the question to the voters of Ken
This, they are told, is not an idle utter
ance. but solemn covenant made to be
kept by ''us Progressives.' a contract
wealth."
But worse, and last Of all. imagine my
gifted and distinguished friend, proud OF
his stalwart Republican forbears and
Of the great standpatters who have add
ed luster to his honored name Imagine
MIN quoting again the language of the
last national Republican platform to the
delectation OF Bourbon Republicanism:
We invite the intelligent judgment
OF the American people upon the adj
ministration of William II. Taft
any administration might appeal with
confidence h. to the favorable judgment
echoes Of his last utterance, facing those
who have spewed from their mouths the
easy-going and invertebrate Taft, and
who still worship their idol Of the Big
Stick. the only and strenuous Teddy, Inn
agine the same Edwin p. Morrow de-
claring:
I'VE reaffirm our answering alleg-
lance to our greatest champion, Theo-
Such principle makes party declara-
lions false as dicers' oaths."
A covenant with the people, "a solemn
contract. under the great seal Of the
mo. Not a pledge. but
a trap. Not a promise of reform, but
delusive bait for the unwary, changed
down with senile debility, the Bull Moose
Is up for repairs and out of the ruins
OF the discarded carcasses of these i'm
would construct hybred monster upon
which to ride into office. a sort OF bull
o-moosephant." half reactionary and half
progressive, Janus-headed emblem.
with one blinking face, to the dawn and
one sombre countenance turned toward
the setting sun. This new adversary of
Democracy. Progressive and Reactionary,
bound to conflicting platforms. may truth
fully say to the people OF Kentucky: 81
don't know where l am going, nor do I
really care, but | am on my way to a
JOB. anf tina, is the real purpose of my
Mr.. Morrow arraigns the last Demo-
cratic administration for willful breach
of covenant
That in violation Of a promise of .'re-
trenchment and REFORM" that we have
been guilty OF wanton. useless and reck-
less extravaganza" resulting in IAN
THE Democratic party" says Mr..
Morrow. came into control of the
three branches Of the government jan
uary ]. 1912 On this day there were
outstanding unpaid warrants against
the Treasury amounting In round fig
ures to s56O.000. On August 81, 1915.
there were outstanding against the
State unpaid interest bearing warrants
amounting TO 1921, 000
He therefore assumes the State to be
81. zoe In debt, an inference absolute
ly unwarranted by the record and reach
ed by an artful Juggling OF figures. un-
worthy OF my distinguished opponent
As is well known. nearly all the
States revenues collected during the last
three months of the year. while the rum
ming expenses OF the Government are
about the same, one month with another,
SO that however free from debt the State
may be at the end OF the year. on the
last OF August or the first Of September.
its outstanding obligations will neces-
sarily exceed by hundreds OF thousands,
II not millions. the amount then on hand
to meet these obligations. Just as a
farmer having an annual income. say,
OF $4,000. the major portion Of which is
derived from the sale OF tobacco or corn,
and other products In the fall and winter,
would probably find on the first OF July
that his indebtedness exceeds by several
hundred dollars his cash on hand. II.
however, this does not exceed the income
which he might reasonably anticipate
from the sale OF his products, II can not
be truthfully said that he is In debt or
improvident and bankrupt. The unfair
ness OF artfully selecting a time when
rs per cent OF the States expenses hav-
Ing been incurred. with practically all
Its revenues uncollected, Is abundantly
Illustrated by applying the same test
TO the Republican administration OF
which Mr.. Morrow speaks In such glow
ing terms. He SAYS that on January l.