The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-22

s. Tayior IN resrsuns with All the power
at his command the usurption of the Of
at this good hour never a word to say
in commentator either of the Repub-
lican national or State administrations
Looking back over an era OF criminal
ton and recrimination. of folly, failure,
perfidy and ruin in national affairs, and
Of force, violence. bloodshed and in
Government, the silence of this party, or
its wise refusal to mention with approval
is, in effect, a pathetic appeal to the
people of Kentucky to let 1.-The dead past
bury it's dead" and to forget the blum
ders of those whom even their friends
dare not defend.
Republican Reputation Of PLATFORM
Pledges.
The Democrats of Kentucky will not
soon forget that in 1908 this party in a
solemn platform declaration fercely ar
raigned Democratic executive for exer-
cising the pardoning power to subserve
certain effect of encouraging crime by
virtually rendering criminals of Demo-
cratic faith immune from punishment.
In 1908 this same party was not warm
in the saddle before its Republican Gov
ernor brazenly proceeded to commit the
crime 1t had solemnly denounced and to
do the dastardly deed from which by
necessary inference he was forever bound
to abstain; liberating assassins. whose
with a pail of sorrow and believed the
eyes and crimsoned the cheeks of brave
of shame, acts that have appalled, the
conscience of the world, and today in
their a1e9 f0Ie1 and
Powers were all turned loose red handed
and secure, and a Republican Governor.
with IAN eye of parchment and a cheek
of stone" deliberately dared to do the
thing his party had solemnly damned
in order that he and his kind might Sub
with the certain effect of encouraging
crime by virtually rendering criminal of
av,N Cote fro CHI
ment."
Platforms.
1t may be that the nominee of the Re-
sentiment which he has SO gracefully ex-
pressed. In that event, he is totally out
Of n with his party ap and Is
non whose representative he is and to
whom, prior to June Is, he delegated the
night to speak for him on various and
iexed public questions. has not hesitated
express its contempt for the validity
AIR. Morrow ..~.--...-e,ed de-
I'VE favor the enactment of a ia.w
which shall permit party nominations
without regard to the party Affiliations
I'VE favor" says this party. amend
ments to. the State law permitting and
encouraging nominations of the same
candidate by the different parties"
have long suspected that certain Re-
this Janus faced diplomacy, but hardly
thought they would compel the quick
change artist to play his DIR. Jekyl
ence of the people.
Let us suppose that such a platform
declaration had the force and effect of
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
he processes such profound reverence and
to which he promises such implicit obed-
ience. He would doubtless edify his ad-
mirers with the statement that he pro-
poses to preserve and enforce the County
Unit law now upon the statute books.
1t not my covenant, my solemn contract,
signed with the great seal of the COM
monwealth,' that
1--WE now declare our continued adj
herence to the County Unit law, and
we do hereby endorse the present Goun-
ourselves to It's strict and rigid en-
forcement"
The next day we find him upon the
other platform surrounded by admiring
Moosers and declaring: "Is 1t not my par
tvs coVenent, a solemn contract signed
with the great seal of the commonwealth
that
1.-The Progressive party of Kentucky
pledges itself to submit to vote of
the State. an amendment to our State
Constitution forever prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors in Ken
lucky"
Support me, brave Moosers, for you
have solemn contract, sealed with the
great seal of the commonwealth" that
the County Unit shall be sent to the ding
bow-wows and Statewide prohibition en-
forced, and that without delay.
On the following day the Republican
nominee will return to the old fold, will
assure his friends in the large cities who
are somewhat uneasy about this Woman
Suffrage agitation, that the Republican
party positively refuses to state it's po-
sition upon that question
Expressly reserving the right of all
Republicans to vote upon the question
of Woman Suffrage as they see fit.'
And the presto! change" my handsome
and accomplished opponent back in the
Bull Moose camp, the idol of the ladies,
he 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
lucky"
This, they are told, is not an idle utter
ance but solemn covenant made to be
kept by "uS Progressives," a contract
under the great seal of the common
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