The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-08

SecLlOn Oppose changing SCHOOL
6ooks.-We favor the furnishing OF
common school text books to the peo
pie at the least cost consistent with
good quality. but we are opposed tc
any sweeping change in the adoption
of text books at the end of any fixed
period. and we favor an amendment
to the present Text Book Commission
Law so as to provide for gradual
change in the adoption of text books
when a change is deemed necessary
instead of changing the entire series
at the end of any fixed or stipulated
period. or in any one year.
Section Primary Election Law
We heartily approve the law requiring
the nomination of State, County and
Federal officers by a direct vote OF
ments as will perfect the existing law
and we unqualifiedly condemn the Re
publican party for its effort as de
clared in its platform to- restore boss
rule by denying to the people the right
to select their own candidates by
direct vote of the people.
Section S.-Anti-Trust Laws.-We
favor the enactment of such laws as
will prevent the formation of trusts
and monopolies.
Section 9.-Inerease in Power OF
Railroad Commission.-We favor the
enactment of a law which will in.
crease the scope of the authority of
the Railroad Commission so as to give
them power to regulate other public
service corporations.
Section 10.-Workmen's Compensa-
tion.-We favor a law compromising
workmen for injuries received in
course of their employment which will
be alike just to the employer and en-
ploye.
Section 11.-Corrupt Practices Act.
We favor the enactment of a strin-
gent Corrupt Practices Act.
Section laid to Farmers Asso-
ciation.-We earnestly favor legisla-
ton fostering and encouraging every
form of Legitimate cooperation among
farmers and planters in the protection
of their product and for obtaining and
establishing favorable market condi-
tons.
Section 13.-Anti-Pass.-We favor
the enactment of a law which will
prohibit any railroad, steamboat or
other common carrier from giving a
free pass orr passes to any State, dis
trict, city, town or county officer or
member of the General Assembly, or
any Judge or any member of the fam
lily of such official. or from selling any
such official or a member of his family
| ticket or tickets at a reduced rate
| not common to the public, and pro-
hibiting any such official from accept
ing free pass or passes, or from &C
| cepting a ticket or tickets at a re
duced price not common to the pub
lie, and prescribing heavy penalties
against any corporation, association
joint stock company, partnership OF
individual who shall violate its pro
visions.
Section 1.-The Tax Amendment
We favor the adoption of the tai
amendment to the Constitution to be
voted upon at the regular November
election.
Section 15.-ReVision of Tax Laws
We favor a wide revision of oul
tax laws so as to equitably distribute
the burdens of taxation among the
taxpayers of the State.
/ Section 16.-Lobbyists.-W believe
that no government, State or national
should be privately owned or privately
controlled, and that the practice Of
solicitation by politicians and lobby
| lists of aid from particular groups Oh
| business interests on the understand
ing. explicit or implied, that the frs
| care of the government must be fol
these particular interests, is destruc
| tive of every principle of free ant
honest government. We unqualifedly
condemn the practices of the secret
and corrupt lobbyist and pledge the
party to a determined effort to eradi
cate these pernicious and baneful in
| fuences from the legislative assem-
blies by the enactment of stringent
laws with severe penalties against the
| secret use of money or the promise Of
political preferment conditioned upo
! the betrayal of the public interests Dy
| public servants.
| Section ITO Prevent Trachoma
We commend the action of the las
National Democratic Administration il
| its humane and laudable endeavor Il
| prevent blindness, and especially the
work done in Eastern Kentucky fol
the prevention and the cure of the
dreaded eye disease, trachoma. An.
we advise the efficient cooperation
of the State of Kentucky with the
| United States Public Health Service il
| the cure and prevention of trachoma
also the protection of the eyesigh
of children.
Section 1S.-county Unit Plank
The Democratic party has been anC
is the sincere and earnest champion
of all legislation intended for the
moral as we'll as the material al
vancement of the State. To it. an,
to it alone, is due the Legislation
which gives to each county in the
State the absolute control over the
vending of spirituous liquors, and NJ
| county should be deprived. by an,
outside interference. of the right t.
determine this matter for itself.
We reafiirm and reassert our un
qualified approval of the present Coun
ty Unit Law and of the declaration o.
the Democratic party in the conven
ton of August Is. 1911, pledging ths
party~to it's adoption. This Act ha,
been strengthened by carefully con
sidered amendment, and the field o
its operation enlarged so that eacl
Of the counties in the State may de
termine for itself whether the sale o
alcoholic beverages may be licensed
Or prohibited, and embodies the full
and final Judgment of the legisIativ,
| and executive branches of the govern
ment- 1t has been interpreted and
fits constitutionality established by the
courts, and we approve of its rigid
and thorough enforcement in letter
and in enfrif aud condann ouv offor,