The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-07-07

In submitting my candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for the ONCE OF
Lieutenant Governor Of Kentucky 70 De
voted for in the primary to he helu on
August Z, 1916. | ask the support ana IN
nuence Of Democratic voters Of our party.
l believe the principles enunciated IN the
DemocTs tic national platform of 1917 ana
in the Kentucky Democratic PLATFORM OF
1911 to be the supreme law of the party,
as expressions of the will OF the minority
until changed by the party In convention
believe that the only just government
derives its policy from the consent of the
governed. That public officials are serv-
ants, not masters, OF the people. De.
lieve in the greatest degree Of Individual
liberty that is consistent with the welfare
OF society. ! heartily indorse the REVISION
Of the tariff dOwnwardS-in fact, all tne
acts of the National Administration and
especially the course of that greatest of
living Democrats-the Hon. Woodrow
Wilson-in dealing with the European
situation and in his efforts to insure
our national peace at all costs save at
the expense Of our national honor, ana
be.ye = he duty Of every good c, rss
regardless of party utilization.
] heartily commend the present admin
tstration In Kentucky for its efforts to
redeem. and in redeeming. the pledges
made to the people In the Democratic
platform of 1911. in the enactment OF a
direct primary law to insure fair elections
In Kentucky and that any man might
submit his claims for office to the voters
am in favor of the extension and bet
terment of the schools of Kentucky so
that the children Of people In ali walks
OF life may receive that degree of educa
ton that will put them on an equal foot
Ing with the children and youth Of that
State now affording the best educational
advantages In the battle Of life. ! APP
prove of the women of Kentucky, TO
whose hearts this subject is especially
dear. voting in all school elections.
! favor laws to destroy all corrupt lob
bying in Kentucky.
favor removing the prisons of Ken
governing prisoners. looking to their re-
form. and in accordance with the advance
thought of the day on this subject.
! am for an ecOr mic administration
of the government. ,de abolition of use
less offices and that same degree of care
in the expenditure of the peoples money
as j. exercised in private life; for the
liquidation of the State debt and believe
that State, like an individual. should
live within its income.
! favor the constitutional amendment
for a change in the method of taxation in
Kentucky to the end that all property
shall bear it's just proportion of taxation,
and that capital may be invited to the
State to help develop our wonderful nat
ural resources and be assured of square
deal; that II may know from laws in adj
vance just what il may expect and that
II will not have to get into politics to
avoid being taxed to death, and also that
1t can not expect by political influence to
avoid it's just burden of the expenditure
nee. ssary to operate the government
! favor the enactment of laws permit
ting cooperation among farmers and
among all classes of labor sufficient to
procure fair markets for their products
and to prevent the encroachment of mo-
nopoly on their rights
| am in full accord with the spirit of
road building and Improvement that is