Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-09

In submitting my candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for the office OF
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, TO De
voted for in the primary to be held on
August Z, 1915, | ask the support and IN
tiuence of Democratic voters of our party
] believe the principles enunciated IN the
Democratic national platform OF 1872 anu
in the Kentucky Democratic platform OF
1911 to be the supreme law of the party,
as expressions of the Will of the majority
until changed by the party in convention
assembled.
| believe that the only just government
derives it's policy from the consent of the
governed. That public officials are serv-
ants, not masters, of the people / be
ieve 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 the
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. and
believe it the duty of every good citizen
to uphold his hands in the present crisis,
regardless Of party utilization
| heartily commend the present admin
istra ton in Kentucky for its efforts to
"edeem, and in redeeming. the pledges
made to the people in the Democratic
platform of 1911, in the enactment OF Il
direct primary law to insure fair elections
II Kentucky and that any man might
submit his claims for office to the voters.
| ar, ia favor of the extension and bet
terment of the schools of Kentucky so
that the children of people in all walks
of life may receive that degree of educa-
ton that viii 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. | aP-
prove of the women of Kentucky, 20
whose hearts this subject is especially
dear. voting in all school elections.
| favor laws to destroy all corrupt lob
bying in Kentucky.
l favor removing the prisons of Ken
lucky from political and for humane laws
governing prisoners. looking to their re-
form, and in accordance with the advance
thought of the day on this subject.
| am for an economic admins ira ton
of the government, the abolition of use
less offices and that same degree of care
in the expenditure of the peoples money
as is exercised in private life; for the
liquidation of the State debt and believe
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 its 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 a square
deal; that it may know from laws in adj
vance Just what Ii may expect and that
it will not have to get into politics to
avoid being taxed to death, and also that
1t can not expect by political influence 10
avoid its just burden of the expenditure
necessary to operate the government
| favor the enactme-t of laws permit
ting cooperation ar. - farmers and
among all classes of .. or sufficient To
procure fair markets 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