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

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last national Rspublican pIatfoTm to the the
dedication of a Bourbon Republicanism:
We invite the intelligent judgment
ministration of william H Taft .
that legis alton is a record which
any administration might appeal with
of history"
And then, far removed from the very
echoes of his last utterance. facing those
who have spewed from their mouths the
going and invertebrate Taft, and
who still worship their idol of the Big
Stick, the only and strenuous Teddy. i'm
agine the same Edwin P. Morrow de-
I'VE reaffirm our answering alleg-
lance to our greatest champion, Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Such a principle makes party declara-
lions false as dicers oaths."
A covenant with the people, "a solemn
contract under the great seal of the
commemorative '-No. Not a pledge. but
frap Not Ss,t far thn of reform but
while you wait. Oh, the old elephant is
down with senile debility, the Bull Moose
is up for repairs and out of the ruins
of the discarded carcasses of these i'm
potent beasts despairing Republicanism
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, do
really care, but ! am on my way to a
candidacy after ALL
Mr.. Morrow arraigns the last Demo-
cratic administration for a willful breach
of covenant:
That in violation of a promise of ere
trenchment and REFORM, that we have
been guilty of 'wanton, useless and reck-
less extravaganza" resulting in IAN
empty Treasury and a bankrupt State"
Morrow scame into paF Control SaS of M fhc
three branches of the government jan
uary 1, 1912. On this day there were
the Treasury amounting in round fig
ures to S560,000. On August 81, 1915.
there were outstanding against the
State unpaid Understanding warrants
amounting to $3,275,OO0.
He therefore assumes the State to be
$3,275,O00 in debt, an inference absolute
ly unwarranted by the record and reach
ed by an artful juggling of figures I'M
worthy of my distinguished opponent.
States revenues collected during the last
three months of the year. while the run
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
If not millions, the amount then on hand
farmer having an annual income. say,
of $4,000, the major portion of which is
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. If
however. this does not exceed the income
which he might reasonably anticipate
from the sale of his products, it can not
be truthfully said that he is in debt OF
improvident and bankrupt The unfair
ness of artfully selecting a time when
IS per cent of the States expenses hav-
Ing been incurred; with practically al
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.
1912, the outstanding warrants against
his administration amounted in round
figures to s56o.0O0. and yet on August 81
ningly chosen by Mr.. Morrow the Re-
publican party faced a deficit of ST.
los, 2O9.3.
In order that we may form an accurate
estimate OF the relative efficiency and
economy of the present administration
and it's Republican predecessor, it is only
both for identical periods.
The present Democratic administration
came into power January /, 1912, and
has, therefore, been in control three years
and eight months, /. e., from January l.
1912, to August 81, 1915. To make a fair
comparison between the two administra-
tions, we must take the same relative
period of time for both as a basis OF
comparison: that is, the Democratic ad-
ministratton from January l. 1912, to
August 81, 1915. and the Republican ad-
ministration from January 6, 1908, to Au-
gust 81, 1911.
The following table shows the COM
two administrations for Identical periods:
Republican Administration from January
6, 1908, to August 81, 1911.
receipts from all sources. S23, 097, 1928. Al