Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-30
No marty proposes TO do for the peo.

OUltteu, you may huOW WIN ioabSh-
able certainty what the same party
Is about to do to them. Thus II will
be seen there is an endless conflict
between the advocates Of honest gov.
eminent and these emissarles OF plum.
der and privilege, who come to party |
leaders like Nicodemus by night, in.
sisting upon silence and n covert un.
Outstanding to commit the r'rty to
no policy which may result in the
punishrcL. - talh crimes or the pro.
lection Of the public.
The platform OF a political party has
an infinitely greater significance than
| the utterances OF its candidate. One
Ia the solemn covenant Of the many
| thousands OF men and the other 10
perchance the private opinion OF a
single individual.
Analysis Of the Republican Platform.
For that reason, shall In the very
beginning, call your attention to a
brief analysis OF the declarations upon
which all the candidates OF the Re.
publican Party stand and which has
been described by the head OF the
ticket as his party's WORD OF honor"
which when accepted by the SUI.
frage OF the people to whom II is
given, becomes solemn contract
sealed with the great seal OF the
Commonwealth. 49, A covenant
with the people OF Kentucky"
What covenant has Mr.. Morrow or
his party made to protect the State
from the miners and sappers" Of
every form OF free government and
honest endeayor7 Search II, and from
beginning to end. from Alpha TO One
ga, there Is not line, not word,
not n syllable against Invisible gov.
eminent" not a pledge TO the people
TO cleanse the Legislature OF corrup-
ton or the corruptonist. not a sem
blance Of an anti-lobby plank or an
antitrust declaration. Why In the
name OF reason and justice and com.
mon sense, did not my distinguished
opponent who was present when that
platform was reported. arise In that
Convention and say then as he says
now, "the Third House Is stIll greater
than the peoples house: still throws
upon u IS dark and damning shadow
while open graft and brazen lobby.
Ing Is charged by Keutucky's great.
est Democratic edltor2" Why did he
utter no warning that such an omis.
sion would be- regarded as the eyi.
deuce Of inexcusable ignorance or the
badge OF cowarduess aud Of shame ?
lie calls a Democratic Legislature to
task for falling TO pass an antl.lobby
bin. but neither he nor his party Offer
10 the people one ray OF hope that IN
the event Of his election he will sug,
gest or VIII enact, such law.
Invlslble Government.
The Democracy OF kentucky. pure
and indebted. has declared war upon
this monstrous thing. Invisible Gov
I eminent Elihu Root on the same
a day In the very citadel Of privilege
D and plumber admitted;
i Both parties are alike; all par
8 ties are alike The system extends
Q through all assert thi.
J. peryerslon OF democracy. this rob
bing OF democracy Of lis yirllity car
o be changed as truly as the system
4 under which Walpol0 governed "a,
n Commons OF England by bribery. a.
truly a. the atmosphere which madt
. the Credit Moblller scandal possible
In the Congress Of the United State
& and has been blown away by a,
force Of public opinion.
=
= We can take this one step tovar,
!. not robblng the people Of their pa
II In government but toward robbln
@ an irresponsible autocracy Of its In
Il defeusihle and unjust and undemC
T. cratic control OF government. an
II restoring II 10 the people to be q,
i erclsed by tho men OF their oholc
y and their control"
From the north woods 10 the Evel
II gladcs Of Florida and from Cape Ma
u TO the Golden Gate from the valley
" to tho mountain tops, the length an
n. breadth Of the land Is filled with vha
o. Mr.. Root has we'll described as N
deep and sullen and longoontInue
ii resentment az being governed by me
" not Of the peoples choosing"
IN II was war upon invisible govern
te ment'. II was the declaration Of IN
Ut new freedom. inspiring trumpet
re call. that made the eloquent sclol
=. master Of New Jersey first IT, Go,
n. ernor and then the President OF N
liz United States The exposure Of mi
n. hidden and abomlnable thing hy m
st courageous representatives Of the pc
I'd pie has been the browning glory
". the 63rd Congress, rich as II Is
achievement and historic IN grel
Il. tasks nobly done, There Is hut on
or State In the Union that can boast
al n dozen intelligent men and but OF
n. party on earth. that possesses pollt
gn can organization which Is either I
lie norant OF the existence OF invisih
We government or too corrupt or too co,
,ir ardly to say anything about it-tht
an party Is the Republican Party Of u
IN. State OF Kentucky, and the dozen m,
&c are the Committee on Resolution
is which, on the 18th Of last June. wro
nd the platform upon which Mr.. MORO
en- stands.
Ity During more than a decade In the pu
- lie service, the best years ~ my ne ha
ne I freely given IN fchttp,s thIs aRnv,tp,1