Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-30
PAGE SEVEN

poor and the rich alike by law. They
conhscate your estate by law. They
do none OF these things even under the
tyrants plea of the public good or pub
lie necessity. They do all simply to en-
rich themselves personally The sole
base object Is to gorge the individual
with public plumber"
Even II the intelligent citizenship OF
Kentucky should credit the exaggerated
statements Of the Honorable Edwin p.
Morrow, In view Of the huge burden Of
iebt with which Republicanism has sad
died commonwealths in the North, and
he utter devastation OF IFS reign in the
South. the violence, terror and bloodshed
that have marked its wanton and ruth
less course In Kentucky, ! beg you be-
ware OF so desperate a remedy even for
the Ills or which he so loudly complains.
Railroad Fare Bill.
Mr.. Morrow complains that the Demo-
cratic party by Its law making body,
passed 2h-cent railroad fare bill, but
N so doing Joined the state House For
getters Club" and forgot TO insert an
dering It null and void. The record shows
that the President Of the State House
Forgettors Club" is a leading Repub-
Ican, the Honorable f. D. Stone, OF the
Republican, the then Superintendent OF
Public Printing. was its Right Honorable
Secretary. Much is to be forgiven any
Republican who attempts any kind Of
progressive legislation, since he must
Eyide or precedent. Some sweet day
The Historian will record with a COM
miserating smile that one lone Republican
at one time did actually attempt TO write
? bill lowering railroad rates. He did II
bunglingly, OF course but he deserves our
eternal gratitude for ever having attempt.
ca 10 DO II at all. He wrote a headless
thing. It was introduced in that ampu.
tated form, and. taking the usual course,
was referred 20 Republican Superin-
tendent Of Public Printing, who prepared
caption, sort Of artificial head, at,
, tached IT,, sent the bin thus doctored
back TO the House. so that no member
OF that body which Mr. Morrow con-
dennis without reason or warrant ever
: knew the blunders made by the Super
intendent OF Public Printing and the hon
orable but incompetent representative
from the County Of Crittenden. The bill
! was passed In the clbsing hours OF the
, legislative session and then the original
Dill mot the doctOred instrumenO was
enrolled, and its faulty construction was
, only discovered after II was too late 10
remedy the blunders Of the Superinten-
2 dent OF Public Printing and the author
, OF the bill Why Mr.. Morrow shorld
: gratultously assail this purely Repub.
: Forgetters Club" is past my ken.
Z Would Denollsh All Commissions.
y Says Mr.. Morrow: Kentucky has q
y
IRE 70 fish, from Dan 10 Beershela.
We have a Railroad Commits.
sion, the Prison Commission, Insurance.
| Rating Commission. Board Of Control,
/ School Book Commission. Fire and
Game Commission, the Geological
'None-such Commission a battalion Of
fre marshals, a company Of fOrestere
IL. and squad Of hotel Inspectors.
Ono real commission on the fob during
I, working hours and working days could
do the work Of ALL"
,,l II Is inconcelvable that Mr.. Morrow
would assail with snee, institutions Of
reason ] give 10 his facetious expression
= candid Interpretation and assume that
he means what he plainly infers, that
In the event Of his election. no
y these various departments under the
~ heterogeneous control Of clique Of poo
lltlcal wiseacres and Jacks-of- all-trados
When he does II he will have utterly de-
Ia stroysd the only feasible method yet
A. discovered by any progressive state for
- the protection Of the health Of its citi-
zens. the security II the travelling public
the safety OF bank deposits. the adequate
. protection OF game and FISH, the con
4 servation OF forests, for securing cheap.
ness and uniformity in school books. th'
w detection and punishment Of incendaries
~ and above all, the maintenance and de-
ne velopment Of public Highways.
IS In this effort 10 overthrow IN the re-
~, structive statesmen he will find himsel
"a opposed not by Democrats alone, but b.
A.. forward-looling men and women every
~, where, by every phllanthfopiC society d.
every progressive organization, by ever
good roads movement and by every broad
minded and publlc-spirited citizen win
al wishes 10 use the powI and resource
ga OF the commonwealth ~ the materia
- prosperity and the moral betterment @
a, Its people.
"a To do II he must realdiate the reaor
w and demolish the handTwork ~ his ow
ri political colleagues who participated 4
~ the enactment Of this legiss tios
H. I, win be seen that Mr., Morrow aepi
y. INDUCES In an illJconsldcred and whole
-, sale denuuciation Of the work OF Demo
~ Gratis and Republicans alike. can u,
NV believe that the Republican party IN x a-
IT. lucky even at the bchcst ~ It's r0miu,
~ for Governor. Is willing 20 rcpudl-t ID
a. honest and efficient service Of men wi u
NJ, Il, has entrusted with positions Of die
AZ tlnetion and responsibility,
md A Record Of Achievement.
NJ The convection Of 1911 and the admir-
oi istration which has with such hderty ~
60 efficiency enacted its mandate into IA
re- will he judged not by what We say, bl
wv, by what they did,
". II enacted primary election law cor
W" Quoted by the State al public eXpers
o.. n has made our common school sys'e
r1r- practical and efficient; II chauE.
60 iNa watI~d 81 selecting prison commits
(, slon,fs. n has Installed a uniform ~,
lnt ten ~ glcov~N-g In public offices;
~ has created q f'partment providing &
~ more thorough Inspection Of banks;
vas enacted workmen's compensation nc
uef Il provided for the nomination and ele
I'M ton Of United States Senators by n
ne rect vote Of the people; II has provide
uc' for the health, security and comfort
n the travenrs public: VI has generous
: .; administered to the comfort ~ our az
'Io' and deorepit heroes; prevented blindnes
driven the white plague from the DO
'h' ders Of the State II has built bridr'
" opened and constructed great highwa
y. and provided system Of state aid
go their maintenance, and all these thin
uIn Il has done A. fulhllment OF the part
u" pledges honestly made and faohtu
49, kept.
'eeg In 1911 a Democratic convention ma
OF and since that time a Democratic ADM
No. istratlon has kept more promises OF
form than were ever made or Kept
the the Republican party from the day
oleo was created until the last Republic
administration In Kentucky went out
ims power. and challenge the distinguish
~. Nv nominee OF his party To show where
.on' not broken or ignored or that was e'
cas- enacted into law by Republican admin
- tratlon.
mo- The Emperor Napoleon, standing
~ the cradle and OF the grave OF de
Haei civilization. inspired his marshal legi,
-, ing TO the Pyramids and reminding tn
the sturdy warriors that forty Centur
sing looked down upon them" You ARE
a. sembled my fellow Democrats, IN bat
thls array, eager TO meet your ancient /!
/. tr' versary with gay and fesive intrepid
me AS YOU wage a winning tght, torty-seN
mt a. ,ho orst camnairn of the III