The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1915-01-27

ton In Office to mean that the same
set shall rotate from one Office to an.
other and back again every four
years.
True Function of Governor.
1T Is known Of all men that Percy
Haly proposes either to nominate him.
self as governor of Kentucky or some
respectable f1gurehead of his own Sc
lection whom he can own and con-
troll and that men shall be ineligible
to position on the all-powerful board
of assessment and valuation. whose
names do not appear on his exclusive
roll OF honor (O. / shall fight with
all the energy possess and shall ex-
ert to the utmost all the authority
vested In me to prevent the informed
ding by an oficeholding trust or a
petty political hierarchy with these or
any other offices in the state. and !
shall fight every concerted attempt to
dictate nominations for national, state,
district or county Offices
The function of the governor and
those associated with him Is to trans
act the business of the state in such
way as to rebound to its credit ant
to that of his party and the securit.
and prosperity of the people and nor
to construct an endless chain Of office
holders, from street sweeper to chic
magistrate, for the purpose Of main.
tanning perpetually In power O. polit
ical triumvirste and a pampered and
protected lobby. l shall fight the
Haly Rhea Shackelford triumvirate
now in control as bitterly as / sha!
fight any other individual or combina
ton which may seek to pillage our
state.
No Invisible Government.
II willingly surrendered q seat il
congress to fight above all else that
most insidious and abominable men
ace to the liberties and property right
OF q free people-'invisible govern
ment'--powers nominally vested in
benevolent and respectable figures,
actually exercised by covert and Gun,
ming emissaries OF every favor-seek-
ing and tax-dodging interest fortunate
enough to have a friend at court.
''If elected governor of Kentucky
solemnly and earnestly pledge the
PEOPLE of the commonwealth here and
how that will turn the calcium light
upon the lobbyist and upon all who
seek to secure positions of honor or
privilege by. any secret or unholy al.
nance with him.
The Needs Of the State.
81 shall earnestly endeayor, If made
chief magistrate of my native state,
t. conserve and encourage every
legitimate business and industry,
whether large or small, to encourage
the investment Of capital In and the
development Of our unrivaled and as
yet almost undeveloped resources; to
promote the construction and opera
tion OF public highways to the end
that our people may find better and
speedier access to the market, the
mill. the school and the church. AS
means to this end, l favor the aboli-
tlon of prison contract labor and the
Of the convicts on the
roads OF the state.
Il shall vigorously endeavor to pro.
tect the citizen from every form OF
lswlessness or confiscation; to see
that his person and his property are
secure whether that property oe in
vested in live stock, in lands or in
enterprises.
Il stand for the county unit law as
Il now exists, and will If elected. do
all In my power to make II effective.
Believing that as governor OF the
state l can render my eountrymen ma
terial service In carrying into effect
the reforms have mentioned, re
specially solicit their support as q
for the Democratic nomina-
tion for the once OF governor of Ken
lucky in the ensuing August primar'
election. A. o.. STANLEY"