Crittenden record-press., 1915-05-06


moss In Kentucky that could continue
six months II II were organized and
conducted hike the business Of Ken
lucky. Our state Is an enormous busi-
ness enterprise that receives and
spends more than $7.000000 annually.
This money comes from the taxpay-
ers, and they have right TO demand
that every dollar paid by them for the
maintenance Of the government rem
der q dollars worth Of patriotic SER
vice, and that every person elected
or appointed 10 q government posi-
tion render honest labor and do full
days work The people have mover
objected and never will object TO pay.
ing for good service and good govern
ment, provided they get good service
and good government. II am Cloct'
ed governor, my first message 10 the
general assembly VIII deal largely
with the business conditions Of the
state and will recommend that the
states financial system be roorgan
iyed waste and extravaganza be elm
iuatoi and the taxpayer protected.
aud an equitable. just and progress
rive system OF taXgtion and business
established. I am going TO use
every power | have 10 have the debt
of the state paid OF and her business
pi In shape 40 she can moct her OIL.
CATIONS when they fall due shall
work for a more efficient administru-
tion uf tho AFFAIR." of the state. and
shall stand for the hight kind Of econ
omy In all public matters am un-
alterably opposed 20 any incrcaso In
the TAX rate. believe with the prop.
or business management we can solve
our fiscal problems without ans In
crease In the tax rate ! shall use my
influence In having law passed that
will call from It's hiding place intangi.
bio property. that IS largely o1ned By
The rich Dpd Is escaping taxation, and
force u to bear It's part cf the cx-
pense Of maintaining the government
Many, many other wrongs exist and
will conunue 10 exist until the bust.
ness Of the state is roganized. II !
am elcotad governor | shall recon-
mond that no appropriations be made
except In cascs ~ emergencies. until
the presen, financial coalition Of the
state Il oorrcctod aud II 10 In n posi-
ton 10 ray her appropriations when
they fall due. shall recommend
nbohshing every useless once, and
the hight Kind uf economy In every
department of the government.
When was a child used min.
raxu Au.Nr d. tkr.~.I ~ xrsnr-Vt uua
nshcd In hole 0 water about two
Zee, deep that was under the roots OF
a sycamore tree that stood by the
bank % a creek. A person may hsh
IN this hole Of water all his life aud
he will never catch anything but min
nOws. because only minnovs inhabil
r. n he tocs not so 10 the larger
waters he will never know the differ
enoe that CONGO from the feeble tuf
Of minnov and the thrilling pull oI
a i've round tass. fear sometimes
thai keniueky has flshed too muci ir
mlnnow holes instead of putting oui
boldly upon the great sea u life and
feeling the spiritual and industrial
Swellp that come from largcr states
manshlp We have sometimes dab
bled In the sAocis when We shoult
have been out upcr the great blu'
eeep. We have played sscret ant
| petty politics In secret and dnrl
| places In the ln,nrcct of the few
when We should have bcen workin.
Tor the many and transaciinS N,
business ~ the commonwealth. W,
have been satisfied with inadequate
educational advar-a9cs for our chill
drcn when We should have Demands
thc hest We have In many instance
robbed the shl of It's fertility. ds
u,royei the timber and polluted IN
streams Instead ~ conserving then
We have tno often neglected our agr
cultural intorWsz. and as n rcsul
many nubbins and small crops gro'
whore big ears and larae crops shoul
grow. We have been aailshcd Wit
muddy roads and willing 10 pay On
enormous mud tar When we shoul
have had rod ruads We have shll
ped our coal into cher states to NJ
their machinery. whcn We shoul
have been using II for homo indui
thes We have been shipping ra'
material into other commonwealth
10 he made into finished articles, I
be shipped hack 10 us and cold NJ a
enormous profit. when We shoul
tave been making these finished nr,
elcs ourselves and shipping thci
Into other states In feet, We hay
dorc too much hshing In minno
holes and have no, had enough ~ N
I thr1ll. pleasure and pront that CON,
from n larger effort
Nature has made Kentucky n goo
ly land. lavished uron her gifts Wit
4 prcdieal hand. bestowed within h,
borders natural resources while
make her land sanriine In promll
aud productivity. mighty In indurtH
opportunity and imperial In the m
ics;y of her soil. Her arca II alm0
ar large as England. She IL oneff'
ma largc as the German empire NJ
four times as large ss Belgium II h
population we're as dense as nelgiui
thrrc would he within our area 2
900 600: or as dense as German
there vould be is 600 900: or n
ihckly sc,tled as England. 10000 o
souls Sho has a groat agricultur
arca. marvellous cool felds. much In
ore. valuable oil and gas rcscrvoll
insNhaustlhlc supplies ~ limcstor
clay and cement material. and with
her ara 1000 miles ~ navlEah'e Il
IN, upon Whoze waves the transp,
trtlnn craft ~ an empire might q,
Us way into the worlds market.