Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-10-28

PraetIced.
Hundreds Of Demo ats from West
ern kentucky gathered in Madison
vile, Hopkins County, on October 4th,
and listened attcntively to the opening
of the campaign by Barksdalt Hamlet,
present Superintendent Of Public In
struction aid Democratic nominee for
Secretary OF State at the general cleo
ton on Tuesday, November 2, 1915.
Mr.. Hamlet was literally applauded
and It Is quite evident that the solid
Democracy is behind him. lie an
swered every charge made against him
by the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor, Edwin =. Morrow, and showed
of gross extragavance in the last Re-
publican administration.
A verbatim account OF his address
follows:
Fellow Citizens:
In this campaign, as the Democratic
nominee for Secretary Of State, and
the present Superintendent Of Public
instruction, | am addressing myself
particularly TO what Democracy has
done for education in Kentucky, and
to an offensive reply to the Honorable
Edwin p. Morrow, who has viciously
attacked an Administration that has
done more for the cause Of popular
education and the Improvement of the
public schools OF kentucky than has
been done by all Republican admins
trail ions in the history Of the State, or
would be done by any that might come
in the future.
There Is a natural hostility on the
part Of Republican leaders to popular
eGacaion and progressive movements
tending to the building Of a great Com
monwealth. Thomas Jefferson. aside
from being the author Of the Declare.
tion Of Independence. counted II his
next greatest achievement that he used
the remaining best efforts Of his life
in building a public school system fol
Virginia and in planning a model fol
America: and we honor Jefferson IL
his posthumous glory as much for thii
as for any OF his other great achieve
ments.
Progress Under Democracy.
From the beginning of our publ
school system In Kentucky all pros
ress and improvement in the system
has been accomplished when the al
fans OF State were in the hands 9
Democrats aud Democratic Legisis
lures.
We have modelled our system afte
the plan OF Jefferson. the founder @
Democracy and the Democratic Part
OF America. We have developed 4
spite Of the opposition OF such smal
politicians as Morrow, r. Pea" Greer
the illiterate "Broncho Franks" tn
intrepid "Bank-failure" Bruner. tn
wise and austere one.time Democra
Walker, the millionaire mountainee
Lewis, who, am informed, has haI
died school funds In times past, an
others Of this Ink whom have neithe
space nor time TO mention. n system G
public education commensurate in Il
efficiency to that OF any commonwealth
in America I exclalm, as Cicero die
20 Temporal, O mores;" and with III
Bard OF Avon. 'Alack the day" whe
such men. clothes In CatilInarlan hal
iliments, should parade themselves b.
fore an intelligent public and dare
stand in the way OF educational pro
ress-who would attempt to deny
the children OF this Commonwealt
their rightful heritage which the
should enjoy. literally, through a
equitable distribution OF the State
equipment.
am glad to state to the people
Kentucky that know. from write
and verbal evidence. that even II
thinking. sober citizenship OF the II
publican Party Of Kentucky today col
dennis such men and their insidior
aspersions. directed at the bed.roO
and foundation OF the existence. mai
tenance, and progress Of a great Con
monwealth
From Forty-thlrd to Near Top.
Since 1911, when the Repubica
Party was dethroned by an overwhelr
Ing majority. on account OF promise
mnse by Democrats in a platform {
principles. Kentucky has moved frol
the forty.third In the scale Of illiteraC
close to the top, and today stands
the vanguard OF Commonwealth
America. In fact. the eyes OF "a
whole nation are upon her. and sh
is pronounced by the leaders OF ever
State as the one State that Is leadin
today in education and the disseminj
ton OF knowledge.
Schools Increased 45sc.
We have not only increased the a
tendance In our public schools fort
Eve per cent within three years, b.
we have added to the revenues Il
school purposes. directly and indirec
". more than three millions Of dollar
We have Increased the school term
syery rural district hom six mont
10 seven months. Increasing at u
same time In the aggregate all teas