The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-09-30

be seen there Is an endless conflict
between the advocates OF honest gov.
eminent and these emissaries OF plum.
! der and privilege. who come % party
| leaders like Nicodemus by night. ir.
sisting upon silence and a covert I'M
derstanding TO commit the party TO
no policy which may result in the
punishment Of their crimes or the pro
lection CT the public.
The platform " q political party has
an infinitely rre3ter significance then
the utterances OF its candidate. One
is the solemn covenant Of the many
thousands OF men Gad the other Is
perohance the private opinion of
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 suf.l
frage OF the people TO whom II is
given. becomes q solemn contract
sealed with the great seal of the
Commonwealth. s'' A covenant
with the people Of Kentucky"
What covenant has Mr.. Morrow or
his party made 10 protect the State
from the miners and sappers" OF
every form Of free government and
honest endeavor? Search H. and from
beginning TO end, from Alpha to One
ga. there is not a line. not a word.
not syllable against invisible gov.
eminent" not pledge TO the people
TO cleanse the Legislature Of corrup-
tion or the corruptionlst. 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 1t its dark and damnlng shadow:
while open graft AMI brazen lobby.
ing is charged by Kentucky's great
est Democratic editor?" Why did he
utter no warning that such an omis-
sion would be regarded as the evil
dence Of inexcusable ignorance or the
badge OF cowardness and of shame?
He calls Democratic Legislature to
task for failinS 10 pass an anti-lobby
bill, but neither he nor his party offer
to the people one ray of hope that in
u faf aIn ha nil
gest or will enact. such a law.
Invisible Government.
The Democracy Of Kentucky. pure
and undefiled. has declared war upon
this monstrous thing. invisible Gov
eminent Elihu Root on the same
day in the very citadel of privilege
and plumber admitted:
Both parties are alike: all par
ties are alike. The system extends
through all. 80 assert this
perversion OF democracy, this rob-
bing Of democracy of its virility can
be changed as truly as the system
under which Walpole governed the
Commons Of England by bribery. as
truly as the atmosphere which made
the Credit Mobiller scandal possible
In the Congress of the United States
and has been blown away by the
force Of public opinion.
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united states. Inc exposure or this
hidden and abominable thing by the
courageous representatives OF me PEG
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