The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-09-23

or the secret favor of this all-per
vading and unseen influence knowr
as invisible government" Publ,
men and political organizations hav,
displayed morbid ingenuity In theil
efforts to secure the approval OF al
unsuspecting public by glittering gen
erallties and meaningless platitude.
while filing their slush funds from II.
inexhaustible Golfers. An alert ant
discerning public demands not higf
sounding professions of party loyalt,
but II demands explicit promises, the
adoption OF concrete reforms and ths
remedy of known abuses-the re
straint of the activities OF the lobby
list and the lawtessness Of the trust
Such legislation while demanded
by the people is peculiarly obnoxious
10 those who are to be affected by Il
and too often incur the implacable
and noiseless hostility OF invisible
government The makers OF party
platforms. and the candidates upon
them, often find themselves between
the conflicting forces which Root sc
graphically described. the people de
manding pledge of faithful service
and the interests the omission of sucl
pledges. For that reason, more sig
nificance should attach to the omis
sions in political platform. than IN
the things which are actually said.
From the things which are said, you
eap, in measure. determine what
the party proposes to do for the p, ~
pie. and from those things which are
omitted, you may know with reason
able certainty what the same party
is about to doato them. Thus 1t will
be seen there is an endless conflict
between the advocates OF honest gov
eminent and these emissaries of pinn.
der and privilege. who come TO party
leaders like Nicodemus by night. I'M
sisting upon silence and covert un-
to commit the party to
no policy which maxu-p> ait in the
M ~ !. cf. 1ias sSf the pro.
lection ~ the public.
The platform OF a political party has
an Infinitely greater significance than
the utterances Of it's candidate. One
is the solemn covenant of the many
thousands Of men and the other is
perchance the private opinion Of a
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-
frage of the people to whom 1t is
given, becomes a solemn contract
sealed with the great seal of the
Commonwealth. -" A covenant
with the people OF Kentucky"
What covenant has Mr.. Morrow or
his party made to protect the State
from the miners and sappers" of
very form of free government and
honest endeavor? Search II, and from
beginning to end, from Alpha to One
ga. there is not a line. not word.
not a syllable against invisible gov
eminent" not pledge to the people
10 cleanse the Legislature OF corrup-
lion or the corruptionist. 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
BOW, the Third House Is still greater
han the peoples house; still throws
upon II its dark and damning shadow;
while open graft and 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 evi.
ience OF inexcusable ignorance or the
badge OF cowardness and OF shame?
He calls a Democratic Legislature to
task for failing 10 pass an anti-lobby
bill. but neither he nor his party offer
10 the people one ray OF hope that in
he event of his election he will sug-
gest or will enact, such a law.
Invisible Government.
The Democracy OF Kentucky pure
and undehled. has declared war upon
his monstrous thing. invisible Gov.
srnment.' Elihu Root on the same
lay in the very citadel OF privilege
and plumber admitted:
Both parties are alike; all par
ties are alike. The system extends
through all. 49, assert this
perversion Of democracy. this rob.
bling OF democracy OF its virility can
be changed as truly as the system
under which Walpole governed abe
Commons OF England by bribery. as
truly as the atmosphere which made.
the Credit Moblller scandal possible