Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-07-08

In submitting my candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for the office of
voted for In the primary to be held on
August Z, 1915, ask the support and in
huence Of Democratic voters of our party.
! believe the principles enunciated in the
Democratic national platform of 1912 and
In the Kentucky Democratic platform Of
1911 to be the supreme law Of the party,
as expressions of the will of the majority
assembled.
believe that the only just government
derives its policy from the consent OF the
governed. That public officials are serv-
ants, not masters, of the people. / be-
Meve In the greatest degree of individual
liberty that is consistent with the welfare
of society. heartily indorse the revision
OF the tariff downwards-in fact, all the
acts of the National Administration and
especially the course of that greatest of
living Democrats-the Hon. Woodrow
situation and in his efforts to insure
our national peace at all costs save at
the expense Of our national honor, and
believe It the duty Of every good citizen
to uphold his hands in the present crisis,
regardless of party affiliation.
| heartily commend the present admin
istration in Kentucky for its efforts to
redeem, and in redeeming, the pledges
made de-. to the people in the Democratic
direct primary law to insure fair elections
in Kentucky and that any man might
submit his claims for office to the voters.
l am in favor Of the extension and bet
torment Of the schools Of Kentucky so
that the children of people In all walks
of life may receive that degree Of educa-
ton that will put them on an equal foot
Ing with the children and youth of that
State now affording the best educational
advantages in the battle of life. / APP
prove of the women of Kentucky, to
whose hearts this subject. is especially
dear, voting In all school elections.
favor laws to destroy all corrupt lob
favor removing the prisons of Ken
lucky from political and for humane laws
governing prisoners, looking to their re-
form. and in ~ accordance with The advance
! am for an economic administration
of the government, the abolition Of USE
less offices and that same degree of care
in the expenditure of the peoples money
liquidation of the State debt and believe
that a State. like an Individual, should
live within its income
l favor the constitutional amendment
for change In the method of taxation In
Kentucky to the end that all property
shall bear its just proportion Of taxation,
and that capital may be invited to the
State to help develop our wonderful nat
ural resources and be assured of square
deal; that 1t may know from laws in ad-
vance just what it may expect and that
1t will not have to get into politics to
avoid being taxed to death, and also that
1t can not expect by political influence to
avoid its just burden of the expenditure
necessary to operate the government.
| favor the enactment of laws permit
ting cooperation among farmers and
among all classes of labor sufficient to
procure fair markets for their products
and to prevent the encroachment. OF mo
nepoly Of their rights.
am III full accord with the spirit OF
road building and improvement that is