The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-09-29

VINO have studied and practiced The
pick YOUR pcskcts By law. they rob the
poor and the rich alike by law TTney
do none Of these thires even under the
tyrants plea Of the public good or pub
tic necessity. They do all simply 10 en-
base object is 20 gorge the individual
with public plumber"
Even N the intelligent citizenship OF
Kentucky should credit the exaggerated
statements Of the Honorable Edwin p.
Morrow. IN view Of the huge burden OF
debt with which Republcanism has sad
died commonweaiths IN TIE North; and Nd
South, the violence. terror and bloodshed
that have marked It's wanton and ruth
less course IN Kentucky ! beg you Pc ee,.
the iiis Of which he so loudly complains.
Railroad Fare Bill.
Mr., Morrow complains that the Demo-
cratic party. by Its law-making BODY,
passed q 7i-csnt rnifroad fare bill but
n 70 Goef and orsot to insert an
enacting clause IN the bill. thereby rem
dering Il nun and void. The record shows
that the President OF the state House
iican. the Honorable r. ID. Stone. Of the
Republican. the then. Superintendent OF
rTn mSch Is 70 bs s orsSeS
Republican who attempts any kind OF
progressive legislation. since he must
6ISse his legislative way alone e wltn %sy
The Historian will record with COM
miserating smile that one lone Republican
at one time did actually attempt TO write
a bill lowering railroad rates. He did II
bunglingiy, Of course. but he deserves our
eternal gratitude for ever having attempt
ed to do II at all. He wrote headless
thing. II was introduced in that ampu-
tated form. and. taking the usual course,
was referred 70 Republican Superin-
tendent Of Public Printing. who prepared
ac sapGa sen ser ts of S s sas nsoS
back to the House. so that no member
Of that body which Mr.. Morrow con-
demns without reason or warrant ever
knew the biunders made by the Super
intendentlof Public Printing and the hon
orable but incompetent representative
from the County of Crittenden. The bill
was passed in the closing hours Of the
legislative session and then the original
bill mot the doctored instrument) was
enrolled, and its faulty construction was
ony sSs after II soo to
dent Of Public Pyinting and the author
of the bill. why Mr.. Morrow should
gratuitously assail this purely Repub-
Forgetters' Club" is past my ken.
Would DemoIIsh All Commissions.
Says Mr.. Morrow: Kentucky has
commission regulating everything from
fire TO fish. from Dan to Beersheba.
We have Railroad Commits
sion. the Prison Commission. Insurance
Rating Commission. Board OF Control.
School Book Commission, Fire and :,
Game Commission. the Geologica1I
.None-such' Commission, a battalion OF
and squad Of hotel inspectors
One real commission on the job during
working hours and working days could
do the work of ALL"
10 al hat Mr
would assail with sneer institutions OF \
which he secretly. approves. For that
reason give to his facetious expression
he means what he plainly infers, that
In the event of his election, he
win abolish them all and place
heterogeneous control Of a clique of po-
ntical wiseackes and Jacks of all-trades.
When he does IL he win have utterly den
stroyed the only feasible method vet
the protection OF the health of it's citi-
zens the security OF the travelling public,
the safety of bank deposits. the adequate
servation Of forests. for securing cheap
ness and Uniformity In school books, the
detection and punishment OF incendiaries.
and. above all, the maintenance and de-
velopment of public highways.
In this effort 20 overthrow all the re-
suts OF he long, patient labor of con-
structive statesmen he win find himself
men and women every
where, by every philanthropic society, by
every progressive organization. by every
good roads movement and by every broad
minded and public-spirited citizen who
wishes to Use the power and resources
Of the commonwealth for the material
and the moral betterment OF
To do II no must repudiate the record
and dsmolish the handiwork OF his own
political colleagues who participated in
n pna mt NJ lie saTa
II will be seen that Mr.. Morrow again
INDUCES in an ill-considered and whole
sale denunciation of the work Of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. l can not
believe that the Republican party I'm Ken
lucky. even at the behest OF its nominee
Tor Governor, is willing to repudiate the
honest and efficient service OF men whom
Il has entrusted with positions of dis
tinction and responsibility.
A Record Of Achievement.
The convention Of 1911 and the admin
stration which has with such fidelity and
enciency enacted its mandate into law
VIII be judged not by what we say. but
1t enacted a primary election law con- =.
iucted by the State at public expense:
q has made our common school system
he method Of seectins '1 Prison !, e cnangsd
'ioners: II has installed a uniform sys-
lem OF accounting In public Offices: Ii
las created department providing for
Enacted a workmen's compensation sctJr
I provided for the nomination and cleo
Ion OF United States Senators by ai-
'ect vote Of the people: II has provided
or the health. security and comfort OF
he travelling pubiie: II has generously
to the comfort of our agedN
Ind decrepit heroes; prevented blindness: u
iriven the white plague from the bor-'F
iers OF the State: II has built bridges
opened and constructed great highways
md provided a system of State aid for
heir maintenance, and all these things
I has done In fulillment OF the partys
iept.
In 1911 a Democratic convention madA
md since that time Democratic admin-b
stration has kept more promises OF re-
orm than were ever made or kept by
he Republican party from the day IL
vas created until the last Republican
in Kentucky went out OF
lower. and ] challenge the distinguished
'ominee OF his party TO show where il
ver made platform pledge that was
'ot broken or ignored or that was ever
naeted into law by Republican adminis-
The Emperor Napoleon. standing at
he cradle and OF the grave OF a dead
ivilization, inspired his marshal ieeions
o deeds OF superhuman valor BY point
ng 10 the Pyramids and reminding those