The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-23
PLATFORM


The Republican Party in Kentucky
in convention assembled at Lexington,
June 10, adopted the following plat
form:
1. We approve the policies Of the
National Republican Party in provid-
ing for the defense of our coasts
against the pauper labor of foreign
countries, without imposing unneces-
sary or unjust burdens upon the con-
sumer. We favor the nomination for
the Presidency of a candidate who is
in accord with those policies and is
abreast of the spirits of progress re-
quired by ever changing conditions
We condemn the ineficiency of the
administration at Washington, its in
adequate tariff law and its war tax
in times of peace, which have. resulted
in the closing of factories, the stag
nation of business and the enforced
idleness of millions of workmen.
2. We demand the redistricting of
Kentucky in Legislative, Senatorial,
Congressional and Judicial districts,
which shall give equal representation
and equal voting power to every citi-
zen of every district, in conformity
with the plain requirements of the
constitution, and not, as at present, in
hagrant violation thereof.
8. We demand the repeal of the
present infamous primary law, formed
for the purpose of preventing freedom
of choice to the voter, and favor the
enactment of law which shall permit
party nominations for Judicial offices
without regard to the party affiliation
of the candidates, so that the Judiciary
may be chosen on nonpartisan grounds
and the continuance in Office of Judi
cfal public servants may be determined
by no qualification than that of fitness
We favor amendments to State laws
permitting and encouraging joint nom-
nations of the same candidate by the
different parties. We demand the re-
peal of the law providing for registra-
tion certificates, imposed upon the
State by the Democratic Party for i'm
moral political purposes, whereby
votes in Kentucky have become nego-
table instruments, passing by delivery.
4. We demand that the public
schools of the State shall be taken and
kept entirely out of politics and that
the interests and welfare of the chill
dren shall have first consideration in
all public school matters. We call for
better schools and schoolhouses, for
longer school terms in the country and
better pay for the teachers. We also
favor extending the aid of the State
to its institutions for higher education.
5. There should be complete public
ity concerning the expenditures of
money for political campaigns, and a
law should be passed for the account
ing by candidates and campaign man.
ayers of all sums of money collected
for political purposes.
6. We demand the enactment of a
law providing for bipartisan control
of the penal and charitable institu-
tions, and for the abolition of contract
labor, and we indorse the constitu-
tional amendment providing for con-
vict labor on the public roads and
highways, insofar as the same may be
done without injury to free or organ.
ized labor.
Z. Realizing the influence of good
roads on the economic, educational,
social and religious development of the
State, we pledge ourselves that the
present law, introduced by a Repub-
lican, authorizing State aid, shall be
manent highways throughout the State
by system guaranteeing to the peo-
pie an honest expenditure of their
money shall be encouraged
8. We favor further legislation for
the protection of labor from unneces-
sary bodily injury, and we favor the
enactment of a fair and equitable
workmen's compensation law.
9. We favor giving to the Railroad
Commission power to regulate public
utilities of the State
10. We favor the passage of laws
which shall make effective the con-
stitutional provision against the issu-
ance Of free passage to officials and
their families.
IL. We oppose double taxation and
favor a thorough revision of the tax
laws which will equally distribute the
burdens of taxation, reduce the rate,
and not only retain the capital now
invested, but invest the investment of
other capital in the State. We favor
the adoption by the people of the con-
stitutional amendment enlarging the
power of the General Assembly on the
matter of taxation, and when such
additional law is passed, TO make If