Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-25
undertake to say that all Of these
commissions and boards are de-
void of usefulness, butt do say
I'LL .S.ost 1f tLa,,o could ha tofoIlv


that most of them could be totally
or their duties absorbed
by others to the great relief OF
the taxpayers Of this State.
There are few Of them indeed
that earn the money paid them
by the people. / consider this
question the paramount issue for
our next Legislature. You are
entitled to relief and i'll am elect
ed you shall have it if I have to
expose tothe world the rottenness
Of our present system OF govern
ment in order to obtain it. This
State should be placed on a sound
business basis and our purse
relieved of political pen
sioners. We need a2complete
revision of taxation along equit-
able lines, and the watchword of
our government Should be
economy.
l stand pledged to a Statewide
amendment on the liqhor, ques-
ton, and to an amendment to our
present local option Law making
the place of delivery to the con-
sumer the place of sale. and the
railway, express company or 9TH
er agency carrying and deliver
ing liquor to the consumer an
agent of the seller. Such an en-
aetment will make our local op-
ton law effective and will pro-
tect the counties which have or
may vote liquor out of their con-
fines.
I stand for more drastic legis-
Iation in connection with our Cor
rupt Practices Act, making it a
felony for the illegal use of mon
ey, liquor or other consideration
or agency in connection with our
elections.
| stand for a strict enforce
ment of the law. and legislation
providing severe punishment of
public officials who wilfully neg
lect their duties and violate their
oaths Of Office.
/ stand for a p oppressive revis-
ion of our common school laws,
such as will tend to eliminate
politics from our schools and en-
courage liberal education.
These are a few things l am
for, and during my candidacy /
shall tell you from the stump how
l propose to bring about the leg
islation l advocate. l hope to
see every voter in the district be-
fore the primary and | will be
glad to express my views on any
public question you may put to
me. / shall use no money in my
campaign aside from what l find
to be necessary for legitimate
purposes, and | shall make my
tight, if / have to fight, on a high
plain in keeping with the dignity
of the Office l seek. If l go to
Frankfort as your Representative
20 may rest assured that l will
go as a friend and not as the tool
of grating politicians. I'll fight
to the last ditch for you and when
my term of Office shall have ex-
pired you will feel that you have
had a real friend in Frankfort.
As to my experience and qualif-
cations which fit me for legisla.
tive work, l will leave that tc
your Judgment after meeting me,
and to the judgment of the lead
ing citizens of the district who
know me and have known me
from boyhood.
So far | have no opposition,
and | trust for the sake of party
harmony. that | will have none
but If | should, my friends, l ash
you to weigh me in the balance
with my opponents and select
the man whom you think bes
fitted for the Office. You owe i
to yourself, to your people anC
your friends throughout the dis
trict to vote for the best maj
for the Office, no matter who h,
may be, and if you do that l will
be absolutely content.
| thank you,
e. c. TAULBEE.
Admiral Dewey Dead.