Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-03
Beckham Tells Democrats i
70 Do Their Duty Tuesday
August was heralded as rePudi-
alton Of the League although it
was discussed in the campaign.

alton of the League although it'll
was discussed in the campaign.
He aksed what havethe Repub7
licans to offer? Can any suppose
that under them the taxes would
be any lighter? Under laws
framed by a Democratic admin
istration the wealth of the coun-
try mainly bears the burden OF
the war while after, the ivil war
under republican law wealth
largely escaped,
He showed how the Demo
cratic party has redeemed every
pledge, having transferred the
management of financial affairs
from Wall Street to Washington,
giving the people the right to
elects their Senator's by direct
vote and passing numerous need
ed reforms.
1t was shown that the high cost
Iof living could not be justly
charged to the Democratic ad-
lministration but was due to con-
ditions beyond the control of any
political party but that the Re
publican party in its seven
months of control had failed to
take any substantial step to re-
Jlieye the situation.
He stated he understood that
there were some in Kentucky
that complained of the new tax
lsystem and that this was not a
party measure but was the work
|of people in both parties and that
no system could be hoped to be
worked out without some IN
equalities and that the best hope
lof securing the needed remedies IS
J; Through the democratic party
;. which has a record of keeping
Its party pledges in the state
land not through the Republicans
/ who in three instances in which
they were in control failed il
|eyery instance to keep theii
, promises and that they were
making the same allurine
l promises now that they made
them.
He called attention to the higf
|, Iclass of men who compose th'
: democratic ticket and that Gov
e ernor Black is a gentleman o
, the highest character, earnest, In
. dustrious, intelligent and devote'
G to the welfare and interest OF ou
-tpeople.
o The Senator reminded nj
e hearers of the fact that the wa
has taught us new idea of ser
e vice and that it was as much tn
6 duty of every citizen to go TO tn
: polls and vote as it was to hgh
/ when their country was
4, |anger. Upon the voter rests tn
IS responsibility for the kind OF gov
If ernment Kentucky shall have fo
t. the next four years, No goo
e citizen has, the right not to vot
1t He plead that Democrat
r should do their duty so that
nllhignal of comfort and hope g
a to the Democratic host through
te1 out the nation who are watchin
Id the result in Kentucky and to
III that the cheering word migl
ly 90 to the sick bed at the capit'
where lies the great pesidei
W who has labored so earnestly ft
N the peace Nand happiness of IL
ol people that his health has bee
ry lstriken by the enormous amour
es |of work. This is the one chan'
lie that the voter has to say wheth
OF Ihe rebukes or endorses him.
a. Senator Beckham said i'll par
lg "I cannot imagine any rease
ce that would justify any Demecr
in voting against this ticket or
d. failing to give It not only his vol
We but also his cordial support.
ms "The Democratic party n
lit been in power in the state and
of the nation during the world we
he the most critical period in !
O. history.
he ct would not be fair or fral
o. |if I should stand here and say tn
70 the party has not made sor
ms mistakes; and yet | do say, WI
r. all the Aearnestness of my natul
lat that the mistakes it has ma
4ct t|have been small, indeed, in col
rk parison with the great good
He has accomplished. n
lie No party in control OF our &c
lot ernment ever had such diffic'
he and tremendous problems pi
lit sentdf to it, and no party ey
ms camd through a crisis with a b
~ her decord of achievement a