The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-23

try should care for its wounded SOL
diers and sailors and should endeavor
to secure employment for those whom
IT took from peaceful pursuits to
serve It in the hour of need.
..-Business Administration:
When instructed with power we
pledge an economical, efficient busi-
ness-like administration of public at
fairs, with public service. and not po-
litical intrenchment as the goal; the
prevention of needless waste and ex-
travagance; the adjustment of su-
perfluous Offices and a reduction or
the cost of administration to the low
est possible point consistent with
good government.
;B.--raXatiOn:
"Extravagance. waste and financial!
and business iucompetency resulting
in an increased state debt, are the
real and producing causes Of the
present tax burdens borne by the
people of Kentucky.
Example: OUTSTANDING AND
UNPAID WARRANTS: Close Of vii
sons administration $3.50, 416; Au-
gust 81. 1915, McCreary's admins
tration. S3.275.S6S; April 30, 1919.
Stanley's administration $4.510.6S4.
collections: Wilson's administra-
ton. January 6, 1908, to August 81.
1911. three years and eight months.
S23.O97,329.
"AlcCrearys administration. Janu-
airy /, 1912, to August 31,1915, three
years and eight months, $26,570,375.
"Stanley's administration, January
l, 1912. to April 80, 1919, three
years and four months. $32, 9S9.327
"The monthly average collections
were:
Wilson administration. three years
and eight months, S524,712,
"McCreary administration, three
years and eight months $6O3,S72.
Stanley administration. three
years and four months, $S24,731.
1--WE condemn the present state ad-
ministration and the state tax COM
mission. for the arbitrary methods
employed in the unjust and unequal
assessments made by the State Tax
Commission, and we unhesitatingly
charge the present Democratic admin
istration with the sole responsibility
therefor.
1--WE pledge ourselves to so correct
and revise the tax laws as to make
assessments on every class and kind
of property just fair and equitable.
while preserving the principle of the
of property and to limit
within reasonable bounds the arbi-
trary power of the state board to in
crease assessments made by the local
boards. by a summary and speedy APP
peal to the Court of Appeals.
I'VE further pledge a thorough and
exhaustive examination into the man
ner in which the present law has been
by those charged with
that duty and to correct such abuses
of administration as have been the
subject OF just complaint. Rigid
economy is the first remedy for high
taxation and assessments, and such
economy with present assessments
should result in greatly reduced tax
rate. The only excuse for high as
sessments is a low tax rate and we
demand an Immediate reduction of
the present rate of state tax to con-
form to the increase made in assess
ments.
I.--State Institutions:
I'VE earnestly favor the immediate
passage of laws to prevent and render
impossible the partisan control of the
states charitable institutions and to
prevent the creation of conditions
which made them shame and
mockery. We favor the creation of
a bipartisan board composed OF men
and women OF the highest character
and possessing special training and
Fitness for the discharge of their du-
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