Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-05
|DENHARDT SAYS
nLET'S CLEAN house,
Candidate For Governor Alleges Deal
Between Stanley Democrats and
Morrow Repubicahs In Manip-
ulating Tax Law.

uCSOIaIC0 LUZ pIdNSTy III dCliOh against
same heroic work.
The Courier-Journal sent a special
to Mt Sterling to report
% Denhsrdts rat ,Sg opening address and he
of Bowling Green. candidate
ernor, began house cleaning" here to-
party in Kentucky"
strong character. intent upon freeing
his state from the clutches of clique
of office-seeking politicians, he dealt
eyj in thes M a%a S
skeletons in the closet Of the republic
can party.
Of Somerset. hand picked candidate OF
the republican party for governor" Is .
backed by men who. should Mr.. Nor
row be elected. would be in position SO
ditions would go from bad to worse"
He further charged that Kentucky is
the grip Of political BOSSES. made up
of whom are affiliated, however, with
the democratic and some with the re-
publican party, that they may continue
tive of which party happens to be in
control.
In Straightforward -the-shoulder fash
ion. he charged that the Morrow ma
shine, dominating the republican party :.
with men like Jack oliver, Tom Spur
ier. Phn Grinstead, and others of their
dominated by Henry Hines. Tom Pam
NELL Eli Brown, Tom Hatcher, and Sell
don Glenn, got together for the purpose
henchmen a lot of Offices created by the
offending tax Yaw during the present
administration, and further charging
between the Morrow Republicans and
certain democrats of the present ad-
ministration."
Scott. Morrow republican, from Tom
Scott, Morrow republican, from Tom
of the State Tax Commission. purposed
io hs pary hs When
"odious" tax law was passed, that
without thinking they would elect
Morrow.
Although not mentioning his name.
Col. Denhardt in the opinion of many
Iof his hearers, took fling at Gov
Stanley when. commenting upon upon the the
promiser, that Kentuckians had not
forgotten what they heard from the
lips. of splendid orators notfaT in the
| just as artful promises which have not
in any way been fulfilled, but which
have been broken deliberately.
The circuit court room here was COM
lfortably filled this afternoon when the
Rev. Clyde Darsie, of Mt. Sterling, min
and aS told as what f he had done for his
country on the battlefields of France.
where, on more than one occasion, ne
was cited in orders for heroism while
Col. Denhardt began the opening
speech Of his campaign with complf-
mentary reference to ths his rivals tr f1r 6s the
Gratis and men of high character. When'
lin his discussion of the tax law, he de-
slsrsd himself in favor thsi Of Its repea ln
to each county the right OF home rule
in the matter of tax assessments and
so fix the rate and manner of collection
THAT there will be no need OF spies and
lferrets to hunt and harrass the tax
fpayers," he was roundly applauded.r He
lsaid he did not believe that the people
lof the state object to the classihcat1on
Iof property, as that. to him seemed to
be one of the few worthy features OF
1.-THE present law.
.lCol. Denhardt touched upon the text.
book scandal now fresh-in the minds of
the people of Kentucky, and pledged
lterests of the state in the event of his
!, lelection. He declared in favor of in
icreased salaries for school teachers:
, of the Harkness tax suit. through
1.-THE state was deprived of more than g
million dollars due in taxes from that
lestate. and declared that the Bing,
land the state have suffered another
great financial loss had it not been Tor
the firm. patriotic stand taken by Ger
!, tain democratic papers in the state.
who laid bare a scheme to compromise
this tax claim at an entirely inadequate
sum. Col. Denhardt declared that the
lempleyment of special attorneys to as
{sist the Attorney General has become
la scandal and reproach such tactics
too often being used to reward favor
: ties and pay political debts.
Thousands of dollars have been paid
out to cetrain lawyers who have val
liable contract to collect taxes from the
n: -ko<o 70 \, ox00 mn
! fees and over $4,000 for expenses all
, ready having been paid to these poi1ti-
cal favorites." -
: Icratic party was responsible for the
conduct of the Textbook Commission.
denying that the acts OF Phil Grin
: lacts of the democratic party" and
denying that DR.. Heizer, author of the
!. lnow Celebrated Heizer's physiology.
The speaker said that iflhe is elected
i lgovernor he will not be a candidate for
lanother office. He declared in favor
4 lof abolishing the State Board of Con-
sItrol. of which Henry Hines is chair
: man. substituting for it one man res
5fsponsible for the conduct of the state
: alpenal Institutions. and another respon- :
e sible for the charitable institutions of
g 1.-THE. state. He would have third man
e Ito Act as state buyer.t He declared in
ltional prohibition, and the creation OF
: La parole board to consist of the gover-
2 }nor and two circuit judges
: Arriving here early this morning,
: having made the trip in an automobile
4 from Lexington, Col. Denhardt spent
e 1.-THE forenoon in calling upon the mert
lchants and others ard getting ac-
At the conclusion Of his speech this
lafternoon he was surrounded immedi-
ately and given ma many YARN hand, ns1
who heard Col. Denhardt's s speech were
Judge Frank Daugherty, of Rardstown,