The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-15
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
JOHN D. CARROLL
Candidate for Democratic Nomination for Governor

Of the State 20 the present indebted
ness may be retired without increas-
ing taxes.
Being a friend of labor and sym
pathizing with every legitimate eff
fort to better living conditions, IA
vor such legislation a. will promote
the comfort and prosperity Of the
Law and Order.
Confident that the supremacy of
law and preservation of order are in
dispensable to our peace and happi-
ness. ! am and always have been a
strong advocate of speedy and Wig
orous enforcement of law. abhor
mob law and am gratified that there
Will be submitted to the voters at
the November election an amendment
to the Constitution providing for the
removal of any Peace Oficer for neg
lect of duty / will vote for this
amendment and IL elected will urge
the Legislature to enact suitable laws
for Its enforcement.
Pardons.
think the power to pardon should
be sparingly exercised and pardon
granted only when the ends OF Justice
Nonpartisan Judiciary.
The integrity and freedom from
partisan bias of the judiciary. of the
State Is a matter for congratulation
that the judiciary should be nonpar,
tisan to the end there may not even
be a suspicion that their Judgment
was warped by partisan feeling.
Nonpartisan Institutions.
Our public institutions should be
honestly and absolutely divorced
from partisan politics, Faithful and
moved for partisan purposes or poiit-
zeal reasons.
Fair EIectiOns-COrrupt Practice Act
Our Corrupt Practice Act is n
long. and fine step toward prevent
ing bribery because II limits the sum
that candidate may spend The
provisions Of this act / intend to OBJ
ter as well as spirit, although SO
doing will necessarily deprive me OF
the benefit of much legitimate letter
writing and helpful advertising.
Independent Vote.
II the Democratic party desires to
win IL must nominate candidates who
can secure the independent vote. The
Democrats should nominate that man.
whether It be myself or another, who
can poll the largest vote In the No
vember election.
Business Administration.
Believing that the State NAV he
likened to big business corporation,
| shall favor its business being con-
Quoted as nearly as possible In the
same economical and efficient manner
managed business concern. 1 will
devote all my time and attention TO
looking after State business. having
no other ambition than that of being
known as a business Governor, and
during the term shall NOT he a 90 ndI
date.
Where Candidate Lives.
The section OF the State that candI-
dates come from is not material.
ceived in the State 4.136 more votes
than Black, from Eastern Kentucky.
and in two of the thirty-one noun
tain counties the vote was a tie be-
tween them. In twenty-five OF the
jority over Black.
Soldiers Monument.
To perpetuate the heroic deeds of
our soldiers who gave their lives for
the honor and safety of their State
and Nation and are now sleeping in
foreign lands. / advocate the erection
enduring evidence OF the grateful re-
membrance we who are living hold
the names and memory of those who
Conclusion.
In this brief statement, I hava at
forth the principles believe in and
shall advocats, and IN the primary cleo
those Democrats who indorse my po-
sition and who believe, IL Nominated
and elected, I will honestly endeayor
to put them into effective form.
JOHN d. CARROLL