The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-01-15
TO The People Of Kentucky:

guarding his rights and promoting
his welfare. -
7 DO not believe that public life IL
so much IN need of gcniuses AZ
1t Is in need OF honest and capable
men who are patriots. doubt whcth-
er IL ~ In need Of larger intelli-
gence so much as 1t is in need OF
larger integrity. n / am elected Cow
ernor / shall use my influence and n
appointive power to have capabl9
and honest citizens in public Officer
c OMETH1NG Is wrong in our po-
y. litical life when thousands OF
voters treat election day, the
voice Of the people and the hope Of
freedom. with Indifference. We need
4 reconstructed election day, one
that will challenge the patriotism Of
any citizen who fails to respond to
the cal Of the patriotic ballot. We
must not forget that there il n battle
line In the ballot box as well as on
the battlefield, and that the peril of
democracy comes from within and
not from without. l am for the en-
actment and the enforcement OF laws
that will preserve the purity of the
ballot and the integrity of elections.
II HOPE it is not unbecoming for
me TO say that / have been 50
busily engaged ell my life in edu-
cational work and in promoting pub
lie urganiza tons for the public ben
eft that / have not had the timc to
do very much for myself in finan-
cial way. Having little money with
which to make this campaign rem
ders the experience hard and the
task difficult. On account of my
financial condition l shall be forced
10 depend largely upon the personal
Influence and initiative of my friends
IL Is my desire and hope that the
new Kentucky shall develop an
aroused public sentiment with re-
card to elections which will make 1t
Impossible for a candidate for pubic
office to spend great sums of money
in procuring his election. one or
the perils of democracy comes from
political campaign funds frequently
secured from questionable sources.
~ ORN in humble surroundings
IN among the sand hills OF Ken
lucky, trained in every hard
ship known in the experience Of a
poor boy, and having earnestly
worked for twenty-six years with the
great common people for the educa--
ton OF their boys and girls, and
never turning down a request Tor
assistance that | could grant. i feel
that | hove a vision OF the needs OF
the. toil:ug masses and tnat l am
prepared TO give every human beinS
a lust deal. Not only have my own
life and my contact with the masses
enabled me to know the needs Of
the people. but the responsible po-
sition which | have held as the mead
Of a great institution for the past
t,ycnty-siX years has given me VIDE
experience in tnc executive field ana
a Knowledge OF those problems that
enter mt the making u u greater
Kentucky.
MY interest in Scatter Ken
lNa lucky has prompted me to
enter this race, and / desire
at this time 10 emphasize that have
no political Ambitions beyond beng
| Governor, and shall not in the fu-
ture be candidate for any political
| office. II | Am elected | shall de-
vote every thought and energy or
my life to my official duty.
EFF elected Governor / shall use
every influence OF which 1 am
CAPABLE t, develop State spirit
that will encourage capital TO invest
| with us, givirg il cad the people q
square deal; a state spirit that viii
enable the people to understand that
they are "members one Of another,
and that their Interest is q common
interest; Il State spirit that will have
enough fire t. consume any man
who would debauch the Ideals of a
free people or stand in tae way OF
democratic progress, and Il state
| I,at nil n the world
that kentucky is 2 lan'l OF optimism,
of opportunity. of law and order
U SHALL in my opening address
! make full statement IF my po-
sition on other vital questions
that will come before the people Of
the Commonwealth.
Most respectfully yours,
Fl. II. CHERRY,