The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-23
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ADOPTS PlslF0RM
Principles And Pledges Of.
fered People Of
Kentucky.

Lexington. Ky, The platform OF
the Republican party adopted at the
Lexington convention follows:
''The Republican party. assembled
in convention adopts the following
platform and tenders 1t to the people
of Kentucky as its solemn pledge oil
public service. and upon this pledge
1t earnestly seeks the support of ev-
ery citizen. who desires a better and
more progressive Kentucky:
"The Republican party always sus-
tains the President of the United
States and upholds his hands whenev-
err he represents the whole country as
COMMUNICATIVE of the American
army and navy, in the prosecution of
war with foreign power and in the
great world war not yet concluded in
which many hundreds and thousands
of American soldiers and sailors are
still involved. The representatives
of the Republican party in Congress
and the Republican party as a whole
have conspicuously responded to ev-
cry call made, by supporting iegisia-
ton involving enormous financial APP
preparations, temporary grants OF I'M
usual and extraordinary powers and
to every other demand. Without in
vidious comparison with other par
ties, the Republican party claims
full measure of the honor of prose-
cutting the war and full share OF
credit for the victory over Germany
and her allies.
Pursuing the same course that the
Republican party has always pursued
in great national crises and without
, thought of political advantage, 1t
feels that pending definite peace. it
is unwilling to discuss issues of the
conduct of the war b. the party in
power until peace is definitely made.
THE party. however. believes that
a strict investigation of the Conduct
of the war. without regard to person.
al or political considerations should
be made for the purpose of initiating
measures of economy in the conduct
of the nations business and to restore
such order in public affairs as will
be eminently necessary in the recon-
struction period Immediately before
us.
First Part.
"First-We condemn the present
state administration for its extra
va giant expenditures of public funds
for the creation and perpetuation OF
useless Offices and needless officers;
for its utter lack Of business and fl
nancial capacity, which has produced
increased assessment and taxation; in
creased expenditure and an ever
growing state debt; for its broken
promises. violated pledges, political
corruption and more than wasted OPP
portunities.
"Second-We denounce the ludi-
crous common cshool textbook law
and its operation by the present state
Textbook Commission, under the di-
rect control of its acting chairman,
A. O. Stanley, and we demand the inn
mediate resignation of the members
of this commission and the appoint
ment of a qualified and independent
commission to protect the best in
terests of the school children OK the
State. We call specific attention to
the willful violation of the platform
pledge of the Democratic party in
this respect.
.'Third-We condemn the present
state administration for the unnec-
essary employment Of special anc
favored attorneys and the payment to
them of exorbitant attorneys fees for
legal services, which should and
could have been performed by the
states attorney general and nis as
siStants. and we denounce the COM
promise of state claims made by such
favored attorneys and political bench
men. resulting in great and needless
loss to the state.
"Fourth-In the name of law and
order we denounce the uniustih-
able indefensible and abyssmai par
don record of A. o, Stanley, and we
call upon the good citizens who be-
Iieve in the supremacy of the law to
repudiate il at the polls,
"Fifth-We call specific attention
TO the violation OF the solemn pledge
contained IN the last state platform
of the Democratic party, and so fire.
quently repeated by this last candi-
date for governor, to abolish useless
Offices and to reduce the cost of gov
eminent For faith broken with the
people there is but one remedy-the
ballot of rebuke.
Part Second.
I.-EmpIOyment for Soldiers:
1--WE pledge ourselves anew to the
service of our state and nation; to
Of tho fatharG. In tha