Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-07

VantageS | am sincerely gratefuT 10
the Democratic party for the -opportnn-
tiles of public service which IL has
brought to me i'm the past, and for the
Willingness which il has shown TO eN-
tend those opportunities to a stIlra ~
greater field; but l am glad to say that
it has always recognized that my Off
cial duties were To the people as. a
whole, and has in no case attempted to-
interfere, under preteNt of party re-
sponsibility. with my right of personal
Judgment under oath. in the ,perfornl-s
ance of those duties q 4.
There must be an awakened interest
in education. The assumption that.
things are all right is error There
is more or less of general idea thatt
because our school system generally
is satisfactory. and i" most instances
excellent, that sufficient progress is
being made. The plain fact reveals
two startling things one, a growing
defamation in the ranks of teachers and
the other the existence of five and one
half million illiterates. 1t is true thar
/, 6OO, 900 of these are foreign born. The
army of instructors has been more or
less demoralized through financial
temptation from other activities
which pay much better. We owe. TOO
much to the next generation to be re-
miss in this matter. Very satisfactory
progress is being made. in several states
| in the teaching of native born Hitter
ates The moonlight school of Ken
lucky has in fact, become a historic
institution The practice has spread
into other commemorative, and bands
of noble men and women are rendering
great service There should be en-
croachment by the federal government
on local control. 1t is the sheaithful
reasonable individualism of American
ma tional life that has enable the citI-
zens of this republic to think for them
selves and besides. state and communt-
| ty initiative would be impaired by any
thing approaching dependence Tine
lcentraI government, however, can in
ventory the possibilities of progressive
Education, and in helpful manner create
an enlarged public interest in this sub
| There Will be no attempt in this cam
paign to compete by dollars with our
Iopposition. So many people have been
lin the money-gathering business for
the reactionaFy cause that the millions
lalready in hand are more or less
matter of general information All
that we ask is that both parties deal in
the utmost good faith with the cleo
Ltorate and tell the plain truth as TO the
amounts received. the contributors. and
lie judgment in elections should be rem
dered after the fullest hearing posi-
BILE. Each side has the right TO pro-
peBly present its case This Is a le-
gitimaJe expense. There is no narrow
dividing line between the Legitimate
and nlegitimate in political cam
paigns. one contemplates the organ
ization and maintenance of such facil-
tiles as are necessary to advise The
people of the facts bearing upon the
J issues; the other carries the deliberate
purpose to interfere with the honest
I endering of the verdict. How mis-
! guided some of our people are. Re
coenizing that readjustment must he
made, they believe that that they will
fare better If they cast their fortunes
with those with whom they dealt on the
base OF campaign contributions IN days
- gone by They do not sense the dan
gers they threaten. The sort OF read
} justment which Will appeal to our self
] respect and ultimately to our general
prosperity. is the honest FeadjusImenI-
]. Any unfair adjustment simply delays
the ultimate process and we should re-
member the lesson of history that one
2 extreme usually leads to another We
? desire industrial peace. We want our
people TO have an abiding confidence
in government. but no readjustmen
made under reactionary auspices will
, carry with it the confidence OF the
, country. If ! were asked to name, in
these trying days the first essential oE-
ershadowiRg, every other consideration
the response would be confidence in
government. 1t would be nothing less
: than a calamity if the next admins
tration were elected under corrupt aus
q pieces. There is unrest in the country:
our people have passed through atrying
: experience. The European war before
, it engulfed us. aroused every racial
throb in a nation of composite citizen
ship The conflict in which we partic-
, ipated carried anXieties into every
community and thousands upon thous-
= ands of homes Were touched by 1raSe-
dy The inconveniences incident TO the
war have been disQuieting; the failure
r of the Republican Congress to repeal
annoying taxes has added to our trou-
bles; The natural impulse is to forget
the past, to develop new interests, TO
create a refreshened and refreshing
Atmosphere in life. We want to forget
. the war and be free from the troub-
, ling thought of its possibility an the
. future. We want the dawn and the
: idews of a new morning. We want hap
ipiness in the land. the feeling that the
square deal among men and between
men and government is not to be in
, Iterferred with by a purchased prefer
c lence. We want a change from the old
: lworld of yesterday where international
, intrigue, made the people mere spaSns
on the chessboard of war We want. a
=, change from the old Industrial world
. where the man who .toiled was assured
a full dinner pail" as his only lot and
!, lportion. But how are we To make the
change? Which way shall we sS=
Il We stand at the forks of the rold s1G
must choose which to follow one
. leads to higher citizenship. a fr=@r eS-
lpression of the individual and \ fuller
life for ALL the other leads to -Tcac-
ltion. the rule of the few over the .ulaIly
, land the restriction of the average
: mans chances to grow upward Cum
lining devices backed by sRtimited pro-
ldigaI expenditures will be used 70 con
Ifnse and 10 lure. But have an aOti-