The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-04
M. CALDWELL ANNOUNCES
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
To The Democratic Voters OF Bour
bon County,-Ladies and Gentle

10 The Democratic Voters OF Bour-
bon County,--Ladies and Gentle
/ men:
Since the days of my boyhood it
has been my ambition to have the
honor of being the Representative of
Bourbon County in the State Legis-
lature, and, as the years have passed
/ there still remains in my heart this
dream of my youth.
! AS you all know / am and have
been farmer all of my life and I
believe that l am acquainted with the
evils from which the farmers of this
county have suffered and are now
suffering, and l believe there is a
remedy for these evils.
i The most important question be-
fore our people today, in my judg-
ment, is the improvement of our
rural schools. We need better school
houses, the best teachers, longer
terms and better school equipment.
Our teachers are poorly paid and the
supply is insufficient.
| Until we can raise the salaries of
the teachers and extend the terms
of the schools there is little induce
ment for our young ladies and young
men to adopt teaching as a profess
tsion.
The condition of the farmer could
be improved materially by producing
better and-purer bred livestock, and
am in favor of such legislation as
will enable us to put at the disposal
of those who can not supply their
own needs such pure blooded stock
as will enable every farmer to pro-
| duce the best classes of all livestock.
| 1t costs no more to produce a pure
bred animal than one of lower grade
/ and the sale value of the pure bred
| animal is much larger.
The farm lands in our Central Ken
tucl:y Counties are bearing more than
while the rich mineral, and timber
| lands and intangible property are
bearing less.
/ | am in favor of such legislation as
will put all classes of property upon
a fair and equitable basis, and when
this is done, l believe that the burden
of taxation on our lands will be ma
terially lessened.
/ In order to fully enjoy our homes
land schools we must have good roads,
! therefore. l favor good roads. There
is only one way to have them and
that is to build them ourselves. We
can get some help from the State and
Federal government, but the greater
burden will rest upon us.
/ favor a rural police system. Our
farming communities do not have
enough police protection and l be-
! lieve the expense of maintaining an
! adequate rural police system will be
i1aore than offset by the good results
and the protection afforded to our
homes and our property; but no mat
ter what the cost / shall advocate
the adoption of such legislation as
will give our rural communities pro-
lection from criminals.
spent two years in Canada where
there is the most efficient rural po-
lice system in existence and l have
had an opportunity to see the effects
of it. Crime is practically unknown
in the rural districts of Canada.
/ advocate the adoption of a suit
able law against vagrancy as there
should be no place in our community
for any able bodied person who will
not work.
am not the candidate of any fac
ton and have not been solicited to
make this race by any person.
am trying to bring to fruitior
the ambition Of my life.
If elected / promise the people OF
, this county the best that is in me.
!. l have been a Democrat all my
, life and believe in the principles Of
; my party especially in the rule Of
the majority. Upon this platform
, and with these promises / solicit your
, support and promise to accept your
!, determination with good grace.
? Very truly YOURS,
, JIM II. CALDWELL.