The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1922-12-28
CANTRILL ENTERS
GOVERNORS RACE
Seventh District Congressman Announces Can
didacy For Nomination
Strong Statement of His Position State lssues-lrib'
ute to Woodrow Wilson

didatPs themselves, ana i COnSluer IL
proper i'm my announcement To very
briefly state some of the Leading Is
sues which are of interest to the ci,i-
zens of Kentucky. In announcing my
self as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor ! wish 10
emphasiZe the fact that ] consider
the Governorship of our State the
highest honor which can be given
Kentuckian, and ! pledge myself 10
the people of Kentucky that #
elected Governor. under no Circum-
stances would ! seek the Senatorsh.p
or any other office bur would fill out
the Term completely for which | was
elected. No man in the Governors
chair can give the State his best ser
vice when he has his eye on some fu-
ture political preferment.
favor Primary Election tn deter
mine the nomination of the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Governorship.
! believe it would be political suicide
for our Party to make the nomination
i'm any other way. Only in Primary
Election can the women voters Of the
stare give fun expression to their po-
litical opinions.
! think the greatest service pub
lie officer can render the State at this
time is 10 attend strictly to the bust
ness of the safe and 10 leave it TO
the business men 10 handle their own
business and to the people 20 regulate
their own affairs, so long as they do
not violate our present laws. To make
il still palmer, think we have enough
laws at present regulating the bust
ness aud the everyday life Of The
people.
There is a tendency in the country
today to keep piling on the statute
books laws regulating the business aad
private affairs Of the citizens. ] am
of the opinion thar it is the part of
wisdom that we learn orr present
laws and obey them rather than 30
bring into diSrepUte all law by further
restrictive legislation.
If am elected Governor. all laws
on the statute books will be thor
oughly and carefully enforced as far
As my powers viii reach. The chief
concern in IN State and Nation to-
day is the strict enforcement of law
and the absolute maintenance Of peace
and order. For the security of the
individual and for the protection Of
property rights, law and order must be
maintained.
I II elected Governor, | pledge the
/ best that Is within me to carry out
+ this statement.
' If elected, pardons will be scarce n
Frankfort. especially for the crime Of
taking human life The reputation rf
our state must be be,tered along this
line.
High taxation is the sore spot with
the people in the State and Nation.
The legislative branch of our State
Governments writes the tax laws, but
If elected Governor | will work with
the Legislature i'm every way possible
to bring about the lowering Of our tax
IS. As farmer | know what the
burden of taxation is 10 the farmer
and bushes man and home owner
and every effort must be made TO re
duce taxation.
The time has come when hall
must be called in increasing our STATE
debt, and every effort 10 reduce n
must be made. The obligations al
debt are made by the State LFg.Sla
ture and not by the Governor, bat II
am elected | will earnestly insis
that State expenditures be kept with
IN the revenue so that our debt vii
not be increased in the next Admin
istration. Every effort must be made
90 reduce the state debt AMI If ! an
elected the veto power will be use(
to the limit 10 keep the appropriation.