Democratic Nominating Plans Stir Kentucky Convention
The Springfield Sun reports on the Democratic State Convention set for June 11 in Lexington after a committee vote split between Louisville and Lexington. Delegates from legislative districts will meet June 6 to name delegates, with concerns over unity and harmony for the party.
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Lexington
Frankfort
Louisville
McQuown
Fourth District
Sam T. Spalding
Lousville
Democrats of
Kentucky
Assembly
Sentiment in Frank L. Stanton’s Poems Praised
An excerpt extols the sentiment in Frank L. Stanton’s work from the Atlanta Constitution, praising its beauty and uplifting effect. It argues sentiment is the music of the heart and essential to hope, love, and a glorious day, warning that removing sentiment leads to despair.
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Bryan
John McElroy
McElroy
Frank L. Stanton
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Atlanta Constitution
Mr. Stanton
Earth
Hell
Extravagance and deficit critique of Roosevelt era
The piece denounces the National Republican party and President Roosevelt for alleged fiscal excesses and poor business methods. It cites a shift from a $55 million surplus in 1907 to a projected large deficit, asserting the administration spent beyond means and urged the need for accountability. It also quotes The New York Globe criticizing government spending and economy under Roosevelt.
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National Republican Party
National Treasury
Tawney
House Appropriation Committee
Roosevelt
New York Globe
Baba
Law and order in Kentucky must uphold civic rights
The author denounces sending uninvited soldiers into Kentucky counties warning that such acts violate the law and threaten civil liberties. Troop dispatches without county civil authority requests endanger order and could precipitate civil conflict, underscoring the need to respect legal processes.
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Kentucky
Tariff Reform and the Case for an Income Tax
A critical view argues that tariff revenues totaling about three hundred million dollars are funded by the public, and reform could shrink these receipts. It urges replacing lost revenue with an income tax, placing the burden on the rich while protecting the toiling majority who sustain manufacturing and government. The piece warns against “ditches” at the heads of streams and likens the economy to a mammoth river fed by many small streams.
Political Endorsements Tie Watterson and Haldeman to Bryan
The Courier Journal editor Watterson and The Times editor Haldeman will back William Jennings Bryan in the next campaign. The piece praises Watterson as returning to form with strong editorials and encourages Democrats to support Bryan and push for Democracy undiluted.
Card of Thanks for Eddie Pinkston
We extend through The Sun our sincere thanks to those who were kind and attentive during Eddie Pinkston's illness and death. Mrs. Annie Strange.
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Eddie Pinkston
Annie Strange
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