The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-22

81 90. amount returned lawfully mine
and Won have = 81 that the State owe.
me don't propose tn call on Mr. Tate
the Treasurer, for il, hut. Mr. Hooker
rs we are brothers in tribulrrion, am
perfectly willing To give YOU an order tC
said Tate tor the amount. and it will
more than pay the s. - that YOU justly
owe the State on your mileage Well, i.
this airing enough for 1873? Are YOU
satisfied?
Before | close. allow me to give my
friend Hooker good piece of advice
Don't hold others responsible for what
you DO. If you should ever again 60 to
the Legislature stand on your own judg-
menl. Ii. ia 1873. had been governed
in my estimate 10y my predecessors cal-
culation aud draw Tor mileage. no cons
mittee on earth would have sustained
me tor Mr. TAYLOR drew tor 267I miles,
amounting 10 $50 - Cloverport was
about a. near aud accessible to him a
any point on the river, and almost posi-
tive that it cannot be more than
twenty miles from where he then
resided to that point | lived about
twenty-iour or twenty-five miles from
Cloverport, aud on that route was eight
or nine miles further from Frankfort than
Mr. TAYLOR | estimated the distance at
2Oj miles Perhaps Mr. Taylor went by
Evansville. and charged accordingly.
don't know about that; but do know
that / was afraid to risk his estimate,
and strenuously advise Mr. Hooker to
do as did in that case-stand on his
own judgment Mr.. TAYLOR was elected
one time, aud drew mileage for both the
regular and the adjourned session,
amounting in all TO Sl60 50. | have
been twice elected. have drawn in all,
tor both terms. in mileage Sl2l so; re-
tanned Sll400 Now suppose Mr.
Hooker should he again elected aud draw
rs he did before, he would have 81 Is so
mileage, aud no committee would allow
him from his residence more than lis
or 10 miles, notwithstanding his draw
for los miles. Mr. Coflrnan drew so 80
mileage one OF the Mcllenrys So 90
and the other about S73 90, but as the
F 4 Z. K Il had not then been cons
structed, their route wGs by Greensboro,
and | suppose they we're near the mark /;
it 10 none OF my business il they were or
were not, only refer to these matters TO
keep nv friend Hooker from initiating
his predecessors and to call his attention
10 q c fact that all are not entitled to the
same route from the same county. lie
says live - miles nearer the capital
than he does Ia small mistskr) | live
not less tn IN II miles from Spring Lick
he lives, say mile. from Beaver Dam
Intervening between me AID the depot is
Rough creek. at times difficult to cross
Then again, suppose Mr. Hooker had
shouldered his gun aad gone through the
woods on a direct line, and | had done
tae same. he would have made it about
IL miles near than possibly could
In conclusion. will simply state that
! drew decidedly less than any other rep
rssentative from Ohio county for many
years excepting Hooker He is the Only
one that drew less thsn did aud in '13
only had So, 10 the advantage of him
auI IN IS but 60 cents Mr. Hooker
resides near the E and p r r., and
only entitled TO that route. | reside at
point, the situation Cf which, lawfully
entities me to another route, further but
more accessible. When | wrote the let
ter which was published some time ago
in which mentioned Mr. Hooker. did
not think Of offending the gentleman, and
took the liberty of defending him, but it
seems that he did not enjoy the joke quite
so well As he did the exaggerated reports
in circulation in regard TO the dcspised
Radical, and jumps on me and pounds
me numerically, but hope he viii
learn to don't" | am now done with
the mileage affair ualess some other gen
tlemsn gets up on his ear and comes at
me-in that case we will continue the
subject Hoping that the airing
is sufficient. | subscribe myself yours and
Rockers most respectfully,
J w MEADoR