Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-03

CART. HISDMAN AND GEN. fRY.-A
rather small crowd gathered in the Court.
House Saturday afternoon TO listen to the
discussion Of State politics BY the above
candidates Tor Lieut.. Governor. Capt.
HindmAn began by saying that he regret
ted that his opponent had forced the Oft
repeated and long since exploded charge
that the democratic officials had squander.
ed the money Of the State, instead Of dis
cussing the live issues Of the day, such as
the school question and the development
Of the great resources Of the Commonwealth.
But since he had seen ct to do 80, he was
both ready and able to prove the charge
false and made solely for party ends. In
regard 10 the assets OF the State when the
democrats came into power in 1867 he show
ed that the railroad and turnpike stocks
were put down that year at s., 600, 900. their
original cost; lew years later by depre-
citation in values the amount was reduced
10 $2,000,000, when il was rated at its
proper value. He then went on TO show
that although the democratic party had re-
duced taxation from 40 to zoe on the 800
for revenue proper, afterwards raising il to
% cents, il had paid OIL the State debt Of
s.. OOO, 900 with the exception Of $3.50, 900
not payable ill 1892. and had assets TO the
amount OF nearly 100000 with which TO
liquidAte that. Ii was true that the dem
locrats had before the enfranchisement Of
the negro voted an increase Of the school
tax from 8 TO 20 cents ON the 500 for
school purposes, but with this our taxes
are lighter than any Of the States and we
have school system as good as any OF
them, and il our schools are not SO good, il
il not the fault OF the Law. tie then show
ed how the republicans managed the State
finances in those States which the foul car
pet-bagger by the aid Of the administration
and the ignorant negroes, were permitted
10 rule over after the close OF the war. In
the ten States in the hands Of carpet bag
administrations, they had increased the
debt TO the startling aggregate Of 500, OOO,-
900; in Georgia, for instance, raising it
from s.. 1000. 900 to $ll. 100000 With these
statistics staring them in the face, he
thought il the height Of hArdihood for
such a party to talk about democratic ex-
trayagance in a State which ia better off f.
naneially than any in the Union.
Capt Hindman's time having expired
he yielded the stand 10 Gen. Fry, who was
evidently 80 disconnected at the startling
exposition Of facts and figures that he hard
ly knew where TO begin. His false charges
had been so completely disposed Of that he
could not discuss the finances Of Kentucky
but instead, entered into labored defense
Of the carpet. baggers and their mismanage-
ment Of State Affairs, which occupied ths
most Of his time. lie finally got 10 tbs
school Law and while admitting that il Wa
good enough, SAID il was not executed prop
erly and hence Of little value. lie de
nounced the special tax levied for the so
called Agricultural college at Lexington Al
unconstitutional and declared that its con
tinuanoe Was an outrage. We agree will
him very decidedly ON this point as We be
lieye a majority OF the democrats do. The
General Is not AN entertaining speaker on
any subject aud the larger part Of the au
dienee quietly stole out during his har
Angue, prefering to appear diseourleous Il
being bored 10 death.