The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-19
RIcH CREEK, Oct


TO hermit teachers TO teach with
out certificates and to advise truS-
toes 10 employ said teachers. The
{ following law was in effect while
iho was Superintendent:
cart. IL, Sec. /, Com. School
/ Law: No person shall be deemed
qualified 10 teach any common
school herein provided for, unless
such person shall first have obtain
ed a certificate Of qualification to
teach the subjects embraced IN the
common school course, signed by
/ two members of the County Board
of Examiners, OF two members OF
the state Board of Examiners, spec
lifying the class Of qualifications OF
| the applicants Now, Mr.. Mcclure
was 50 anxious TO have teacher
from another county take the place
OF one Of his own teachers that he
brought Miss Ella Ricketts, to Rich
Creek in his buggy and told the
trustees to allow her to teach with
out certificate until the Septem-
Der examination and they did as
he instructed. He need not get
fisherman Wheeler to deny this for
him and he need not deny it for
himself, for we can prove it is true.
Did he not disregard the law? Do
you want him for County Judge?
In 1889 he collected from each
teacher an Institute fee Of two dol
lars. The law gave him the right
to do this TO pay the expense OF the
Institute and whatever balance re-
manned to be used in establishing
a Teachers Library. He had be-
tween sixty and hundred dollars
cash in hand to buy books for said
Library. About three months az.
ter collecting the money, he
ASSUMED THE RIGHT
to constitute himself committed
to buy books for the Teachers LII,
brasy, and he purchased for and
sold TO the teachers a number oil
second hand books which he had
owned for several years, and at q
good round price, too. When one
of our young men, who detected the
wrong he had done, asked why hG
charged the teachers $50 for FIVE
volumes ofan old edition of Cham
ber's Encyclopedia, which could
have been bought for about SIS else
where, he replied, "You are not 9
teacher and its none of your bust
ness" When asked why he charg.
ed the teachers IS for an old broker
globe, he said, ats none of youl
business When asked why hC
charged $ll for a dictionary which
he had used three years, and which
could have been boughtnew for SIS
he simply said, ats none of YOU
BUSINESS" When asked why hi
charged retail price for McGuffey'i
spelling book and readers soiled
aSd- with his own children's name:
lin them, again he said, "Its non,
of your businessw 1t might no
have been that gentleman's bust
ness, it might not have been you
business and itmight not have beer
my business whether he bought anC
lsold to the teachers blue back spell
ing books, old almanacs and book
published before the birth OF Christ
and il might not have been my bus
mess what he paid for them; bu
it is the business Of all good citi
zens to oppose such man for Co
Judge.
We have heard it said that con
tract to be valid must have at leas
two contracting parties aud tina
there must be an offer and accept
lance. Mr.. Mcclure had read law ,
little and he probably had aIs'
heard OF it. We suppose he mus
have considered himself two per
sons--one Mr.. Superintendent anC
the other Mr.. Mcclure. We sup
pose Mr.. Supt. said TO Mr.. Mcclure
"I'll give you $ll for that diction
larry, and Mr.. Mcclure knowing h,
had struck bargain, cleared NJ
his throat, smiled, and said, "Al
right p and changed Sll from hi
right pocket TO his left. We sup
pose he continued in that manner
until he had gotten rid OF all of hi
old books. Then the teachers haC
a new % library aud Mr.. Mcclure
had the teachers money. vii
any one make excuses for him il
| the library natter When MIR. Nc
Clure asks you to vote for him, ash
/ him if he anticipates purchasing {
county library; ask him If he vii
revoke certificates, licenses, DC
ask him if he will say cts none o
your business" when his constitu
ents ask him about his official rec
ord ask him what rights he ex
poets to assume" that the Law
don't give and whether he will
have any discretionary authority
We have given you facts which
we challenge Mr.. Mcclure to dony
and have referred you to the Law
and his eco d Book. We thinl
we have clearly p 1,en that he i
not a proper man TO hold Office
He has been tried in office an,
proved "no good ~ He has bee
weighed in the balance and foun,
wanting. The hand writing is o
tho wall. Defeat is written on hi
face and tatooed in italics on ever
inch of his body. AS he walks hi
shoes squeak defeat, His husk
voice sounds defeat. When Nj
Mcclure has been buried beneat
1000 ballots cast by the citizens Q
all parties who are opposed to ba
conduct in office, all should reioic
that a candidate has been defeate
who, TO say the least, has made
bad official record. Personally
have no i'll will towards Mr.. Nj
Clure. As a professional and bui
mess man | would like to see hiI
successful, but do not think h
ought to be elected County judy
and for that reason | have write
these letters that all may measuT
his competency by his official act