The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-10-26
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RICH CREEK.
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When l closed my last letter |
did not intend to write any more
about II. {. Mcclure thinking tina;
enough had been said to convince
the public that he should and viii
be defeated. only gave his OIL
cial acts, haviugn desire to make
n personal ma n of this, So far
he has made no denial. He knows
| can produce atlidavits 10 prove
every statemeI have made.
However, two of Mr.. Mcclure
followers, Tom Dalton and Joe
Swetnam, seem to admire an OIL
Ger who disrcgards the law, tespec-
tally when in their favor and in n
letter to the Picket say that they
iudorse every Official act of r. {.
Mcclure while Supt., making no
denial Of the charges made against
him--of course they can not deny
it. Let's see what they indorsc.
The law say that while the teach
ers are attending the Institute no
reduction of their wages shall be
made. Yctin 1887 with this law
before him he made a two weeks
reduction while the teachers were
in attendance and Tom and Joe
indorsc it,
lie tried make trustees prom
Use to hire acc;tain teacher before
he would appoint them tI.have I've
witnesses to this and they indorst
this.
He revoked certificates without
even making charge against the
holders, a violation Of law, and Tom
and Joe indorse this.
lie told Mrs Ella Ricketts, aud
others TO teach without certificates,
violation Of law, but still they
indorse il.
They know that his bartcr'ug
Win himself, buying his own old
books for the Tcachc IS Library,
was an Outrageous shame and still
they indOr.e "ey,ry official aC..
still they Say my letters are vii.
famous. | have only told VI denis,
bic truths. have opposed bad
conduct in otlirc and advocated W.
| II, Woods fur County Judge, a
man who viii aphold the law while
Tom and Joe say they indo Sc "cy-
cry official 6ct' legal or Illegal
suppose. Nov, | willleave il TO the
! public to say who are Williams,
Say Tom, ! know why you in
dorse Mcclure You made money
ont of the job. Do you remember
apply ing for a certificate in 81?
Here is a cory Of your grades
Spelling 100, reading so, history
50, arithmetic 80, grammar So
physiology s., geography So, writ
ing 50, general average Sl2 which
lentitled you 10 - second class GER
tiflcate. Notwithstanding this
Mcclure gave you a first class
The above grades were copied from
McClure's record book before il
was mutilated ! have an affidavit
before me now If this fact.
81 Wonder what he did for Joe;
! Well, boys, you are both big heart
ed fellows who ike to help YOU
Republican friends out Ct trouble
No doubt you see that Mr.. McClur,
is deep in the mire and thought il
kind to offer him your hand; but
| he was so deep ain Il that in try,
ing to reach him you have both fall
len in, and now we have three in
the "mlck" and the public look,
down at you and laughs.
J Dear Tom an Joe, many mer
I have written silly letters and like
you have fallen into a tap. Dc
you not know that you have injur
ed yourselves? You are boil
young men, educated, with fail
prospects for a bright future; bur
should you ever ask for politica
honors it will be remembered tina
you Endorsed a bad record in vair
eifoit to save a defeated candidate
Though, it may be that your lettoI
is somewhat like the one published
in the Picket iFom Glenwood. Tn,
first part was written by a gentle
man at Glenwood and the latte
part was T.ltten in the Picke
Office by a Republican doctor 0
Louisa and signed "A Democrat.
Write again boys, haven't told /
half yet. | am well supplied will
statistics, law and evidence, an,
know The three years of MISS
RULE by heart. So if this ism
enough, neA, time I'll dish you u
some Of the best in the shop.
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