Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-10-12


An OUTRAGE When u mao takes
the oath OF Office he swcars To protect
the interests of the State aud county,
not those Of the political party to which
he may have always belonged or may
have sought for revenue only. The
county judge and magistrates, who
compose the fiscal court of the county,
ought to be men of scrupulous honesty
with a full regard for their oaths, but
it would appear from certain action of
the court that they are not. When the
question Of electing "a poor-house keep
err came up Friday, there appeared
three bidders, the present incumbent,
J. L. Chadwick, a republican, who Of
fercd to keep the paupers "A year at s4S
for adults and S23 for children; Squire
Larkin Wells bid SIS for adults and SIS
for children, and Rev. NJ. Il. Morgan
$40 and $40 respectively, agreeing also
to preach for the paupers, hold prayer
meeting aud sunday school. The lat
ter's bid being rejected. the vote came
between Chadwick and Wells, when
the two democrats, John Bailey and
John w. Walter, voted OF course for
the lowest bidder, Mr.. Wells; the two
republicans, John Edmiston and John
y. Singleton, throwing their votes To "A
much higher bidder for no other known
reason than that the bidder is OF their
politics. This made the vote tie and
that lightning change political artist
alias Judge Dawson, after deciding to
reserve his decision till Thursday,
screwed his courage up 10 the sticking
point after the crowd had departed aud
voted for Chadwick. doubtless to prove
TO his new found friends that oaths and
nothing else stood in the way of his
determination to stand by them through
evil and good report, even If it takes
every cent out OF the county treasury.
Figuring on the average population Of
the poor-house the little transaction
will cost the people of Lincoln about
5000 extra for four years and is as
CONSCIOUSNESS a proceeding "a ever public
officials were guilty of. Two of these
men are candidates for reelection,
Dawson and Singleton, and what the
voters will do them for their duplicity
will be plenty, for they both deserve
the condemnation that they are receive
ing for making political question out
OF one affecting solely the money of
the people.
by the Rev. Morgan : bid, which is
the best all things considered, the
county would have saved $3.50 II is
claimed that Wells bid was for "bun-
combe," which he stOutly denies. II !
must be remembered that in addition To
sums named the poor-house keeper gets
use of an lOO-acre farm free. In Gar
rard county the paupers are kept for
the use of the farm only.
Squire Larkin Wells says that TO
prove his bid was made In good faith
he is not only ready but anxious TO
take the paupers at his bid. The man
who SAYS after this that he didn't mean
business is liar and the truth is not
in him.
Mr.. Chadwick has doubtless made a
good keeper OF the poor-house, and SO
far as we know there is no complaint
against him. But Squire Wells is full
ly as capable of doing so as he is and is
just as responsible we presume. The
question of politics should have cut no
figure in the matter, but since IL has
we propose TO lay it on Macdutf and
damned be he who first cries "hold
enough