The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-10-16
A COMPARISON
Of Office Holding Records,
Touching the Race for Cir
cult Judge.


the following pertinent article:
The song most frequently sung
by Mr.. Burns and his friends is
that Judge Kinner has been in Of
flee too long The following is his
record: He was County Attorney
of Boyd county for one term.
After serving one term as Com
monwealth Attorney Of the 10th
Judicial district OF which Carter
and Lawrence We're part, he was
in 1856 rendered the nomination
by the democratic party and &C
cepted it. The republican party
approving his official record re-
fused to make any nomination
against him. In 1892 the present
judicial district was created and
Judge kinnor was by the demo-
cratic party rendered the nomina-
tion for Circuit Judge. The Re-
publicans made no nomination
against him. In 1897 he was
again nominated by the same
party for Circuit Judge and was
elected. In 1902 the same party
again rendered HIM the nomination
and he accepted. Not one Of these
nominations was sought by him.
He did not force himself upon the
people. 1t was a case OF the office
seeking the man, and not the man
the office" They did not cost him
one dollar to obtain them. There
can not man be found in the dis
trict with whom he electioneered
to obtain these nominations. He
was given the nomination without
opposition. Is he to be blamed or
condemned for accepting them!
Is there a man in this district OF
any other who would have thrust
aside these honors when rendered
him under such circumstances?
Now let us turn to the other
side OF the picture and We find a
family group of office holders and
Office seekers. Among the offices
for which Mr.. r. &. Burns has
been candidate is that Of Con
gress, Attorney General, Judge Of
the Court OF Appeals, and an APP
plicant for the Federal JudgeshiI
now held by that distinguished
Ijurlst, A. Nj. j. Cockran-the latte
being endorsed almost unanimous
ly by the Boyd county bar, tn,
home of Mr.. Burns, for the afore
said Judgeship. His brother NJ
s. Burns was for two terms OF fou
) years each county attorney 0
Lawrence county, one term of on
year prosecuting attorney Q
Louisa; one term OF one yea
county treasurer Of Lawrenc
county, six years Master Commits
sioner OF Lawrence county, ha
been for several years past and
now Z. S. missioner maxim
sixteen years that he has been
: Office not including the time h
: has been holding the Office OF |
: s. Commissioner. His fathe
y Judge j NJ. Burns was for a nun
y Der OF years in the Revenue servi(
= Of the L. S. was for six years Ci
. cult Judge Of the IL Judicial di
Il trict of which Carter and Lawrent
J counties formed a part and is no
. serving his second term as pros
u cutting attorney OF the city OF AS
'' land, so that when his preset
X term expires he will, not includlr
5 his service as revenue office
II have been in office fourteen year
u John Burns, the Oldest son
g Mr.. r. C. Burns, was postmast
i OF the city OF Catlettsburg f
u four years and was one term
3 four years prosecuting attorney
L the city of CaIletisburg maklr
8 eight years in which he has be,
D. in office. James, the second son
U II. c., was for two years city q
. torney OF the city OF Catlettsb II
and is now the county attorney
u Boyd county receiving salary
, $4,000 per year. Clyde, the thi
0 son OF r. C., is now Quarter
a Court Clerk and assistant pos
II master Of Catlettsburg. Thus
s will be seen that there are three
+ the immediate family OF Mr.. II.
Burns now in office in Boy
a county. James and Clyde we
7 assistant p. Ms. while John w
a p. NJ. at Catlettsburg. The
!
l. figures show that the family grol
5 OF Burns will have been in Off
5 when their present terms expire
years. Should they complain
tho people that Judge Kinner hi
been in Office too long? Verify
think not. What say you voters
the ooh district"