The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-01
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ening Post declares himself unable to
understand the principles that govern
Gov Beckham In his vetoing meth
DDS. What would seem far more
strange to me than anything Beck.
ham may do In the way of pardons
and vetoes is that any man, much
less one OF Mr.. Knott's ability, should
be puzzled for a moment to under
stand the Governors methods
Has not Mr.. Knott read In his Lou
isville contemporary, the Courier.
Journal, that Beckham is a naughty
politician" believe the author Of
the words quoted intended to write
mediocre politician" anyway l am
sure that Is what he meant aud ought
have said.
am fully prepared to believe all
The Courier Journal said about the
Hargis brothers during the JettWhite
rial. accept without mental reser.
walton the Courier Journals state
meut that Beckham and the Hsrgis
brothers are very much In politics, "
and very much in the same kind OF
polite
Beckham and Alvey were in poll
tics, and Beckham pardoned the self
confessed criminal to "rebuke the
prosecution" Does Mr.. Knott un-
ierstand that act Of execution elem
ency?
Alvey, grateful to the Governor
that he could go on about his neiari.
Gus gambling business instead cfserv-
ing the term n the peritenti4ry that
the courts said he should serve, de-
clared Louisville should give Mr.
Becktam S 900 majority ard Louis
willie delivered the goods.
Bsckham sands with his hands e
bow deep in the State Tresury dish
ing out fees to the tavorite bench
men he finds it convenient to EN- ploy
from time 10 time.
The Calhoun fees aggregated about
so, 900. The work should have been
done for S. 600. SIS, 900 for printing
some school supplies which the lead.
ing job printers OF Louisville said
should net have cost more than s. 900
at the most. The Governor swore
he did not examine the work which
cost the State s2S 900 and that he
would not have known wheather 1t
filled the contract If he had examined
it. DOES that statement OF the Gov
enor puzzle Mr.. Knott lite?
The printing committee OF which l
believe the Governor was chairman,
vas directed by the law to submit to
each session OF the Legislature, an
itemized statement OF the money paid
out for printing since the last session.
They made no report whatever to the
Legislature.
Beckham based his claim for elect
Ion on the fact that he had put down
the Breathett county feud and In less
than six month after his election he
become the most prompt ally of the
Breathitt friends. He proclaimed ev-
erywhere that the penitentiaries were
so economically managed as to be for
the first time self-sustaining. but the
fact Is the penitentiaries cost the
State $32s. 900 for that period. Does
Mr.. Knott see?
The Legislature passed an act ap-
propriating $500 to repair ex.Presi-
dent Taylor's monument aud 500
annually to keep 1t up. The Gov
ernor vetoed the bill as out OF place!
The Legislature passed an act APP
propriating $40, 900 to erect a monu-
ment to VIM. Goebel, and the govern
or signed that act.
The Legislature passed an act Gre
ating a new county and called 1t
Thorne. The Governor voted that
act. The same Legislature made a
new county and called It's name Beck
ham. Said county crosses the Ohio
river and extends nine miles into the
State OF Ohio. The Governor signed