The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-10-26

jim O'Brien out Of politics. In this
argument, and this alone, | credit you
with perfect sincerity. 1t is generally
known in the city, if not in the county,
that you have been more than willing
to put Jim O'Brien out of politics"
for the past ten years, at least since
the time when first dared to dispute
your right to manage-or rather mis-
manage-the affairs of the city of Paris
as best suited your private and personal
interests. Your anxiety to put Jim
O'Brien out of politics" was so great
in 1899, that after having failed to de-
feat me for the Democratic nomination
for councilman from the first ward, it
induced you to assist in bringing out a
Republican ticket in that ward, and
further induced you to use your utmost
efforts to elect that ticket, your avow-
ed purpose being to elect city council
man which would compromise with the
banks on the question of taxation. You
/. failed at that time to put. Jim O Brien
out of politics." and toe result of your
failure was that the banks, in nearly
every one of which you were the largest
stakeholder, paid to the City of Paris
nearly $50, 900 instead of the $4,000,
which you so generously offered.
Another result of your failure was that
Paris since that time is practically the
only city in Kentucky where banks and
corporations are put upon the same
footing as individuals. Here they are
required to pay the taxes imposed upon
them by law; in nearly all other places
they are allowed to settle on so or co
per cent. basis. Another result of
your failure to put Jim O'Brien out
of politics" is that you have been
placed upon the same footing in regard
to assessment and taxation as the
humblest property owner in the city,
and have been unable to go before the
Council, as you had gone before, and
get its members to disregard the law
and reduce the valuation placed upon
your property by the Board of Super
visors, to an amount fixed by yourself,
after the Board had refused to do so.
If you were frank, Mr.. Hinton, you
would say to the people to whom you
have used this argument that these
reasons. and not the fact that | am go
ing to vote for McCreary, account for
your anxiety to put lin O'Brien out
of politics. This argument has lost
its effect, however, as you have pre-
viously presented it to the people of
Paris many times before, and always
with the same result. They have, in
spite of your efforts, elected me to
public office five successive times, four
times as councilman and once as Mayor,
which shows conclusivelyth;t they have
not, as yet, shared in your desire to
put Jim O. Brien out of politics. -
Before concluding desire to ask you
what reason you have for advising
people to vote against particular can
didate because you have discovered that
am going to vote for him, and before
you answer that question | wish to re-
fresh your recollection. When you
were a candidate for Mayor of the City
ofParis, your opponent being Mr.. Fer
guson, [ was very warmly for you.
You did not disdain my assistance at
that time, but on the contrary selected
me as your representative and challen-
ger in the first ward When you made|
your race for the Legislature | was
again one of your supporters, and again
you did not disdain my assistance, and
believe that people ought to vote
against you because Jim O'Brien was
for YOU Out of all the Democrats in
Paris you selected me to manage your
camT align on registration dav, the re
suit being, as you will doubtless rel