The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-08-22

ggTny ssgsss rue sae a = sassgs.5s ?.
% expressing their wishes On the sub
5ect- hey are entitled u have f. and I
farorsd and signed hill passed b ne
rieht
m nsz1 cause q onense 10 these a.
les ~ ny op1'onenr was n using Ehat
pJEer ] mad a. Governor IN 0feFinE the
Constitutes u rhe STATE. which ] had
taken an oath 70 uphold. and which iu
Section 81 saws lie rhs Governor shall
take care thai the laws be faithfully sx-
ecutsd II he expects 70 make political
capital cut q these things and fis
friends are actively a Work 20 gain 10
then the people q Kentucky would Ike
70 know Nhefher be approves ny r@Ei-
riun iu regard 10 them OF diEapprUVes 10
Just a. he does through his Candidate for
GoTernor every other act u M admins
rTation
Lei Is row take Up the Senator's hos
tile attitude 70 the Democratic Admins
sssai S 1 .i5 Te re he IS TsTy 8af5 s
nate ard lacking In his customary polite
q astureness - making such ngnf-
1e. too. was Governor q Kentucky for
four pears beginning August @. ls75. and
ending sept amber = u7s il j. not my
purpose 90 attack his administrator, for
Il 4 can not Win this nomination without
seeking % bring relrQach upon Demo
cratic administrator Ia the state. even
though il De- thai q ny opponent. then
J % nqf want g. But a. he hzE sought
20 COMPARE MS ADMINISTRATION with nine
20 uy lls-rellL and beasts u the al
legged eccl9mT u MS and the alleged
e1traragauce 81 mine. We shan look a.
the fscLs end let them speak for Us iu
such controversy.
On july - 1e opened his campaign a
Georgetown, and have pubishea
justice quote BE- has oHu language
paragraph % what ~ said about his
u money Or the treasury when Z Vent
into Office have alHags beliefe- n
economy u using the public money, and
be-eEe in saving the taxpayer al
i recprnmer1e1 THE legislature ~ r-luce
u 20 ~ Do fre fllH which was lgne-
The TAX rate now 81 cents the
WHAT be- says about binding slr ius
in rhe treasury when he W=-lf into 1ica
and r-ll ZION nl lne Tax raf ls rue
VIXEN b. U-u- llt ~ 9fice He was sue
ceelrl 10 Ser- TENDER -.a tl Gov -nsr
Luke bl- hu.fl man ~ llh ana
eyer hal Gov -ir'relrr lel- the man
cas " the state ll acl q r=nor- lied
ask l1r RESTORATION ~ th= CD r1-@ 90
order -O maintain rne crellr ~ Che com-
lnllW wealth. fnr nearly tnirfE F-lr D.
has rHel thdr faE r--llrfiln 81 aus " his
CHIEF political assets. 1ur D. has lever
5rearhel a word about the unforr- maze
results ir brought 20 The Stale tre surg
praple successor sfeaE u my place
About four months After Cos. Black
burn came into once -r SEPTEMBER. ISIS.
DE- sent his nrst message o. the General
Assembly N Kentucky. and gave aE ac-
counf ~ the condition ~ lhe Common
wealth when be- took charge I'd Ll- first
part 70 fhat message BE- says
Most important legislation altlrs and
VIII leIllIl luur artel don. ler reform Is
sadly needed in various departments 81
tle StateAepF eminent
L. h.
says
"a respectfully recommend the reefora-
ton ot cents On eaen sle1 - liable
property of me commonwealth in uther
words. Do make the taxes what they were
four years ago.
IN this 30 vas compelled 10 ask q rem
edy Tor The olunder committed by ms
predecessor. u another place. and J want
to call your attention 10 these Criticisms
administered not b. rival candidate.
lur Dy a successor IN Office u Gov Nc
Crearg % NE management Il the state ;
I finances. Gov Blackburn FayE-
1T can not be forgotten that on the
sth day o. Aggust lasi. snort time
ABOUT one month";, Dek9tf n1y advent into
once the AuditOr was Compelled 20 stop
he drawing % warrants on the treasury
for the reason that the Treasurer was rot
in funds 20 pay them.
The AUDITORS report which will bk
laid befgre you In due time. viii show
that thefe WAS surplus balance IN The
irea sury on the 11rh day u October last
1881. The close Of the fiscal year. So
g79g1. but. unfortunately, this report =
totally and utterly delusive IN This. that
AZ the very time there was = large
lnounf ~ ortrtanding and 1nauaircd
claims against tne treasury aggrs Eating
very large sum. not less thai reftfai
hundred thousand dollarS II fOliows
Therefore. shat this reported Surplus is
misleading. and calculated 70 make an
impression which the real facts IN the
case do not Al All Justify or warrant
IN ether words. the outstanding and I'M
pail claims against the Commonwealth
On fhe 10Th day u October last Were
greatly IN excess u the amount then in
tie treasury. and consequently there was
= deficit. and a very large one. instead
n p surplus
He further says that the estimated
dencit fg- the 10Th OF October, 1881. was
fg7ssi2.a5. This dehcit Of course Was The
legitimate consequence Of the financial
mistake u Gov. McCreary'e adrninis-
tration. This FIRST message IF his sue
rEsSpr D. r. complete answer 10 IN. boasts
De a. now making before the people 81
Kentucky about hiE administration OF the
office OF Governor
III las he entered the Office Of Governor
with a good surplus IN the treasury; he
i-f' a. IN iS7s with dha doaEz Of the frsae~
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