The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-08-29

tention for a little while to few figures
which show what jugglery he used to
get 'hat aM i aa az th me fee npsi p ia ne
Calhoun for collecting from the Federal
Government on the Civil War claims ST.
324. co.
The people are familiar with the history
of that collection. 1t was made an issue
by the Republicans in the campaign
against me three years ago, and the At
torney General was then a nominee on
ment of the fee, and praised the work in
the collection of these old claims which
had been neglected or overlooked for a
generation. 1t was shown in that cam
paign that Kentucky collected her claims
at a far less cost than that paid by the
other states for the collection of similar
claims.
Now when we deduct, this s119995 paid
Calhoun from his S124.6S1.5 it leaves $685.
4S1.51. which he charges UP against my
first administration, and holds me ac
countable for. To get that much he pads
his list against me with some contracts
made with attorneys during. the admin
istrations of Gov. Brown Gov. Bradley
and W. S. Taylor
I have copy of the same Auditors re-
port which he has. for it was published,
and that list shows when and by whom
each fee was contracted. 1t shows that
SIG. 623.73 of it was contracted by w. s.
Taylor when he was Attorney General.
This man charges that against me. and
uses it to swell the figures in the big
amount paid to attorneys by the ma
chine" This list shows that he has put
in fees contracted not only under Gov.
Brown, Gov. Bradley and w. s. Taylor.
but has also included fees contracted by
Attorney General w. J. Hen9rick AttOr-
ney General Breckenridge, Attorney Cen
eral Pratt end Auditor Coulter. And there
ever suspected even by the present At
tOrney General himself with being in the
remotest degree connected with what he
calls ''the machine"
toll
6S1. 52. the Calhoun fee, the fees paid UNI
der contracts made by my predecessors
and other officials for whose action I
was not in the least accountable 1t
leaves just about $1,000 for which I
made contracts during those four years,
and in no instance except where the At
tOrney General or Auditor officially
called upon me for such assistance I'M
der the law. What can the people Of
Kentucky think of such a man who would
resort to miserable and deSpicable tricks
like that in order to deceive them and
injure the reputation of honest men.
Shame, eternal shame. upon such a
man, and shame, too, upon my honorable
opponent, Senator McCreary, who has
ayowedly formed a political alliance with
him. and who we have a right to pre-
sumo endorses and approves the cam
paign of Islander and falsehood conducted
by that man
In the respect which I feel for my OPP
ponent and for the integrity and decency
of his personal character | can not un-
derst@nd why his political ambition
would ever lead him TO form a cOmbina
ton with man who possesses no quail
ity except that of a demagogue, and who
is so far his inferior in every attribute
that belongs to a man Of honor and
spectability.
But in his eager and desperate desire
TO secure one more term in the United
Staes Senate, he seems to have thrown
to the winds all discretion and has sum-
mCned to his aid every evil influence in
Kentucky politics. He has called to his
assistance the disappointed pardon
brokers, place hunters and professional
grafters. He has invited to his support
every laWbreaker and every saloon
keeper who resents my efforts to enforce
the laws against the debauchery of the
Sabbath day. Not charged with the re-
spOnsibiity himself i'm these matters, ne
hopes to secure to his support the serv-
ices of everyone who is opposed to me
because of some action Of mine in the
performance of my official duties.
He would stir UP. If he could. Whirl-
wind within the ranks Of the Democratic
party. that he might. if possible, obtain
from the wreck this nomination fOr SEN
atOr. In every saloon his petition is pre-
sented that each signer may pledge him
self 10 fight me and to support him. The
slneWs of political warfare are 10 be lGr-
niSh6d without limit. Money in abund-
ance is at his command. Newspapers,
wherever possible, are to be bought. pro-
fessionaI blackInailers and slanderers are
TO be hired to pour forth their Shiny
abuse upon me and upon my admlnistT1-
ii
lucky No fact can be SO distorted no
charge so false and no c:lumny so vile,
but that it shall he used by these infu-
ences TO accomplish if possible, my hui
initiation and defeat before the people CT
Kentucky. all because | have as a pub
lie official. with what>light God has given
me, tried to perform my duties faithfully
and fearlessly. Their campaign against
NE has only begun; its limit has lot
been reached. From the mendacious.
charges of his candidate for Governor;
from the libelous publications of his pur-
chased organs a campaign reeking with
Islander may be expected.
But we are content to meet these is
sues in contest before the Democrats of
the State Our confidence in their fair
ness and honesty is unbounded. Let them
pass upon the questions involved, and
next year in the contest with the Repub-
licans, we shall meet them, too, and Up
hold the name of Kentucky as a Demo-
cratic State. 1t is a little hard to have
to make such fight within the ranks
of our own party. but we have had to
do il several times before. and We are
prepared to do it again. In the earnest
and honest effort TO maintain Democratic
supremacy in Kentucky, / have in the
past encountered more hostile and yio-
lent opposition from some who call
themselves Democrats than I have from
Republicans, and yet with it al YOU have
seen the strength and majOritcs If the
Democratic party grow in the State.
We took charge of your government in
which were many of the Republican lead
ers of Kentucky, took the life of my hon.
ored and courageous predecessor. Wm
GOebel.
We found the affairs of the State in a
condition bordering on anarchy and revo-
luton Since the days when our pioneer
ancestors with rifle in one hand and
a Bible in the other wrested this fair
and beautiful land from savages, there
had not been a darker period IN Ken
tucky's history. Political discOrd threat
ened the very foundations of our civil
institutions. The capitol of your State
was in the hands of an armed and des-
perate mob. The General Assembly was
dispersed and driven from the capitol at
the point of bayonets. The life, liberty
or property of no citizen was secure. The
passions of our people were brought up
to a. condition of intense excitement and
frenzy. The Federal Government was on
the eve of interposing the power of it's
military forces. All over the country,
from ocean to ocean, the fair name of
our Commonwealth was besmirched and
derided. The State was heavily in debt
and its finances III deplOrable condition
Every department and institution of the
Government were demoralized and hope
Without the shedding of one drop Of
Kentucky blood, we restored order out
of chaos law out of anarchy In the
place of armed mobs we re-established
the dignity and supremacy of the Courts
of Justice. We tore down the black flag
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