The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-10-25

| were III me campaign OF 1890, Wneu,
with false charges and promises. he
deceived the people Of Kentucky into
electing him governor. In that cam
paign he slanderously charged the
Democratic administration OF the state
with fraud and corruption. and prom.
ised TO the people that II elected gov
ernor and his party placed in power
when they could get look at the
books" they would show up this fraud
and corruption. For over four years
he and his party had control Of the
state government and OF the public
records. and repeat that they have
never to this day reported the discoy.
cry OF single act OF fraud or corrup-
ton upon the part Of previous Demo
cratic Administrations.
Plthul and Childish.
But how does the distinguished ex-
governor. when confronted with this
answer to his charges in that cam
paign, seek to escape II! In his
speech he says: In 1896. when the
Republicans went into once, there
was not enough money In the treasury
10 pay an expert bookkeeper 10 look
az the books on account OF Democratic
Indebtedness" This is so pitiful and
childish that no intelligent citizen will
let him OF with such an excuse. He
had under his own appointment a
state Inspector and examiner. drawing
$4,000 year and expenses. with the
right 10 employ assistants. whose duty
II was. under the direction OF the gov
ernor. 10 make such Investigations OF
the books. Why doesn't Governor
Bradley own up like a man and cou.
fess to the truth that they did make
this investigation into the books and
utterly failed TO ;ind anything wrong:
His reference TO the Tate matter In OF
no credit 20 him OF 20 his party. be.
cause that defalcation was discovered
and exposed by Democratic admin
istraton. and Tate's bondsmen forced
20 make good the loss 10 the state by
Democratic officials before Bradley
came into Office. The promises which
he and his party made In that cam
paign we're equally as false and insiu.
cere as we're the charges
Every intelligent citizen in Ken
lucky knows that the administration
~ the state under Bradley and Tay.
lor from January. 1896 10 February.
1900. was fun Of mismanagement dis
aster and crime. II came into powe-
under false pretenses and Il went out
81 power IN a carnival o. lawlcssnoss
and assassination Mr Wilson Tho
Republican candidate for governor.
whose chief spokesman Governor
Bradley is must stand upon that rec.
ord q his party and cauno, expect
TO deceive the people again In this
campaign rs they did IN 1895. The
attempt OF Governor Bradley In this
speech 70 account for the grievous
Encouragement OF our finances durln.;
their administration is so weak and 20
poor that II deserves hardly any men.
ton al all In his printed speech
there are three long columns taken
MP with n jumblod mass OF figures. 50
arranged as TO confuse rather than
20 illuminate the subject An exper,
accountant could not reach any In.
telligent conclusion from such an ar.
rangement and II Is clear that Gov.
ernor Bradley himself was lost In the
statistical maze of his own figures.
He cannot repudiate his responsibility
for Taylor and Taylors administers
tion. No man was more responsible
for Taylors temporary power than
Bradley wns: he was chief counsel
and adviser while Taylor was acting
governor. He was IN Frankfort all
tho time and was TaIor's leading at
torney in the contest cases. His own
administration was bad enough. but
he and his party cannot escape the
added evil Of Taylor's administration
Even II we should grant his request
to hold them responsible only 10 ths
end OF his administration In January
1900, the comparison with Democratic
administration would be altogether In
our favor
Charge Falls to the Ground.
He states that while Taylor was
governor there was dual government
In the state. and that the Democrats as
well as the Republicans were eHpend
ing the states money. That Ia not
true was sworn in as governor OF
February Ord. The other Democratic
oficials were not sworn in until Feb
ruary 26th. and Il was long after tina