The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-10-19
Opening Gun Of
THE CAMP A|CN
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Co1postu aIinOSt enuTely OF men out
OF harmony with the administration,
which committee after hearing all the
evidence made a report. which was
adopted by vote OF "a 10 4. three
Republicans and one Democrat voting
against ~. completely generating the
printing commission from any blame.
fixing the blame, II any, upon the
terms OF the law and not in its ad
ministratidn by members OF the board.
The comnIittes-in-fft,s rspJrer-t Senate
Journal 1904. page 1918 &c.) said in
part, we find. first: That the con
tracts for public printing wers let BY
the printing commissioners in strict
conformity with the law; that IL. said
contracts were severally let 20 the low.
est bidder after due advertisement.
as required by law. Second: We find
that the work performed under said
contracts has been done in substantial
compliance with the contracts and the
law relative thereto
And again whether the WORK was
nrst or second class. was the question
presented In suit fled By Attorney
General Hays in the fiscal court Of
the state against Mr.. Bacon 10 require
him to refund to>the state the differ.
enoe between what he was paid and
what the books would have cost II
they had been made under the con.
tract for first class printing.
The court decided as Attorney Gen.
eral Pratt and the other members OF
the board had previously decided. that
the work in question belonged to the
second class. Thus Republican at
torney general. a legislative investi.
eating committee and judicial de
termination. have all upheld and sus-
tanned the printing board IN paving
this bill about which the Republicans
In this campaign are trying TO make
capital.
The amount Of printing required
by the state has vastly Increased IN
the last eight years. Under an act Of
1900, all the paper used for ballots In
the elections is now furnished and
paid for by the state.
The rapidly growing public business
Of the state naturally increases the
amount Of work in every department
Of government and neoessitates the
purchase OF more record books. blanks
and other matter furnished by the pub
lie printers.
And yet with all this Increase Of
work. dsducting the cost Of ballot
paper. the average annual cost OF
printing and binding for the eIgh,
years OF Democratic administration Is
lI1.6ls15. while the average cos, for
hour years under Republican admin.
Istrstion was s4s.isi.0s.
This shows that Notwithstanding the
great Increase In the amount OF work
required now. the cost to tho state
has been ,2.ss7si a year less than
L was under Republican admfnistra.
ton
II Mr.. Wilson can ind any cam
paign material in these facts he Is
welcome 10 Il.
How and Why Attorneys Fees Were
Paid.
Another subject from which the Re
publicans are seeking to extract polit.
Ical capital is fees paid attorneys
They charge that eIorbitant fees
have been paid to attorneys TO aid IN |
the states legal business.
Il has been charged that $4,000 was
paid out OF the treasury during the
hrst four years OF Democratic admin. /
lstration for legal services that should
have been procured for less than half
that amount They do not tell you
that included in that amount q the
Zee u $1,000 paid Calhoun for col.
lecting from the government war
claims amounting to sI.32t.0 900. They
have kept from you the fact that IN
cluded IN The $4,000 are fees con
trAct0d for By Governor Brown. Gov. |
ornor Bradley. Attorney General Hen.
drick and Attorney General Taylor.
10 $4,000. These amounts
when deducted from the ,i7l. 900 |
leaves only S3s. 900 for four years. and |
almost half OF this amount was com
missions upon numerous collections
made BY attorneys whose compensa-
don was. a. the statute provides. a |
certain per cent not to exceed 30 per
cent Of the money collected and turned |
into the treasury.
II is needless to take up your tine |
In discussing the merits Of the Cal /
hOun fee which amounts TO almost
SO per cent OF the entire amount for
In 1908. that fee was made an issue
by the Republicans. and the people /
Of the state endorsed its payment
from one end OF the state to the other.
Fully Explains Architects Fee.
The employment OF Architect An.
frews 20 furnish plans for and super /
rise the erection Of Kentucky's new /
and handsome capitol. Is made a sub.
Iect Of criticism by my distinguished
opponent. Mr.. Wilson. He complains
IF his employment. not alone for the
reason that another architect proposed
% furnish plans for less money. but
'or the reason that Mr. Andrews Is
IN Ohio Republican. How strangei
How surprising wonder that Mr.. win.
ION should object to the employment
u an architect because he is a Re
,uhlicanl Is Mr.. Wilson's objection
o Mr.. Andrews born OF a lofty desire
o see Kentuckv's interests carafnllv