The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-18

that the state fiscal court by its deci-
sion had also indicated the action OF
the board. Owing to the large In
crease in the public business of the
state great deal more printing has
been needed under this administration
than under the Republican admins
tration, and yet the average cost I'M
der that was greater than 1t has been
under this. The annual average cost
during their term was sac. 1S1.06, while
the annual average under eight years
of Democratic administration, even In
Guiding the $4,000 about which they
complain, has been $43,613.15, showing
$2,56791 less per year under Demo
cratic than under Republican admin
istration. At no time In its history
has the states printing been done so
cheaply as II has been under the Dem
ocratic administration. On some items
of the contracts the public printer
makes a good profit ON his work; on
many others he has to do II at loss.
1t is not fair therefore to pick out GER
tain items upon which he makes a
profit and Judge of the whole by that.
Reviewing Already Exploded Charges.
Another of these old charges which
they have resurrected to do service
for them in this campaign is in regard
to the payment OF attorneys fees.
They accuse us of extravaganza in the
matter and seek to mislead and de-
ceive the people about It, They re-
Gently stated at Maysville that we had
paid out $4,000 in attorneys fees.
shall be fairer than they are and
tell them that we paid out more than
that. The records show that since /
became governor we have paid out
for that purpose $173,902.14. But to
make up that amount they have to put
in the fee he paid Captain Calhoun of
$71 1895 for collecting the old Civil
war claims, amounting to s1,324, 900,
which has been explained so often and
so fully to the people that l shall not
take up time with 1t now. 1t has
been shown that Kentucky, through
Captain Calhoun, collected her claims
at less cost than that paid by any
other state for similar collections;
that the fee paid was little over
per cent, while no other state paid
less than 10 per cent, and some of
them as high as 20 per cent So 1t
has been in all the collections he has
made for Kentucky or Kentucky sol
diers, his fees have been less than
those paid by any other state.
Now this fee of 81, 1895 was for an
unusual and extraordinary collection,
and is not properly chargeable to this
When subtracted from 1t
there is left $102, 7O2.19. In that
too, for which the Republi-
can candidates try to hold us account
able, is $20167.S4 which we paid on
contracts made by Governor Brown,
Governor Bradley, w. s. Taylor and
w. j. Hendrick, with which we had
to do. II should also be de-
Quoted from the above amount, and it
leaves SS2,535.35. the fair amount for
which we should be accountable in
the customary conduct of this work
That much for eight years makes an
annual average of S10,316.7S, certainly
a most reasonable amount upon which
to conduct this business. 1t should
be remembered, too, that since the
passage of the railroad rate law in
1900, the railroads, with the ablest of
have contested every inch of
the law through the state and federal
and II has been necessary for
us to employ good counsel in each
instance to uphold the laws validity,
and these fees have augmented this
Is II fair, therefore, for them
to pad this amount with items which
do not properly belong to 1t, especially
amounts contracted for under other
have explained
these matters, with which the people
have been made acquainted in previ-
Dus campaigns. merely to show the
character of campaign now being con-
Quoted by the Republican candidates,
who have shown their willingness to
iistort the facts and pervert the rec
ords In order to deceive the people.
II is certainly unworthy Of men who
seek high Offices IN the commonwealth
to, ego out into remote places and
peddle such Inonstrous and Ivell;knoYn
Receptions. The only possible excuse
they, could offer for doing so would be
to admit that II they confined them
selves TO the truth about the Demo
cratic Administration they would have
to praise IL, and to praise II would
eliminate every chance they have of
election. -, eo.,5,.
Shall Not Evade the Issues.
But We do not intend that they shall
eyade the issue. This Democratic ad-
has redeemed every
pledge 1t ever made to the people, and
when 1t closes IT'S term at the end of
THE Year no one viii be able TO point
to promise II has violsteds or to a
single instance where, IT, has been
faithless to Its trust. ID has managed
the public institutions OF the state
better than ever before.
!. When the Republicans were IN con.
troll the Conflict Of the two peniten-
tisries was the worst ever known. and
they were great burden upon the
tar payers. Since they came under
the control Of a Democratic board a
revolution and reformation have, been
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