The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-10-23
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attitude of having no building?" On
+. the other hand l ask why does the
/ ex-governor in such a question, state
proposition which he knows to be
untrue? This administration did
make an appropriation in the general
assembly OF 1904 of $4,000 for an ex-
hibit at the st. Louis exposition, and
everybody knows, who visited that
exposition, that Kentucky was one of
the best represented states there.
Brazen Distortion of Facts.
1t is impossible, with the limitations
of time upon this address to~recite
all the bare-faced and brazen distor-
tons of facts and perversions Of fig
ures in that remarkable speech of his.
1t is without a parallel for inaccuracy,
misrepresentation and deception.
Long as is that speech there is a
conspicuous absence of any reference
to the collection of the civil war
claims by Capt Calhoun. Why has
the distinguished ex-governor nothing
to say about that important matter
which came up in his administration,
and also in mine? His associate can
didates have tried to make some cap
ital out of the fee paid Capt. Calhoun
for that work. The amount collected
was $1,324. 900, and Capt. Calhouls
fee was a little over 81 1000, or a
fraction more than per cent, the
lowest fee paid by any state in the
Union for similar collections. Gov
Bradley knew of the existence of this
claim because he approved vouchers
for $575.00 for expenses for having it
investigated. In a letter signed by
his assistant acknowledgement, whom
he appointed, that official says: 81
will state that in the year of 1896
learned of the decision in the New
York case, and l at once set about to
enforce the collection of the claim Of
Kentucky and for the purpose went
to Washington in January, 1897, and
collected data and decisions which
convinced me that Kentucky could re-
cover something near one hundred
thousand dollars. 1 came back 10
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before the governor and it seemed
little faith was placed by the state
administration in the success of pros
ecuting the claim and the governor
and auditor decided that they would
not advance expenses, etc., and the
matter was dropped as 1 did not feel
justified in advancing my own none. E.
l had no doubt if I had done SO
could have received a contingent fee
of 25 per cent if 1 had taken the risk
Of collections"
If such a contract had been made
had been collected then the fee for
it's collection would have been $780,
600 instead of 1000. But nothing
further was done by that administra-
ton toward the collection of this
money, and when 1 came into Office
1 employed Capt. Calhoun to collect
it. After that employment the dis
tinguished ex-governor who had failed
in his duty in the matter as governor
sought to get employment with Capt.
Calhoun and secure a part of the fee.
He wrote the following letter to Cal
houn:
February 10Th, 1902
Dear Captain:-I notice that a bill
has been passed authorizing the en-
plOyment of counsel in collection of
Kentucky war claim.
81 write merely to suggest that I
Y,oiOhf ho IF Gonna occictopco and will
thank you if you see fit to make
some suggestions concerning the mat
ter. Your friend,
(Signed) "W. o. BRADLEY"
Facts Speak for Themselves.
These facts speak for themselves.
and it is not necessary to aid anyone
in forming a sensible conclusion about
them. After his dereliction of duty as
governor in regard to this important
matter he sought to make amends by
an attempt to divide the fee for col
lection with Capt Calhoun. And yet
he boasts of the many worthy things"
and the splendid financial achiev-
ments" of his administration! He I'M
dertakes to justify his action in the
election of 1S99-his use of the mill
tary then, and at other times-but his
tory has stamped with its vigorous
disapproval those acts of his and his
usurpations Of power. No excuse
whatever can be given for what he
did, and time cannot wipe out the
disgraceful blot of his unwarranted
action in those matters. He says thai
Goebel and the Democratic ticket were
not elected. The general assemhlv
of the state said that they were. The
courts, from the. circuit court of the