The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-03
And Congressman Ollie James
Does Not Reply.
Aaute Legislator Evidently Did Not
Consider Himself Involved In
Local Issues Discussed.
DIR. BRUNER MAKES FRIENDS
Cry stan Correspondent

opened by a Joint debate between
DR.. Ben l.. Bpner. Of Hart county
Republican candidate for secretar!
Of state. and Congressman ONE
James. ut Benton yesterday. the fact
was disclosed that the Republican
campaigners have studied deeply the
finances OF the state. and understand
all the ramifcatlons Of the Frank
fort machine These matters Dr..
Bmner pressed home. and the iact
that ollie James did not attempt TO
reply 10 the charges. speaks well tor
The astute First district congress-
mans discretion. After all. this ism .
ollie James fight.
Or Bruner made himself popular
in Marshall county and Capt. Ell
Farley was around shaking hands.
There were about 1000 present
aud the immense throng made i nee
ossary TO adjourn GO the court house
yard Dr. Bruner was introduced at
O'Clock by r. y. McGregor, Re-
publican candidate for the legislature
IN the Marshail-Lyon district, He
spoke As minutes and was followed
by Mr. James I'm an hours speech DR..
Bruncr closed In 5 minute repy.
one Of the hits was made when
James asked and demanded an an
swer from Dr. Bruner: would You
as governor OF Kentucky pardon Ca
leb Powers and others. or would you
advise Wilson to pardon hem?"
without hesitation came Dr. Bru-
ner's reply. "lf / were governor of
Kentucky. or were I asked for ad-
vice by the governor / would first
demand a fair aud impartial trial for
these or any other men charged with
political crime whether he be Dem
ocrat. Republican. Prohibitionist, or
Popullst. white or black. and II the
courts OF this state perslstenuy re-
fused to grant him such fair and I'M
partial trials. as they have In these
cases. as attested by the court OF
appeals. would feel disposed to
pardon or advise such pardon"
Cheers were deafening and Demo
Gratis and Republicans stood mp ami
called out approval. Il was a hard
jolt to turn the court Of appeals on
the administration.
state Finances.
Finances OF the state were put un-
der the glass and Or. Bruner with
facts gave the hard thinking Marshall
county farmers something to ponder
over. How Is Il the 'machnocrats'
boast OF having run the state 80
economically on SO cent tax rate9'
he asked.
Auditor Hager says he has man
aged the finances for eight years on
80 cent tax rate, and now he declares
he favors a reduction of 10 cents,
making the rate 40 cents. The school,
levy he does not favor reducing. the
sinking fund and A. & NJ. college are
ms low as possible TO make them. The
three combined use up 2S 1-2 cents
of the levy. leaving 81 1-2 for gen
oral expenses. If he reduces this item,
the state will have only II 1-2 cents
for general expenses. Now, | ask.
he said, why, n Mr. Hager has had
charge of the finances and has adj
mlnstered eight years economically,
he can see ahead a saving of IL 1-2
cents. when every one knows the ten
dency of the states expenses is to in
erase. not decrease as time goes
Either Mr. Hager pleads guilty to
graft and woeful waste OF the states
finances, amounting to 10 cents on
the 500. or he is a demagogue try
ing TO make votes"
DR.. Bruner called attention TO the
extravaganza in attorneys fees for
favorltes of the machine, and said:
"They misquote me as saying, "The,
stole FIVE cents from the sinking
fund. | did not say that. | said they
stole thousands OF dollars. and that
instead Of there being a surplus In
the treasury Of some hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars. as stated by
Mr.. Hager June 80. 1907. there is
an actual deficit in the sinking fund
of s1,04O.O0O."
or the corruption OF the "machir
ocracy" DR.. Bruner said: "In Peter
precinct In Pike county there are 900
registered votes Langley received
2oi votes and Hughes SO. Yet Hager
and Beckham received aGs votes.
three more votes than are registered.