The Adair County news., 1907-10-02

the court OF Appeals 10 dDduuOU lnclT
courtroom and seek safety in the city
of Louisville He made 1t dangerous
for any man, woman or child TO walk
upon the streets of the capital city.
And yet this is the man, now fugi-
tive from justice, who will return in
triumph to Kentucky, with pardon
before trial in his pocket, II Mr.. Will
son and the Republican ticket are
elected in November
Wilson Would Pardon w. S. Taylor.
This is the man. too, whom Re-
publican state convention only a few
years ago, after he had done all these
things. Endorsed "for his resoIute and
patriotic course" This is the mar
who Mr.. Wilson says was, "resolute
and patriotic; whom Mr. Wilson
supported in 1899 and supports now.
If he has ever changed his opinion he
has not said so.
Is he any better than Governor
Bradley, his mentor and chief adj
visor? Is he any better than " s.
Taylor. whose "resolute and patriotic
course" he has Endorsed? Can We ex-
pect more Of him than we could Of
Governor Bradley or of W. s. Taylor?
If so will he please explain to the peo-
pie in what respect he differs from
them or by what process OF puriiica-
ton he has been made better than
they were? He cannot answer by re-
failing some exploded SANDER or base
less falsehood about the Democratic
administration. He must come to the
point direct. The people have no toll
Grafton for lodging or equivocation
He must either defend the admipistra-
tons of Governor Bradley and Taylor
pr repudiate them. And he cannot do
either without confessing the futility
of his candidacy and the absurdity of
his claim. -~N
/ will relieye him somewhat OF his
embarrassment and answer it for him.
He will not deny that my answer is
correct He does indorse these two
men, and if elected governor he would
show his Endorsement by trying TO
send one to the United States senate
and bring the other free man back
to Kentucky.
Something on Financial Conditions.
Now let us look at the financial con
dition of affairs when that party took
charge in January. 1896, and the con-
dition when they went out in Feb
ruary, 1900
The Republican auditor stated that
he found a debt Of $1,S00,O00, with
cash in the treasury amounting to
$3.50, 73438, leaving a net debt OF ST.
646,265.62 Taking their own figures.
about which there is much question.
and it is probable that they overstated
the amount, the fact remains that the
debt which they found was not as
great as the debt which they left in
February, 1900, for a statement from
the auditors office shows that on Feb.
26. 1900, when the Democrats took
charge of that department. the total
liabilities amounted to $1,000, 991-S1,
with 1868, 334.57 cash in the treasury.
leaving a net debt of 1859 ,657 30. q
greater amount than the debt which
they say existed when they first took
charge 1t therefore appears that not
withstanding their increase of the tax
rate ten cents. and issuing bonds, for
which they received nearly $4,000.
all done for the avowed purpose OF
paying off the state debt, they left
the state in heavier debt than they
found It, They charged this debt to
what they called Democratic extrava-
gance," not explaining to the people
that the preceding Democratic admin
istration had been burdened with ex.
traordinary demands upon its re-
sources owing to the long session OF
the Constitutional convention and the
unusually long session of the general
assembly of 1S91-92-93, made neces-
sary for the purpose OF revision Of
all our laws in accordance with the
new constitution
In order to pay off this debt. as
they claimed. they called an extra SEES
sion of the general assembly in 1897
and secured the passage OF acts to
enable them to issue bonds for $780,
600 for which they received about
$4,000, and to Increase the tax rate
from AN cents on the one hundred
dollars to 521k cents. Democratic
members voted for these measures
because they placed patriotism above
partisanship and did not want to en-
barrass the financial affairs of the
commonwealth merely to secure a par
ty advantage
Republicans Increased the State Debt.
What was the result? The bonded
debt of the state was doubled. making
it 81, 100000; the tax rate was raised
to the highest point in the states
history-all done, they said, to pay off
debts and yet after their four years
Of power they left the state with a
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