The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-10-19
in REPLY
TO Charges Made Against The
lawrence Fiscal Court.

~ VIC AaNttntt flnchi NouTt lhal We
reply TO the attack made upon them
By the Courier Of last week. in an
article containing some glaring mis-
siaiements-
The Court was clearly right in de-
cIding that II must publish IN the
Big Sandy News all advertising re-
Quired by law TO be published in q
newspaper. because having the larg-
est circulation. ii has been declared
Che official newspaper OF the coun-
y BY the Circuit Court and the
Biscal Court.
The State Legislature made the laws
that govern this matter and the
court has no right to disregard
ne requirements
The Courier says'The law requires
ne publishing Of the financial state
nent In some newspaper in the fame
county. bu, does not specify any par
ocular paper"
The exact words Of the section ey-
identity Intended 10 be referred TO are
- followA II shall be the duty OF
The fiscal court Of each county 10
cause TO be published annually. in
one newspaper in the countya state
ment showing the financial cond.-
zion Of the county" ect But the
Courier does not 30 deep enough in
n the law In his article. as he well
knew after he heard the other side
Fcad In court another section OF the
Kentucky Statutes which SAYS that
Authority TO insert such advertise
ments as are required by law TO he
published In a newspaper" shall be
obtained from "the Circuit Court OF
the county in which the paper is
Published" by order entered Of re-
eord.
Does not this virtually specify that
the work shall be done In the Big
Sandy News
The Courier further says: Then
another. and not the least importan,
provision in this law is that the work
must go 20 the lowest bidder" This
statement Is absolutely incorrect.
There Ia no such provision.
The Courier says It made bid
Of 81 cents an inch and that the
bid was ignored. The publisher OF the
News was in the court room through
out the discussion OF this matter and
nc bid was offered 10 the Court by
ihe Courier or any one else The first
We ever heard OF his figures was In
the article published a week after the
adjournment OF Court
Another unwarranted assumption 4
that the work will cost the county
so cents an inch. The News has never
charged the rate allowed by law, and
In looking over our books for sew
eral years past we find that the price
voluntarily charged for this county
work has averaged n fraction under
IS cents per inch There have been
seven newspapers started at Louisa
since we began the publication Of the
Big Sandy News, twenty-five years
ago. but most OF them died young. an
during the greater part OF that time
the News was the only paper publish
IA ln the county We have treated
Ihe county in the same fair manner
bll the way through, regardless ol
whether we had competition or not
The official newspaper has as mucl
fight TO charge the full rate allowed
by law as an officer has TO collect
nj the salary or costs allowed him b.
law. Had we done this all through th'
past twenty-five years we would have
been several hundred dollars better Of
We believe that every faig-mindeC
member OF Fiscal Court Of Lawreno
county. regardless OF politics, SHOULD
appreciate this fact
We can cite eight sections in th'
Kentucky laws where II is specific
ally required that the advertising
alluded to therein shall be done II
the newspaper having the largest cir
eulation in the county. thus Showing
that the intention OF the law is t'
give the information to as many
lcitlxens as possible. No honest mem
ber objects TO this.
II our Fiscal Court we're composed
n lot of grafters who wanted t'
Keep their act from the kowledge o
the people they might then be induce'
h give the financial statement an'
oiher things as little publicity o.
oossible. But happily, such is no
true.
The value Of advertising Is basel
.ntirely upon the circulation or dis
|ribution II receives. There can be NJ
.|her basis. None other is recog
. .|.od by advertising experts. Man,
.. the best advertisers In the countr'