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

known and equal to those In the most
progressive states In America.
Kentucky Is the most generous
state OF all In the appropriation Of her
revenues which she gives to the cause
Of education. Out of her so cents tax
rate she gives 261s cents to the pub
lie schools and normal schools, one
half cent to the state college, and 2
cents to the sinking fund to pay the
interest on school bonds, making 20
cents to that cause. leaving only 81
cents for all the general expenses Of
the commonwealth, in all of its
branches and its public institutions.
Many of the counties of the state have
q higher rate than that for their coun-
ty expenses. In few years, with the
present progress, IL the Democratic
party is continued in power, we will
have a school system equal to the best
In the country.
Can anyone point to a single thing
done by the Republican administra-
ton for the benefit of education? The
only thing II did was in 1899, when
the state campaign was on, and 1t
padded the figures and created large
deficit in the fund the following year,
in order to show as large per capita
as possible for the campaign.
New Capitol a Fine Structure
We have nearly finished new cap
itol building. costing for the completed
structure, one million and quarter
of dollars. In beauty and magnifi-
cence it Is unquestionably the hand
soonest capitol to be found in any of
the Southern states. 1t will be ex-
celled by few II any of the other cap
itol buildings in the country. 1t will
not be inferior I'm architecture and
beauty to the new Pennsylvania cap
itol built by Republican admins
tration at cost of $13,O0O,000. When
compared to the cost per cubic foot
of every capitol built In the past gen.
Grafton in any state, the Kentucky
capitol has cost less than any, in fact
only about half of what the lowest in
other states have cost. 1t is pronounc-
ed by all who have seen 1t as a SUI
perb structure and splendidly built.
To the criticisms of our enemies we
need only answer, Go and look at It,"
The marvel is that SO much could have
been done and done so we'll for the
money used. When completed in a
few months Il will be a building
worthy OF the pride of our people and
of the admiration of all who behold 1t.
The Republican candidates, In their
scarcity of campaign material, have
tried to revive a miserable old Islander
about the employment OF an architect.
That question has been thoroughly
met and answered before the people.
The building cost $1,25O,000 and the
site nearly $4,000. making $4,000
cost of site and structure. We shall
pay the architect who designed and
planned. who constantly superintends
and watches It's construction, SOL, 900
for his services, or barely 4 per cent
of the cost. Every other state paid
It's architect 5 per cent That is what
the government and every other con-
Germ pays a first-class architect.
Mr.. Wilson borrows an old false
hood for use in his campaign, which
has long since been exposed. about
certain man who offered to furnish
plans for capitol at $4,000, and that
our board turned down his proposition.
We did. and we would do tt again IL
the matter was before us. II this man
should offer to do II for nothing we
would not accept Il, because his rec
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he was dishonest and corrupt. The re-
port of the Texas capitol commission
tells how he tried to rob that state
as the architect of the capitol. Mr..
Wilson knows the record of the man,
and l am surprised to learn that he
thinks Myers ought to have been
chosen. II he was governor, and Ny
ers is his kind of architect and he is
Myers's kind of governor, then we
might have had in Kentucky similar
experience to the Republican-built cap
itoh of Pennsylvania.
Republican Campaign One Of Lies.
In every campaign where l. have
met them, the Republican candidates
have seemed to be. actaated by the
overwhelming conviction that false
hood told to a hundred people was
the best campaign argument II only
nifty of them should ever hear the
correction OF II. sDefeated every time
when they, have made such o fight, II
Is surprising therefore that they have
not profited by experience, and pitched
this, campaign upon a higher plane.
He and his associates have been far
back IN Gthe mountains trying to I'm
pose these weil-known SANDERS upon
the good people there. Two others
especially hsysi they used, one. about
the public sprinting work and the
other about fees paid to attorneys, In
places far from the railroads. isolated
and hard to reach. they have repeated
these charges, hoping that mo Demo
cratic speakers, or representatives
would ever get there TO correct the
false impressions. sas q s's
In the mountain county Of Letcher,
where II Is a days horseback ride
from the county seat to a-railroad, he
told with earnestness and vigor that
these Democrats at Frankfort had
agreed to ipay the architect $50. 900,