The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-09-06

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cause the bonds of the state had been
paid and 2 cents was sufficient to pay
the interest on the school bonds,
perpetual obligation of the state. The
3 cents taken from the sinking fund
was added to- the school fund as was
an additional ~ cents, which was
taken from the general expenditure
fund If any one will take the pains
to refer to Chapter Is of the Acts of
! 1904, he can verify this statement, and
1 am confident that he will conclude
that the legislature exercised much
/ wisdom in augmenting the school fund
and increasing the facilities for en-
Tightening the ignorant, for recent
events certainly demonstrate that
there are those abroad in the land
who could Tery profitably take few
| draughts from the "Pierian Spring
My distinguished opponent is quot
ed as having said that promised the
Rev. NJ. B. Adams, president of the
Anti-Saloon League, that if the Dem
ocrats held convention, he (Presi-
dent Adams), could write the temper
ance plank in the Democratic plat
form.
For the truth or falsity of that state
ment, fellow citizens, / refer you to
Doctor Adams.
Mr.. Wilson says there ought to be
change in the Observation-Disclosures
he ought to be elected. Why, -he does
not tell you for certain. The strong
est argument in his favor, probably,
is the ''magnifcently courageous
stands he took in favor of Johnny
cakes and buttermilk" He does not
think / ought to be a candidate be-
cause l have been a candidate three
times before. He does not think
ought to aspire to greater honors than
my state has already conferred upon
me. He says l have served as county
Judge of my county, as state treasurer,
and then as auditor, and am now the
Democratic nominee for governor and
through the process of rotation" four
years hence 1 will be candidate for
the United States senatorship.
VIII Not Again Be Candidate.
Fellow citizens, / am profoundly
grateful to the people of Kentucky for
the great hOnors that have come to
me through their generous bestowal
of confidence and trust, and whether
or not l am still further honored by
their continued confidence, by being
elevated to the chief magistracy of
my state, l say most positively, / will
not be a candidate for the United
States senate or any other Office with
in the gift of the people of Kentucky
the noblest and proudest constituent
cy that any man in the civilized world
eyer served
Mr.. Wilson has been a candidate
for twenty-five years, and the nominee
of his party for state senator once,
and for congress four times, but with
much regularity and great precision
and perfect ease he has each time
been defeated. All this. however.
should not initiate against him now
for he is not a candidate, but a mis-
sionary. I understand he feels that
he has been called; but you have all
doubtless read that "many are called
but few are chosen"
Public Printing An Explanation of
Laws.
Mr.. Wilson, in his poverty of cam
paign thunder, has undertaken to draw
an Indictment against the Democratic
administration for the payment of a
printing bill for $4,000 for 10000
teachers registers and trustees rec
, ord books, made by the second class
printer and furnished to the counties
in 1902. The charge is-that the work
could have been done for several
thousand dollars less if 1t had been as
signed to the first class printer.
The law Classics the work and the
board has nothing whatever to do with
assigning work.
In the first place, it is the duty of
the printing commission, composed of
the governor, auditor. treasurer Sec
rotary of state and attorney general,
every two years to let all the public
printing, which is by law divided into
|, four classes, TO the lowest and best
bidder. The other duty Of this board
, 10 W PASS upon DlllS pTOSculeu DE the
public printers for work done for the
state. When a contract for the print
ing of any class is awarded to bid
der he is required by law TO enter
into bond with the state to furnish
; all printing of that class to the state
for two years at the contract price.
When this is done the state guaran-
tees to the printer all of the printing
Of the class embraced in his contract
The printing commission has nothing
whatever TO do with ordering any
work from the printer. The heads of
the departments make acquisitions
, upon the printer from time to time for
work as it is needed in the various
!. departments. The superintendent OF
, public instruction once every four
I. years makes requisitiOn upon the
printer for books that the law re-
quires to be furnished to the teachers
and trustees of the state, to be kept