The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-11
AS To PARTISANSHIP

There is little merit, perhaps. in {
newspaper controversy over mat
ter which will be settled in court
but in Justification of those Demo
Gratis in the board of aldermen aud IL
the board OF councilmen, who votef
in support of the action of the financi
committee. allowing City Treasure
Dorian his salary for the last half o
November, The Sun feels constrained
to take up the cudgel In their defensr
against the vicious innuendo of tn
News-Democrat. The News-Democra'
is related to the advocates OF Mr.
Walters cause and to the interests
which are backing him, by ties O
affinity and consangulnity. and tn
whole play before the council was 4,
embarrass City Treasurer Dorian an
force him to the terms of the plaintiff
in the suit in the circuit court.
Now. bet us get the situation clear
ly before our minds. Mr. Dorian We
elected city treasurer a year ago 70
four year term His certificate 0
election was filed, and his bond wa
accepted and he was permitted to en-
ter upon the performance of hi
duties OF office without objection.
Afterwards a technical objection &
Mr.. Dorian's eligibility was raised
but the attorney general of Kentuck.
held him eligible, and since then Mr.
Dorian has gone ahead collecting
taxes, and Issuing warrants and re
ceiving the salary. Notwithstandin
this, George Walters was nominated
and elected this fall TO the Office
which Mr.. Dorian did then and still
holds Since the election Mr.. Dorian
has gone ahead as before, collecting
and disburslng city revenue. The
finance committee wished to know
what to do about the salary for the
, last half of November since Mr.. Wal
tiers instituted suit against Mr.. Do
rian. and Mr.. Dorian agreed to secure
the city against any loss. That salts
fed the finance committee and the
committee reported to the board OF
aldermen last night.
It was TO this point that the attor-
ney for Mr.. Walters spoke, and when
the vote was taken all the Republi-
cans In the general council and al
the Democrats, excepting two, voted
to sustain the finance committee
Then the News-Democrat says those
two, were the only ones able "to lift
themselves high above the sordid
cloud of politics"
How non-partisan were they? And
in what spirit was this scheme con-
eeived? The board of councilmen,
passed on the question of Mr.. Do
Rams salary last Monday night. Why
didn't the attorney for Mr.. Walters
appear before the board of council
men? Politically II is Republican.
but IL ii was purely a pubic spirit
that induced Mr.. Walters attorney
to appear in the matter why did he
not go before the couneilmen and ap-
peal on the same high ground? The
board of aldermen stands five Demo-
Gratis to three Republicans. The at
torney permits the salary to goI
the board of oouncilmen and
then tries to head it of in the board
of aldermen, relying, apparently. on
a partisan majority In the uppeN
board to sustain him. He reckoned
on a spirit that has been happily alb
sent from the general council for a |
year. All the aldermen were present.
Three Democrats voted for Doriant
salary. Two Democrats voted against
II.
The News-Democrat says these two
are the only ones cable to lift them
selves above the sordh cloud of poll
tics" That is the parting shot oil
Walters counsel at the three alder
men.