The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15

ment was for the sole purpose of saw.
ing the county and State money in
making lists for the Assessor and Board
of Supervisors when the property ex-
empted by my amendment was already
exempt from such taxation and that by
the Statutes of Kentucky.
He also refers to the Tax Warrant
Bill If he had been the author of this
bill then, indeed, would l refuse to ask
for your vote, but six lawyers framed
that bill and had it passed by the
Legislature and was unalterably op-
posed to it.
Now, OH Sept. 8, Mr.. Brown has Isl
sued last circular which is more of an
attack on Mr.. Owen than on me, but
which refers to the Fire Insurance Bill
introduced at the last session of the
Legislature. l am at present director
in the Planters Cooperative Insurance
Co., which is for the benefit of the
farmers of Meade and Breckenridge
Counties. Has Mr. Brown ever been
identified with the interests of any en-.
terprise of this kind? Has he ever been
member of the farmers organizations
in this or any other county? What are
Mr. Browns agricultural interests?
True, l am interested in a bank at
lrvington and am also farmer. No
farmer in this county can possibly be
more interested for the success of the
farmer than l atm. Would you rather
have farmer looking after your inter.
est or a lawyer? The trouble has been
with our laws now that most of them
have been framed and passed by a
Legislature composed chiefly of lawyers
and professional politicians.
Mr.. Brown also accuses me of pledg.
ing my support to Joe Blackburn, which
deny absolutely and defy anyone to
establish his statement at true. 1
pledged myself to no man in that race
nor to any man or set of men in this
race. Neither will serve any interests
except the people of my district in case
of my election. He has attacked not
not only me, but his county and district
organization as well, trying to tell the
people that the practical politicians"
and the machine" are against him.
Will Mr.. Brown please explain what he
means by the practical politicians
and the machine? The fact is Mr..
Browns making a Napoleon Bonaparte
Hayes campaign, criticising everybody
and everything but himself, offering
no remedy for anything except that he
wants to be elected State Senator. He
points with pride to his official record
as County Attorney and says that if he
is elected he will vote as his conscience
and the conception of his duty dictates.
Would he first vote to raise his own
salary? Four years ago when Mr..
Brown was elected County Attorney to
succeed himself, when there was a move
made on the part of someone TO raise
the salary of the County Judge and
the County Attorney, did Mr. Brown
oppose that measure with the same de-
gree of vigor that has characterized his
opposition to my claims that to the ag-
ricultural interests seemed as just and
deserving as the one increasing his and
the County Judges salary, and that,
too, by a court of which they were
members. Ask Mr. Brown if the salary
of those two officers are not larger than
they we're when he was elected? Does
that seem that he has only the inter
ests of his constituents at heart or that
sometimes he forgets the great COM
mon people in his interest fer Gus?
have endeavored to make this race
free from personalities or anything
savoring of criticism TO anybody, but in
justice to myself, l was compelled TO
reply to some of the attacks made by
my opponent in this race.
Trusting will have the proper con-
sideration at your hands and pledging
you my support of the nominee, who
ever it may be, whatever your verdict
may be on the 18th. day of September,
| am
Very Respectfully,
E. H. Shelman.