The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-05

"Is Mr.. Dorian sincere?"
MIR. Dorian did promise, not only
the finance committee but also the
general council Of Paducah, that II
the court of last resorts should hold
that Mr. Walters was entitled to re-
celve the salary of city treasurer for
November and December 1908, that
he would refund to the city that
amount of money paid to him as sal
airy for that period, and that he would
protect the city IL the courts finally
decided that he was not entitled to
the salary but that Mr.. Walters was
II is true that the court of APP
peals held Mr.. Dorian was ineligible
for reelection. but in this connec-
ton the court of appeals said: "He
(Dorian) was permitted by the con-
stitution to continue 10 exercise the
duties of the Office until his success
sor qualified"
IL also used these words in con
Guiding its opinion in that case:
Appellee (Walters) had not the
right to the Office until he had ex-
ecuted bond approved by the coun-
GILL"
The council approved Mr.. Walter
bond on February 18th, 1908, and
Mr.. Dorian at that time Immediately
surrendered the Office to Mr.. Walters
Mr.. Walters was not entitled TO the
office. so says the court of appeals
until his bond had been approved by
the council. but, that Mr.. Dorian was
entitled to il until the bond was so
approved.
Then we leave It to the minded
citizens, who was entitled TO the sal
airy, Walters, wSc was NOT entitled
to the Office, or Dorian. who WAS
entitled to it?
Mr.. Walters filed suit in the Nc
Cracker circuit court against the city
of Paducah seeking to recover the
salary for November and December
1908. He had able attorneys TO pre-,
pare his case, and when 1t was tried
out by the court, Judge Reed made
an order dismissing Mr.. Walters pc.
tition, thereby holding that Mr.. Wal.
tiers was not entitled to the salary
for November and December, 1908.
Then the question arises. "who
was?" Certainly Mr.. Dorian, as he
was the officer performing the duties
of the Office during that time.
This is the way the record now
stands before the people, and all we
have said is supported by public rec
ords IN the city of Paducah. open
every working day to every voter and
citizen in the state of Kentucky.
Mr.. Walters is prosecuting his
suit to recover his salary for Novem-
Der and December, 1908, in the court
OF appeals, but that court has not yet
passed upon the question and until II
does no one can tell surely how they
will decide. But from what has gone
before in the opinion of the court Of
appeals and by the judgment of
Judge Reed, II would seem reason
ably certain that Mr.. Walters will
lose his case in, the court of appeals
and that Dorian will be sustained in
his claim for the salary in the Office
Of city treasurer during the time COW
cred for which Mr.. Dorian agreed to
return the salary II the court of APP
peals decided he was not entitled to
Il. 81 iaaW ftR e
n Dorian was entitled to the Office
until Walters bond was approved on
Februar 18th, 1909, doesn't II ap-
pear TO an unbiased mind that he
would naturally, be entitled to the
salaries Of the Office, II he performed
its duties until that timer This is a
question that each voter may answer
for himself, and when he knows how
the record now stands he can also an
swer the question:: Is the News
Democrat honest and sincere with the
people?
II does not correctly state the stat
us of the law suits that have gone be
fore and are now pending It's
whole design Is to mislead and cause
the unsuspecting reader to infer that
Mr.. Dorian has been guilty of some
insincerity which is wholly without
foundation and pure political slush.