The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-08
Contends T. N. Hazelip in His
Speech at Florence Last
Night.
Nearly Every Fund Has q
Big Deficit.
GREAT INTEREST IN MEETING.

Some facts and figures regarding
the extrayagance and acknowledgement
of the county Democratic machine
were given the voters OF Florence
station last night by Thomas n.
Hazellp. Republican nominee for
county Judge. Although Florence
station Is a Democratic stronghold
the packed school house listened 10
the facts OF the Interpretations
With rapt attention, but applauded
the Republican nominee as frequently
as the Democratic nominee. County
Attorney Aiben Barkley IN his reply
did his usual lodging OF the issues,
and In speech marked for elo-
quence and Jokes.
Mr.. Hazellp said the people OF the
county have been joked enough by
the Democratic administration, and
from the evidence after the speaking
he won many votes. lie was entirely
lmpersonal In HIS address. but with
his studs OF the records of the fiscal
court was able 70 tell the voters how
their money has been spent reck-
lessly.
For the first time In his campaign
Mr.. Hazellp took up the item of com
mittee work Three years ago he
said the fiscal court voted TO allow
money at the rate OF 81 a day to each
member whenever a committee met.
During the first year the bill for COM
mittce work amounted 60 $500 and
last year the taxpayers had to face a
bin OF s1.30i. SO far this year he
said the records showed s9t7 had
been expended FOR committee meet
ings. Mt. Barkiey failed 10 mention
the committee work In his speech.
The county sanitarium was brought
into the ilmellght and Mr. Hazelip
pointed out that Il cost the taxpayers
Of McCacken county $4,000 to erect
the home and purchase eleven acres
for the paupers. lie said that Il was
evidence OF extravaganza especially
when the county was carrying a
bonded indebtedness OF $4,000 and
paying interest Mr.. Hazelip said II
II Tad been necessary 70 spend $30,-
600 for the poor why not have pur-
chased a good farm and erected
substantial but not an extremely cost
~ building for the paupers. He said
that the farm could have made the
institution pay instead of paying out
81 900 a year for the support OF the
county sanitarium. Mr.. Barkley made
the point that Mr.. Hazelip wanted
the paupers aud poor 90 work on the
farm. but he made no mention OF IL,
and IN his rejoinder denied II.
Taking up the finances of the
county, Mr. Hazelip showed that the
county carried bonded indebted
ness OF 3i50.O 900 with s150.0O0 be-
coming due In 1913. July there
was deficit In the pauper fund OF
S7.92l.25. while there was paid into
the fund si2.522.35. leaving about
$4,000 to run the paupers until next
July. For the county levy fund the
records show there Is deficit OF
s29,s2624 and In 1905 $31.O1S.42
was paid into the fund. leaving about
5000 to run the county for the next
twelve months In the road and
bridge fund deficit of s11,255.S9
was shown with an appropriation OF
s93 900 for the two new bridges and
with s31.40s.il paid into the fund,
thus leaving 5000 to repair roads
and bridges until the next taxes are
received. He also cited that two Pa
ducah banks held paper TO the value
OF $50 200 with the county paying
interest on the amount, and still the
county was behind the times In i'm
provements.
iRegarding the Smedley settlement
which relieves the bonding company's
liability, Mr.. Barley admitted that
he received his commission OF 1916
for making the settlement with the
bonding company. In defense Mr..
Barkley said II was due him for send
ing out notices, but he failed TO
answer the charge that the 10 per
cent interest prescribed by law was
not collected. Mr.. Hazelip presented
figures that at least $4,000 should
have been turned into the county for
Smedley's failure TO report delinquent
taxes instead OF the s1,266 that the
county received.
In attendance last night were a
number OF ladies' and they seemed TO
enjoy the speaking fully as much as
the voters. Tonight the debaters will
meet at the school house in Harper's
precinct at ST. Johns and large
audience Is expected, as the interest
In the county politics is spreading
like wild fre.