Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-09

n, trivial. bit Cor. vsrdsnan gave
his persoaal atteatio7 - supe-iniea-
Ing the building OF the additions %
the asylum made during bis admins
trAIon and was 0.t there with IA
horse OF bis horse AMI buggy every
day for several months in lSo-inS
after this work. z1d. Il an corTectig
Informed. this $4,000 vas 2ro2=ris
allowed by the board OF trustees q
compensate ain in part for roaes
expended by ai1 While engaged ID
this work
This beard o. trustees ras co1
posed OF men Of the highest coaraeteT
including Col r. J. Harding. o. JACK
son. sheriff OF Kinds county. whose
integrity no man ever questioned and
who stands a. high .s any maa IN
the state for both valor ami honos
Tbs other gentlemen we're o. equal
high standing. We did not have Col
Harding before or COMMITTEES. o1'
tine xas very limited. but. without
his permission. I refer TO him as &C
the CORRECTNESS OF the statement
nov make. This amount. and &c
Other, vas fraxa by Gov vardama1
ia connection with the Jackson insti
tution. and the accountants report
bears this out
On the 1906 Cor. vardansn 70
celved $500 from the peritestiar7
trustees 70 make trip to buy mules
and on the .-eseS drew 1850 from
tbs contingent, fund. The last s7s-el
was an additional amount s3en, IN
his work oc this trip. There 10 nc
shorins tina, the 5000 paid BY the
Soldiers Home on the s-i1os was
paid out Of any other fund. For s~o
trips. one TO t,s Sog1r-S- fo-se and
one to the Eas, Mississippi insars
asylum. the expense. as shor By the
report. Is 5000. Twenty-Five dollars
of this was drawn from the contingent
fund a1d $500 from the Soldiers
Home Exclusive OF chair car service
Gov. vsrianan's railroad fare ras
about $3.50 on these two trips Tbs
, other items on this exhibit. amount
ing TO sisi.i0. are susceptible of Ike
explanation. and 4 study o. the Ell
hibit would bring any intelligent and
unbiased man 70 the SAM conclusion
Expenditures Nc. Ers-ssss,n;.
II is charged that Gov yarians-
xss reckless and extrsvaxant Will
this contingent fund To re,ass thii
I only ask tina, ION read the report
] OF the account Take. for Instance
, his trips: One sas 20 New Orleans
La. on the occasion OF the boundary
suit: to ST. Louis and Kansas City &c
purchase mules for the state: inspect
! ing yellow fever a. hatcher: a visit 70
/ city insane hospitals in illinOis In fac.
, yo1 will fni that each and ever trir
! charged 20 the contingent fund vas fo'
some everyday. conloa-senss pur
pose or course. the purchase o.
mules. the selling o. cotton. putting
down uP-isinzs At Oakley. rsEe quite
prcslic. bIt reTe7thsiesS. rerc stern
1u-ies thst Cor. Vsrdarsn attended
10 well. ~ This report all STOW.
defy an one 20 po5rt 20 a single triy
SoT. yar1amaa has made. and q,
shosa BY the report. that has ooi Sss-
altogether and entirely for tie sfrs's
bsaeat- He " charges rsfh extra.
ayaEce when his ea.ire travelling ex
psasss. iac!udiay the amounts spo-o
~ -
32.is7-ls- As Exhibit Is o, the sans
report sAo-s Cos Noel sx9sa1ed 3.
1875 for siuilsr expenses during Ia
hrst t<o years IN ctice. the ratio o,
travelling expenses for TIE tvo govern
ers Is about the s-1e- Exclusive o.
the rsseca3 fsae ana the Meridian
cYcIo7e fz.t c~E Yar1ar,xa received
. co1t-ge7t f..i % ytsstsa1 so'
the fozr yelrs and r.--r7e1 70 n.
state a IRE sn5 % his term ~ osscs
si.7se.e4. having -xpesdeI ror foa,
years sis>.e-S9 OF Of tie regular con
ti7xe2l fad
Ex-enses Less Trs- e-.ss-. As-isis
trs-o-
There vas ep2ro3-ia,s1 FOR Cor
Noel for the years Ises ard 1900 SO.
90 eoatirgenr fund Ont OF this
s9-SsSiS Eas expended. sas In ADJ
5io7 TO this si-S.s5 OF the y,rdana-
oontiagsat frrd tur2ei orsF to hfr.
IN l9ss. making q total expenditure
out o. Cor Noei's eoatin<sa. fund 70,
the ITO years. SiI.44S-s Gov. Noe
Ia also provided rttA a s.enoxraohs.
In bis of1ce who has received 8, 40 d
for the two years. making the ,o.al
expenditures OF Gov. Noei-s Office 70,
| the frst two years Of his acmInistra
tloa si-.ssS2s (this vas the expendi
lures Of a5ou- Twenty-Five mouthsl
II the same ratio Of expenditures Il
kept Up. Gov Ncei's Office expendI
lures for the four years VII Be aboa,
s,s.eeeos. against sis.e9o.eo spea, b.
Cor. varcanlxr-
oejses Of Contingent Fund.
van. it distinctly Understood. ho.
ever. that what I hs-e ar Ia no,
meant as any crtticism OF Gov. Noel.
! expenditures The contingent fund d
placed in his hands and 10. I believe
used By hin for the best interests O,
the state oaly use this comparison
because II has been charged that Cor
Nardzuan. who did quite as much a
any governor While : In oface. soen,
the executive contingent fund In 4
reckless a7d unbrsinssslike ~ay. ana
Il is for the purpose Of refutinx thI,
, charge. that has no foundation In tsc.
eIcep, that q few vouchers have b..u
lost out OF the executive Office, tia,
! have compared the expenses OF N.
two governors
In conclusion. wish to SAY thai
have made this statement As q mates
OF night and jussice to Cor. vardanx,
and to the people q the state Who nav
have been misied to some extent b,
false rumors and insfuuations and ,hs
article 10 written without suggestion