Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-10
Short Replies to Dennis.

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that was false, as per the rec
Ords, His statment is false itself
for the records do not show any,
thing about the motion. He says
the records show my statement
to be false. Not so. This motion
or action, or whatever you please
to call it, was not put to record
at all, but was done on the floor
of the court room verbally. The
only way he has to deny my
statement is to invite men to go
and ask for a record of a motion
that was not put to record. He
invites you to TN. Barker. This
is the man whose salary he voted
to raise, and of course Barker is
supposed to be for him, but even
Barker will tell you that his sal
airy was raised first and that
Dennis voted for it.
He also refers you to H. B.
Brown, ex-sheriff. This is the
man he made a settlement with,
counting the county out of be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
This is the settlement | spoke
about last week. Inow challenge
Dennis to deny this. want to
make an affidavit and give the
name of tax payers who know
about it who will make affidavits
and explain the record" in this
matter. If Dennis wants to open
up these things with records and
-affidavits, let him cut his dog
loose. OF course, when Dennis
tries to take this money from
the tax papers and pay it over
to Brown, he, will naturally tell
it in his favor if he can do so
tuthfully.
Why refer the people to Prater,
Lewis, and Murphy, these three
Republican brethren, leaving out
the County Judge, County Attor-
ney, Squire Walters, Squire Blev-
ms, Squire Kennaird, myself and
other men who were present and
know about these affairs?
Remember, men, that | did not
say that there was any record"
of Dennis action on the motion
toSaise Barker's salary, but l
did say he voted for it, which is
on record, and when you go in
and ask Sebastian to show you
therecords, have him turn and let
you see the Dennis vote on the
Barker salary. What doyou say,
Dennis, about voting for this
raise? Do you want to go into
this matter accusing me Of falsi.
flying, and give me a chance to
give the people the truth about
it? Then come on. Pm willing
for the facts to go to the people
and let them say whether it is
you or who is trying to hood
wink and fool the voters, and
then after this | am willing to lei
the people say whether or not vol
should be injured in your race
for County Judge. According tt
your record, you or the people
should, and will be injured by
your race, and the people should
decide now whether it is to bt
you or them.
Now, to put this matter to thu
voting public so that they will
know just how these things are
mot only the matter mentioned
last week, but several Others
which we will then discuss)
challenge you to announce to tn,
public that you will meet me il
the court house at West Liberty
Ky.,, where we can get to the re
cords, some time after the 15tl
Of July, when | can be present
and let US go to the people will
all these facts. What doy say
/ mean that we will debate thi,
question on the records.
Well, you speak of me being
salary grabber" and CRATER.
| do not know to what you re
fer unless it is to the fact tina
we all as a Fiscal Court, allowed
ourselves some claims, land m,
recollection is that your clair
was the biggest one of alp fo
some road work. Do you re
member of getting your part O
that graft, and do you remen
Der that you had to be a "gral
Der" to get it? And do you r,
member that we all got indicte
for this grating" if that
what you call graft. Say, d