The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-06-26

er as II comes. soon they are rust
60 out and no account. Build a
little barn or shed and store all
your farming tools when you are
not using them and you will be
surprised how many more years
they will last. Paint up your build
ings and see how it preserves them
and how well they lock. 1t is
cheaper to paint than to keep re-
pairing a house that is weather
beaten and rotting down for the
lack OF it.
The following have signed the
pledge that they will not use nor
permit their friends to use either
money or whiskey in the coming
Primary election M. A. Phillips,
Kate S. Bohannan, j. Z. Crab
tree, Jesse Grove, A. T. Stewart,
NJ. F. Bennirgfe!d, q. S. Spur
lock, j. G. Rogers, 5. q. Baker,
A. T. Knox, II. T. Derickson, l.
S. Boone and John F. Woodland.
One candidate whose name will
be published later refused to
sign at this time but said he
would wait awhile before doing
so. The other candidates will be
seen as fast as can be and asked
to sign. With the one exception
all have signed it willingly and
have expressed themselves as de-
termined to carry out the pledge.
There will be vigilance commit
tee. who will spot ever man that
uses the same, and we trust that
every man who calls himself a
citizen will give us the informa-
ton if they know of any one
breaking.th this pledge. Now, can
.didates walk up and show the
people of Powell county that you
are for clean politics. The writ
er has a pledge and one can be
found at the office of the Clay
City Times. When it comes to
the Clay City Times you can rest
assured that it is for the right
thing.
There has been a demand that
the candidates for the various Off
ces in Powell county run clean
race this year and so with that OBJ
ject in view pledge has heen
drawn up and all candidates are he
ing asked to sign it. The pledge
was published in last weeks paper
and as soon as it was presented to
the different candidates they were
all pleased with it. They feel that
it is very unjust that the citizens of
Powell county make them buy
their offices with money or whis-
key. 1t has been recognized in the
past that the candidate who would
win must use them but they are
glad now that the citizens are de-
mapding cleaner politics and they
are willing to aid in this movement
for the elimination of money or
whiskey in elections. One man
said, eyes sir, that is just the thing
am looking for. l want the peo-
pie to put me in for what l am
worth to the county and not make
me buy the Office" and he signed
the pledge eagerly. AS each can
didate signs this pledge their
names will be published and those
who do not sign their names will be
published also. With the charge
that Judge Benton gave to the
grand Jury about the corrupting of
voters we are assured that we will
have his cooperation in the prose-
cution of all who violate this pledge.
1t will be the duty of the citizens to
disclose any knowledge that they
may have of the buying and selling
or influencing of votes with money
or whiskey. This movement for
clean politics is spreading all over
the country and We are glad Powell
county is falling into line. 1t will
be a great day when We can say
that there is not a citizen of our
county who will debase himself or
degrade the name citizenship of
Powell county by the disposing Of
his vote to q candidate for any CON
/. J sideration.