The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-01
FORMER JUDGE SMITHS REPLY
TO JUDGE DUNDON'S ARTICLE.

To The Voters of Bourbon County:
Judge Dundon begins his vOluminOuS
communication in the Kentuckian-Cit-
izen this way and so l will begin
mine, he to get votes, l to get the
truth before the people
The first thought that came to my
mind after reading his article was,
"See the CALLED jade vince" The
Judges communication proves two
things as sure as self evident
proposition: First, by waitig until a
day or two before the election to pub
lish his article, he acknowledges his
official record is vulnerable and he was
determined not to have in ventilated;
Second, it proves the authorship of the
anonymous article in the Paris Demo
cat, where he was lauded as the
greatest Judge that ever lived, and by
insinuations, damn the good names of
all former County Judges because
kinsman of Judge Turney and Judge
Mann was running against him.
The Judge in his article is lauding
himslf not as the greatest Judge, but
the best Democrat, forgetting the fun
damental principle of Democracy is,
Rotation in Office"
| haven't the time or space to no
tice but few of the items in his long
article. He starts out by telling half
truth, thinking to deceive the voters,
by speaking of the 80 cents tax levy of
April, 1905, and speaks of the deficit
caused by it, but he fails to tell of the
following November, after he was
elected County Judge, how he and
others banded together and had pass
ed measure through the Fiscal Court,
not only increasing his salary, but the
salaries of all the county officers. /
denounced from the bench such pro-
cedure a salary grab. He was
present, as were other county officers.
After the meeting two of the oldest
members of the Paris bar came to me
and complimented me upon the stand
took and agreed with me it was
salary grab. One of the two was
Judge Mann, the other Mr.. w. H.
Mcmillan. The last named is living in
Paris, and l refer any to him as to the
truth of my statement.
Judge Dundon knew then and knows
now that increase of salary was VIC
lation of the spirit of the constitutional
laws of the State. That increase of
Judges salary and the other county
officials helped to make the deficit he
speaks of.
In former article l explained where
$500 of this deficit went, and if l had
the time would give the exact figures
and they are large, where the former
Fiscal Court, to protect Bourbon |
County's interests, had to employ oth- |
er attorneys at large fees fees, and |
Bourbon county had a County Attor-
ney at that time. Editors Note
Judge Dundon was then County Attor- i
ney.) This amount would go far to |
make up this deficits; and if 1 had a |
little time think l could explain how |
the entire deficit came about.
The next tie mi notice the Judge |
Jumps on the Building Committee, &C
cusing them of juggling their figures,
and thereby deceiving the Fiscal |
Court something no one ever heard
Of before. But he fails to tell why he
was dropped from the Building Com
mittee. If anyone has curiosity and
wishes to know, let him ask the then
Chairman of the Building Committee.
The next item ] notice the Judge
pike question. Here again the Judge
states half the truth to deceive the