Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
BrOmO, Ky.
March, II, 19I3

a great many more that are hold
ing out faithful for cleaner politics
in all elections, and according TO
a statement in former letter in
regard to calling a meeting for
the purpose of formulating plans
for perfecting Progressive county
organization l now ask that all
Progressives meet me in the court
house at Mt. Vernon Ky, on
Saturday, March 29tn at l O'Clock
p. m. for the purpose OF formula
ting plans for organization. to
better acquaint ourselves with
each other, discuss our future. out
look and come to some conclusion
on the subject of putting a ticket
in the field for county officers
this fall. Now as every Progress
live in the county possibly does
not take the SIGNAL and will
not see these remarks, [ will
further ask all that does see
them to notify every other
Progressive in their neighbor
hood and lets have a good crowd
and let every body come and
feel free to speak his sentiments.
There will be no bosses there.
a few comments on w. D.
Cummins' letter of a short tim e
ago in the SIGNAL to the Pro
gressives in which he suggested
that | should head our ticket
this coming election for County
Judge. On the out set will
say that | do not care to enter
into politics as it has been well
said of Politics in the past: THAT
politics is Hen'-mo1e than every
good citizen should in order to
have government of the people
by the people and for the people
and not government by the po-
litical bosses. But we must have
some candidates, and the offices
should seek the men and not men
seek the offices.
l do not mean to dictate whit
should be done but will suggest
that if 1 should be induced to
make such a race that besides
running on the platform suited
, 10 this county. l am farmer and
at least 90 per cent of the people
are from this class and a part OF
the remainder is common labOrerS
and I can testify to the fact that
dollars in this county are scarce
and hard to get hold of and for
that reason 1 am in favor OF
reducing the salaries of the county
officers back to 100000 a year.
The raise was uncalled for as
hundreds of people will testify to
the fact that the people are net
getting any more o: any better
service than in former admins
trations. 1t is my opinion there
can be some more economy used
also and there by save the people
of Rockcastle anywhere from
$1,000. 90 10 $4,000 90 in the next
four years. "Live and let live is
a very good policy. And another
thing 1 would suggest that we
have little cleaner politics, and
not so much campaign funds, and
then we would not have to have
such high salaries to come out
ahead. And where there is any
suspicion that there was anything
used in elections do like has been
done in some of the other states,
have the parties brought into court
and prosecuted. Now tt ere is one
more suggestion and it is a very
important one. And it is the con-
struction and maintenance of our
county roads. say they Can be
made comparatively good all over
the county in a few years without
any bond issue either by using up
to-date machinery that could be
bought with the money saved on
officers salaries and could be run
with the money that is paid to
road overseers to let their own
teams stand in the Shade or haul
rock that two men could carry at
a load in coffee sack. If We need
hauling done on road let men
use a team to particularly put in
their six days, say three to one,
and in that way get all the hauling
done that is needed. And at the
end of two years if there isn't
bigger improvement with less
expense to the tag payers than
has been quit COLLECTING ROAD tag
of oil And another thing not