Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-16

term has been made cfEnt. nine or
ten months, all OF which has been done
without a mill increase in taxation
In fact the rate Of taxation which
was formerly tNcnty-slx cents and a
half on the hundred dollars for public
school purposes has been decreased to
twenty-six cents.
Replies to e. p. Morrow.
Now. for the present, | pass over
Mr.. Morrow's sophomore ebullitions
In which he states that political cam
paigns are primarily for the bene9t Of
the people," etc. But come directly
to certain specific statements that he
made In his opening speech at Bohling
Green.
We have today balance in The
school fund Of one million dollars. AT
the corresponding date in 1911, under
a Republican administration, there
was balance Of $314,0S4. We prom
Used the people Of Kentucky four years
ago "most rigid economy in the De
partment OF Education, and we stated
to the people that we would not stand
for any diversion of the school funds,
since II was, and is, clearly in viola
ton of statutory law and the Consti-
tuition Of Kentucky We condemned
unequivocally transportation Of
school funds. Mr.. Morrow speaks Of
large cash balances" will show
you why their balances were not so
large. Their books, December 30, 1911,
show credit to the Sinking Fund OF
$73,827.s4; School Fund, s445,o14.43;
total balance, s5ts,s42.27; deficit, Cen
eral Expenditure Fund, $24s, 1883.
They turned over to Mr. Thomas S.
Rhea Treasury balance, School Fund
and all, January 1, Of 1853, 1884.
I would like to know why they did
not turn over that sacred and invio-
late" school fund, under the law and
Contribution, of $445,014.43. I would
like 70 know now, for what purpose,
and why they misappropriated those
funds, and what they temporarily did
with those funds.
From this you can see why their
cash balances we're not so large.
need not quote you Section 1874 of the
Constitution, nor Section 4371 of the
Statute and Section 1872, wherein is
stated, Except as otherwise expressly
provided In this chapter, no part Of the
common school fund, nor of the reve-
nues thereof, shall be used for any
other purpose than the payment of the
teachers of the common schools" And
Section 4373, which states, The Au-
ditor snail keep accounts In relation
to this fund. He shall once in each
month make a transfer to the credit
OF said fund, all receipts into the,
Treasury, with the sources of each
item, for the benefit of the common
schools, up to the date of said trans
fer" Section 4371 states, referring to
a previous section and to the Consti-
tuition, THE foregoing shall constitute
the annual resources of the school
fund of Kentucky and shall be paid
into the Treasury and shall not be
drawn out or appropriated except to
pay the expenses of the State Depart
ment OF Education Of whatever kind
or character"
want to know what this Repub-
lican administration did with this
$445,014.43. or such part of 1t as was
unaccounted for when they turned over
to Mr. Rhea, the new State Treasurer,
altogether, school fund, and everything
else, the sum of $269,7lS94. At the
time when II was done, / personally
called the attention of Mr. Farley, the
Republican Treasurer, to the fact that
there appeared TO me to be something
l.. l.
facetiously stated that had much
to learn" and that would discover
soon that the Office Of Superintendent
of Public Instruction was regarded,
among Republicans, as an insignificant
position without authority" aud that
I had better keep quiet" and do as
Republicans had done. leaving such
matters to those higher up"
Economy Of Present Administration.
This present Democratic Admins
tration has kept inviolate and sacred
every penny of the school fund Hence,
the large balances in the Treasury"
that have been referred to, and for
which this Administration has been
viciously attacked When there was
this balance of s445,O1443. shown by
their own books. to the credit of the
School fund, they deliberately refused
to pay warrant of $l0S.756 so. and
this warrant had been past due the
teachers Of Kentucky since October 5,
1911. What were they Doing with this
sacred" and 'inviolate" fund? They
used these sacred and inviolate"
funds for the retirement OF State war.
rants and for the purpose OF showing
small cash balance" in the Treasury.
In the meantime the poor school teach
er went without her pay. three months
past due while the Xmas holidays
were passing and the rigor Of winter
fast approaching.
Republicans Extravaganza.
have in my hands the photograph