Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-10-28

Printing Couni 7,0u 30" '. n.
Governor
AuuhOr ~ ,lo.t h..ou. ..to.
ney GnCial ana .ha ~. ..,
that all printing contracts lct for The
Department Of Education have been
subjected to the scrutiny and are d'
rectly under thc control Of the state
Printing Commission, 6s provided .}
law lie insinuates cNtruyasanoe IN
the matter Of the amount Of printing
done by this Department Mr. Morrow
endorses I'm his party platform lroc
textbooks. free printing and q seven
months school term, and yet yiDlou-'y
rcpudiates an Of them In his speeches.
Printing Sent 70 Every School In State.
During NE present Administration
there hay. been sent free 10 the pro.
pie Of ortrahy-uomoerats and Re-
pubicaus alike more than half
million pieces oi printed matter that
have been iH q mature sent 90 Them
as free icAtaIC We pIfe for ln-
stance fhc State Course OF study
which 90 textbook IH every school
IN Kentucky and o ru.I. far u-8.tL
caily VCy State iu America In ad.
dltion to tl's He ,it. the Arbor &
Bird uay Book. $4,000 copies OF which
have been tisr.burl .hls year free
10 the people 90 Kentucky and which
has done move fot the conservation
OF our natural resources and accom-.
pIished rHrc Iu behalf o, fha Jaustr.
walton OF H.r I.r... conan a. D.s. done
10 the previous b. tory ot Kentucky.
This dcll-u... har distributed free
20 the people hundreds OF thousands
Of pamphlets. NrHr'ur a71 books. in.
Guiding the valuable History ~ Edu.
cation iu Farugky ana tho Ofcill
Manual ~ kentucky all NJ which have
been gladly received hy The aople and
for which this department has been
most cordially commended The cost
OF ihes" pgbllcallnus Is but ,rine
compared 10 the great good received
by the people OF the State. We have
no apologies nor any defense 10 make
Tor any publications Issued or any
printing that has been done by this
department; We have done 10 Tor the
people. q has been paid Tor by the
poo1le. and The accrulng benefits have
been received ty he rcorlc.
c. o. p. Printing Order
We wish 10 note. however. Tor the
benefit OF an unsIspccting public. that
under the previous Republican admin.
istration. on December 9. 1911. I've
days prior 90 the Inauguration OF
James y. McCrcary as Governor. az
saovn by the orders entered on parcl
% and ~ VI the records Of the Print.
ing Commission. there was an order
made by the Printing Commission 81.
rectlng the Commissioner Of Public
Printing to let a contract for the pub
licaiion OF nine geological bulletins
20 certain parties not having the State
contract These parties. represented hy
certain individuals. were presumed 10
BE- the Interstate Publishing Co. The
contract Tor the printing OF these bullc.
tins was approved by George A. Lewis.
Superintendent Of Public Printing. and
presented 10 the subsequent Democrat.
lc administration for approval and
payment. This was the FIRST intorma.
ton which the new Printing Commits.
sion. composed Of James ~ .McCreary
and his associates. received OF the fact
that their predecessors had authorized
the Superintendent OF Public Printing
10 let contract to persons other than
the regular contractor. II is a we'll.
known fact that Mr. Lewis was called
before the Commissioners TO explain
why the contract price OF this job Of
printing was 80 greatly In excess Of
the prices for work done under the
regular State contract The Superin.
tendent was required 10 furnish an -.
Innate Of this work under the regular
State contract II was found that the
Interstate Publishing Company was
charging sl7lS50 for what the State.
through Us regular contract. would BE-
required 10 pay N,lG57S. II was also
found ina, county report No I. which
under the special contract amounted
10 sl,7020o. would amount 20 only
n,Osl00 under the State contract. as
would have been let by Democratic
administration and Democratic
Printing Commission The Democrat.
ic Printing Commission refused To pay
under this special contract made by
Republicans with some spurious Re.
publican benenciaries. and saved the
State on two items. siiCi72. 1t IL
also a notable fact that this special
contract has disappeared aud can not
DO found In the Office Of the superln.
,endent " Public Printing.
Turns the Light On.
Now, my friends. there Is nothing
so clarifying and purifying as sun.
light. anu I have taken the pains TO
have before me facsimile copies and
photographs taken from the originals
Of all Of these illegal acts.
| need not refer to the fact that
Mr. Morrow has himself admitted hi.
false statement and error In regard to
the balance that he alleged 10 have
existed In the school fund OF 1914 OF
S6SS,OOO, and that the per capita was
Kept at $500 lie has apologizcd al.
ready to the public for making such
a statement
Secured Seven Month School Term.
would like to add here, however
that on account Of this $685. nc.
eumulated by conservative business