The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
Republicans Extravasance.

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of transaction that should bring
iron tears to Pluto's cheeks, and
make the angels in Heaven blush. I
hold here the photograph of the rape"
| of Kentucky's childhood's opportunity,
the embeZzlement of childhood's sacred
heritage. l have here and present as
an exhibit, the picture of a warrant
for $1,S00, payable to an undertaken
out of the school fund of Kentucky,
and charged to the school fund of Ken
lucky for materials furnished in the
erection of the State Capitol building.
| have before me in my. hands a photo
graph of an agreement under the
terms of which $3,761.29 was to be
paid, and was paid out of the school
fund of Kentucky for work done in
various offices, including that of the
Office of Superintendent of Public In.
struction, Attorney General, Adjutant
General, and for the Office of the Clerk
of the House, Senate, and for other
work done on the third floor in the
new Capitol. This was payable to an
undertaken and paid out of the school
fund Of Kentucky, which the Consti-
tuition and the statutory law both re-
quire to be ''inviolate" and sacred"
l have a photograph of a document
filed in the records of this transaction,
which reads as follows:
20. X.
Charge to ]. G. Crabbe (schooI
Fund.-
According to agreement with COM
mission for altering Hall of Fame.
C. NJ. Fleenor.'
This estimate was allowed and or
dered paid by Board of State Capitol
commissioners, June Z, 1909.
Edward NJ. Drane, Secretary"
1 have also before me duplicate of
a contract made and entered into be-
tween the Capitol Commission of this
Republican Administration, under the
terms of which these school funds
were paid to Republican undertaken;
and this agreement and contract ap-
proved by the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction under this administra-
ton.
Incidentally, I might mention an
item of $500 that was paid out of
the school fund for six small silk cur
tains about the size of a pocket hand
kerchief, to be used in the Hall of
Fame, that the light of day might be
shut out from these precincts wherein
were supposed to reside the hope of
Kentucky's childhood, and the future
of Kentuckys' manhood and citizen
ship.
I want you to note that this same
DR.. Bruner, who was a member of the
State Board of Education at the time,
and a member of the State Capitol
Commission at the time, and who is
the same DR.. Bruner who presided
over the destinies of the now defunct
Commercial Bank and Trust Co. of
Louisville, voted for and authorized
by his vote this unholy diversion of a
sacred fund.-" and that he was
member of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion, charged under the Constitution
with the protection of this fund; and
the same DR.. Bruner who attacks this
present Administration in its manage
ment of the school finances of Ken
lucky.
want you to note that Mr.. R. pea"
Green, who is the Republican nominee
for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, endorses all of this, and that he
is the same Mr.. Green who is an In |
diana carpet-bag Republican, hardly |
yet a naturalized Kentuckian; and |
who has been fed at the public crib |
of Kentucky by the hands of Demo-
Gratis, for years, as a professor" in |
the State Normal School at Bowling
Green.
Explains Morrow's Charges.
Now, referring to certain items in |
Mr.. Morrow's Bowling Green speech,
to wit: $63.75 for motor car service, |
charged to the credit of this present |
Administration, and it is a credit to
this present Administration, that this
money was spent on behalf of the res
toration of decency in the conduct of |
teachers examinations in Kentucky.
Mr.. Morrow and his associates know
that this expense for motor car serv-
ices covered a period of more than
two months and that this service was
rendered by your humble servant. as :,
Inspector of Schools and as a public
officer, doing his duty to conserve the
very bedrock, foundation and morale
of the public school system of the
State. AS result of the expenditure
Of this money, there has been no more
stealing and selling of examination
questions in Kentucky and the Illicit
traffic has been completely broken up
and eliminated.
He refers to an item of $45 for taxi
cab services in the city of Louisville.
He knows that this was paid as of one