The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-10-29

Public Instruction has no Jurisdiction
under the law In the matter OF letting
printing contract He (Mr. Morrow
knows that the law provides for
Printing Commission, composed Of the
Governor, the Secretary OF State, the
Auditor OF Public. Accounts, the Attor-
ney General and the Treasurer, and
that all printing contracts let for the
Department Of Education have been
subjected to the scrutiny and are di.
rectly under the control OF the State
Printing Commission, as provided by
law. He insinuates extravaganza In
the matter Of the amount OF printing
done by this Department. Mr., Morrow
endorses in his party platform free
textbooks, free printing and seven
months school term. and yet viciousIy
Printing Sent to Every School In State.
During the present Administration
there have been sent free to the peo-
pie OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS and Re.
publicans alike-more than a half
million pieces Of printed matter, that
have been in nature sent TO them
as free textbooks We cite for In.
stance the State Course OF Study,
which is textbook in every school
In. Kentucky and a guide for practI
cally every State In America In ad.
dition TO this, We cite the Arbor &
Bird Day Book. $4,000 copies OF which
have been distributed this year free
to the people OF Kentucky. and which
has done more for the conservation
OF our natural resources and accom-
plished more' in behalf OF the conser.
walton Of our forests than all else done
in the previous history OF Kentucky.
! This department has distributed free
to the people hundreds OF thousands
Of pamphlets, bulletins and books, in.
Guiding the valuable History Of Edu.
cation in Kentucky. and the Official
Manual Of Kentucky, all OF which have
been gladly received by the people and
for which this department has been
most cordially commended, The cost
+ OF these publications is but a trif1e
compared g the great good received
by the people OF the State We have
no apologies nor any defense to make
for any publications issued or any
printing that has been done by this
people; it has been paid for by the
people, and the ,accruing benefits have
been received by the people. 81.
L.. G. o. P. Printing Order. ...
W. ~
benefit OF an unsuspecting public, that
under the previous Republican admin.
istration, on December 6. 1911, five
days prior to the Inauguration OF
| James b McCreary as Governor, as
SHOWN by the orders entered on pages
AZ and "A of the records OF the Print.
ing Commission, there was an order
made by the Printing Commission di'
recting the Commissioner of Public
Printing to let a contract for the pub
LEGATION Of nine geological bulletins
to certain parties not having the State
contract. These parties, represented by
certain individuals, were presumed tC
be the Interstate Publishing Co. The
contract for the printing of these bulle
tins was approved by George A. Lewis
Superintendent of Public Printing, ant
presented 10 the subsequent Democrat
ic administration for approval ant
payment This was the first informa
, tion which the new Printing Commits
sion. composed OF James B. McCrear!
| and his associates, received of the fac
i that their predecessors had authorized
the Superintendent Of Public Printing
J to let contract to persons other thar
the regular contractor II is well
: known fact that Mr. Lewis was called
: before the Commissioners to explain
| why the contract price OF this job o
: printing was so greatly in excess o
E the prices for work done under tn,
: regular State contract The Superin
tendent was required to furnish an es
e innate OF this work under the regula
/. State contract 1t was found that thu
a Interstate Publishing Company wa
/ charging sl,7lS.50 for what the State
i. through its regular contract, would b
I required to pay sl,l65.7S. 1t. was ais,
, found tnat county report No. 4, whicl
e under the special contract amounted
5 to Sl,702.O0, would amount to onl.
r 81, 093.O0 under the State contract, a
e would have been let by Democrati
r administration and a Democrat
4 Printing Commission. The Democrat
/. lie Printing Commission refused to pa
I under this special contract made b.
!, Republicans with some spurious RI
publican benefcisries. and saved tn
n State on two items, I,16172 II
n also notable fact that this specia
I contract has disappeared and can no
/. be found in the Office OF the Superb
b tendent OF Public Printing
o Turns the Light On.
Now. my friends, there is nothin
$ so clarifying and purifying as sur
: light, anu have taken the pains I
! have before me facsimile copies an
: photographs taken from the original
= Of all OF these Illegal acts.
4, need not refer 10 the fact tina
Mr.. Morrow has himself admitted hi
t false statement and error in regard t
7 the balance that he alleged to hav
existed In the school fund OF 1914 O
, s6S3,O0o and that the per capita wa
kept at $500 He has apologized a
. ready to the public for making sue
y statement
!, Secured Seven Month School Term.