The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-10-20

ers' salaries, and In many cases the
term has been made eight, 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 twenty-six cents and a
half on the hundred dollars for public
school purposes has been decreased to
twenty-six cents.
Replies to {. p. Morrow.
Now, for the present, l pass over
Mr.. Morrow's sophomore ebullitions
in which he states that political cam
paigns are primarily for the benefit OF
the people," etc, But ! come directly
to certain specific statements that he
made in his opening speech at Bowling
Green.
We have today a balance in the
school fund of one million dollars. At
the corresponding date in 1911, under
Republican administration, there
was a 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
tion of statutory law and the Consti-
tuition of Kentucky. We condemned
unequivocally incorporation 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
S73,S27.84; School Fund, .S445, 0t4.43;
total balance, S51s,842.27; deficit, Gen.
eral Expenditure Fund, s24e, 1888.
They turned over to Mr.. Thomas s.
Rhea Treasury balance, School Fund
and all, January /, Of s269,71S.94
| would like to know why they did
not turn over that sacred and invio-
late school fund, under the law and
Constitution, of $445,014.43. i would
like to 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 were not so large.
need not quote you Section 1S4 of the
Constitution, nor Section 1871 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 1873. 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 irto 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 &c
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 &c
pay the expenses Of the State Depart
ment of Education of whatever kline
or character"
I want to know what this Repub
lican administration did with this
$445,014.43. or such part of it as was
unaccounted for when they turned ovel
to Mr.. Rhea. the new State Treasurer
altogether, school fund. and everything
else, the sum OF $269,71S.94 At the
time when it was done. l PERSONAL,
called the attention of Mr.. Farley, tn,
Republican Treasurer. to the fact tina
there appeared to NE to be 'somethint
rotten in Denmark" This gentleman
facetiously stated that I had "muct
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" and tina
I had better keep quiet" and do al
Republicans had done, leaving sucf
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 fol
which this Administration has beer
viciously attacked. When there wa
this balance of S445,01443. shown by
their own books. to the credit of thu
School und, they deliberately refused
to pay a warrant of sos, 1850. anC
this warrant had been past due thu
teachers OF Kentucky since October 8
1911. What were they doing with thi'
sacred" and "inviolate" fund? They
used these sacred and inviolate'
funds for the retirement of State war
rants and for the purpose of showinl
small cash balance" in the Treasury
In the meantime the poor school teach
er went without her pay. three month!
past due while the Xmas holiday:
were passing and the rigor Of winter
fast approaching.
Republicans Extravasance.
l have in my hands the photograph
Of a transaction that should brins
Iron tears" to Pluto's cheeks, anO
make the angels in Heaven blush.
hold here the photograph of the rape
OF Kentucky's childhood's opportunity
the embezzlement OF childhood's sacred