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

sonal nature, and not chargeable to
any expense fund allowed by the State.
! find that he charged another aue
cent street car fare, and 65 cents for
porter on December 10, and In addi-
tion to this, $3.50 for "presents' and
"courtesies" to Chauffeurs of various
automobiles, and on account Of "cour.
tesies to guests" Next | find a charge
of 25 cents for a telegram, here given
verbatim; London, Kentucky, No
vember g. Miss Nora Brown, Frank.
fort, KY Home 7:35, F. c. Tell
Mansion Augustus f. Wilson" On
January 10, the same official vas paid
1914 for entertainment Of visitors and
their wives at the Louisville Country
Club, which occurred on December
2-10, prior to this date. April Is, 1911.
$4,000 paid to the Capital Motor Car
Company for one trip. January ~,
| 1911, $25.75 for one funeral design and
express charges They not only divert
the school funds Of Kentucky and dis
burse them through an undertaken, but
use the general expenditure fund for
the purchase OF a funeral design TO
be placed upon the graves Of the dead
do not have to make charges, but
merely TO state the facts as am doing
II give you the facts and figures OF
these accounts. leave Judgment to
| your common sense" "t' ... +
Mr.. Morrow made mention OF a type.
writer desk bought by the Department
OF Education for $40, which was a
duplicate OF certain similar type OF
desk bought at the same price from
the original contractor and made to
order Now. | want to give you some
more figures in regard to this question
of the purchase OF furniture
Luxuries Purchased by Republicans.
... / find that they bought for the AID.
jutant Generals Office typewriter
desk for Sis; for the Insurance De-
partment they paid $235 90 for another
one They paid $3.50 for three easy
chairs in the Prison Commission office
In the Office Of the Superintendent OF
Public instruction they paid as fol
lows One desk Sl77; one desk $3.50;
one small revolving book case. $50;
one EASY mar, Sb' OuF SOlN-'hbulOh'u
sofa, SIPS; one umbrella rack. SIG. In
the office OF DR. Bruner, the Secretary
OF State. two desks 1854: one clothes
rack, $50, one plain oak desk, Depart
ment Of Agriculture. 800. The Gov.
ernor's office, One fat.tOp desk, $3.50;
one sofa, $3.50; one revolving book
case. 500 one hat rack $34; one UNI
# nlaiD hpnk ca
S235; one typewriter desk S217.
Again, in the office OF Secretary Of
SAFE, one nat.top desk. Sl75; one type
writer desk $2l7. one soft-cushioned
sofa. Sl40 T.. am emitting items
amounting to thousands Of dollars, for
lack OF time and space to mention
: Them do find again for DR.. Bruner' 8
office two more typewriter desks, $344,
not listed separately and one wardrobe
for this Secretary Of State, S79 For
the Assistant Secretary of State ! find
typewriter desk, Sl72 and one UNI.
brela rack, $50 One wooden bench
for the lobby Of the Agditors Office
S4750 In the Treasurers office, one
fat.top desk. $220; one roll-top desk
1872, one easy chair, $751; and many
other costly and expensive items
find desk for the Librarians office
for sl77 ] find three easy chairs al
$S5. 90. and a great many OF what they
style as side chairs that amount to
thousands OF dollars do not know
what side chairs are intended for but
: doubt II there is sufficient space In
. the entire State Capitol to afford stor
age room for all OF the side chairs
bought and paid for under this Re
/ publican administration Expensive
; Injuries. contracted for by Republi
cans and paid for BY Uncle 81 anC
I John Jones. who earn their bread BY
the sweat OF their brow pulling thu
pillow line over Lie through hot sum
j. mer days.
Such figures are record OF servic,
10 the people comparable to that ex
! hibited in the famous Pennsylvania
I State capitol graft disclosure | fint
!. that these Republicans bought mum
] Der OF chairs al most exorbitan
$ price for pages in the Senate Chamber
q Evidently they were preparing for tn
n extra help charged to the Democrat
l. at the present time. and find anothe
!, item OF 1916 for easy chairs that ar
never used on any occasion. and fou
I more sofas amounting 20 $3.50 I fnt
4 an item OF $500 !or an unnamed mum
$ Der OF oak chairs and any amount o
a money expended for more side chairs
etc
e Mr.. Morrow has referred to an item
T. OF drinking water The Republican
Administration preceding the presen
;, administration. installed at approx
u mately $4,000, plant, part OF whicl
was for the purpose Of furnishing Z
the Offices In the State Capitol RI
frigerated water filtered and refrif
Grated II is a well-known fact, MI
Morrow and his associates know, tina
a this plant, built by his own party. wa
and Is yet an absolute failure an
= that that never was supplied BY tbi
extensively built plant either fltcre'
or refrigerated water to any Depart
:, ment in the State House conside
II Just as much my right under tn
:, law to provide myself and my assc
=, ciates with pure water on hot summe
:, DAYS when serving the people betwee,
the hours OF 700 A VI and 1900 a
midnight as any other Department Il
Tho Ctata Canitnl and ata'n that