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

ers' salaries, and in many cases the
term has been made eight, nine or
ten months, ell of which has been done
without a mill increase in taxation
In fact, the rate Of taxation which
was io'Ner'v e. 3rtv siv cents ard a
half on the hundred dollars Tor pubic
school purposes has been decreased to
twenty-six cents.
Replies to E. p. Morrow.
Now, for the present, | pass over
Mr.. Morrow's sophomore COALITIONS
in which he states that political cam.
paigns are primarily for the bena.t of
the people etc But | come directly
to certain specific statements that he
made in his opening speech at 8ov Ing
Green.
We have today a balance in the
school fund Of one million dollars. At
the corresponding date iu 1911, under
Republican administration, there
was a balance Of $3l4OS4 We prom
ised the people Of Kentucky FOUR years
ago "most rigid economy In the De.
partment Of Education, and we s.-.ed
TO the people thar we would not stand
for any diversion of the school funds,
since It was, and IS, clearly in viola
ton Of statutory law and the Consi.
tuition of Kentucky. We condemned
meQuiyocally Misrepresentation OF
school funds. llr Morrow speaks OF
large cash balances" / will show
you why their balances were not so
large. Their books, December 30, 1911,
show a credit to the Sinking Fund Of
s73.e27.a4; School Fund, s445,Ot443;
total balance S5ts,3t227; deficit, Cen
eral Expenditure Fund s24e,t23.33.
They turned over to Mr. Thomas S
Rhea a Treasury balance School Fund
and all, January |, Of S269,71S94.
I would like to know why they did
not turn over that sacred and in'io-
late" school fund, under the law and
Constitution, OF $i45Ol443. would
like to know now. for what purpose
and why they misapproprated those
funds. and what they temporarily did
with those flGGs.
From this you can see why their
cash balances were not so large |
need not quote you Section ls4 OF the
Constitution, nor Section 1871 Of the
Statute and Section 4372, wherein is
stated. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this chapter, no part OF The
common school fund. nor OF the reye-
nues thereof shall be used for any
other purpose than the payment Of the
teachers Of the common schools" And
Section 4373, which states, The An.
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 into the
Treasury, with the sources OF each
item, for the benefit Of the comrc7
schools, up to the date Of said trans.
fer" Section 437l states, referring to
a previous section and 10 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 to
pay the expenses Of the State Depart.
ment Of Education Of whatever klad
or character"
want to know what this Repub-
lean administration did with this
S4ij,0li ~, or such part Of II a. was
unaccoun'ed for when they turned over
TO Mr. Rhea, the new State Treasurer.
altogether. school fund, and everything
else, the sum Of S269,7lS9i At the
time when Il was DONE personally
called the attention Of Mr. Farley. the
Republican Treasurer, 10 the fact that
there appeared 10 me 10 be something
rotten In Denmark" This gentleman
facetiOusly stated that had much
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 that
I had better keep quiet" and do as
Republicans had done. leaving such
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 for
which this Administration has been
vici0usly attacked. When there was
this balance Of SIi5,Ol4i3. shown by
their own books. to the credit OF the
School und. they deliberately refused
to pay warrant Of sl0S.756.5O. and
this warrant had been past due the
teachers Of Kentucky since October s
1911. What were they doing with this
sacred" and ':inyiolate" fund? They
used these sacred and invlolate'
funds for the retirement Of State war
raHts and for the purpose Of showing
a 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 riPor OF winter
fast approaching.
Republicans Extravaganza.
/ have In my hands the photograph
OF a transaction that should briul
iron tears" to pluto's cheeks. ant
make the angels In Heaven blush.
hold here the photograph Of the rape
" Hentucky's childhood's opportunity
the embe1,lement Of childhood's sacred
heritage ] have here and present al
an exhibit. the picture OF n warran