The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-21

In fact, the rate OF taxation which
was formerly twenty-sls cents and ;
half on the hundred dollars fer publ,
school purposes has been decreased {,
tNentysiS cents.
Replies to e. p. Morrow.
Now. for the present. ! pass ovei
Mr.. Morrow's sophomore ebulitions
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 balance in the
school fund Of one million dollars. AT
the corresponding date IN 1911. under
Republican administration. there
was a balance Of S314,0s4. We prom.
Used the people OF Kentucky four years
ago "most rigid economy" in the De
| partpent 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 transportation Of
school funds. Mr. Morrow speaks Of
large cash balances" will show
you why their balances we're not SO
large Their books, December 30, 1911.
show a credit to the Sinking Fund Of
s73,s27.s4; School Fund, s445,ot4.43;
total balance, s5ts,s42.27; deficit. Gen.
eral Expenditure Fund. s24s, 1888.
They turned over to Mr.. Thomas S.
Rhea a Treasury balance, School Fund
and all, January l. 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 S445,014.43. would
like to know now. for what purpose
and why they missppropriated those
funds. and what they temporarily did
with those funds.
From this you can see why their
cash balances we're 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-
pues thereof. shall be used for any
other purpose than the payment of the
teachers Of the common schools" And
Section 1878. which states. The Au.
ditor snail keen 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 eommon
schools. I'D TO the date Of said trans.
fer" SECTION 437l states. referring N
n previous section and 10 the Consti.
tuition. THE foregoing shall constitute
the annual resources of the school
FUND OF Kentucky and shall be paid
inso 'ne treasury anu snaii no, DC
0us =. app.Vp, ,au Ayepe "
20, ~. p VI .ne S'a'e Depsr.
" VI ""Ae'ei Ainu
80.
H.. s ~ wa. 'nis nepue
s..o, an,sa',oh uiu WIN tnis
',a.cOdH VI su.n pa,t .. !. As was
=. ~, NJ ~ "n nv 'a,h eu o'er
'ne .e" 0'a's lleasu,er,
eitogether, school fund, and everything
else, the sum OF s269.71S.94. At the
time when II was done. I personally
called the attention OF Mr.. Farley. the
Republican Treasurer. to the fact that
there appeared to me to be something
,sae,,a.,.. e.a.ss S en .
to learn" and that I would discover
soon that the ONCE Of Superintendent
OF Public Instruction was regarded,
among Republicans, as an insignificant
position without authority" and that