The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-18

Mr.. Johnson made use of no sucl
language in their presence as tina
quoted by Mr.. Williams in the Hart
ford Republican. If any one doubt
this, we refer him to any of the
above named gentlemen.
WHAT MIR. JOHNSON HAS DONE
For the benefit of the few Repub
lcans who are skeptical as to wheth'
er our Congressman, Hon. Ben John.
son, by his efforts has had, in round
numbers, two millions of dollars
collected and returned into the
Treasury of the United States, We
publish the record as to one and
three-quarter millions, as follows:
Money Transferred by Legislative
Acts.
/. $719,536.O9 transferred from
the revenues of the District of CO.
lumbia to the L. S. Treasury on ac-
count Of debts owed by the District
for services rendered by the Govern
ment Hospital for Insane to Dis
trict patients. BY act of Congress,
Vol. 81 U. S, Statutes at Large,
page 461.
2. Balance of $2S2,594.26 trans
ferred from ID. C. Revenues to U. S.
Treasury on account Government
uocnitol for Incapa for sauna ron SON
as above, by act of Congress. See
Sundry Civil Appropriation Act ap-
proved July I, 1916.
3. $3.50, 067.23 transferred from
the revenues of the District Of Co.
lumbia to the United States Treas
ury for interest due on District of
Columbia Bonds. See Act of Con-
gress, Vol. 3S U. S. Statutes at
Large, page 1142.
4. $f5S, 437.50 transferred from.
ID. c. Revenues to L. S. Treasury on
account of rents due the U. S. from
the Washington Market Co., by act
of Congress. See Vol. SO U. S. Stat
utes at Large, page 1143.
The other items aggregating over
a quarter of a million We're carefully
gone over by the accounting officers
of both the District of Columbia and
the United States Treasury and were
transferred without legislation by
Congress, including part of rentals
from the Washington Market Co.
In other words, simply transferred
on the figures prepared by Mr.. John
son and certified to by the account
ants of both Governments above
mentioned. In all, Mr.. Johnson has
had more than two millions of dol
lars returned into the Treasury of
the United States.
But for the purpose hereinafter
used, and for convenience of figures
we will treat it as two million dol
lars. Two million dollars at six per
cent. per annum amounts to $780,
600. The salary of the thir-
teen Congressman from Ken
lucky amounts to S97,50O an
nrally. leaving a balance on the
interest alone, after the payment of
the 10 Congressman from Kentucky,
S22, 800, almost enough to not only
pay the salaries of all the Congress-
men from Kentucky, but the salaries
of their clerks as well. So it can be
seen that Mr.. Johnson has, by his
sometimes at the
risk of his own life-not only
saved enough for the interest
alone to pay his own salary.
but that of the other ~ Ken
tucFy Congressman a measureless
period, whether reelected or not.
The fact is, Mr.. Johnson is now
working on funds wrongfully. as
he thinks, withheld from the
L. S. Treasury, amounting to
$500, 1000 and if he is reelected
land he will be by a handsome ma
jority) il is dollars to doughnuts
he will be successful in having this
half million paid into the U. S.
Treasury where it rightfully be-
longs.
Can we afford to turn down such
an official? No, a thousand times,
no!
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Harold Arnold Killed.
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