The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-02-22

laws have been enforced without favor
and all offenders tried in the county
Judges court have received such pun
ishment as the ofrense proven merited,
without regard to race. position, social
or political influence. The public, we
believe will approve the statement that
the general good order and observance
of the penal statute will compare fav.
orablv with any period of the same
length in the memory Of the Oldest cit
izen. While giving due credit to all
officers whose duties brought co-opera-
ton with me to bring this end, ! feel
confident that no critic would or could
be so unjust as to say that your county
Judge has not done his part and is not
entitled to his share of the credit for
the general good order and Observance
of the penal laws which has blessed nur
county fer the past three years.
REMODELED COURT HOUSE A
SUCCESS.
Ry vote for the usual of bonds. the
public provided the modest sum OF
SIS. 00O on for reconstructing and re-
modelling thu County Court Hou'e.
Many of our most successful and ex-
pc rienccd business men orenly express
ed the opinion that this sum would be
Inadequate to so remodel the old build
ing NJ wav to satisfy the public. We
undertook this task with some misgly-
ings Of its success ON account 81 the
limited sum provided. but with de-
termination that the public should have.
If possible. "A court house of whlyh none
would be ashamed. We gave to this
work our best thought and energy. to-
gether with our undivided time and at
tention from the day the first architect
undertook the making of the first plan
until the keys were delivered to us with
a completed building. The work was
completed without one cent of graft.
Strictest economy was required. The
very best material was used and honest
workmanship was required and given
throughout. The result is that we can
all unite in a feeling of pride. in that We
have modern, convenient. comfortable
court house comparing favorably with
any surrounding county, wherein all
public records are safe from fire or
theft and all for very modest expend-
iture of the peoples money. Could vou
have expected more under the circum-
stances? Should be endorsed or re-
buked IN this connection?
STRICTEST ECONOMY PRACTICED
With even greater caution than is
exercised in my private affairs, has
characterized the spending Of the pub
lie money deposited in the county treas
ury from the taxes paid by YOU. This
is of course disappointing to some who
would find an easy path to the doors
of the public treasury. But it has been
our policy and one | will not charge il
re elected. that every dollar expended
of YOUR money must bring full dollar
in public benefit so far as it is in my
power. The tax paying period has just
now concluded, and We have observed
the scores of taxpayers, the widows,
the infirm. the old and the poor who
have marched to the sheriifs office tC
deposit their share of the heavy burden
of public expense and we are fully corr
scious of how hard il is for many of Our
people to meet this obligation. Thus
We are impressed with the responsible
ity to see that the public money is not
wasted or consumed by the favontes at
court without return in full value.
In addition to this. we were required
to practice such economy as perhaps
was never experienced before by any
county judge in this county. Not in
Guiding. the bonded Indebtedness of
your county. when first assumed the
duties of County Judge. found that
my predecessor. who Is now an active
candidate for this nomination had with
out legal excuse or warrant of law,
suffered your county to become more
than $50, 900. 90 in debt. This debt was
in the form of notes TO the Garrard
Bank and Trust Co. for borrowed non
ey and for claims allowed or contracts
of record against the county. These
debts made by the fiscal heads of your
county. felt were at least moral claims
and to save the honOr and credit OF
your county by the practice of the
greatest economy, without any material
raise in the assessed value of your
property or the rate of taxation we
have met the public expenses as best
we could, and in the three y airs | have
served you have paid this debt in full,
and today your county is practically
OF Of debt. save the bonded indebted
ness. In other words have met the
general expenses Of your county and
saved enough to pay of debt cOnsid-
erably in excess of $50, 900. 90 inherited
by my administration from that of my