The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-05-25
TO THE CITIZENS
OF LINCOLN COUNTY:

When l stated through the Inter
rior Journal what Judge Dawson ant
had accomplished in the city O.
Stanford and what my course would
be if elected County Attorney, it'll,
did l think that any of my oppon
ents would fly into a tantrum OF
ley has done. You will pardon me fol
| taking brief notice of few of hi:
many erroneous statements. In the
first place his history of the prosecu
ton of the hop joints is untrue in
toto, except as to Judge Dawson ap
pretending the witness in drunken
condition on the streets. Every ster
taken afterwards in the case was
taken in regular and proper way by
each of us, and it is not true that the
proprietors of these places closed
voluntarily. Every one in Stanford
that is interested knows that | have
opposed the hop joints all the time
since have been City Attorney, and
know that | did all in my power to
get the City Council to raise the IL
cense high enough on hop joints to
be prohibitive.
The charge that should have held
Courts of Inquiry and relieved the
county of hop joints while acting as
County Attorney pro TEN. is ridicu-
lous, as the only authority of Coun-
ty Attorney pro tenn. is that given by
section 131-Kentucky Statutes, that
provides as follows: "When the Coun-
ty Attorney is sick, or unable to at
tend, or of kin to the accused, the
County Judge may appoint some suit
able attorney to represent the com
monwealth in examining trials, and
prosecutions for misdemeanors in
courts inferior to Circuit Courts"
was not regularly employed as Coun-
ty Attorney pro tenn, but was nOtifi-
ed from time to time since last Nov
ember when needed.
While | do not regard the road
question as leading question in the
selection of a County Attorney, for
the reason that the law charges the
magistrates and County Judge with
the duty of maintaining our roads,
and the County Attorney with the
duty of the enforcement of the law;
however as it is the duty of the
County Attorney to attend the Fiscal
Court and give legal advice concern
ing any county business, will say to
Won that if | am County Attorney |
will advise a change in our present
road system believe that the State
Aid plan and system is too expen-
sive for this county. and should be
abandoned. and our road funds equit-
ably distributed to all the roads, so
that all can be worked and improved
in the same year. We need more
economical system for working our
turnpikes, and a more EQUITABLE sys-
tenn for our dirt roads. / will do all
in nv power within the law to effect
the above changes in our road svs-
tenn in order to get better results
from the road fund of the county.
Mr. Owslev says further in effect
that he is neither candidate of the
dry faction or wet faction of the
nartv. ard apparently seeks to avoid
the whisky question. ask YOU if that
is fair or right? And / submit in con-
clusion that the stand or position of
a candidate on the LIQUOR question,
in view of the homicides and MANY
crimes committed in this county that
are traceable to a violation of the
loca, option laws. should not only be
a vital Question in the election of a
County Attorney, but the most i'm
portant. Very truly.
r T. HILL. JR.