The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-02
TO THE PEOPLE OF
MY NATIVE COUNTY.

In various papers Of the district will
= be found an irconglomerate mass of
words and sentences in which Mr. Mount
seeks 10 attack me am not greatly
surprised because have noticed that
when a man il running ahead In politi
cal race that he is always the subject
Of Just such attacks ~ these No one
ever attacks the fellow IN the rear.
have lived in Garrari County all my
life. therefore my personal character
is known TO all Of you. ! therefore
treat that part Of his piece with con
I tempt. especially 50 when the moral
AAharacter Of n assailant is so well
= Known in this town and county.
never in my life. in my race, or in
anothers. gave to lloater. whlskey or
money.
10 Az to the part about pleading limita-
ZION in suit plead it because my eli
ent claimed he had paid the debt once
and asked me to plead same. was
taught when studying law to be true to
my clients and to give them the benefit
OF every defense that the law affords:
this have done m the past and expect
10 so continue. be the amount involved
81. rs or $40. 10000. Mr. Mount to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Personally
was never sued for any ar.ount.
As TO my record in the Legislature 20
this is known to all Of you through your
local paper. You know that ] voted
for all temperance measures that came
before that body including the submis-
sion OF the State Wide Amendment. |
4 never voted for or against good
1 saloon keeper for there was no such
wa before that body while ] WINS a
We erber. II he refers to the bills ln-
,oduced and passed for the purpose of
! Anaking stronger the law against the
Opening Of saloons on Sunday and to
beach conditions in Covington and New
Port, | voted for ever single one of
tiese bills and at Governor Stanleys
personal solicitation influenced six out
c. seven members that he asked me to
vote for them. As to the insinuation
n out any proposition being made TO
~ by Mr. keenon. want to say that
II did not at any time nor any one else
el offer or furnish me money or make
a. kind of a proposition to me about
~, race. did not see him when he
his other friends were in Lancas-
tel ! have never made a single prom
Use about what | would do if elected to
the senate and do not expect to make
any except those promises that made
in my public speeches and written
declarations. | expect to go there, if
at all. just as went before. not tied
to any one, with one purpose to do all
the good for our state that ! can. He
and others (some from adjoining coun-
ties) would try to make the impression
that fought the present state admin
istration while member of the last
legislature this likewise is untrue. On
the other hand assisted by my vote .
and what little influence had. to pass
every platform measure, in fact intro
tduced and passed one Of them myself .
TO wt:-The Anti Trust Bill. did vote |
against the new Tax Law. because |
First;-The people in this county to a
man that spoke to me about same adj
vised and insisted that vote against
same and, ID was no small number.
among the number We're the very best
= friends of the state administration;
ySecond; i believed the bill was wrong
In principle for it provides thst the
farmer and owner of real estate must
pay state. county. school and town
4. taxes while it exempts the man who