The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-02
TO THE DEMO
CRATIC VOTERS OF
GARRARD COUNTY.

thought deserved the support of the
people Of this county in the race for
County Judge at the coming primary
election. and gave in detail history
Of the affairs Of the office while oc-
cupied the position of County Judge Of
your County. and think the reasons
given by me in my former article were
conclusive that deserve their support
for denomination for County Judge.
On July 26. 1917. the Central Record
contains an article from my opponent,
Judge Arnold, addressed to the Demo-
cratic voters Of the county. and felt il
my duty TO myself and to the voters of
this county, to make a brief reply to
sad article and to give them further
facts and reasons why think deserve
their support in this election. And at the
start ! wish to state emphatically that
II has never been my purpose or desire
to create anv dissension in our party or
endanger the election of our nominee.
NV purpose has been to give 20 the
public the facts on which claim the
right to their support, and in order
briefly to bring before the people these
facts, ! wish to state that when | re-.
tired from the office of County Judge,
We had bonded indebtedness, incurred
by popular vote for the purpose of
Nerecting public roads, of which there
was balance due of $40, 600, aud we
also had general Indebtedness of
$4,000. instead Of SIS. 900 as stated m
my former article. This made a bond
ed indebtedness and general indebted
ness combined Of S3l 200. and at the
time that ! went out of Office there was
due and owing by the sheriff to the
county for general expenses the sum
of about S., 600. of which my successor
got the benefit, and deducting this sum
of S.. 900. left the total indebtedness
Of SIG. 900. of which Sl9, 900 was IN road
bonds and s.. 900 Of general indebted
ness.
The article recently published by my
opponent shows that the bonded indebt-
edness Of this county is now $50, 200.
of this amount SIS. 900 is still owing on
the original road bonded Indebtedness
ard $4,000 for the building of the
court house, and $50, 900 of general in
debtedness, making. as shown by the
statement Of my opponent himself,
that the the county now owes. $50, 900.
instead of $40, 900, AS shown by the
records at the time retired from the
office Of County Judge. and the article
of my opponent makes it plain that the
general Indebtedness at this time of
the county of Garrard is $50, 900 What
it will be by the first day of January
next. he does not state, but intimates
that 1t may be as much as s35, 900. and
thinks that the revenues coming in
from general taxation will meet this
Indebtedness. The records show that
on the 18th day Of February, 1917,
they borrowed the sum of $4,000 for
general Indebtedness purposes.
wish also to repeat for the infor-
nation of the public. that during my
term of office We built not less than
fifteen miles of new turnpike, and dur
ing the term of office of my opponent
not one mile of new turnpike has been
built, and | wish also to call the at
tentlon of the voters to this important
fact, that we did not have a dollar of
aid or assistance from the State of
Kentucky while was in the office OF
County Judge, but that now the county
of Garrard gets as much as s., 600 a
year State Aid, which, with the 81. 600
that the county of Garrard would have
to contribute to get this $1,000 from
the State. would make $4,000 which
they would have each year for road
purposes. and | think can state, as
the people know, that with the except
ion of one road in Garrard County. the
public roads in the county are all out
of fix and badly in need of repair. not
withstandlng this sum OF $1,000 year
given by the State to aid Me county in
the building and repairing of public
roads.
Now, in conclusion, | wish again to
call the attention of the voters of this
county To the fact that during the time
that Judge Arnold, my opponent, has
occupied the responsible position of