The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-10
Remarkable If True.

In last weeks issue Of the Central
Record there appeared an article
headed. Two ROAD SUPERNIS-
ORS". stating that the County At
torncy had "uncarthcd" the fact that
the Counties money is being illegally
spent, as DR.. Anon and Mike Forbes
were both drawing pay as road sup
ervisors. and that Forbes ID being paid
five dollars per day for his services.
Both Of these statements are incor-
rect. and does a serious injustice 20
the County Administration as well rs
60 DR. Anon.
Mike Forbes is n skilled workman
in concrete, stone and woodwork.
and while be is of great assistance to
DR.. Anon in serving as foreman. get
ting the hands out to work promptly
in the morning, and keeping time. he
does as much manual labor as any
hand in the employ Of the County IN
fact, | have heard one man express
his opinion that he did as much work
as any two hands. anG at the price he
receives four dollars per day his ser
vices ms a skilled workman certainly
DO not seem unreasonable.
] feel that the assertion "money
Illegally spent" is more Of "A reflection
either on my care IN watching after
the Counties affairs. or on my int,r-
rity. than 1t Is on DR.. Anon, as 0, b.
certainly the duty Of the County
Judge to know how the Counties
money is used. and | assure the ci,i-
1cns Of our County that there has
been, and will be no graft while |
hold the Office
know that DR. Anon only accept
ed the office of County Engineer IN
the interest Of road improvement, and
not for personal gain, and be and
are now working together to organ
ize a system Of handling the road
work. that viii yet maximum results
from every dollar ~ the money avail
able The first move that | made
along this line was TO take the whole
road system out 81 politics, and m
view Of the fact that | have so often
stated that I would not be a candidate
for office again II Is difficult to under
stand why these reports were circu-
lated, as certainly nothing hut pohti-
cal motives could have prompted such
a distortion Of facts
We feel sure that the Elitor Of our
paper would not have published the
article. had hc known the facts. but
was misinformed. The words "un- |
oarthcd' as used above is certainly |
misleading. as there has been. and /
will be nothing hidden from the pub /
lie of our county while am County !,
Judge.
IL seems strange that our County |.
Attorney has never "unearthcd" any 1
thing sensational" before. although 4
it is barely possible had he taken his
spade and dug in, he might have
found where VIM Humber was of
some assistance to DR. Amons pre-
deccssor. and was paid by the county
for his services. and ms yet he has
failed even to unveil TO all the public
Of our County the two monuments
built by another Of DIR. Amon's pre-
iecessors in memory Of his incapac-
ty rs Supervisor, the said monuments
being two concrete abutments cost
ing our County several hundred dol
lars and still standing unused ON the
waters of White Lick Creek because
q improper construction.
In conclusion ! will say that shall
continue to look after the affairs of
pur County as | think best, without
fear or favor, not expecting to escape
criticism, but only asking when criti-
'lzed that facts be stated.
Forest Stapp.