The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-11

1t has been charged in some Of
the newspapers of the State that
Gen. James Garnett is my eamsaien
manager. Gen. Garnett is not and
has never been my campaign mana
ger, but Gen. Garrett is my friend
and supporter, and am proud of
that friendship and grateful for his
support.
No Pact With Stanley.
1t has been minated IN some of
the papers that l entered into some
kind of an agreement with Gov.
Stanley by which Gov. SANKEY'S ap-
pointees should not be disturbed in
their present positions. There is alb
solutely no foundation in truth OF
in fact for such accusation.
81 have heard it said that should
with one stroke of the pen under
take to cancel the contract entered
into by Gov. Stanley for the Com
monwealth of Kentucky, and certain
attorneys who are employed to as
sist the Attorney General in the col
lection of the inheritance tax due
the Commonwealth from the Bing-
ham estate. have been looking in
to that matter as rapidly as l could
under all the circumstances.
did not endorse the position of
the Imperial Chancellor of Germany
when he said a treaty was no more
than scrap of paper. realize that
there is something more than that 10
a contract.
"The contract in this particular
matter was, l am informed, entered
into nuder the authorization of an
act by the Legislature by the Attor-
ney General and Governor Stanley,
and the said counsel entered upon
the discharge of their duties under
that employment and have rendered
more or less services.
"But, if l find can do it under
the laws of this state and conscience
and justice indicate that the contract
can be and should be cancelled with
out doing the State an injustice, !
will cancel it.
81 ask the people of Kentucky to
be patient. Give me time to go to
the bottom of all these matters, and
when l know the real facts l pledge
you that / will act according to the
dictates of my conscience and in
obedience to the law of the land and
the oath l took
Defends Record.
"My attention. has recently been
called to a circular mentioning the
fact that l wrote letter more than
seven years ago to the railroad COM
pany asking that a neighbor and
friend of mine be permitted to retain
his annual pass for the remained Of
that year, and that circular contains
more or less caustic reflections upon
me.
at does not say that when / be-
came Lieutenant Governor of Ken
lucky surrendered my pass and re-
signed as attorney for the railroad.
at does not say that / was instru-
mental as Lieutenant Governor in
causing the passage of a law re-
quiring the railroads to pay their
employees twice a month, or that l
assisted in securing the passage of
the law forbidding the granting Of
passes to any persons, citizens or
public officials except employees Of
the railroad company.
~ noticed some days ago that Col.
Denhardt, one of my opponents for
the nomination, stated that he knew
nothing about that circular, and that
he did not approve Of such methods.
81 assume that Col. Denhardt
meant what he said and that there
fore he has had nothing to do with
the circular printed and distributed
over the State of Kentucky, and ]
call upon Judge Carroll to say, with
out equivocation or reserve, wheth-
er or not he has had that circular
printed or disseminated, or whether
or not he has consented that some
one else may do so, and l reserve the
right to speak further on this prop
osition after Judge Carroll has an
swered this question. --.as"r k;S'"S
"Any insinuation in that circular
or otherwise what l meath by the
writing of that letter that / was in
favor of any juror being corrupted
is willful libel.
MY candidacy for the nomination
for Governor was attempted to be
because a number Of
friends of Gov. Stanley are my
friends in this race, and this fact has
been put forward as evidence that
there was some arranppmpnt he