The Adair County news., 1921-09-20
TO THE VOTERS.

in last weeks issue of the Adair Coun.
ty News, in discussing the duties of
County Attorney, says the County
| Attorney, is the legal advisor for all
the County officers and that it is his
duty to be present at each sitting of
the Fiscal Court and to see that the
Court does not 60 beyond the limiCs
in making allowances as provided by
Law, and to see that no claim is al
lowed without merit. In this he is
correct. The County Attorney has
been present at every meeting and
every claim has received the closest
scrutiny before being allowed
Has Mr.. Montgomery forgotten
that when his term of office expired,
the Fiscal Court had issued claims to
an extent that the County was then
in debt about s13. 10000?
This is a matter of record in order
book 4, page 49,, that any voter can
see by calling on the County Court
Clerk to show him the records, yet
during Mr.. Montgomery's candidacy
for reelection, years ago. he went
over the County. telling the people
that the County was not in debt one
penny and that whoever stated to
the contrary was either wilfully mis-
representing facts or was ignorant of
the existing conditions Let Mr.. Mont
gomery tell the people who misrepre-
sented the facts at that time. Is he as
ignorant of conditions now as he was
while serving you as your County At,
torney?
He says the County is now in debl
$13, 600 90. If so, this is the same
amount of indebtedness which wa
turned over to the County when h,
went out of office.
He talks of high taxes but fails t.
tell the people that this was durinl
the period of Woodrow Wilson's ad
ministration, when all cost of Iivin
and expenses was three times as mucl
as when he was County Attorney.
He fails to tell the people that
Democratic School Board against tn
advice of the County Attorney and Fis
cal Court collected last year from tn
tax payers of this County includin
the amount received from the Stat
over $53, ,OOO.O 90 which the Fiscal Cour
and County Attorney, were powerles
to prevent. and after making tina
enormous collection run the SchoC
fund in debt over $1,000 90.
He tailed to tell the people that tn
County Superintendent, a Democrat
never advised with the County Alto
ney, but sought the advice of Demo
cratic Attorneys. He says the Law
are not being enforced. Has he forgot
ten that while he was County Attol
ney, the road was kept hot betWee
Columbia and Lebanon by Automt
biles bringing loads of whisky int
Adair and adjoining Counties when
was then ss much against the Law
transport whisky as it is now? Why di
not Mr.. Montgomery stop it, then tt
=. County Court had jurisdiction. now
has not.
r The fact is the morals of Ada
Il county are better to-day than ever
10 its history. A few years ago drunke
10 ness was so common that the peop
,r paid but little attention to it. Now
r. a man is seen under the influence
~ liquor it is so uncommon that eve
90 body notices and talks about it.
70 As an evidence of this fact, we c.
n attention of those who attend pub
~ gatherings that there is seldom al
"A misbehaVior and the disturbance
!, public worihip is most seldom.
ce It's an easy thing to makes charg'
n. but to sustain them is another qut
u. tion. The citizens we'll know that t
morals of the county are far bett
than when Mr.. Montgomery "
sn County Attorney.
~ Let Mr.. Montgomery if he knows
violations Of Law that are not bel
70 prosecuted 60 before the Cour
Judge and make an affidavit to I'll
effect, telling who the guilty part
m or hold his neace IF ha don't I'm