The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-07-22
Citizens and Voters
of Lawrence County

and II is up to us, It's up 70 YOU. "
say whether you want and viii have
progress In Lawrence county the mex
four years,
Are YOU forming opinions as regards
the men YOU are going TO vote for IN
diligently, or are you being battered
and deceived by false promises ana
mis- ed by high power expression
There is quite a bit of random mr.
ing as to what great mistakes thht
have been committed, what should Dc
done mad what am going TO do TOT
your creek IL am elected.
Do you know that our affairs are
being transacted and always nave
been Just exactly as efficiently and IN
telligently as we ever voted and no
more so? Our county officers all were
elected by the majority. They are ana
their service are as good as the minds
that vote for them.
our most important office Is County
Judge; therefore, more aspirants usu-
ally requiring more thought before
placing your stencil,
We all know what we want and ex-
pect of the man who shall serve us
the next four years Are you about
TO vote for man OF that caiIher or
are you just drifting and ready Tor
four years more OF inactivity and
complaining.
We all want good roads for our mon
ey and to pay our interest as well as
decreasing our public debt some each
year. We all want better financial
management. There seems 70 be some
| thing wrong, so they say, with the
\ past and the present; and the future
is commented on by some sort OF bunk
that Is disgusting 10 tine writer Here
| is about the substance OF some of the
electioneering talk now going:
Il am a candidate now and am GO
ing TO tell you why you should vote
| for me. you and your wife and all
your boys and girls"
You know they have been spend
/ ing all the money UP or down there
In tne other part OF the county. ! am
/ going to build you people a road on
i this creek They have took your mon
! ey long enough. l viii put a concrete
| walk in front OF your yard and Z
bronze eagle on each gate post. You
and your section viii be smiled upon.
Boys that's the man"
1 "Fil tell you the trouble that town
In there. | am your savior. Sing an
other verse. Now hold on minute,
| You remember about that country man
getting arrested In there for having a
rough shod horse on the streets. You
elect me and you can come to town
without rubber heels and brass toes
on your horses"
please open your moths a little
K a. IL L.
dope for a primary will have a diff
ferent brand FOR November II do
lose
They cannot have your money to
pave their streets. You have heard
about those lawyers playing leap,frog
| with county officers III put a mug
Ele on them II they try me-"
such talk, We all know that half
those lawyers cannot talk and II they
could they would not know what 10
say: so why muEzle them. Tommy
rot and mouth diseased
Some More 6azoo.
CHold your ears in position. you are
failing my way1 You know that
money to spend on the roads around
Il
Now boys. he's the mani"
what about the town anyway /
think its about like this They have
the streets paved around the court
house IL Is county property and was
paid for as such TO the center OF the
street. just like other property owners
pay. II they get more than their share
for the roads around town Il fails To
show. The people In town cannot get
out the people In the country cannot
get in. So | would rather be on the
outside looking in than the inside look
ing out.
The writer thinks that our trouble
In part is our inability TO afford the
following:
MIR. Voter, do you want a county
highway engineer drawing salary OF
about $4,000 per year and stay in his
office at an additional cost OF anoth-
err $1,000 putting up few mile posts
and surveying a few miles OF road and
no money 20 construct 1t. Better use
this money for two good tractors.
graders. plows and drags for road re-
pair.
Mr.. Voter. are you getting value re.
ceived fro ,mthe services OF our coun-
~ farm agent2 Do you know him or
know anything he has accomplished
for your benefit? He costs us $1,000
or more year.
Mr.. Voter, and your wife. do you
think that the canning and preserving
expert we have had was value recelv-
ed to the amount OF 5000 or 800?
Most OF the Lawrence county women
could always can tomatoes
MIR. Voter. do you think that our
cavalry barn investment VIII give wall
he received at an alleged cost OF ST.
10000. training our boys TO hunt moon
sinners and police the coal fields IL.
other counties? Better put the lum-
Der in our bridges.
The amounts could be put on our
roads to a nice advantage but you
must get the right man. no one else
can.
Voters, there are few political
scavangers in Louisa and may be some
in other parts, so do not tie on with
anything. Vote for the right men and
base your reasons on the solid
All the women, hope. will cast their
votes in both primary and the regular
election. Its their duty.
Vote for a man that win represent
all sections OF the county according 10
his oath. Do not vote for a man that