The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-02
PEARCE PATTON NAILS LIES RE-
GARDING "SHORTAGE.'
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF BOURBON COUNTY:

OF BOURBON COUNTY:
There has been circulated by va
riOus persons, who are friends of my
opponent, scrurrilous and untrue
statement wherein they stated that i
have been short in my accounts with
the State Of Kentucky.
This false report was started only
for the purpose of doing me damage
in a political way, and in order to
start same, the report of the State
Inspector and Examiner was dis
torted.
AS Clerk of the County Court it
is my duty to collect upon all deeds,
mortgages, marriage licenses, ETC., a
certain tax for the State of Ken
lucky, and this money, together with
all license money collected by me, l
am required to report and pay to the
State Auditor at the end of each thir-
ty days.
During the period beginning July
L, 1917, and ending the latter part
of 1918, nearly my whole time was
required on the Bourbon County
Draft Board. I neglected various
duties of my office that were not alb
solutely necessary to be then per-
formed in order to give my services
wholly to my country. I did not
make my reports monthly to the
State Auditor during that period, as
required by law, but, before failing
to perform this duty, I wrote to the
State Auditor explaining to him how
necessary it was that my time be
given to the Draft Board, and the
State Auditor in reply told me to at
tend to the duties imposed upon me
by the war first, and then I could
| make my reports later. Upon this
information l did not make these re-
ports beginning July 1, 1917, until
July, 1913. The State Inspector and
Examiner checked my office during
this period and in his report stated
as follows:
His services upon the Draft Board
had made it impossible for him to
make his reports promptly"
All monies due the Commonwealth
OF Kentucky were paid by me in full
as soon as I obtained the necessary
time to make out these reports and
send them to Frankfort.
Since the close of the War the
office of the County Clerk has again
been examined by the State Inspector
and Examiner, and in this report
which was filed with the Governor OF
Kentucky on April 3, 1920, the In.
spector and Examiner made the fol
lowing report:
1.-The Examiner found the records
IN the County Clerks office in Bour
bon County in splendid shape; the
records pertaining to public monss
being complete
For the service upon the Draft
| Board the United States Government,
offered me the sum of Twenty-foul
Hundred ($2,4OO.OO) Dollars. This
1 refused to accept. Therefore it is
evident that l neglected the duties OF
my office, not for any pecuniary
benefits, but for the good of my
country only.
Not only did I do this for my
country during the War, but I pur
chased Liberty Bonds, and borrowed
the money to pay for them. 1 con
trlbuted to each and all of the Wei
fare and Red Cross drives during the
War, and am reliably informed thai
my, opponent during this time
neither contributed services or pur.
chased bonds and gave but one dolla,
for the Red Cross.
believe that in the time of oul
country's peril my first duty was to.
wards my country rather than to the
nlllng out and sending in my monthly
reports to the State of Kentucky.
II there are those who believe
otnerwlse, then / do not want then
vote. x "a =,
l want neither the friendsbin no,
vote OF any man or woman who die
not, at that time, put the call of hi,
country before his private business
II there are those who now blame and
crltlclse me for the omission of thi,
ou5y' tnen gladly accept the blame
and criticism and carry them will
pride. ~ "A''
PEARCE PATTON