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TWENTY-THIRD YEAR
EARLINGTON, HOPKINS COUNTY, KY., TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912
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E. L. WISE
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Expresses in a Clear and Concise
Manner His Idea as to
How Earlington
SHOULD OPEN HER
GATES TO CAPITAL
Earlirigton, Ky., July 29, 1012
Mr. F. B. Arnold, and OtherB
" City.
Uentlomen:
Replying to the open letter in the
last issue of the Bee from you ad
dressed to me and to the other candi
dates for the oflloo of Mayor aBklng us
to publish our position on tho BUbjeot
of the olty 'opening its gates" to
capital, and to state how wo expeot
to bring this about, I wish to Htate
- that whilo I ooncedo tho right of
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$1, , every ig"e i" . ?- . -
Democrat to call on Mr. Cowand
and myself for au expression of our
vleWH on this or any other public
question, and of every signer of
your lotter who is a Republican
to call on Dr. Johnson and Mr. Ev
ans for their views, l;wish to em
phatically dony tho 'right of any Re
publican to quostlou iud or of auy
Democrat to question the Republi
can candidates as to their views on
public questions for tho following
reasons:
"While a strong effort Is being
made to Induce Democrats to onter
the Republican primary on the plea
that this is only a oltv election that
politics are not Involved &c, the
fact remains that tinder the new
primary law no candidate for the
office of Mayor, may oiler himself
forthe suffrage of the people at the
regular November election unlesB he
shall have been nominated in the
4 AuguBt primary by a majority of
the political party WITH WHICH
HE AFFILIATES.
You will see by reading the law
that anylqualiflod voter Booking to
voro in the Repuplicon primary
must declare to the election offcers
THAT HE IS AFFILIATED WITH
THAT PARTY.
As you.no doubt know the-Btub of
eaoh ballot bears the name of the vot
er and shows whether the ballot was
cast In tho Democratic or in the
Republican primary and that these
Btubs are kept on file In the county
court olerks office as a matter of
record.
Those faots mako it impossible to
Beparafo the contests from party
(llnes aud embody my objections to
being questioned by Republi
cans as to my views on public ques
tions as tboy cannot take part in a
Democratic primary unleBB they af
filiate themselveB with that party.
There 1b no question in my mind
that any person voting in the Re'-
publioan primary August 8 and
thereby affiliating himself with that
nartv will be ineligible to vote in
J the Democratic primary in August
1918 atjwhich time oandidateB-lorall
countv offices will be choBon. If
this be not true then overy Repub
lican including the negroeB may
vote in tho 1918 Democratic, primary
and thus dlotato to the Democrats
of Hopkins county who Bball be
thelpaffmluees. m
Xnd now I will endeavor to an
swer the questions asked me by the'
Today
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Kearney
Democratic signers of your letter.
I am heartily In sympathy with
any movement to bring additional
industries to Earllngton with a view
to providing more work for our la
boring men and more business for
our business men. Tho industries
we already have are of course res
ponsible for the townB past prosper
ity and if we can induce other indus
tries to locate here we will increase
that prosperity.
As to tho best way of bringing
this about so far ai the Mayor is
coucerned there can be but one an
swer and that is. that he Bhould use
his official and personal influence
with the members of the Council to
exempt such industries .from citv
taxation for a poriod of yearB to
use his Influence with the owners of
tho eloctrio llgh plant, theownerBof
the water works systqm and tho
fuel dealere-fce-obtain for the pro
posed new InduHtneB cheap lights,
cheap water, and choap fuel. It
goes without saying that if your
Mayor is on friendly terms with the
ownerB of 6uch utilities that he
can accomplish mure in this re
spect than one who Is antagonistic
to them.
Further your Mayor should exert
IiIb influence with you and other
citizens of the town to Induce you
tousubscribe for the Btock of such
proposed industries with a view to
assuring the promoters that they
will have local support.
Your Mayor should alBO use hisn
flueuce with the owuotb of Bites
suitable for manufacturing plants
to induce them to donate the uecee
sary land for this purpoae or if this
cannot be accomplished to sell it at
a reasonable price.
He should also impress on all in
terested that wo are anxious to have
these new industries locate here and
will do everything In our power to
make their investment profitable.
Because of the fact that tho May
or only presides over the meetings of
the council and is not even entitled
to a vote on any proposition unless
the council is tied you can readily
Bee that his powers are very limited
aud that too much Bhould not be ex
pected of him in this respect. In
fact, under the law he cannot oven
have a sidewalk or a street repaired
unless the council has so ordered.
HJb functions are only to preside
at council meetings, to see that all
ordinances are enforced and to per
forin other EXECUTIVE duties.
I have gone into this rather
lengthy explanation in order that
there may be 09 misunderstanding
on the part of any one aB to what
the Mayor can actually accomplish
in the way of securing you new In
dustries. If you or any one else can
suggest any praotical and honorable
way in which the Mayor can assiBt
Id the matter, other tbaiiaB indicted
by me I will gladly agree that if
I am honored with the Democratic
nomination and with an election in
November that 1 will act on snch
suggestions. ,
Yours truly.
E. L. Wise
At Oakmoor
Oakmoor was 'the scene of gaiety
Friday eveuiug, the occasion being
a party given 'to the young society
folk, Musioand lively conversation
eontlnned during the overling till the
wee small hburs. Cream and cake
were served by Mesdanies Brown
ing, Coyle and Kemp. Tire viBlting
guests were: Misa Wheeler, of Lou
isville, Miss Weber, of Owensboro
and Miss Lackey, of Pembroke.
and Continues Until Saturday
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Providence Accommodation Held at Henderson Until 6
Flics Wednesday Thursday and
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HENRY D, GOWAND
Answers Questions Asked by the
Voters of Earlington Regard-: ;
ing Aore Industries :
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IS PROUD OF THE ST. '
BERNARD AND L. & N.'
To the Business Men and Voters of
Jiarlington, Ky.
Gentlemen:
Tn response to your inquiry pub-H
f 1 I 1 . rttt - 4 - . 1
iiHiieu in rue upa or jrriaay, juiv
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I am proud to Pee your interest in
public affairs, as interest leads Ho,
investigation and investigation us
ually retults in improvement.
If I should be nominated and. )ej)rpRresB of Earllngton, and if
electdd to thflMi6rroaT51estnmi"Wuortd ItfinhVbulrrr-arid
Mayor of ( ur City, I pledge my most
earnest endeavor to do what seems
to be for the best interest of all the
people, with absolutely impartial
treatment of the rich and pnoralike.
We are all proud of havin? the
chief offices ol the largest and most
popular Coal Company ot the State
in our City.
We are equally proud of the fact
that the shops aud freight division
of a great Railroad system are locat
ed here and I beliove that all the
people are agreed that all reason
able concessions Bhould be granted
both of these Corporations by our
City officials.
In aspiring to the highest office of
the City I am actuated by a sincere
desire to ao everything within mj
power to improve the Git j. and to In
duce more people to become home
owners.
To that end my purpose shall be
to foster and encourage In every
possible legitimate way the indus
tries we already have as woll as to
ubo what power aud influence I may
have with your Citv Council to se
cure all the concessions which could
be offered by any oltj' our slee to
other good enterprises, to the end
that real estate may become more
active and all our peoplo be con
tented and happy.
It will also be my pleasure to con
tribute aa liberally as any other cit
izen to a fund for the purchase of
Bites for such enterprises bb we need.
I am not making an active cam
paign for the office, but am in the
hands of the voters and YOUR
WILL as expressed at the polls on
next Saturday will be my pleasure,
and I WILL BE for the Democrat
ic nominee in November.
Very Respectfully,
HENRY D. COWAND.
Harold Myers
yesterday.
waa In Nashville
TAYLOR CRAYNOR
Wins Premium For Best School Exhibit
At )he Hopkins county Institute
last year there was a premium of a
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
offered for the best school exhibit to
be displayed at the institute which
oloBod last Friday. Taylor Craynor
princjpal of the school at St. CharleB
captured the prize ThenJudgbe de
cided, that tho school at .thai (place
was, entitled to tho prize. Mr. Cray-,
nor has beou teaching for a namber
of years and is highly regarded by
those who hare patronized him.' A
similar offer has been made for the
next year.
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DAN M. EVANS
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'Xh'swers Questions Asked by M. Bohan
and Others
Earllngton, Ky.. July 20th. 1912.
Messrs M. Boban, J. F. DeVylder,
BT, L. Watts, R. L. Faver, Cansler &
Maloey,J. W. Boyd.G. T. MoEuen
X. C. Wiley, Webb Bros,. Brown
BroB., Hollinger & Truerapy, J. H.
Brown, Geo. King, W. H. Whitford,
0. C. CanBler, L. L. Goodloe, J. E.
Coyle, Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, F. B. Ar-
riold, B.E. Nixon, M. B. Long and
A. J. Bennett. s
Gentlemen :
. Answering your letter of 27th,
Addressed to the various candidates
'for thjTnomlnatlon of mayor, I am,
andalways have been interested in
election, 1 will endorse any feasible
plan to encourage all desirable in
dustries to locate here, such as ice
factories, laundries, flour mills, can
ning factories and tobacco ware
houses and stemeries. Our City 1b
already on record in the matter of
exempting new industries from tax
ation for a certain period of time.
The City Clerk's minute book shows
that on July 5th 1909, the following
resolution was pasBed by our City
Council:
"Resolved thar any party or par
ties desiring to establish a tobacco
warehouse in Earlingtou be and they
hereby are exempt from City taxes
for a period of five years."
I heartily favor this policy, and if
elected mayor, will recommend that
the same inducement be extended to
other new Industries.
Ab to "how you expeot to get the
desired results," I, would suggeBt
that one of the prime requisites 1b
Capital, and in my judgement we
Bhould first of Jill try to locate the
"Capital which 1b seekiug invest
ment," and try to persuade the ow
ners thereof that Earllngton 1b the
logical place in which to inveBt it.
Earllngton possesseB one very at
tractive and important Inducement,
which oan be offered to prospective
investors, and that is cheap and
abundant fuel.
In conclusion, and above all things
I favor true progressive Americon
Citizenship, aud the fostering and
encouragement of the industries
that hav6 made Earllngton what It
is, guaranteeing to them and others
that may locate here fair treatment
and a Fquare deal at all times.
Yours Truly,
Dan M. Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey Sharp mo
tored to HopkliiBVille Friday after
rioon, they attended the Avaltion
Meet, returning Sunday afternoon.
LOST A Rebecca .Lodge Pin, be
tween King's corner and Long's
Bakery, finder please return to Mrs.
Harry WltherB and receive reward.
A GREAT PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN OFFER
The Most Liberal We Have Ever Made
Tho Semi-Weekly Bee until Jan
uary 1, 1918 and the Daily Evenitig
PoBt untlJiNovember 10, 1912, (coutfiV
tho time Just $1. This'ls less than
one-half the regular price. Th
lsbner:yon Bend in your ordor the
the -more vou will tret for vour mon
ey1. Be sure to send you order under
this special rate today to the Semi
.Weekly Bee, EarhngtopKy,.
ON
Friday
DR. C B. JOHNSON ANSWERS
To The Questions Propounded by M.
Bohan and Others
Merchants and Fellow Citizens :-
In answer to the inquiry printed
in the Earlingtou Bee Friday would
Bay that I am very glad to see that
there is so much interest in the fu
ture of Earllngton as well as this
election. You are lu the same posi
tion that I am in that you have been
persuaded to invest your money
here in business as woll as houses
and other property believing that
things would be done to enhance the
the value of your possessions.
Wo hayo all beon disappointed in
that no other mauufaoturing con
cernshave been induced to come
here where fuel Is so cheap and lo
cate. ' There Ib no question bat what
we need them in that they would
give employment to the youug peo
ple, old people and others who for
various reasons cau not or do not
want to work for the Mining Co. or
the Railroad Co.
We have lived here and paid our
taxos and at the end of each year we
find very little if any improvement
in the town.
Some of the streets are In miser
able condition, there are no side
walks in many places, the street
lights are few and far between, If
the taxes will not now justify these
many improvements that are need
ed and wo all bo wish for, then part
of the needed money will be sup
plied by the additional manufactur
ing establishments.
Yes I am in favor of doing every
thing possible to briug all the man
ufacturing plants here that we can
get and to grant them all conces
sions possible to persuade them that
this is a good town and only needs
such things to make it grow.
That would mean xnore money in
circulation here for the labored more
business for the railroad men and a
great advantage to each and all of
us.
In short fellow citizens I am in
favor of anything that will improve
Earllngton and help the people who
have Boleoted it as a suitable place
to- live and raise their families.
On these grounds and others too
numerous to mention I earnestly
Bolloite the support of every man.
0. B. Johnson, M. D.
If you miss attending the
last day of our sale, Thurs
day, you will miss a Bargain
opportunity . Barnes, Cow
and & Co., Incorporated.
School Excises.
Among a collection of notes from
parents to teachers are the folio win g
"DereMlss: Plea excuse Mary
been late she aB been on a herring."
"Dear -Madam: Jane has had to
stay at home as I hava had twins. It
shan't occur again."
"Dear Bir: Please exous Harry. He
baddest no trousers, and his father
wGulddent let him come without
any."
"Dear MIsb Smith: Pleas excuse
Rachel Abraham. She had to fetch'
er motbor's liver.'.' -"
"Sir: Imuststriokloy forbid you
punishing Thomas again for. any
thing he does, as we never do our
selves except in self-defense. -Yours
trIy." ' '
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DAN M. EVANS
WRITES OPEN LETTER
To The Citizens of Earlinsjlon
and Tells a few Things the
St. Bernard Mining Co.
HAS DONE FOR THE CITY
To tho Citizens of EarlfiiRton :
In making my cauvass for the
nomination for. Mavpr I have
learned that there is some oppo?
sition to my candidacy oii'accoant
of my connection with the St.
Bernard Mining Co. I do not
think that any fair:minded citi-.
zen, who has the real interest of
our city at heart, should after
mature reflection . consistently
oppose a candidate simply be
cause he has the endorsement and
support of an institution that
has always manifested such gen
erous and liberal interest in Earl
ingteu8 wellfare uud progress.
For the benefit of those who
are not familiar with the facts
and others who may have tem
porarily forgotten them, I desire
to enumerute some of the things
the St. Bernard has. done for this
town. For many years past the
children of Earlingtou, both
white and colored, have had three
months additional free school
without a bingle cent of cost to
any citizen of the town. The
public funds provide for only six
months free school and the St.
Bernard has always paid for the
three extra months. They also
furnish fuel, Engineer aud Jani
tor services for both bchools
for the entire nine months
free. In addition to this
yearly contribution they have
erected and equipped at an ex
penditure of $30,000.00 two mag
inificent school buildings without
cost to the tax payers.
The majority of the ohurches
here have received extended
credit, numerous courtesies and
extremely low prices for material
and are now being charged a very
iusignificant sum for their elec
tric lights. Practically every
church in the town-is built on
ground donated by the St. Ber
nard. Free fuel is also furnished
them.
The town has a splendid water
ervice, through twenty or more
fire plugs, for which it has nev
er paid one cent; all furnished
free by the St. Bernard.
During the year 1905 one hun
dred and ninety-eight cars crush
ed rock were distributed on the
streets of Earlingtori, of which
twenty cars were 'donated by the
St.Bernird. The entire 198 cars, of
rock were hauled and spread on
streets by th,e' St. Bernard trams
without one cent of coat to the
city; nor was the city charg
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