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    You, as the captain of the ship, should see to it
   that these traitors are castrated,
so far as having anything to do with leading Putnam
county Democrats in the future. It is just such mischief
that put Republicans in our court house, a Republican in
congress a Republican in the state house and a
Republican judge in the court of appeals.
   In every section of the country the public is
   swatting this old gang of grafters,
bootleggers, and dark lantern would-be bossess, which
are to be found in both political parties.  When men who
ought to be in the penitentiary are permitted to run
politics, it is time the dear people should waken up, be
on their own side and clean house.  Democracy must not
court the favor of bootleggers, law breakers or those
who sympathize with, defend and go on the bond of such
criminals.
   The honest Democrats of Putnam county will expect you
   to use your influence
in the proper way to have good, clean, strong men
nominated and elected  precinct committeemen and on the
county executive committee.  I have no axe to grind, no
names to suggest, but this is the first step toward
bringing Putnam county Democracy back to normal
condition of 2,000 majority for eveybody on the
Democratic ticket.
   In my judgment the Democratic county committee should
   go on record against
our county road officials being a party to using
Kentucky rock asphalt on any road in Putnam county at a
cost of $20 or more per ton on the road.  Parties who
investi- gated Kentucky rock asphalt conditions in
Kentucky reported to our offices that Kentucky rock
asphalt can be put on board cars at Bowling Green, Ky.,
at $2 per ton and pay a good profit.  Later on I intend
to make this high cost road game an issue in Ohio and I
want to now ask our boys to get on the right side of
this question.
   It is the business of the Democratic party to protect
   the public and promote the
welfare of the public.  We accuse the other party of
doing the opposite.  I wish you would bring this
question squarely before your committee at its meeting
next Saturday. (This meeting being held, May 27.)  As a
stockholder of the Putnam County Sentinel and a taxpayer
of the county, I have requested the Sentinel in writing
to expose this outrageous price that is being paid for
Kentucky rock asphalt.  My intention is to let every
voter in Putnam county know that the present management
of the Sentinel has refused to protect their interests. 
If anybody in Putnam county should protect our taxpayer
it is Mr. John Cowan, who has received more honors from
Putnam county than any other person ever received---he
having been seven times elected to office by our
Democrats.
   If we clean house and play the game on the square,
   our old-time majority of
2,000 will come back in Putnam county.  The taxpayer is
loaded down with tax burdens.  We have less people in
Putnam county than we had 10 years ago, but our tax load
is almost double.
   Next Saturday your committee ought to adopt a ringing
   resolution in favor of
economy, cutting down expense, cutting off some who are
merely drawing a pension for soft snap jobs, and in
favor of value received for every dollar the taxpayer
pays.  Right now is a good time to fire the first gun in
the 1922 campaign and get everybody talking in giving
approval to a common sense Democratic program.
   Wish you would write me your views on these
   questions.  Thanks
(Signed)   A.P. Sand.........News Review

'THE CHILD'S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY'
Preparing Our Children For Citizenship.
   Our children are given regular instruction in
   citizenship in school, but the best that
can be done for them there will  not alone give them the
urge toward helpful service in the community that they
might have with the thoughtful co-operation of their
parents. The talks, songs and pageants of school have
served to widen their vision and strengthen their grasp
of the dramatic events of the past.  Fathers and mothers
can help them to express their appreciation of the time
and country in which they live in terms of everyday
service.  To teach them that they have and important
part in keeping a happy well- ordered home and that
atmosphere of a community.  The atmosphere of its homes
to lay a foundation for substantial citizenship later. 
To add to this a sense of responsibility toward a
younger child in ones own family or a friend's or toward
animal pets, is at least to start the habit of
considering the interest of others.  Just to keep
emphasizing these two points day after day so that they
become a part of the children's lives is no small task
in itself.
   However eager a young person may be to serve his
   community his impulse
will be dissipated on accomplish harm rather than good
unless his efforts are intelligent.  In Maud Lindsay's
tal

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