Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-14
A STRONG PROTEST.
The Tobacco Men Voice Their Cppo
sition to the Thorne Bill.

sltion 10 the horne Bill.
The Senate Committee on Genera
Statutes is now engaged in hearin,
!. arguments on the Thorne bill. TIL
Courier journal of Wednesday SAYS
5 "The Louisville tobacco men mad
hay while the sun shone yesterda,
and to-day, and there was large at
tendance at the committee meeting il
the Senate chamber at $3.50 o'clocl
this afternoon, when the Senate Com
mittee on General Statutes met t.
consider the Thorne tobacco bill and
hear arguments thereon.
1t was agreed that Mr.. Henry Glover
should make the opening remarks ON
behalf of the Louisville tobacco men.
The other members of the Louisville
tobacco trade present were: William
G. Bridges, John w. Headly, Ohio
Graves, A. j. Marks, w. S. Spencer,
W. o. Head, j. p. Barnard, Henry
Wyckliffe, Charles Garth and John
II. Phelps. The speech of Mr.. Glover
covered the subject in all its details.
Members of the committee and GER
tain members of the House, who pat
ronize Cincinnati, apparently in the
interest of that market, piled Mr..
Glover with questions as to the man
ner of conducting the Louisville tob-
acco market. He demonstrated the
fairness and convenience of all the
facilities for the selling of tobacco in
all the Kentucky markets as compar-
ed with the same business in other
markets of the country; showing the
advantages, at present, of Kentucky |
markets. He likewise showed the
disastrous consequences which must
follow any attempt Of the Legislature
to disorganize the market, and that
auction markets could no longer be
in the State should the
bill pass. He explained the organiza-
ton of the Tobacco Exchange of
and proved that its re-
gulations had given better facilities
and more advantages to the seller
han have ever before been enjoyed in
hat market of the world. His pre-
'entation of the details of the whole
system was most elaborate,
and mastery. Mr..
Glover closed with the following,
which was applauded by the specta-
.ors: "The passage of this bill and
-he enforcement of such measure
would be the funeral note to the to-
oacco interests of Kentucky. The
grower, the warehouseman and the
buyer would be buried under mound.
and the ceremonies attending the
nterment of such noted deceased
would no doubt take place in Cincin-
lati, and the Kentucky Legislature
would be invited to attend in body.
Mr.. Thorne would be the honorary
md distinguished pall-bearer, and
would wear a badge bearing the
words: Candidate for Congress,
nd the little slab above the graves
'ould be inscribed: "Poor Kentucky |
illed by her sons and her guardians ]
nth the poisoned arrows of jealousy I
nd envy slipped into the culver dur '
lg a recent sad excursion across the I
ver."
Mr.. Glover received the closest at
milton throughout, and made deep
npression upon all the assemblsge,
hich was composed largely of the
Iembers of both houses.
Mr.. Thorne, the author Of the bill,
Flowed Mr.. Glover in support of his {
easure. He excoriated the ware
ousomen, buyers, inspectors and :
connected with the tobac- :
} trade in Louisville. @
He claimed that it was a swindling W
stem in every way, and that the o
rmer was robber of his tobacco by the g
in the manner of its sale "
d in the weights as well. They were v,
nded together as gang of men of
ltual interest against the poor farm I,
J, who were illiterate and had to sign Il
cross mark and could not watch S,
or their own interest. He made
ong speech, but quite an amusing
e, and the tobacco men enjoyed it AZ
n the best, although he severely \,
nounced them all. He did not con- ~,
nd his remarks, as the committee ha
ied him to give way, and continue en-
the meeting to be resumed at 2:30 trl
lock tomorrow. iol
II is expected that several other mr.
SONS will be heard on both sides, to
the committee has requested that
y be given full information on the MI
,ject."