The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-01-12
Ewing to Members OF Tobacco Association.

Nitf VIC lhhii'A ~ lNNluNNt VI NUM-
, Der Of members Of the local tobacco or.
ganization:
Tate Spring, Tenn, Dee IL, 1898.
My Dear Sir:-lt il extremely regret
, able 10 me, as / am sure it is 10 every
other member of the Executive Com
mittee, that anything akin 10 lawless-
! ness or intimidation should be resOrted
; TO by self-appointed committees
I composed OF members Of our hither-
D To magnificent organization.
We have surprised millions Of peo-
pie on both sides OF the Atlantic
) Ocean, who have watched u interest
eddy and applauded our very evident
? determination To win on high plane
: victory over most powerful OppO-
nents, whose methods were detri-
mental 10 the best interests OfourcOm-
mon country. That We have achieved
the result We desired, no one can deny.
That this victory is the ground work
for another and still another grtater
victory is equally true. That we are
progressing a. rapidly a any sensible
man had any right TO expect, with the
odds we had against u, has become a
prOyerb in the land; but when intern
perate men, thOughtless and careless
Of results, hazard all the good that
has been accomplished by an Execu-
tive Committee that labOred earnestly
and increasingly for the welfare Of
these very men. 1t l. greater dis
enlargement than was met IN battling
with outside foes.
/ regard these III advised friends as
greater foes 10 our success than our
/ known foes, because by watching our
known foes day after day, night after
night, hour after hour and minute af-
! ter minute. / have seen the fine web
we have been 80 industriOusly weav-
| ing. and with such honest hearts,
slowly but surely encOmpassing them, |
until their last avenue Of escape Is al |
most obliterated: but, our friends who |
assume 10 take the management Of |
affairs in their own hands, ignorant |
Of the far-reaching plans made by the |
Executive Committee. render the As |
ISOLATION aud our noble cause an ire /
parable blow unless all resolutions not |
authorized 10y the Executive Commit
tee are set al naught and our reckless
friends determine 10 show more res
pect for the leaders Of the Association,
instead of taking the bit between their
teeth and running entirely away with
all the good that has been accomplish
ed.
There are many thousands Of
thoughtful, conservative men in the
Dark Tobacco District who ! am con-
fldeut will deplOre the event Of the
past few weeks a. much As ! do, even
though nothing criminal has really
been done. There is but one thing
that deters me from saying that II
reckless course is continued / Will re-
sign my position and turn il over TO
some one Of these ,elf-appoinied COM
mittees. and that l., | believe that If
that were known some one OF these
,elf-appOinted committees Of our
enemies would encourage law
lessne-s 10 the extent Of bringing
about such a result.
am not to resign. am going to
patiently endeavOr 10 repair the dam
age done 10 our cause by our members
who, laboring under very mistaken
idea, supposed that they were aiding
in the good work.
The "hill-billy" has a legal right TO
sell his tobacco 10 whom he pleases
and the buyer has legal right to buy
from the "hiil-billy.'
Whatever detestable and Infamous
there are connected
with some OF these transactions, Is a
matter for the future consideration Of .
bitter element ofany community, and
we should not be slow 10 indicate our
KNOWLEDGE Of di-reputable conduct
which has, i'm some instances. charac-
terzed both the buyer and the "hill-
billy" I
But one thing We must sOlemnly re-
member, we must keep our dOOrsteps Z
clean: we must live unhesitatlngly {
and undoubtedly within the pale of /
the law. The law j. everything. We
have no right 10 expect the law 10 pro- 8
tect us within our enclosures unless ;
we respect 1t outside our enclosures. a
There is nothing i'm the present stu Il
alton that would warrant violence, or
even threats Ofvioleuce. Each day l.
adding victory and laurels to cause.
Oar splendid WORK in Virginia is bring Il
ing forth fruit ahuudautly; Virginia l.
now part of our organization, and ,
the name will be changed 10 the Dark ID
Tobacco District Planters Protective a
Association of Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia. Those gallant soldiers, {
the Hons. John W. Gaines, \. ..
stanley and John b. Allen are today u
speaking at Farmville, Va, the head
iuarters Of the Italian Reggie buy {
ing system, and a strong organization +
! enthusiastically solidifylng there.
The Hons. Jos. f.. Washington aud
Joel b. Fort have each promised me L
three dates at prominent points IN
Virginia, and am now in conference :
with representatives Of sixteen cOun-
ties which we have organized there As
10 what six points and dates these a
gentlemen are expected to MI, when v
advertised.
The foundation Of the old buying
system il rapidly crumbling TO decay
in Virginia under the assaults which a
our Association has inaugurated and
put squarely upon foot. Virginia will il
10 her part, will lJyally, faithfully,
and lovingly support her
sister states, Kentuckyand Tennessee, L
in the glorious battle they have made
against the merciless greed OF large
buying corporations, and which has
given this Association worldwide re-
putati0n.
do not i'm the least wish to be UNI \
lerstood a. advising you to relax your \
vigilance. Watch an inscriptions
buyer and a selfish, designing chill q
billy who is gloatng over the fact v
that YOU have unintentionally bene- I
fitted him-there j. no palliation for
his conduct but do not permit your
self OF the friend OF neighbOr whom
you can influence, 10 commit an overt
act. Our success lies in patient de- o
which, in my judgment,
will win, with or without the mill :
billy and his boon companion, who
IS sometimes an INSCRIPTIONS cross
roads, hireling who values dollar ;
more than he does fair dealing, MS
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