The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-23
COOPERATION
IN A. S. OF E
W. R. Pierce, County Organizer.
Makes an Appeal to
The Farmers.
WARNS AGAINST LAWLESSNESS

county 1t is true saying that PRO
crastination is thief of time" then l
come to you through the papers, begging
You with all the earnestness Of true
Equity man not to procastinate any
longer while the A. S. of E. is and has
accomplished wonders considering a
partial organization. Now that Breck-
enridge county is behind all the rest of
the Green river district is traceable
direct to inaction.
Having been made your county organ
izer by the action of the last county
union, my first and main aim will be to
arouse people to sense of action, and |
feel that any effort might put forth
would prove futile without the cooper
ation of, at least, some of the good peo-
pie. Will you cooperate with me 10
raise the banner Of Equity in every nook
and corner Of our beloved old county?
1t seems to me that it would not be neces-
sary to beg and plead with as noble a
people as ours to do Equity or to join in
an organization to demand their just
dues. Single handed as the farmers
have always gone at their business he is
compelled to pay tribute to organization
upon every hand. When we buy self
binder we help to hold up the hands of
the miners union and the various labor
unions that every piece is compelled to
pass through in its construction and
every fellow gets profit which is just
and perfectly right in every branch of
business. But when the farmer goes to
market with any of the products of his
labor he finds that he must sell in COM
petition with every other farmer engaged
in like business.
\ This was the case with the farmer of
a few years ago, but the farmer of to-
day has learned lesson from the rest
Of the business world and has gone to
making a price on the product of his
labor and is doing wonders in this
direction.
Now boys, there are no foes that can
sssail US from the outside, then be care
full and patient, don't get up trouble
among yourselves; lay down everything
that would tend to divide you in any
sense.
! hear some saying they will not sign
the pooling pledge. Now, gentlemen, be
careful along this line, that is just Whist
the trusts want to hear you say. They
have put out all sorts of false reports for
the purpose of confusing you and caus-
ing you to do thing you would long
regret after it is too late. Now | know
you don't want to kill the goose that
laid the golden egg, but if you do, just
dump your tobacco and she will surely
die.
| hear some complaining about not
selling the tobacco and say they will not
pool If it isn't sold. Gentlemen, if we
we're in battle with foreign foe and
when the battle was raging hot and the
enemy almost ready to retreat, if we
sIhould just, all at once, etop lighting
and say to that foe, now look here, if
you don't surrender we will; do She think
we would win the battle ? no, OF course
not, neither will we win this battle if
we surrender first. Then gentlemen
lets keep at our guns and load the with
pooling pledges we'll signed up and the
tobacco will sell.
It is a very reasonable conclusion that
the pooled tobacco will not sell if they
(ths trust) can buy all the tobacco they
want on a competitive market. Then
for Gods sake don't cut your own throat.
Yes, the trusts are offering some fancy
prices for tobacco but what do they
mean and what do they want? Do they
want to buy the tobacco or the man9 1t
Is not the former, if it was why don't
they go to the pooling house and get all
they want that is sweet and nice, then
it must be the latter
Now gentlemen, want to warn you
against lawlessness. We learn that
there has been some crimes committed
81 some sections of the State, but it has
not been done under the auspicies of
the A. S. of E.
We do not think it is necessary to dig
up plart beds and burn barns and the
American Society of Equity don't stand
for any such outrages and crimes, but
on the contrary stands for everything
thatis noble, just and right for more
perfect civilization and complete en-
forcemcnt of law and order.
IN conclusion want to again urge the
Importance OF action, if you are
betting regularly In your locals,
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