The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-02
night RIDERS
ARE CONDEMNED
By the Dark Tobacco Grow
ers' Association.
Urges Observance of the law and
are Ready TO Assist in Pros
eCutiOn Marauders.

The Executive Committee OF the
Planters Protective Association of
Trigg county, has come out in public
utterance in which they condemn
strongly the Expectations which have
been committed by night riders so
frequently during the past few weeks
in their own and adjoining counties,
and call upon all good citizens TO put
forth every effort TO apprehend and
bring to justice the guilty parties.
The card is ais follows:
THE undersigned members of the
Trigg County Executive Committee Of
the Planters Protective Association
take this means of calling attention
to the sad occurrences recently re-
ported, and of defining their attitude
in relation to the matter. This COM
mittee, representing the association,
has never counseled, aided or abetted
lawlessness in any form. 1t feels that
in the present state of public feeling
the association has been charged with
all the ills incident TO agitated condi-
lions aid the good it has accomplished
not fully credited.
We realize that in revolutionary pc
RODS it is about natural that out
breaks and violence should occurr,
caused by the remembrance of wrongs
suffered. AS a body trying earnestly
to present the true interests of the as
ISOLATION, we have viewed with much
regret the acts of violence reported
from time to time, not only in our
own county, but in others as well
While the destruction of property is
lamentable, all acts of personal vio-
lence are more to be deplored, neither
of which commends itself to our favor
We have no knowledge of who Is
gnilty nor have we any control over
them. But we call upon all good citi-
Zens to unite with us in an effort to
discountenance same and to prevent a
REPETITION of similar acts, the tendency
of which is toward the subversion of
We call upon all in a serious manner,
IL any friends of the association are
engaged in these acts of PERSONAL vio-
lence, to cease same in order that
the Planters Protective Association
may not be brought into disrepute.
We believe that such things are in
imical to our best interests, and we
fear that in many instances private
enmity has been maifested, and If
continued great evil will result.
We realize that our people have suf-
fered many wrongs, but the part of
true manhood should be TO bear all
with patience and trust to the asso-
citation to relieve you in time. The
work it has already done is but an
earnest of what it can do in the flu
true, and what will do if it is continu
ed highest principles of honor and
good citizenship. True friends of the
association should look to its interest,
which surely does not lie in total
disregard of the personal as well as
the property rights of citizens.
For the good of the association and
the peace of the community, we hope
that we will not be shamed further by
hearing that private houses have been
shot into, that women and children will
not be terrorized and their innocent
lives endangered Good citizenship
may be flexible and forgiving quail
ity, but it cannot endure thus.
E. Z. Wash, Chairman; NJ. f. Hop
Guier j. Frank Ladd Fred Harrell,
n. e. Nabb, b. W. Cherry, e. ID.
BoaZ, J. F. Giles.