The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-18
Tobacco Case In Which Hon. A. f.
Wilson Appeared Is Explained
In Speech at Franklin.
INTRODUCED BY DEMOCRAT.

In thorough keeping with the earn
estness of Mr.. Wilson's address wa
his introduction by Judge c. w. Mil
= liken, former Democratic congress
, man for two terms and common
A wealth's attorney, who renowned tn,
3 latter-day Democracy when it sup
ported Bryan.
The tall, erect veteran of eighty
= two years told the Democrats abou
e him how evil days had fallen upoi
e their party and how the condition
should be remedied.
In clear, clarion tones, which ranf
| through the crowded court room, he
shouted to the Democrats: "We'rC
going to beat you, and when we hav,
beaten you, we're going to organize,
and then turning to Mr.. Wilson, he
shouted, Were going TO beat them.
Like magic the sentiment so ex-
pressed found response among the
several hundred Democrats present
and applause rent the air. Continu-
ing Judge Milliken said with great
earnestness. 81 feel it my duty as
stand upon the brink of the hereafter
to tell you what your government
now is and whot you should do to
remedy IL. If you don't soon begin
you'll have no government at all.
1--WE heard the rumbling in other
states and | know what ii portends
| have an utter contempt for the
Democratic organization as It exists
in Kentucky today. They have as
sumed to tell you from Frankfort 1
am Democrat and you must vote for
me-
IF you ask any OF them why they
are Democrats, the only answer you
Will get is 1 am Democrat Thank
God. I'm a free man, and can cast my
vote for men who say why they are
what they say they are. Has a free
Kentuckian, a Democrat, any rights
under the state ring?'
Judge Milliken said that he was not
on alarmist. but had watched closely
recent political developments in the
state. The only hope OF salvation for
the Democratic party, he believed
was in the overthrow of the state
ring. After that had been accomp-
hshed, he urged the reorganization OF
the Democratic forces, aud indicated
that he would again become a Dem.
ocrat of the old fashioned kind and
work honestly and fairly against the
Republican party.
Hager's letter.
II Mr.. Wilson called attention to a
letter from Judge Hager TO the Rev
James e. McClothlin, vice president
of the Anti-Saloon League of Simp
son county. in which the Democratic
candidate for governor denied that he
had said in his Maysville speech, al
reported: IL am a Democrat, and II
the Demotatic party is for whisky
| am for it; and if 1t is against whisky
| am against it,"
Mr.. Wilson then read another
paragraph of the letter. which ran;
IF a majority of the voters of tn,
county should be registered at thu
polls for or against the sale of liquor
the minority must yield to the ex
pressed wishes of the majority" anC
asked his audience to differentiat,
between the two expressions.
Mr.. Hager," said Nj Wilson
after denying that he had said wha
was reported of him, proceeds to sa!
in his letter practically the sam,
thing which he denied having said"
Then Mr.. Wilson explained the r.,
publican platform and his own atti
tude on the temperance issue, ant
again went into detail in establishin,
the insincerity of the ring candidate
in this connection, and again shatter
cd the professions of the self-style,
temperance apostles who were preacl
ing the temperance faith. in the coun
try and stunning the city like pesti
lence, because there their candidate
are for whisky and open saloons.
More severe criticism was directe,
at Congressman Stanley for his mis-
representation of Mr.. Wilson's con
nection with the American Tobacco
company.
Tobacco Case.
In this connection Mr.. Willso
said:
"The tobacco company loaded a ca
of tobacco in Louisville to ship I
Chicago. 1t was burned by acciden
while standing on the tracks in Loui:
Vile, and the company asked tn
railroad to pay for it. and the raj
road refused and the company ha
to sue the railroad. Mr.. Gibson ha
been for many years the lawyer 70
the railroad. and could not represen
both, and turned the case over t
me.
81 believed It was a good CLAIM
and sued the railroad, and Emmett
Field. circuit Judge. decided that tn
claim was Just and ordered the jur
TO find a verdict for the plaintiff. an
II ~ mn.