The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-11-02


J memory, I might add-'1ooks ala not
rank az q valuable asset Tobacco
was low when the former crop was
disposed of. and there was nothing in
the appearance of the new crop to
cause dealers to pay high prices for
1t. The consequence was that the far
mers received low figure for that
crop. The tobacco this year. however.
acted in a manner DIRECTLY OPPO-
SITE to that of 1902"
1T improved in APPEARANCE
and QUALITY and sold for good
prices. Even then the warehousemen
and jobbers did not regain what they
had lost on the crop of 1902" And
listen to this, just listen to this:
THE FARMERS HAVE NEVER
BEEN ABLE TO BELIEVE THIS.
HOWEVER" daughter. applause,
and cries OF Never could."D Do You
believe that? (Cries of Not YETI
A man that would believe that would
believe in Santa Claus. daughter and
cries OF Don't you believe in Santa
OldUb NOW NClI you iilth lHdl
don't believe that-Beach don't be-
lieve that. They say ! am a liar AMI
ar incendiary because ] said the
American Tobacco company and the
Standard Oil company inspired that.
don't care II I am wrong. | know
one OF two things: II either originated
there OF in perdition. because the BIZ
BILE says. The devil Is the father OF
liars" prolonged laughter and APP
plause.l You haven't come TO the
good part vet; you keep laughing and
interrupting me this hot day. and !
will be talking all day II You don't
look out. daughter and cries of Go
ON The farmers are firmly OF the
opinion that the prices were JUG
GLED and with the DELIBERATE IN
TENTION OF ROBBING THEM"
We BELIEVED it then, Old man, but
law. we KNOW it now. Uaughter)
He said it was the PECULIAR
QUALITY Of the tobacco. Wasn't
that the funniest tobacco you ever
heard of daughter Did you/ever
see any OF those things that look like
a lizard. called a chameleon? tt"
women in Washington carry them as
pets. | would AZ leave pet snake.
II you put IT on anything green, IT
will turn green; if you put It on any
thing blue it will turn blue, and y
YOU put it on anything red it will turn
red. This was chameleon" tobacco
you raised those two years. Oaugh-
teri As long as the farmer had it 1t
didn't have any color, fiber or quality;
but as soor as the trust got hold OF
it was ALL RIGHT. got better on &C.
count of the CHANGE QaIghter)
And the funniest part of it is, Ed
Jones addressing gentleman in audi
ence) that the next year, on the same
ground. with the same niger, the
same mule and the same sunshine,
you raised tobacco that acted Just the
other way. Uaughter.) Is there amy
use c0ntradicting a statement like
that Put for the sake OF the argu-
mont 7 will proceed.
! have here q statement Of man,
present in this audience, who was at
this very time a buyer for both the
Italian ReCie and the American To
baccO company, who actually bought
millions Of pounds OF this "chamele-
on" tobacco-almost in sight of this
tabernacle-and whom you all know
brave. genial old A. o. Dority. (Read-
ing):
Cority's Statement.
"The crop of 1902 was similar in all
respects to other tobacco raised be
fore and since. There was 'nothini
PECULIAR about either its appeal
ance or texture, and there was NO
UNUSUAL OR UNACCOUNTABLE
CHANGE in its appearance or QUAIL
ITY AFTER it was hung in the barns,
or at any other time.
All, 1t looks mighty peculiar after
reading that statement, Mr.. Beach.
Voice in the audience, Looks vel
low.") No. not yellow, but the ugly,
awful serpcntine green on the back of
a viper, or the red on the fangs OF a
devil. Tremendous applause)
Whole Question Previously lnvestigat-
ed by Congress.
Now. ! presume that Mr.. Beach, ir
investigating question like this,
| could find out something about it Il
the same question had been tried ont
in a public place, by competent wit
nessss and still more compete
| 'ulses, don't you?
Now, let's think Of it. This ma
! he author Of a book SIS | understaI
t. writing for the information of man
| ind and Tor one of the greatest Pc
Iers-(and 7 will say that for the S
lrday Evening Post-one of the gre =
| st and hitherto one OF the most cor
servative papers in the world, ma 's
| rat statement-made THAT state
nent, when shall prove to you that
ne falsity Of it was literally blazoned
'efore his eyes and that that very
question, as to whether or not the
prices were juggled or the quality OF
| he crop caused it's fall in value, and
| more than that. the very question as