Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-05

VhS trust SuOulu BTleVe at my being
a marked man, even IL was.
Now, he calls me a donkey. What is a
donkey? Why he hasn't but two quail
tiles on earth: One is, he hasn't any
sense; the other Is, he is the reverend
rather Of mule, | don't claim to be
extra smart and a man of ordinary
penetration ought to see that, still l
am a little curious to know how the
editor of that paper found out that !
was a fool. / don't know who told
him. And why should the trusts, or
any of its emissaries abuse me, or
abIse the poor old donkey? If there
is anything on earth that trust
needs in this country. It is iackasses;
for this reason: You have got to have
donkeys; you have got to have them
TO have mules. What the trust needs
is thirty thousand more mules, and
thirty thousand more fools to raise to-
Dacco worth eleven cents, and sell it
to the trust for three. (Laughter)
Why, more than that, he says of that
Interview he don't like my embellish-
ments, and he says / have got diar-
rhea OF the mouth, and the medicine !
am taking for it amt going to cure
the disease. Did you ever hear about
me taking my tea before (Laughter.)
1 think | did several times when | was
a candidate for congress. 1 have never
denied it. 1t is a bad habit; but /
don't think anybody ever saw me ly-
ing around here drunk. | will say for
the edification of that gentleman who
is so interested in what kind of a tonic
1 take, that l never took any of Dukes
Mixture. Great Applause and laugh
teri / never yet have had a dose of
Dr. Ferrigo's Gold Discovery. cloud
and continued laughter) Now, what
are you laughing at? What l am talk
ing about and what you are thinking
about are two entirely different things.
l am talking about the medicine l
took, not the medicine he took.
don't charge that this gentleman has
ever received anything from Mr..
Duke, because that charge might i'm
ply that this mighty millionaire knew
something of the existence either of
the publisher or the publication, and l
don't think he ever heard of either.
Naughter)
"HILLBILLY" NEIGHBoR.
There is one other little paper that
has been dressing me up, but you
know the good book says, Love your
neighbor," so l will have to bear with
him even il he is a "hill-billy" neigh
Dor. Oaughter) / hope you will ex-
cuse this passing allusion to matters
somewhat personal, but / hoped this
! jocose depression would relieve the
tedium of long address. l do not
make the serious charge that these lit
[ v,f11n,sfaH mo That
| has been done by mightier minions OF
the trust, who can hurt as well as
hate. These little fellows have amused
rather than offended me. With the
exception of the bee" and this "puny
pair" the papers of this district have
stood by me nobly in this fight.
/ | don't blame them bit. If any dep
lredation is committed, score it round
'ly and condemn it fiercely. have
argued all the time that the people
have not been guilty of as many der
relations as they are charged with
and I have been unwilling to see thes
offenses exaggerated, because | deprt
cate and condemn them. If l did no
regard it that way, | would make NJ
effort to eXonerate this Association.
l say not one word against thu
freedom of the press. 1t il
tho mightiest instrumentality il
all the world for the uplifting
OF mankind. 1t has done more for civ
Iilization than all the miracles wrought
from steam or steel by the genius o
1.-THE ninteenth century. 1t has accomp'
llished more than electricity with its
magical wings for the welfare of the
trace. 1t has endowed mankind with
inestimable riches, with all wisdom OF
1.-THE ancients. 1t has alleviated power.
ty, and refined wealth.
And now l appeal to the splendidly
equipped editors Of this district; many
of whom have followed me during my
official career, with unfailing kindness
land sometimes with undeserved en-
comium-I appeal to you not in an
ger, but in infinite earnestness-hOlC
lup my feeble hands in the figh
lagainst this insidious foe, neglect no
Your great opportunity and greate
lobligatiOn. Give to the world as you
Twill, as you should, a truthful and I'M
Ivarnished account of every otfens'
lagainst the public peace and condemn
ii with the severe censure it abundant
ly deserves; but oh, thou mighty men
tor | abjure you, letit never be said by
an injured and indignant public-yol
have searched the highways and by
ways and beaten the bushes fol
some poor, ignorant, unthinking, hope
less, friendless fool, who sought &c
Throttle the trust by depredations on
his neighbor's flocks and fields, and
then at the beck and call Of James B
lDuke. his money and his minions, you
refused TO point the fixed finger of &C
eusation and scon at the multiplied
land multiplying iniquities of this priv
lIeged plunderer who has caused it al
THAT you crucified your people up
lon the cross of gold" (Applause)
lcannot, l will not believe, that wher
the final roll is called, that there will
be found in all this district one addi-
Itional recruit who will bow the knee
Ito Baal, or followed the example OF the
Harrington Bug" (Applause.)
My friends, | want to say to yol
now in all seriousness q have talked
tOo IOno a1rpadvl come as YOU