The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-11-02
THE TOBACCO TRUST
And All Its Friends, Big and Little
Alike, Flayed by Congress-
man Stanley.
IN DEFENSE OF HIS PEOPLE

Shows Recent Published Trust Sian.
ders to be a Tissue of FasehooGs--
Thousands Cheer the Distinguished
Speakers Great Address at Hop.
klnsvllIe.
In his recent great address deliv-
cred before the Tobacco Planters Pro
tective Association at Hopkinsville,
and which was cheered By thousands,
the Hon. A. o. Stanley said
Ladies and Gentlemen: Four years
ago, up and down the country every
where, proclaimed TO you and to the
world that the American Tobacco
company, the Continental Tobacco
company, the Imperial Tobacco COM
pany, and the Reggie contractors Of
Europe, had entered into Z cruel and
criminal combination TO Cypress and
90 rob YOU: that the result Of that
conspiracy unless opposed or checked,
either by the people or by the federal
government would end at last In
commercial servitude.
For that statement was dCnounc-
ed by all the lleSsians of the trust as
q noisy iucendiary; ii was charged
that ! made these statements against
the American Tobacco company in or
der that ! might curry favor with the
voters, aud that they were but the
empty vaporings Of dangerous dem
agoeue. In order that the trust itself
might have an opportunity to answer
TIE vaporines of this demagogue; in
order that, notwithstanding the hum
bie position Of its poor accuser,
might force il 10 break its contemptu.
Gus silence. | moved on the floor OF
the federal congress that the great
judiciary committee be discharged
from further consideration Of this
matter and the house. sitting as a
s.lcmH court, investigate the truth or
fa,flty Of the statements OF this noisy
demagogue." However humble a man
may be. or poor. or unworthy. when
he goes before grand jury or into a
court, you must answer him. ! made
those charges there with AL the sps-
cifc minuteness Of an Indictment;
charged the time and place and per
sons present when this company,
through its officers. did hold their
hands aloft and call their God to wiz
ness the truth Of statement after state
mcut. that the records show were alb
tIt.1 fAl 4 4 my cd
by their own documents, by their own
sign manual attached 10 solemn con.
tract after contract, that this combi-
nation did exist; proved that they
had by dummy corporations, robbed
the federal government itself under
the very dome Of the capitol: | proved
by the sworn statements of their own
dupes and emissaries that they ran a
ground wire from III Fifth avenue,
New York even to the senate cham
Der Of the United States. This reso-
luton stands today unanswered; not
a charge did | make 10 which it dared
hold up its foul head and plead not
guilty; an you may remember, per
1aps. that | closed that argument,
contained in forty pages of the Con
Gressional Record with these words
Il demand, sir that the law as ii is
written be rigidiy, quickly and merci
less'y enforced by fine and imprison.
ment and that these naughty bandits
be brought 20 the bar of Justice
That was on the twcnty-eighth day
OF May. 1906. There. thank God is
the answer to that prayer (holdlng NJ
copy OF the Indictment Of the United
States Of America against American
Tobacco company and others; the
attorney general of the United States
IN 1870 pages of closely written matter
under his solemn oath. cites to the
bar of Justice this unpenitenti aried
thief and refrrms and reiterates &c
the last detail many of the charges
made by this "incendiary." (Cheers
and applause)
] thought that this Indictment would
fall with sufficient weight upon ths
guilty head Of the American Tobacco
company and its emisssries net only
to silence it, but to place a finger
upon the putrid tongue OF traduoemen'
and SANDER, so far as | was concern
ed tApnlauseD come now Will
equal emphasis ard with the most di
rect. tho most positive and most min
ute proof. 10 charge this same trust
with fouler crime and deeper
depth OF nfamy | thought 1t had al
ready sounded ell the depths and
shoals OF sin. but ! was mistaken.
The farmers. uniting their strength
opposed the hand Of this robber. and
when, like bafied beast, insaiatc
for his prey, il found that it could NJ
longer despol 1t. determined to de
fame. and the American Tobacco COM
pany today Is presenting to you TIT
hideous spectacle of wretch, angerst
and furious. determined. in his i'm
potent wrath, 10 Islander those whom
he can ~ longer ensiavo.
charge that the statements whioi
the American Tobacco company is Ia
spring are defsmatory. both to this
association and to the state. and are