The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-04-29

We 1sf1Dex& 1GzE1 the rsH1ra3e O.
kazssfEy rs,resrs with great rrxzR-
6rt150o ibs Gk1Hy reports Of THE .c-
1IET7F Ct TIE others % the Law N
tie ss7-'y,resss0a 81 EzEBessr,ess AID
II ILL., psz1Rsia-nsr1 II nan uhl
r0lsvlre isO destroy Ehe property
o. OGtsE Da1 o. l0 resarHE Er7s1-
E,ssso-Hl liberty
Two gEesl g1Ess50Cs K-e ElT0lFe1
II ihls s0-1xIBa3 tobacco WIZ They
Are separate and distinct On The
0os SIDE THE a1hss1z3eS farmer x
striving 1hrv1gA 1bs r-,sE-ss Is--c.1
hin hy 1be c1C1b5aEzS11ss Of c:kp5-
IL 10 cheek 1bs ArgrssssNs-ls Of the
IoosCsu0 Trust 10 Fgvco0de Krnoolr
Tie farmers tie pvT1tEE.'s 81 eoCn-
bl-x15o1 q Z tbstk 10 15t growth
Of power q ruCEt1-,s1 cfy11IA-
II Tins EooEtr3srl uoe HErntrs
hare tass <gZra1hy- tht EgFrwg'kl
All The suQE,az-1 Of sit,s F.s0gsse eH1s-
sr2Ay- The S9s-1e01 q The trust
4 p-v,tstG2s X n0d ysl cssiEr How
far 1h,s INV sh1snB5 go II Ire SID
y-'assS9c- O. N ih,% rssarEEol- OF
corporate power las n01 YET been
144e-r-z-,s,i- but thai the AE
soO2B3 uol be Gsss1 10 promote the
interests Of trusts 81 The expense
Of the citizen Is DO longer disputed
anywhere
II Tins co1sic1 cozl8 have gone
O ~ii5Oui organized violence there
world asTe o7e- 10 division Of
public opinion IL ke1i1cky. In
fortunately, There are nen who al
tach themselves 70 every great
noTene--- VITO assume 10 spesk
for al interests connected with
that movement. who organize y-io-
le1ce. and sex through in,imi8A-
ton 10 compel obedience 70 q
policy about which men differ.
This was the second phase OF the
tobacco war which has over
Swallowed for the time being all
other considerations and raised an
issue with the State itself. Laws
nave been trampled upon. the
courts have been de6ed. citizens
have been wronge1. outraged and
oppressed: all done through a sin
ister organization. through an
organization that works in the
dark and under the mask. bound
TO silence and protection by oaths
that carry with them threats such
as have terrorized large portion
Of the State.
We are not living in the Middle
Ages. Kentucky is a modern
Commonwealth, with a govern
ment organized in all of its de-
partments. The slowness with
which the State seems to move
should of itself warn the violatOrs
of the law Of the severity of the
punishment they invite.
If the law is slow in its opera
ton it has begun to move. and to
move AL along the line" The
people are awake to the evil inhe-
rent in the domination Of the mob.
They are determined to dispense
the mob and punish the men who
promoted it.
We trust that examples will be
made of those who have been
chiefly responsible for this out
break. Until we can have peace
in Kentucky we cannot fairly dis
cuss the issues raised by the con-
hict between the combined farmers
and the combined manufacturers
of tobacco. When the night raid |
ing has ceased, when personal
freedom is secured to every citizen
of the State, when the protection
of life and property is everywhere
established, remedies for the raids |
of the trust will receive dispassion-
ate consideration and the public will |
have greater assurance of the wis
dom of the methods finally adopted |
to protect the farmers of Ken
lucky from the imposition of COM
bined capital. louisville Post.