The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30

riders and nightly outrages on the
border line of Franklin and Shelby
counties. we leave that to the smart
ing conscience of the editor of the
Kentucky State Journal. We observe
that he publishes on his front page,
news that is either known by him to
be false, or Is refutation of what
he writes in his editorial column.
He condemns lawlessness, he says,
but he believes that there should
be no discrimination. All offenders
should be punished alike, whether IL
be plant-bed scraper, a trust that
controls prices for its own aggran-
dizement and against the producer;
a negro who robs hen roost, or an
assassin who kills a governor"
What, pray you, have "other forms
of lawlessness' to do with night rid
Ing? Are they palliation or excuse
for the outrages that nightly disgrace
this commonwealth and bring distress
and sorrow to her citizens; that are
running our agriculture districts and
depopulating our farming communi-
ties? II these night riders were
common highwaymen or burglars.
would the Kentucky State Journal
and the Murray Ledger say the state
ought to put down other forms of
lawlessness first; that "the trust"
should be put down?
That's an echo of the incendary
speeches of the might rider alibi law
years" It sounds like those resolu-
tons which begin with 1--WE condemn
lawlessness" and end up with a dra-
matte recitation of the grievous con-
dition of the planters under the DOM
nation of the trust, and a demand
that the state do something to put
down the trust.
Why do not those night rider
county and commonwealth attor-
neys, who refuse to prosecute their
comrades, institute proceedings
against the trust? II is their duty,
not the governors.
They are not fighting the trust.
The night riders do not damage the,
trusts property. They destroy only
the property of unoffending farmers,
and the references to "other Of
lenses" in the Kentucky State Jour
ma and the Murray Ledger are de-
signed to encourage night riders by
making them feel that they are being
against. while engaged
on a holy mission.
The Kentucky State Journal teens
with abuse OF Federal Judge Evans,
who sent 200 miles 10 secure an un-
jury to try the Hollowell
eases, and 1t abuses Governor Will
son for pardoning Mrs. Hol,oweN. !
Doesn't the editor of the Kentucky
State Journal know that the defend
ants in the Holowell suits compro-
missed the cases against them by pay
ing a price? If the Caldwell county
defendants are willing TO rest under
the stigma OF the federal jury's YER
1ict, the Kentucky State Journal
ought to let ii rest.
We do not believe that Editor
Walton approves of lawlessness; but
he was part of an administration
that didn't object TO it. and he hates
the Republican administration like
ID Pizen." Politics is his religion. and
II lawlessness continues undated.
md he can stir up hatred against the
militia sufficiently to bring about
lash and so embarrass the admins
ration, that would be situation
hat would bring pious joy to the
devoted heart of the high priest Of
With the Courier-Jour-
la fighting night riding, We can find
he charity to garb the sympathies of
Editor walton. but the business of
he cause we are advocating prevents
)ur sparing his diatribes against the
rested authority OF the state.