The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-07
Put pown Nlnht Rlalng.

Farmers Union News.
 The Farmers Union News. in the name and behalf of the Farmers riding. and all other forms of law. lessness in the agricultural regions. The insinuatIons from certain quar- ters that the Farmers Union Is in any wise responsible for, or condones night riding, are utterly unjust. Night riding, so called, started sew eral years ago in the tobacco belt of Kentucky. The Farmers Union had nothing to do, was in no wise con nected with, or responsible for night riding in the Kentucky tobacco belt Its membership did not extend into that region, and 1t has nothing to do with 1t In Tennessee, or other Southern States.
 The farmers Union. through it's highest officers, and by numerous res. unions has time and again condemned such lawlessness. and called upon It's membership to frown down upon the same.
 The Farmers Union will pursue such policy, and stand ready to cooperate with all law-abiding cttizens. and ofii- cers of the law, in firmly putting stop to night riding.
 The farmers of the United States, as rule. constitute its backbone, and strength. and defense. They love law and order, and the due enforcement
 The farmer, isolated and largely without police protection, stands in greater need of the reign of law, and the maintenance af order; than any and night riders. and other bands of outlaws, for whatever purpose gath cred together, who take the law Into their own hands and under the cover of darkness, seek to kill and burn, are the very worst enemies of the Farm CTS Union, and of the farmers as . whole.
 Trho e ....-,- .a.-. Ls 4. abiding nature, his freedom from the evil influences which often beset the peoples of town and cities, his patriot- ism, all constitute a sheet anchor of lean institutions and liberty. and any attempt, by either well-meaning but misguided zealots, or scurvy scoun- drels who seek to masquerade as the lighters of real or fancied economic wrongs and thereby bring the Farm CTS Union in disrepute, and a state of anarchy. and chaos upon the country, should be deemed the enemies of the republic, and firmly dealt with as such.
 The Farmers Union Is engaged in a great struggle to protect the rights of the farmers of this country. Such rights to be protested within the pale It's objects and purposes would be defeated if any of it's membership should engage in actual violence and lawlessness. This fact the rank and file of the membership of the Farm CTS Union well understand.
 They have sense enough to know that no amount of threats to gfnhers of cotton, or the destruction of prop erty. could change the price of cotton the hundredth part of 1 cent, but that such idiotic and criminal attempts of few foolish people. here and there would only serve to bring shame and disgrace upon those engaged In such and nation.
 The Farmers Union News, therefore, calls upon the members of the Farm CTS Union everywhere. to help put down this miserable night riding. wherever 1t may show It's ugly and dangerous head.
 And, If any member of the Farmers Union should so far forget its lawful and noble tenets and prIncfnles as "a take part Hn any such acts of lawiess- ness. he should be dealt with by the