The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-10
JUDGE O'REAR'S
FRANKFORT SPEECH
Newspapers Have Sought 10
MiSrepresent Him.
10 Fault Can Be Found in It BY
Those DESTROYS of Fair
Play.

So much has been said and written
about the speech Of Chief Justice
ORear at the celebrated tobacco con-
ference held at Frankfort last month,
that We deem 1t not out of place TO
print some extracts from 1t. Many pa
pers have selected prats of it, and In
disconnected sentences, theyhaye been
enabled to lay the foundation for ST.
;rious criticism. There can be only
zone conclusion concerning those Bit
ter attacks by many of the city daily
papers, in the lgiht of what the Chief
Justice actually said, and that is that
their sympathies arc with the trust,
and against the grower. Here are
some of the things JudgeO Rear said.
Who can find fault with his express
sio0s:
There is no necessity of my con-
dsInning the violation of our laws
when | look into these faces. Ther,
are some questions of violations Oi
other laws, however, that perhaps are
TO lie considered. In our statutes ther
are enough laws to cover every phase
of the situation, TO punish every vlo-
latious Of other laws, however, that
to be considered. In our statues Their
are enough laws to cover every phase
of the situation. to punish every vio-
IatOr OF the law, be he a barn-burner
or be he a magnate.
Gov. Wilson is friend OF the
people, and he desires above other
thines 10 serve them and the peace
OF the Commonwealth. If he can
bring the different clemens together,
get one SIDE TO say what it can afford
10 give, and the ether side to say
what it can afford to AXE, there will
be no more tobacco troubles in Ken
tueky.
IF the market will not justify a
price of 10 cents, you, as fair men
ought not 10 ask il, and, if it is fair
apd YOU cannot afford to produce to-
baGco Tor less me olher side ought 10
give il. Say to them: Let us look
Al your figures, and let us give you
oGs-" 1t is a case of live and let live,
hks ell other commercial transactions.
1t is my belief that the representa-
tiyes of The tobacco companies who
are here to-day want TO deal fairly
with you, and that before the meeting
is concluded there will be a cntradt
censunmated by which the existing
trOsbie will soon be a thing of the
past
II don't understand that any one
has. any particular grievance against
the tobacco companies, but | do say
and you fair thinking men agree
with me-that it is not necessary
to hurn tobacco barns and destroy
property even if you do have griev-
ance. II does not need any argument
for you to know that it isn't right
TO do violence to man because he
doesn't agree with you.
II the tobacco company doesn't want
TO buy at your price you have the
right not to sell. No self-respecting
man can afford to resort to anything
but law in order TO settle contro-
versy of this sort. If there are not
enough laws on our statute books to
provide for this, let the Governor
recommend some more to the Legisla-
ture.
Study the statutes of your State,
and If there is not remedy there,
yum have it in the Legislature here next
month. Let the law be supreme. Let
the will OF the righteous people be en-
frysd and the Judgment of the courts,
xn6 publish to the world that Ken
t0cxy will maintain her honor by main
tanning her own laws"