The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27
COY. WILSON ASKS
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courts and officers. lie said the Re
publicans are using the night rider
argument for political effect, when
Democrats as much as Republicans
are against all forms OF lame law
and lawlessness. He declared that
national Issues are now in order.
Reduced Majoritics.
The indications are that Galloway
and Marshall counties both viii give
greatly reduced Democratic majorl-
ties.
At Murray the governor lauded the
work of County Judge A. J. G. Wells
and elected applause from the throng
Again when he referred to candidates.
who are opposed to lawlessness. al
vising his hearers to- support those
they know to be true. there were
cheers for walter Holland, candidate
Tor the inclination for sheriff. who
has been standing by Judge Wells IN
This fight.
At Benton he advised HIS hearers
to support Judge William Reed
Governor Wilson's pronunciation Of
the murder of four helpless prisoners.
who were dragged from the Russell
Vile Jail by $50 men. aud OF the Dave
Walker family In Hickman county
when an old man. five-year-old girl
aud a -'~'her with her babe IN her
arms were slaughtered. moved the
crowds peroeptlbly. and when he de
scTs5ca the Kentucky home rs u
should be. and then recited incidents
of llfe IN the Black Patch he evoked
expressions that showed the audience
Was almost moved to passion.
lie told of landlord. who has two
tenants ON his farm. One OF them
sold his tobacco for 10 cents last
January and paid his rent aud added
TO his equipment The other has his
tobacco pooled, has not paid his rent
and was compelled TO sell the only
mule he owned to get the necessaries
of life.
He told of the brother OF a prom
inent Democrat and former Judge OF
western Kentucky, whose wife was
seen by militia officer sitting ON her
front porch after midnight with a
shotgun across her knee. guarding
Ihcr "old Kentucky home
Governor Wilson did not mlnec
words. He knew he was talking 10
night riders. and he told them 20
and spoke words meant especially for
them. Just as he addressed himself
TO the law and order league.
| lie said hat be believed the trust
had been giving the planter the worst
OF Il. and IL he had bcen a planter he
would have pooled bis tobacco. and
| ne would have stood by the pool 20
long as II was working In the interest
OF the planter and not a set OF graft
ers and as long as % did not resort
10 lawlessness. But when he found
that II was not selling the tobacco TO
the best advantage for the planter.
aud that il was resortlng to lawlese-
ness he would crush the life out Oft
lie said & was testified at Clarks-
willie. Tenn. that the Planters PrOtec-
tive association was capitalized az
sac and annually divided $3.50. zoe
profits. lie said il cost the Burley
association 81 a hogshead to handle
the tobacco. and q charged the farm
er SIC.
Two Episodes.
Tie told OF his meeting with Felix
G.. Ewing az the Gait House IN Louis
Iyllle on Thursday night before the
conference the governor had with the
tobacco associations AZ that time he
said Ir. Ewing dcplored lawlcssness
and sald his Organization had nothing
to do with g. but when he said the
men, who participated In the Clarke
Iville outr3eae ~~oht TO be hanged
Mr. Ewing bridled and declared the
authorities would have no right to
stop peaceful armies"
Don't talk to ME about peaceful
armies. said the governor. THAT
whip men aud shoot INTO their homes.
and Intimidate them and burn their
properties. and Kin them"
j Clarence Lebus." aid the COVER
nor. "son of Louis Lobus. lifelong
Republican Lebus, presi-
dent OF the Barley society. came to
me and said he had bought 500. 600
worth of tobacco and would have to
sell il around iG cents to come out.
asked him why he didn't put u IN
the pool, and he said he couldn't at
ford to let the pool handle that. lie
had TO sell Il to make his profit. and
he said he would keep the pool tied
up until he got 1G cents. lie was not
lhOlding that tobacco in the interest
OF the planter, declared the COVER
nor. but he was willing to keep the
poor planters tobacco tied up and
let the planters wife and family suf-'
fer for the actual necessities of life.
while he dickorcd around 30 make his
Speculation come out with profit
And he appealed to me, because he
was Republican. to help him out
and because / wouldn't he has come
out this way making speeches for the
Democratic candidates for congress
and denouncing the governor for send
ing out troops"
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