The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-30
FIRE INSURANCE
FOR ASSOCIATION
Suggested by President Ewing
in Annual Message.
Head of bark Tobacco Planters DE
plorcs Night Riding and De-
nOunces Critics.
SAYS 10 STAND by FRIENDS.

In his annual letter to the Planters
Protective association, President Felix
|G. Ewing advocates fire and life iu-
surance for the association on the as
sessment plan. assessments TO be de-
Quoted from the tobacco money; and
suggests pay for the board OF diree-
tors. which he will fix under instruc-
tions from the directors. He deplores
criticisms about regarding, and de-
nounces night riding. He says the
association has rigidly held aloof
from politics." but The board of
directors know neither politics nor
religion as q body. They think every,
sane man who has endured the hard
ships and struggles of this contest
with the trust would have no trouble
recalling the names OF the men who
have stood in bold relief as associa-
ton sympathizers. the friends Of the
oppressed. aud il not from a sense Of
gratitude. from a sense of help and
protection, helping the party who
helped YOU. vote for him. and secure
as many votes for him as you can,
for whatever office he may aspire"
lie says:
1T would now be a perfectly easy
matter to carry insurance In a limited
sum on the home of every member of
this association, which in the event Of
fire could be paid by assessment upon
every member OF the association and
TO be deducted from their sales OF TO-
baeco. A fire loss today OF $500,
which would comfortably cover many
an humble home of poor man,
would not equal an assessment of I've
cents each upon the members Though
much more difficult on account of the
differences in ages. Il Is not improb-
able that a life insurance feature OF
the same Kind may be added. All
this would involve most intricate
system of bookkeeping, with large
amount Of correspondence, but IN my
judgment the fraternal spirit would
do much to cement the ties of brother
hood and greatly strengthen the or
ganization. \ protection of from 5000
to $500 on every home. aud some
thing similar on the life OF every
member, would be safeguard in the
nature OF a godsend to the women
and children of the Black Patch"
"The deplorable violence which has
occurred throughout the tobacco dis
trict of Kentucky and Tennessee
which has been the occasion of much
unfayorable comment of the associa-
ton, is such az caiis forth our strong
est protest and disclaimer. We would
have the world know the association
members are of the very flower Of
manhood and citizenship, strong in
intellectually and courage, as great
respecter of law aud liberty, and
while our head are never bowed att
the voice of camnlny we most un-
swerviugly declare and devote our
selves TO the maintenance OF law and
order as the very bedrock of civil
lization. II is not enough for US to
say we have not connived at or con-
doned lawlessness. we must say that
Just as far as our voices will reach
We will discourage and condemn II
Il never has been. never must be, al
lied with this association. and this as
ISOLATION. must. in name aud reality
he as high above the standard Of those
many hypOcrites throughout the to-
bscco district who traduee its char
acter as the skies are above the
Earth"