The Washington herald., 1908-08-11
AT THE HOTELS.

Night riding in Kentucky IS not ap-
proved BY the best people IN the Blue
Grass State. said Daniel II Bowman at
the Raleigh Hotel last night While 4
large number Of persons are in sympathy
with the 'nighf riders in Kentucky. the
majority Of the thinking people seem TO
believe the theory Of conquering by might
is wrong"
Mr. Bowman IS the editor Of the Sun, IN
Versailles Woodford County, Ky, which
has produced many stalwart politicians.
thousands Of tobacco raisers, and IN
numerable "colonels-" He IS a genial
fellow, with q perennial smile and happy
humor
For the last ten years 3Ir. Bowman has
had the hobby OF bringing parties East 70
ascertain what '-the other half was do
ing. He is accompanied by half dozen
Of Kentucky's famous pretty girls, R a
tCook. State register Of the land Office in
Kentucky; T c Underwood. another ed
itor from HopkinsvilIe. Ky. and several
friends. He says he has brought Ar-
Cook East 70 reform him and convert him
into a Democrat M Underwood Is re-
garded as a hopeless Democrat
Many months ago. said M Bowman,
the Society Of Equity was formed for
the purpose Of fighting the tobacco cust-
They agreed that no crops should be
grown in 1915 or 1907 in order 20 bring
the monopoly TO their terms 4 number
9f tobacco growers disregarded ths man
dste Of the society That IS what pre-
cIpitsted the trouble
: The tobacco growers know they can
grow and sell the weed for 70 cents a
oourd ard rake a slight profit When
Z N-H
. cents pound the growers revolted They
formed an association. pooled their 10
. bacco. and agreed not 10 sell pound OF
tobacco for less than an average Of :
cents a pound Those farmers wEO re-
, fused 70 enter the pool and hold oct FOR
% an average OF Is cents a pOCn1 were
charged on by the night riders The
s riders raided the farms OF almost every
grower in the State who did not get into
] lilo rOOL The position Of those who re-
NAMED out OF the society was that a
trust was fighting a trust, and they
e would 90 in between
while a large number Of people sided
with the riders who burn the barns
= Of those who refuse 10 enter the ass0-
$ citation and ruin tobacco crops, the ma
? jcrity Of persons believe the dep-edatio1s
committed hurt Jhe State by thousands
Of dollars. and are not at all weak n ex-
- pressing their sentiments
Shifting 10 politics. 8Ir- Bowman said
he believed Kentucky would 90 Demo
cratic at the next Presidential election
He declared that the State had had
4 enough Republican politics and was ready
Cor & change He said he believed the
State would so Democratic by q large
majority.
A California IS strong for the Roosevelt
d policies according 10 Nichols Boo5eD-
a OF san Jose. who IS stopping al tle New
Willard.
4 There IS nothing 70 It but Roosevelt
y We. accept Taft as The mouthpiece Of
4 Roosevelt, and California can be 6e-
80 pended upon 20 cast q solid vote for lha
% former Secretary Of War
, The cruise Of the Atlantic feet iato the
- Pacific and waters CT Japan and The far
y East has more significance 10 Us IN The
e West than the Eastern people believe
e We know Just what the meaning OF that
cruise Is. and we say u1equivocaIIy Il has
: made 2 hit with Us When thar feet
: shows its face 20 the powers that might
! think they have a cilch on Is. some few
n disiIIus.onments VIII be worked. and Cali
is fornia knows what IS truups- We have
q had our troubles with the MorEolia-s.
n and we appreciate the way the officials az
II the seat Of government have backed Is
much. or say the feet was sent Eas- BE-
cause OF our troubles. but keep Z On tap
that California has al the backing she
wants.
Gov johnson. OF Minnesota VIII I5ne Up
strong for Bryan. according 70 the belief
le OF Henry l. Cartwright. a prominent
-s mine operator OF ST Paul. who Is stopping
l. al the Riggs House
zo~. T-- - =-es
to dental nomination at the convention. but
L. he IS a Democrat. heart and soul ard
d viii support the national ticket said NJ
- Cartwright He VIII take the platform
l. for Bryan. and boost the Peerless Lead
er for all he is worth johnson IS man.
= and a politician He carried the washing
At home after his brother did the work He
y worked in a drug store. and he sailed
Re into campaign as the Democratic no1t-
NJ nee for governor wren he saw over
% whelming defeat staring him IN the face
: To-day the fasteners look upon HIN
as q man defeated for the nomination
for President Wait until 1913 and on
March 4 OF that year, you VIII see Pres!-
dent Johusoa ride up Pennsylvania ave
Il uue after his Inaugural address
a Prohibition in Georgia has achieved
II great things. according 70 Glenn 2
OF Smithfeld. OF Mac0a, at the Rigs Houss
I. last night
\ We did not vote for prohibition to
keep the Southern gentleman from n
dulging in whatever he elected 20 m
is bibe.T said Nj SnithfeId. but we threw
G out whisky to hit the negro The lynch
Of ing bees are not 50 numerous in Georgia
D as they used to be, and prohibition Is 70
x be thanked FOR this The negro can't
Il get whisky or g.n IN Georgia end his
brain IS not so infaned as II used TO be.
Therefore. the negro IS q better workman
' and citizen
~ Georgia Is going Democratic, although
: believe the coming Presidential election
= viii be closer than any IN twenty years
- Tafts sojourn in Hot Springs Va. has
= worked a great deal toward Republican
q gains. but the solid South viii not be IN
= terfered with By his invasion Of Demo
= cratic territory
! Kentucky viii redeem itself al the polls
6 next November said Senator J B Nc
= Creary. Of Kentucky AZ the Ebbitt House
= last evening. Senator McCrea-y and his
as bride recently returned from q tour oT
o. Europe. but throughout his travels the
C astute Blue Grass state politician has
ct kept in touch with doings II his state.
N AZ the last Presidential election the
Al people OF Kentucky were not in favor OF
Parker or the principles for which he
stood. but they have come 70 respect
Bryan as a leader. a safer. saner, and