The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1908-04-08
GRAND MEETING
HELD BY A. S. OF f.
Farmers Meet AT HardinSburg
MOnday--TweIVe Local Unions
Represented.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

A large and representative body of
farmers, members of the A. S. of E.,
and a number who were not members,
but in sympathy with the society, met
at Hardinsburg Monday. 1t was a
regular meeting of the Breckenridge
county Union. The local Unions were
fairly we'll represented by delegates
from twelve local Unions. There never
was a more solid, substantial and
thrifty body of farmers assembled at
Hardinsburg. They were never more
determined and loyal to their cause.
They were happy, contented and pros
porous. They were all in love and
harmony; their only object seemed to
be to keep in harmony and keep down
disorder in their ranks. Conservatism
reigned. Law and order was the key
note Better products, better prices
and an equal deal to all seemed to be
the supreme object of their coming
together,
Mr. Shrewsbury, President of the
county Union, called the meeting to
order. In doing so, he said he thought
it was strange that farmers cannot
come together and unite on one thing
and stand by it. He wished to impress
on the member that whatever was done
here today, should be done with the
view to the best interests of the farm
ers, their neighbors and friends Let
us first be right; know that we are
right, then go ahead and stand by it.
eff we decided said he, to plant 10000
hills to the hand, let every one of us do
it. By doing this we keep down discon-
tent and murmerings. There will be
no trouble if every man sticks to his
promises. He made a splendid talk,
full of good advice and a spirit of fair
dealing. Mr.. Shrewsbury appointed
the following committee on resolutions:
w. r. Pierce, r. L. Burch, E. b.
Oglesby, DR.. P. w. Foote, Lon Jarboe
and Silas Miller. The committee re-
tired and after a long consultation re-
ported the following resolutions, which
after some discussion were unanimous
ly adopted.
We, your committee on resolutions,
affirm our faith in the eternal principles
taught IN the official organs and the 3rd
power book.
We realize that the present prices of
farm products, while not yet renumer-
alive, would be much lower if no at
tempt had ever been made by the organ
ization to compel living price.
We deplore the little disruption in the
last Indianapolis Convention and feel
that many of our loyal subjects are at
loss to know whose banner TO follow.
The next Convention, we think, will
fully settle this question, and while we
are waiting, we urge you all to stand to-
gether
We condemn the lawlessness of the
night riders, and as an organization,
stand, talk and fight against such. On
the other hand, we feel and know that
the laws have been trampled and the
weighs present outrages and that two
wrongs never made one right.
We demand our law makers to take
prompt action against the trusts.
We urge all locals to send one dele
gate to attend the meeting to be held
at Greensboro on April Is.
We also urge all local unions to get
busy and pay their dues for on this de-
ponds the life and success of the A
merican Society of Equity.
We recommend that the acreage be
held to 10000 hills to the hand, 5000 to
the half hand.
We universally condemn the Kentuc-
ky press for their unfair reports and
methods to defeat the principles of
Equity.
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