The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-28
rlDE A GREAT SPEECH
IN piane to the Trust for the Com
dItIons THAT Have Heen Aftiict-
ing Kentucky and
Tennessse.

Hfibed the reasons Tor night rldlng
Il Kentucky and Tennessee. the RAJ
paeity Of the tobacco trust and the
Enecessity for a repeal OF the six cent
skxx on leaf tobacco, SO as to enable
She planters to sell their product as
freely as growers OF hops and barley,
which 60 to make beer; growers of
corn, rye and wheat. which go to
lie manufacture OF whiskey 1t was
80 Of she most Illuminating speeches
dtliyered In the senate on the tariff
bill. He began by denouncing the
might riders as violators Of the laws
Who brought the good name Of MS
Slate into disrepute and whoever does
hat le said, can receive nothing
irom me but the severest censure. for
love Kentucky as every loyal son
Ines his mother. Bradley then de-
sibed the American Tobacco com.
my; how 1t devoured competitors;
bat II stood without rival In Ameri-
IN markets; how 1t effected the un-
bn with the Imperial Tobacco COM
Iany OF Great Britain, cutting off all
avenues Of escape to that nlarket from
AZ American producer He declArSd
Pc amount Of stock Iii tae American
tobacco company has grown from
US, 600, 900 to $500 .oO0. 900. including
Asidiary companies that were pay
s large dividends. He said:
sOut Of these causes. without justI
eation and wholly without reason,
NV the terrible conditions that have
|fdicted Kentucky and tennessee.
Destroyed Market.
The profitable market that
heretofore prevailed for tobacco
vas DESTROYED by the combine,
p arbitrary price, that is a
here pittance fixed at home. while
" conspiracy and fraud the markets
brcad we're closed The farmers
Nho Inv ssted his all In the production
u tobacco found he could no longer
obtain remuneration; that there was
20 market save that which was cor.
nered by the American Tobacco Com
pany and It's allies. Instead OF receiv.
veg fair returns he was forced to sell
Ehe best grade of tobacco for $3.50 pei
nundred, which cost him $500 per
hundred to raise and cure. The pro
aucers, In order to protect themselves
organized into various societies mum
oerlng sixty thousand in Kentucky
paving conceived an idea that by pool
Ing their tobacco through mutual cur.
falilng OF the production, and holding
/ until an unavoidable persistent de
@and forced good prices, the trust will
e compelled to purchase it at it's val
ue IN order to supply It's customers
!ne decrease in production during
lsOS, as compared with 1907, the year
sae war ragged, was forty-four million
sgnt hundred seyenty-eight thousand
POUNDS decrease In value Of Sc, 720,
suV When this society was formed q
number Of farmers refused to enter Il
snu neld their tobacco independently
Y reason Of which they were enabled
y sell It to the trust at fair prices, as
Z became absolutely necessary. Some
n felt aggrieved, took the law ir
soelr hands, destroyed some tobacco
sas and barns of the Independents
\, some instances whipped the buyers
! tne trust, and driving them from
NJ yelr territories.
An Appeal to Congress.
bailey continuing said: IN thi,
xsy this outrageous and highhandet
disregard Of law and right came abou
aAentucky and Tennessee. We nov
sppeal to you for help, you alone car
sse u It is in the power Of congress
Z proper legislation. to furnish
. sneay by removing all tax and re
= a :. from the sale Of leaf tobac
y = It's natural state"
me Mckinley bill, Bradley declared
s sss the farmers what they wanted
~ ~ provided proper means Of tracin,
~ leaf sales. He said, st RENAME,
~. me Democratic party to repea
sAiS lust Inn 49, ~ . 81. a.