The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-22

management; but critics of the nan
agement should remember first the
unquestiOncd success of the man Ge-
ment, the profits that are already afc
and secure in the farmers pocket
which no item Of expense can or viii
lessen, and second. the dilticultic. to
be overcome The Burloy Society vas
blazing a new trail with ion
and obstacle springing from very
source.
Mr.. Lebus' Tobacco.
On Aug. o, Mr.. LcBu5 did have BOA
1905 1906 and 1907 tobacco uuIoliy-
cred and unpaid for Moreover ho car
riCd his 1904 and 1908 purchased at
great risk and a great expense in
order 10 strengthen the pool Had
every tobacco grower been ass loyal to
the principe of cooperation a- was
Mr. Lebus, the victory over jho rus:
would have been won nearly rear
sooner. with less cost and nothing t.
regret in the Burnley belt
Faith in Others NecssoarL
There is no doubt about it. u0ring
tobacco does depend upon faith FOO the
men selected to manage the pool But
| believe Mr.. Clay has enough aith
in his fellow men To believe tha. .a ch
county affords at least one man nom
est and capable and that the naople
Of the counties have enough iudGment
TO select him TO represent them If
one or more counties makes a mi. AXE
surely the mistakes win De iu tho
minority and that minority viii not be
able 10 corrupt or mislead the ma
iority
Is it nor better 10 poor and tnst a
man Of your own choosing Than TO
fail apart like grains of sand 'o be
dealt with by the American Tobacco
Company.
The Peoples Handling Company.
The Burnley Tobacco Society re-
quires no greater exercise of faith in
the ability and integrity of others
than does the owning of stock in a
mining company, railroad company,
bank or any other concern hat is
managed by a board Of directors.
Many men who talk about the risk OF
trusting others in this tobacco bust
ness own stock in companies without
knowing a single officer or director.
other Objections Met
The objection that tenants and labOr
left the state is answered by the fact
that a very large croD of tobacco was
planted this year and that it was well
cultivated and properly housed. The
necessary number of tenants and
labor were here 10 accomplish lhCse
results and wages have NOT been
higher than i'm other recent years. Il
is fair to conclude that no large num-
Der of tenants or labor left rho state
and | have not heard specific instances
mentioned I'm any of the counties that
/ have visited.
The objection that labor was left
unemployed is not sustained bv necific
instances. have not read Iu my of
the many county uanors that see
weekly or ju amy of the daiUrs that
farm labor was unemployed or suffer
ing Even If this and the foregoing OBJ
lection could be sustained. tho good
accomplished has offset whatever loss
of this kind that has been sustained.
The objection that substantial citi-
zens left the state because of DO. move
ment is also without weight T recall
only one and he has returned. n some
men left the state i'm the hour # her
need when she was making heroic
struggle 10 maintain the dignity and
rights of free men. a fight to maintain
the ideals upon which the republic was
founded, he state can better afford to
lose such men than to adopt Their
standard. Those who stad ami helped
make the fight are of The sind the
state needs, She can spare a.l who
went Perhaps from some thrifty com
munity i'm the North or West thy will
learn the spirit of cO-Opera t'0n
Good Price Will Extend Territory.
TO say that to put a paying price
on leaf tobacco would extend ne ter
rtiory is to admi; that We have been
valuing our land and our labor at a
lower figure than any other people
capable Of raising the same ade o?
tobacco. We must raise ir -1 cheap
tnat no otner people viii "ls" II Tor
the same price We must "a the
cheapest labor that Mr. Duke IN hire.
If we put ourselves ON thn bargain
counter, We may expect 10 Dee picked
up.
Supply and Demand.
Mr.. CLAY urges the old % yunent
that supply and demand regulate
prices That was tru. botn.. artiti-
cial conditions of combination and a
tariff were introduced. But
when manufacturers cou~n. demand
of what they buy by comu0u. ion so
that there is virtually ono err and
IN turn control supply off Wat they
sell by "a protective ta11. f". farmer
loses out I'm both transactions because
the law of supply and den. nd has
boou hammered with. Is DInn ed and