The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-05-26
EQUITY MEMBERS
OPPOSE MR.. BERRY
In His Attitude on TObaC-
co Tax Matter.
WANT DUTY TAKEN OFF WEED
But Berry Says Tax Removal
Will Cause OVerproduc-
tiOn and Lower Prices.

Unusual interest has been created
throughout the Green River district
by the attitude of Henry S. Berry, of
Daviess county, on the Stanley amend
ment to the tariff BILL removing the
duty off Of leaf tobacco. Mr.. Berry
is president OF the Green Diver Dis
trict Tobacco Growers Association. He
has written two signed articles re-
Gently expressing violent opposition
to the amendment removing the duty
off of leaf tobacco. His action has
caused no little comment throughout
the district. The gist of Mr.. Berrys
articles is that a&5 removal of the
tax will cause more tobacco to be
raised and overproduction will cause
the prices to be lower.
The County Union of the American
Society of Equity, in its regular
meeting, took up the tobacco amend
ment to the tariff bill and passed ring
ing resolutions on the subject. The
resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, 1t being a fact, known to
all men, that the tobacco growers of
the United States are under the un-
pirates known as the American To-
bacco Company, whose methods are to
grind down the price of raw mater
ial and boost up the price of the
manufactured product beyond the lin
it of legal business, and
Whereas, These facts having been
proven before the courts of the I'm
tied States after ample time being
taken by both the American Tobacco
Company and the Government to es7
taLlish the real facts in the case, and
Whereas, There is now pending
before the highest law-making body
OF the country an amendment to the
revenue laws of the country, known
as the Stanley amendment, that the
one and one-half millions of tobacco
growers of this country are practic-
ally unanimous in indorsing, as are
also the millions OF consumers of to-
bacco of this country, and
Whereas, The only objections to
this amendment have come from the
American Tobacco Company or those
who, through interest in. or fear of,
this gigantic corporation, have OBJ
jected, and
Whereas, This same American To-
bacco Company stands convicted to-
day of being an illegal combination of
capital, doing business contrary to
the laws OF the land, therefore should
have no standing whatever before
and
Whereas, To continue to respect
the wishes of those who have no re-
gard for law or honor and to deny
the petition of those who are the bull
wark of the nation, both in peace and
in war, fust inevitably lead the peo-
PIE Vi llllS COuully W TIC oChlihChI
reported expressed on the floor of
the Senate that there was still left
the lamp-post' therefore, be it
Resolved, That we earnestly petit
ton all Senators and Congressman of
I',Ltucky, Tennessee and Virginia, es-
pecially, and all others of whatever
State they may be from, who believe
in square deal, who value the lib
erty of the producers of this country
higher than they value the friendship
of these business pirates, to lend ev-
cry effort to have this amendment
passed at this session of Congress-
and be it further
Resolved, That we heartily COM
mend Hon. A. o. Stanley for the I'M
ceasing fight that he has made in our
behalf; also that we heartily commend
Senators Bradley and Paynter and
others whose names are not familiar
10 us, for the good work they have
done; be it further
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the actions of the Hon j. Campbell
Cantrill, our Congressman and State
President of the American Society of
Equity of Kentucky, in this fight"