The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-09-17

/ and even these faults have extenua-
ting circumstances. This, indeed, is
a goodly land, and there is no people
prouder OF their State than ours. We
think our grass is the greenest, our
sunshine the brightest. our water the
purest, our mountains the most beau
tiful, our race horses the fastest and
our women the loveliest on earth.
We have more fluor spar, more hemp
and more tobacco than any other
State. The late law passed by Con-
gress has given us great assistance
in all these material interests. The
farmers tobacco has been made alb
solutely free. II the opportunity Is
taken advantage of by the farmers it
will open a new avenue of trade
and bring them thousands of custo-
mers that they have not had hereto
fore. This, combined with wise and
proper system of pooling their to-
bacco so that they, instead of the
trust, can fix the price, will cause the
tobacco interests to thrive as they
never thriven before and. instead of
the trust creating night riders and
night riders bringing reproach upon
the State, we shall have a new era
of prosperity and good will such as
the old Commonwealth has never en-
joyed.
shall always believe that one grea
cause CT the Civil War was that the
people OF the sections did not know
each other, by reason of which the
| people of the North and South looked
upon each other with suspicion and dis
trust. We did not then have the sys-
tenn of travel and transportation we
! now have. We did not then min
gle as we now do. and out of this
commlngling of cltt enship the peo-
pie of the whole Union now know and
trust each other The Northern Yankee
| Is no longer regarded rs a vender OF
wooden nutmegs and a dangerous an
! imal, and the Southerner is no longer
esteemed a swashbuckler and a fire
eater. We have learned to respect,
admire and even love each other.
, The time has come when all the cit
liens Of this great Republic know and
feel that II is the most wonderful
country on Gods footstool. Inhabited
by the best and most lberty-loving
people. Such meetings as this bring
US. closely together aud kindle anew
the fires of brotherly love.
We are soon to improve. the Ohio
River by making in 1t a nine-foot
channel, and the time Is not far dis
tant when the cars will be speeding
along its borders and the STEAMBOATS,
shall be blowing its waters in sight
of each other, each loaded with rich
fruitage OF a prosperous people
This, indeed, means much to us.
1t means the bringing of manufact-
cries into closer relation with the
great markets of the South ~ and
Southwest by cheap transportation,
competing at all times with railroad
| transportation, 1t means better times
I for the wholesaler in the extension of
trade, land that the great markets of
commerce will be thrown open TO
him. an ---.' '"'' AZ 4
!, 1t means increased population ing
creased opportunity and the expansion
I'm business far beyond even our dreanl
| To the workinglnan it means homes ia
better and mere prosperous neigh
borhoods under better conditions in
crease of opportunity and lower cost
| Of living. 1t means that the value of
homes and lands will advance and the
opportunity for remunerative en-
ployment. will be increased.
~ IL means that the city of Louisville
will improve far beyond anything it
has over done -int the ~--past;;--that e
Will l. become greater. N every way
mers prosperous In every Wye endk