The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-29
PLEADS CAUSE !
OF PRODUCERS
Senator Bradley Speaks
on Tariff.
TRUSTS Cypress TOBACCO
Night Rider 0utrages Are Due to
System.
Kentucky senator Urges Adoption AZ
the House Provision, which
Was Stricken by the SEM
ate Committee.

Washington. May 2s.--That the out4
RACES OF the night riders In Kentucky
and Tennessee resulted from the cps
preston of the American i Tobacco
Company and that unless the internal
revenue tax on leaf tobacco in the
hand Is repealed. these outreges Will
BY Senator Bradley (Kentucky) today
In urging the adoption OF his amend
ment TO the Senate bill
This amer S ,Ss %
for the free sale OF leaf tobacco By
the farmer, which was stricken OUT
by the Finance Committee of the Sem
Mr.. Bradley reviewed the growth Of
the American Tobacco Company from
the time Of Its organization In 1880
r WITH s Ssp' With stock incIUdins that
owned in subsidiary companies amount
Ing to more than sso0,000,00o. Not
content with destroying ali compeu-
said the American Tobacco Company
drove the Imperial Tobacco Company,
Of Great Britain, Its chief competition,
s 10 sUaprP by which he Imperisi
Yielded up all competition In the una-S
France, Austria. italy. Portugal and
other countries each meanwhile de-
creed that the government would buy
and Import tobacco as q business the
profft going into the Golfers OF the gov
eminent under what II known az the
reggie system" said Mr.. Bradley. The
American Tobacco Company. seeing the
danger In this direction, entered into
conspiracy WITH tne ask,s as nna ,ysa
divided, all agreeing TO pay tne same
liked price and alloting the territory
into well defined districts so that there
could be no conflict Of interests.
Thus The producers found themselves
powerless and hemmed In on every
side. continued Mr.. Bradley, and after
a 81 iast resort Organized the pooling
societies which resulted IN q saturn
alta OF crime In Kentucky and Tennss-
see. while denonns,ng the s, n,sat r tesf
the tobacco leaf growers was soraly
pressed that they were forced to CONT
bines to protect themselves ana tnas
the crimes which resulted were due 20
| the trusts oppression, II Congress-
| Mr.. Bradley. .the same conduct WI
be e stsgss atsIRs siiR's n sasS e
before reviewing tina tobacco l4HtH<
iation resulting IN the conditi9ns wlltsn
hs rsp IS viii n state IL the beEin-
ming that under the present statutes
and rulings Of the Commissloner %
internal Revenue The hrodr y sns e. sfs
~ fheir lear tobacco that they are
subsfantialiy placed at the mercy ok
the great trust Wn1cn mas pHBu teu
their hopes and desoiated their
no NJ. Bradley said the two principal
ohIectiona made to his proposed
s5nendment were that II opened the
door 70 fraud and rendered uncertain
ire enforcement Of the tobacco tax,
and that II materially decreased the
amount OF revenue collected He as
serted that no law could be devised
which would entirely prevent fraud.
and that the amendment was In sub
stance and effect the re-enactment OF
The Mckinley bin which. he said, OPP
Grated well for three years both az
- fraud and revenuA and he could
see no reason why It would operate
otherwise now. He quoted Commits
sioner Yerkes In the opinion that the
decrease OF revenue wound be conn
paratively small.
Mr. bradley. would be that the farmer
and all others would be able 70 sell
unstemmed tobacco In the natural lear
without the payment OF any tax Or
! charge. go.
a tnw Win class Of people but win
wIthstand ali iawiess elements and re.
! store good order throughout the land"
| said Mr. Bradley.
In concluding, he made an earnest
million Americans, who. he said have
mace 81 an all powerful trust
OF that call shall 20 unanswered,
We may at least indulge the hope that
| while our oppressers escape here thers
wsirhed in the balance of Just God
| whose Judgment will be, thou arr
| weighed in the balance and art found
wanting.