The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-09-10
AT issue
With GOVERNOR
Prof. Henry Lloyd Begins
Controversy with Wilson
Says His Attitude Has Caused
Disappointment Amoung
HONEST Growers.

Lexington, KY, Sept. 5.-Prof. Hen
ry Lloyd, a member of the faculty
of the State University, who is now
in Chicago, and who is a brother OF
Miss Alice Lloyd, the Joan of Arc Of
the tobacco growers, has written an
open letter to Gov. Augustus K. Will
son, in which he takes the Chief EX-
ecutive of the State totask for seeing
only one side Of the tobacco ques-
ton, and that not the side OF the
people of his own State.
Prof. Lloyd declares that the De
troit speech of the Governor will
produce a feeling of Disappointment
in those Kentuckians who are con-
cerned in the good name and well-be-
ing of our native State"
Prof. Lloyd's letter follows in part:
Your Detroit speech of August "a
as it was reported in the daily
press, will produce a feeling of dis
appointment in those Kentuckians who
are concerned in The good name and
well being Of our native State. All
such will, | think, commend you for
the stand that you have taken against
lawlessness in Kentucky. Their DIS
appointment comes not from your act
of commission, but from your acts
of omission.
THE words of a writer upon this
subject addressed to a different per-
son are quite pertinent in. this con-
nection:
Thousands OF growers In the
Burley Society smart with the sense
of injustice because of the fact that
almost universally the city pulpit and
the city press have only added to the
burden of those in the society who
are making the real fight in that
they lay almost exclusive emphasis
ON the deeds of the violent and mis-
guided element of the society.
"'You are increasing their burden
while you lend them no aid. Con-
denim the violent. You should do It,
But direct the sympathetic attention
of the public to the load they carry
Suggest ways out OF the difficulty II
none have been suggested Of which
you approve; otherwise encourage, the
plans that have been adopted.
There is a close parallel between
the Farmers Association and the labe
unions. Both are organized efforts tc
secure justice from organized greed
Surely you would not unqualifiedly con
denim labor unionism because of thu
violence of the strikers and walking
delegates? Nor would you leave un-
mentioned the beneficent features OF
the union while you berated Its violent
members. Unionism has done more
good than harm, on the whole; then
a union Is good thing for labor
to belong to.
Will you permit me to recall to yol
certain facts concerning agriculture IL
general and Kentucky agriculture In
particular that were brought out In
the last census in the United States
In round numbers the capital inves,
ted in agriculture is $40. OOO. 0OO, 900; II
manufacturing $4,000, 100000.
In agriculture the number Of labor
ers employed is lO,50O.00O in manufac
turing. 5.250.000. In agriculture th'
horsepower used in 1S.O00.00O; in man
featuring. IL 100000. But the returns
bear no such ratio. If the value. in
dollars, of the total product of manu-
features In the United States, after de
Quoting for the cost of raw materials
be divided by the number OF lsborers
that produce it the quotient is SLOTS.
The pool has been demonstrated I
success. The farmers have received fol
two crops Of tobacco as much or NOR
than they would have; received fo
three crops-than they would have re
ceived under the old rule OF trust don
nation. say this advisedly. beini
the son Of grower and having clos
! touch with my fathers business affair
1he case of which one sometime hear
THAI seem to discredit this statement
believe viii be found to be exceeding
ly,rare. know Of not q single poole
In the whole county of Mason who will
call in question the statement that I
have made.
The further reason for pushing thu