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

MI. AdHLllll Ndo ANAbN'NN~N -
r H. Elliston. After explaining the
agreement between the Burley Tobacco
Society and the American Society oil
Equity and his position in the matter
Mr. Cantrlll said in part.
My platform is this-T hope and trust
that every farmer in the Burley dis
trict will become active members OF the
American Society Of Equity and pool
their tobacco with the Burley Tobacco
Society. There is plenty Of room IN
the field, my fellow citizens, for the
two organizations.
Burley Society Democratic.
am in favor of every tobacco grow
er having his say, but after you have
had your say then let us abide by the
will Of the majority as one man
marching on to victory in 1903 as we
did in 1906 and 1907. | submit it to
every candid man in this audience.
Can You raise any valid excuse for not
signing this co at"aCt. when you have
the right to come here and protest and
register your will in your vote upon
the proposition? II cannot h. made
more democratic than that, and if we
cannot stir up an organization of farm
crs where each man will have say,
then the door Of hope is forever closed
in our faces. Under these changes !
think It wipes out all the objections
that have been raised. Under this new
policy ! think it wipes out the great
objections that have stood i'm the way
before, and / do not sec any sufficient
reason why any intelligent tobacco
grower should hesitate.
Trust Uses 90 Per Cent.
Sft it down. What have you got
10 sign? Either this contract with
its notifications as It stands today,
or the contract of the American To
bacco Company? 1t has been clearly
proven I'm this recent controversy that
the American Tobacco Company uses
90 per cent of our tobacco. You re-
member that little peace conference
that was called by Governor Wilson,
who is thc devoted friend Of the to-
lacco grower. at which conference the
American Tobacco Company said it
used only 60 per cent. ] took issue
with them upon that occasion, al
though I did not have the records to
back me mo. But II is a fact that
after the sale was made and they sat
down TO the tahIo 10 close inc zeal
the American Tobacco company de
mandea every pound or tobacco mat we
mad i'm the pool When the board re
served - per cent for the indopend.
ents and put II mp for a bid at WIN.
chester, this trust i'm order 10 grab
another slice ot It arranged with lot
of stool pigeons under the glise of in
dependents IN buy the greater part oi
II. They used =" per cent oi our TO-
hacco. because the test has been made.
We had II all and they took It all >ou
have got but on" buyer You have
to take their contract or your own.
! urge every man To sign the pool
Tome here ana instruct your chairman.
Nhen ne goes 10 Winchester to the
meeting ON the first Of October. and
declares pool, II IS your pool and he. )
longs 10 YOU.
Duke Contract VS.. BurleY Contr7et1
As 10 the contracts Nou have Kon
the contract of the American 1ofcco
Company. ! have seen fow gv~them
f-yself, becaUStsI am plain ~ farm
er and -nNtHing else. II is - main
crop. My friends. 7 have eiRhcd those
contracts as you have sfsned them.
Let me put this proposition TO you. Is
Mr.. Duke going to como TO Grant
county and call the tobacco growers
into a convention and ask you TO pass
upon the terms Of tho contract that he
Is going 10 put to you? He has never
done it, i'm the past. He will never DO
# i'm the future. You have never had
q voice i'm it i'm the past. You will
never have it in the future. This qucs-
ton is put up 10 you. WIN II be tho
contract Of the American Tobacco Com
pany or of the Bnrlcy Tobacco So
cicty? You remember these contracts
with the American Tobacco Company
and how they We're signed One white
sheet on top and two carbon copies.
When you wrote your name once il
made three impressions They tear