The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-06-03

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any platform, representing any party.
and tried to divide our ranks and aid
our enemies would oppose him with
all my mind and heart.
81 am not against Mr.. Cantrill be-
cause he is Democrat, but because he
is an enemy to this movement, and do
ing more than any other man or set of
mel in Kentucky to break it down and
prevent its success.
lie complains that he is the only
man who Is running for Office that has
been made the object of an attack by
this Society. This may be true, but ne
is the only man who is running for Of
fee that is a President of a farmers or.
ganization. and the only candidate that
threatens our organization with division
and run, and the only candidate who
has refused at any time to do all in his
power to promote the best interest of
this Society.
Democrats and Republicans alike In
this district supported Mr. CantriIl in
his last campaign. and 1 am informed
that not single member of the Execu-
tive Board living in this district failed
to do all in his power to elect Mr., Can
trlli to his present position, and l con-
trtouted my might to accomplish the
same end, not, as / have stated, because
ne was Democrat, but because he was
supposed 10 be true friend of the peo-
pie and of the Burley Tobacco Society.
While the organization understands
the disadvantages of getting into poll
TICS, yet IL feels that if Mr.. Cantrill or
any other candidate or person can at
any time get up a rival organization
and undermine this Society and prevent
the contamination of its hopes. then
there is but one course left for US to fol-
low, and that is, to present the facts to
the people.
His present attitude is direct
thrust at the organization. His declar-
alton that we have a weak pool retards
the sale Of the present crop and induce s
our enemy, the Trust, to believe that we
are upon the verge of dissolution. 9th
er statements in his letter in reference
to this Society are stab directly at it's
heart, and, if left unanswered, would
cause the tobacco growers of this dis
trict and the Society untold injury and
loss
His proposition about the 70 per
cent clause in the contract, he knows to
be suicidal policy. 1t could never be
determined when you had 10 per cent of
the crop with absolute certainty. We
would be subjected to litigation from
every man who opposed the pool, and
bis friends would be ready to testify
that we did not have IS per cent of the
crop. no matter what per cent we had
pooled.
'The Trust would Immediately go in
to the field and buy up &c per cent of
the crop according to their claims, and
Leave US with "A per cent, absolutely
helpless. and without power. The only
wise policy to pursue is to make the
strongest possible pool. and when the
people elect their representatives upon
the Board this fall, they can give them
such instructions as to the declaring on
or off of the pool as they. in their judy
ment, see proper.
II want the people to understand this
fact: We cannot carry on this work
against well organized and powerful
Trust in front, while every cheap politi.
clan and seIf-seaker is stabbing us IN
the dark and in the back.
'If the people want to support Mr..
Cantrill's program and follow such a
leadership. they now have an opportu-
nifty to do it, but it only means the de-
struction of our Society, and the turn
ing over of all these years of labor to
our ancient enemy, the Trust.
THE charge that l am financially
benefited by this movement is cruelty
unjust. The increase in the price of
tobabcO due to the work of this Society
has affected all classes of property. In
this way have gained, as has every
property owner. yet my own business
has been neglected, and regardless of all
SANDER and charges to the contrary,
have lost money. il salary alone is con.
sidered. / have done the best could in
this fight. My supreme ambition has
bsen to do something for my people and
my State, and am willing to submit
the irregularity of my purposes and
honesty of my actions to the people of
Kentucky.
CLARENCE LEBUS"