Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-10-11
INVITED BY DAVENPORT
If an Alleged Telegram From
Central City Was
Authentic.

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night riding. It's issue of October.
l contained the following alleged
telegram:
Central City. Ky.-Be sure to send
a man to Hopkinsville while DR..
Amoss and his associates are being
tried for their lives. | fear there
will be an attempt made to railroad
them to the gallows. want the
Appeal to come to their rescue. |
want a man there who will report
the facts as they develop from day to
day during the trial. | want the
Appeal and the world to know what
caused night riding in Kentucky
E. L. Davenport, President Tobacco
Department, American Society of
Equity.
This was headed 'Shoaf Is Going"
This presumably referred to Geo. F.
Shoaf, whose name appears as
staff correspondent" of the paper.
The issue of October 8 contains
an article of several columns head
ed Revolution Farmers" and a
discussion of night riding under the
head Salvation Through Violence"
is boastful review of the crimes of
the midnight raiders who infested
Western Kentucky and are still oper-
ating in the Burley district. The
article is illustrated by pictures Of
night riders on the road, terrorizing
men and whipping victims. On the
front page in block display of
large type appears this:
REBELLIoUs FARMERS.
Hank! Do you hear? Galloping
horsemen. swishing of switches fall
ing on the backs Of Hill Billies,
crackle of flames playing about to-
bacco barns, pop, pop, pop of rifles.
the shouts of masked men, The
farmers are in rebellion, fighting
the trust!
And they win. Soldiers are sent
to parade the highways-but no en-
envy can be found. Appeal is made
to the courts-hut no one will testi'
fly against the mysterious riders, and
even the judges, elected by the peo.
pie, refuse to stand by the trust.
There is conspiracy of mis.represen
tation on the part of the press-but
the night army goes on. until the
arrogant trust trembles and makes
terms.
From the period when, according
to Emerson, at old Concord, in
revolutionary days,
The embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round
the world,
to October 3, 1910, when DR.. Amoss
is to be tried in Kentucky for the
alleged crime of night riding, the
farmer has been revolu.
tionary, when aroused. There is
romantic in the story of
the riders of the night galloping
through the columns of the Appeal
the masked army that is not seen
save as it strikes. There is power,
backed by free and daring spirit,
and having behind it means to sup
port itself when it fights,
You must read about it. The ma
ton has never heard the truth about |
it. You must help to spread the
light. 1t will be a revelation to the
people. When the Kentucky trial
opens Shoaf will be on hand and the |
truth will be told You need to get
these stories to the farmers, because
they will reveal, not only of the
spirit and power of the American |
agriculturalist, but also a way to
win by the quiet force Of the ballot.
Better than the march of the night |
riders, butter than the mask and |
rifle, is sure aim of owning and con
trolling all the trusts. The farmers
must know of this means. Grand. |
faithful army of the Appeal. now is
your time to arouse the farmers Of
America to opportunity for freedom,
and to bring peace to Dixie.
Send names of farmers. Send
names of farmers union officials.
to the Agitation League
to spread the light. Let US get