The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-05-31
Bitterly Arraigns Judge O'Rear
in Speech at Barbour
Vile.
OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR NOMINATION
Declares That Republicans Must Stand
For Law Enforcement or Meet
Political Ruin.
DENoUNcEs MODS
AND NIGHT RIDERS

baroourVllle, KY, May 22.-Rarely
II ever in the history Of Kentucky has
one candidate for the nomination for
Governor of the State SO mercilessly
arraigned another as K. T. Franks ar.
raigned Judge O'Rear in his opening
speech here today. After declaring
Ior redistricting, for tax revision. for
better schools and better roads. for
tne endorsement of the county unit
Dill as advocated in the 1907 plat.
form, Mr.. Franks said that the most
important matter before the people of
the State today is the enforcement of
the law. and he declared in effect that
there are not enough night-riders and
mob-members in the Republican party
to nominate or elect candidate who
does not stand firmly for law and or.
der. Mr. Franks speech. which was
neard and approved by a record
breaking crowd, was In part as fol-
lows:
When | made my announcement as
candidate for Governor, stated that
would not make a speaking cam
palgn for the nomination giving as a
reason my fear that 1t would engep-
der bad feeling. and thus make 1t
more diff1cult for us to win in Novem-
Der. but self-preservation is univer-
sally allowed to be the first law of
nature. and If Judge ORear or any
one else thinks that he can come and
attack me- In my own home withou.
getting into a scrap. he Is destined
TO rude awakening when he tries II
Hence ] have decided to take the
stump In advocacy of my claims for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. and II II Is a speaking cam.
pafgn that Judge O'Rear wants. I
snail accommodate him to his hearts
content. though repeat my opinion
mat 1t would have been better for the
party II no speeches had been made
until after the July convention.
nave been here many times be-
lore. In every hard-fought battle that
you have had for the past twentv
years ! have come to your aid at the
nrst call. and have enjoyed my visits
TO your city very much indeed. I
always feel at home in the mountains
] have campaigned so much in the
mountains that feel as much at
home up here as ! do in .Jackson's
purchase. where ! was born and
my home has been so long. In the
iast twenty years ] have had the
pleasure OF speaking in one hundred
and ten OF the one hundred and nine
teen counties Of the State. Wherever
have SPOKEN. my views on the funda
mental principles of the Republican
party are well known.
The natural resources of Kentucky
are not surpassed in Importance or
equaled In variety by those of any
other State. Her shores are washed
by more miles of navigable stream
Than are possessed by any other
state; her soil is as fertile as the
Delta OF the Nile: many of her noun.
tains and valleys are covered with
virgin timber that has never vet
heard the sound of the woodman's ak:
no State has more coal, and none can
produce 1t more cheaply; we have
fiuor-spar. lead. zinc. and the bes'
quality of fre-clays in abundance
There Is enough water power. unused
and going to waste. to operate every
wheel and spindle In the State with
out using bushel of coal, and yer
steam coal can be delivered at our
furnace doors at a lower cost thar
almost anywhere else on this earth
We are in close proximitx to the fast
developing Southland. here there
awaits us a ready man(nn< for every
thing that we manufacture We have
the natural resources. and we have
the men to develop them. A drawer
and more patriotic citizenship. on the
whole. is not to be found In any State
and univ chnu1l
to the front as one of the leading
states OF the Union in farming. In
manufactures, In mining, in education
and In all the varied interests OF a
great people inhabiting great land :?
For years we have been shipping
our raw material elsewhere. It has
been worked up and shipped back to
us. we paying the freight both ways
and losing the potential profit. Why
DO we not manufacture at home?
There must be a reason. What is II?
There is something radically wrong.
or these conditions would not exist.
] will tell you what Is wrong. Our
taxing system is wrong, and we do not
enforce our laws or preserve public
order.
We should begin our program Of
change by altering our apportionment
laws so as to give every citizen Of
the State equal representation ] do
not hesitate to say that our appor-
tionment laws are a disgrace to civil
ization, crime in the garb of law.
and should make every honest man
of whatever party hang his head In
shame when he thinks of the great
injustice that has been done to the
people by Democratic legislators. who
cared not for the public good. but did
the bidding of those enemies of the
State who had before them and In
them nothing but their lust for con-
tinued power as necessary condi-
ton OF their political existence.
Mob Rule and Night Riders.
There should be a change In our
laws relative 10 mobs. Better protec-
ton should be given to persons ac-
cused OF crime. whether such persons
are In jail or In the hands of arresting
officers. II Is a practice all too COM
mon In Kentucky for men TO band