Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-30

~, ."e farmers or Kentucky. bee
u has been said by sorne who arr
porting other candidates that 80
the farmers of Kentucky won ne
against me because Of t%Ssq
about the Night Riders III Esbe9ch/
delivered at Hopklnsville N zoos II
90 not hold to We belief that lRennn
lican farmers are against me on tbat
account or any other account. 49,
reared on farm. ! have helped
farmers, my neigbbors. to build th1W
homes, roll their logs, grow their
bacco, thresh their wheat. make ur'
their molasses--in fact. have don
some Of every kind OF work known
the farming fraternity In this ~
! have mixed and mingled wHhfsate.
all my life. | know the far6lem
Kentucky, who they are and what thI
stand for, and I am proud that y
many of them know me. as am pro,o
TO know them.
In that speech at Hopkinsville
stated that II we're a farmer | won.
belong to all of their organization
that sought in a lawful way TO es
nance the price of farm products.
believe the farmers have a right
organize for self-protection. and Z
would be glad TO see every farmer 4
the land take a greater interest in III.
welfare of every other farmer. /,
know the hardships through whic'
the farmer passes each year as he toll
to make an honest living for hImses
and those dependent upon him, eatin.
two meals day by lamplight the yea.
round, taking chances with the ele
pnn n Lfc
by drouth or flood. and, should he es
cape both and gather abundantly ac
harvest time. to have great combina-
tons of wealth to sit in judgment on
the prices. forcing them down some
times below the cost Of production.
This is the common lot of the farmer
in Kentucky. | know these things are
hard, and they should be remedied at
once-but who Is to do it? The Dem
ocratic party will not do 1t. because
IL has controlled legislation in Ken
lucky since 1865 without a break. ex-
cept at one time the Republicans had
the House, but the Democrats con-
trolled the Senate. If there Is no law
In Kentucky to punish great combina-
tons of wealth, formed and used 70
Cypress the people. 1t is the fault Of
the Democratic party and not the fault
OF the Republican party promise, IL
elected Governor, to enforce impartial
ly, without fear or favor, such existing,
laws as may be invoked against the
of capital In a manner
oppressive to the people, and to use
All tine power tnat may De at my COM
mand to secure the passage of laws
that Will effectually break up these
wrongful operations Of capital. That
Is the remedy and the only remedy.
But" one will say, I'VE can not get
Dur officers to enforce the law" Then
you should elect men who will enforce
he law. But for Gods sake, for the
'ake of your State, your home and
'our family, do not undertake to Sc
'ure redress through the mob A mob
lever settled anything except to brl4g
disgrace upon the community. and for
'ver damn those who engaged In the
mob. 1T Is an inSat to any honest
drn'er to say that he toiH get mad at
'Ou for denoancin0 MODS. Mods are
n nearly eDery instance composed of
oipGrds and of the lo,oer elem ents IN
ne community, and for any man to
ecOne fncenSed tohen you denOunce
ao6 fofH naturally cause the public to
htnk that ne t0dS either in theehob
r todS IN sympathy NTH 1t. And a
ian that is in sympathy with the mob
nd does not join It If he has the OPP
ortunity, is a greater coward than
hose who do join, and that is the rea-
On ne does not join:
Assals Judge O'Rear on Mob Rule.
Judge O'Rear had something to say
bout mobs in his speech at Hopkins
ille part of which | endorse and a
art of which | do not endorse. He
lid, in speaking of the attitude of
ovrnor Wilson toward him:
The Governor knew my views on
lie situation, for at his instance l had
'veral conferences with him on the
Inject | said in the speech (the
speech that the Governor
as to be commended for his Efforts
restore peace and protect. life and
'operty. as well as TO bring to pun
hment the violators of the law"
III Judge O'Rear had stopped there
e world would have said: well
me, good and faithful servant" But
stem to what he said next, which
oiled all that had gone before:
n the disorders were symptomatic;
at they reflected the feeling of re-
ntment of many growers that they
ID suffered long oppression, and that
e law had not afforded them any
medy; that the surest way to pre-
mt similar outbreaks was TO remove
e cause OF them; that the growers
uld not be convinced that they were
I being outrageously oppressed by
reats OF punishment; that you could
I push an idea through an Anglo
xons head with bayonet."
What does Judge ORear mean by
at? Does he mean to say that the
we. 7r ought not to have called
! hSidiers to prevent murder. arson
q intimidation? He says:
The farmers were being depressed
threats. The disorders were symp-
matte"
winch no one denies, but we differ
10 the remedy. Does he mean by
II that the right way to settle the