The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22
Confederate
SUPPORTS O'REAR
Faces Issues of 1911 as
Did in 1861
Col. R. B. Hurd, Veteran Of War
rem Co.-Attorney for To-
bacco Trust for McCreary

"TIhe boys of '61," who offered their
lives ON the field of battle for a prin-
ciple, have not lost that heroic quality
after fifty years in tn. quietuce Of
civil life. WHEN the issues OF haR-
century ago confronted th-sm, n " fol-
lowed their own convic.oIsand now
many of th1m propose following their
convictions in regard to tn issu 5 eff
the day, in spite of efforts to appsal
to ppajudics and passion.
OF this number is Col. R. B. Hurd,
a Conf sderate veteran of Warren
county, and a msmb-rr of the board
of trustees of the Conf4d rate Home,
Pawee valley He is in the city in
specting the Home, preparatory to
making a pert at tie ar. ud me5ting
Of the boand Wednesday, aIl 10 visit
the S ate Fair.
Col. Hurd was one of he mostt ac-
tive champions OF the candidacy of
judge OR ar aA tn announcement
OF the latter, and Esd on contributes
grsater ssrv.ca than h. ward secur-
ing the instructions Of War; II county,
for Judge O'Raar in tn lS;a,a COnvan-
tion. His attitude ACIDS stygugth TO
the Republican prosp Cts IN Warren
county. He reports that Aargs num-
Der of his comrades there will vote
for Judge O'Rear.
FACES NEW ISSUES.
Col Hurd was one CT the most ac-
He faced those issues squaraly when
they were presented, and proceeded
TO their solution as they affected him
and his according to conscientious
convictions. He says he now faces
the issues of 1911 in the same way,
and, as a good citizen and soldisr,
believes they should be solved accord
mig to conscientious convictions.
He withholds no admiration for J.
B. McCreary's attitude toward the is
suas of '61, and accords his old COM
riade full credit for his record as u
soldier, hut he is sincerely of the opin-
ion that Judge 0'Rear promises most
for the solution of Kentucly's prob
lems in 1911, and his concern is for
the welfare of the Commonwealth, not
the personal ambitions of any man.
Other members of the Confedra-s
Home Board are Outspoken in support
OF JudgeO'Rsar, and large numSar
of veterans in the Home ara enthusl-
astically for him. Flfty-two meml5strs
of the Home voted for Gov. Wilson,
and it Is confidently asserted that
Judge ORear will poll still larger
vote there.
A tragic mistake was made by
Gen. Haley's Democratic press bureau
last week when it sent out to the party
organs plate matter heralding the bolt
of Luther Willis. Republican Of
Shalbyvllla, who denounced judge
O'Rear as a demagogue
Mr.. Willis is attorney for the Amor
lean Tobacco Company. and repre-
scented that interest during its contest
with the hurley pool. He is an excel
lent lawyer and gsntlaman, but his
J practice is almost solely concsrnEsd
with the affairs of big concerns, and
one of his chief employments is fur
therlng the ends of the tobacco trus..
In the section WHARF he lives and
whore hurley growers have felt the
power of monopoly in the disposition
of their product Mr.. Willis is known
intimately by reason of his connsctioG
with the trusts conduct towand Ken
lucky farmers
That he would not sympathiza with
Judge o'Rsar's solicitude for the Ken
lucky tobacco growers was expected,
and his bold declaration In support of
Backhams candidate for Governor is
accepted as a strong indication that
the Trust Is fighting Judge ORsar.
Some grim hum0r ATTACHES to the mis-
take of advertising the trust at.or-
ney's bolt by reason of the fact that
the Democratic State plotform called
the Republican party the mother OF
the trust and the Damocratic press
and candidate called Judge O'Rear a
hypocrite for pretending 10 be In fasol
Of the people against the monopoly
Louisville Herald.