The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-30
Bitterly Arraigns Judge O'Reaf
in Speech at Barbour
vile.
OPENS CAMPAIGN
FOR NOMINATION
Declares That Republicans Must Stand
For Law enforcement or Meet
Political Ruin.
pENoUNces MODS
AND NIGHT RIDERS

Earbourville, KY. May 22.-Rarely
u ever in the history of Kentucky has
one candidate for the nomination for
Governor OF the State so merclessly
erraigned another rs f. r. Franks ar
Saigned Judge O'Rear in his opening
speech here today. After declaring
Cor redistricting, for tax revision, fer
better schools and hotter roads, for
the endorsement OF tAe county unit
t,ill as advocated In the 1901 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 nightrders and
mob-members in the Republican party
10 nominate or elect = candidate who
does not stand firmly for law and or
der. MIR. Franks speech. which was
heard and approved by a record
breaking crowd. was in part rs fol-
lows:
When I made my announcement as
q candidate for Governor. J stated that
I would not make a speaking cam
paign for the nomination. giving as a
reason my fear that it would engen-
der bad feeling. and thus make II
more difficult for us to win In NOvem-
her. but self-preservation is univer-
sally allowed to be the first law of
nature. and 10 Judge O'Rear or any
one else thinks that he can come and
attack me In my own home without
getting into scrap. he is destined
Ia a rude awakening when he tries 1t.
Hence | have decided to take the
stdmp in advocacy OF nay claims for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. and IL II Is q speaking cam
paign that Judge O'Rear wants. l
shall accommodate him to his hearts
content. though I repeat my opinion
that 1t would have been better for the
party IL no speeches had been made
until after the July convention.
have been here many times be-
fore. In every hard-fought battle that
you have had for the past twenty
years [ have come 60 your cid at the
first call, and have enjoyed my visits
TO your city very much indeed.
always feel at home in the mountains.
have campaigned SO much in the
mountains that I feel as much at
home up here as l do In Jackson's
scared or In the Pennyrile. where
my home has been so long. In the
last twenty years J have had the
pleasure OF speaking in one hundred
end ten of the one hundred and nine
Teen counties of the State. Wherever
thave spoken. my views on the funda-
mental principles of the Republican
party ore well known.
The natural resources of Kentucky
ere not surpassed in importance or
eQualed in variety by those OF any
other State. Her shores are washed
by more miles OF nayigable streams
than are possessed by any other
State: her soil is as fertile rs the
Delta OF the Nile: many OF her noun
tains and valleys are covered with
virgin timber that has never yet
heard the sound OF the woodlands ak:
no State has more coal. and none can
produce It more cheaply: we have
.6uOr spar. lead. zinc, and the best
quality of fire-clays in abundance.
There Is enough wete- TO"cT, unused
and going to waste. 20 operate every
wheel and spi e !" tho state with
out using a hushel OF cooi. crd yet
steam coal cGn he delivered at our
furnace doors at lower cost tnan
almost anywhere else On this earth
We are In close proximity to the fast
developing Southland. where there
awaits US a ready market 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
end why should not Kentucky forge
TO the front as one OF the leading
States OF the Union In farming. II
manufactures. In mining. In education
and In all the varied interests OF |
great people inhabiting a great land
For years we have been shipping
our raw material elsewhere. II hal
been worked up and shipped back 4
us, we paying the freight both way
and losing the potential profit. VIII
do we not manufacture at home
There mrs. re ~-ogon. what Is IL
There is something radically WRONG
DIT these conditions would not exls'
4 will tell you what is wrong. On
taxing system Is wrong, and we do nc
enforce our Jaws or preserve publ
order.
Vre should besin our program
change by altering our spporuonmei
laws. so as 10 give every citizen
the State equal Representation. l q
not hesitate 10 say that our apo
lionment laws are a disgrace TO CIV
Eation. a crime In the garb OF ia'
and should make every honest ma
Of whatever party hang his head
shame when he thinks OF the gre
Injustice that has been done to u
ueople by Democratic legislators. WI
cared not for the public good. but
the bidding Of those enemies OF I
state who had before them ana
them nothing but their lust for &C
tinued power as a necessary con
ton OF their political existence
Mob Rule and Night Riders.
There should be a change In {
laws relative 10 moLS Better prot
tIon should be given to persons
oused of crime, whether such persC
80 a.. An eha hands of arrest