Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-05-26

and DemOCrntiC counties. inc mon
J that destroyed her beautiful city came
from another county. They trave
from one county to another. There
are not many OF them, although Judge
ORear thinks there are enough OF
them to nominate him for Governor.
10 is mistaken. They can not get
into Republican conventions, II all
the Republican night riders In Ken
lucky should attend the convention In
Christian County. where he opened
his campaign, there would not be
enough OF them to carry that county
for Judge ORear, because there are
more law and order people in Chris.
tian County than there are Repub-
lican night riders IN the entire state
OF Kentucky. They are nearly al
Democrats, and judge ORear Is sup
posed 10 he q Republican; but, to read
his speech, one might have some
doubt.
Yet Hopkinsvllle Is where Judge
ORear went to open his campaign,
and before the ink was dry on his
announcement as candidate he
pitched his tent in Dawson Springs
Dawson Springs, whCro the night rid
ers visited one Of the leading hotels
about the time Of his Frankfort
speech, and took therefrom one Of the
guests Of the hotel, dragged him 10
the river bank, whipped him aud
made him leave the country and to
day. on account of the nlEht riders
he is forced to maize his home IN q
distant state. The Judge vhi'c a.
the Springs. was IN daily CCwmuu.cJ
tlcn with his friends 'O that rav ot
the State. aud doubtless received
many assurances y, support fy'w tAC
Democratic vlsNt riders.
lie cSpY 81 ;Gp climax Nv c"co'0c
his cS-,TSskr 81 NCYk;vS,i''c. VhC"C.
duv,us &c r;kN:.J;GCv '-'vN.cS wNh.
estimated ~ contain TO'w .vN hcu.
S-ci ~ ;N-ce hundred wc~. al
masked. VISITED .rc C':y under cover
- darkness. SNNNt.0k vH lie Yia.y
e'S<> fronts from one c~i ~ tNc ma 70
Stree; - ;Ne N,hcT. r.-ru'vc trIaCyN
factories. shooting = vSs'u,at Cr....gr.
az his engine. vhiNIicE VN.~,, and
Committing almost C,cJy crime ana
outrace known ~ utFat rider ~-N
can imagine that e tuC tu5rC had
paused 20 listen duTiul bis speech De
NONAlN Salll AhNt lthIN .I.t 600. so NH.h
rafting glass the tramp ~ The mid
night mob, and could have swcNva
the smoks that ! should think still
hangs low over the rich valleys ~
good old Christian County. from the
burning barns. over the destruction
OF which suits are now pendiu" In the
United States Court at owen ShuTo. l
say, the people are wondering why
this man should have gone TO this
place at this time to open his cam
pagn. I will admit that / am at q
loss to know, unless IL was that h
might be I'm close proximity to the
mobs that burned Princeton and Hop
kinsville. or have a reunion Of the
night riders of tho State, where he
could be present.
But, gentlemen, IS that the way to
bring capital to your State? The for.
eisn investor. when contemplating
coming among us, will ask the ques-
ton. who Is your Governor? What
stand did he take during your night
rider troubles? Which side was he
on?" Judge O'Roar's friends are
boasting that he went into my dis
trict to open his campaign and a pa
per buDDOI llllB ullu Hblus - Rfdl ubN
bearded the lion in his den" There
were eight other districts in the State
which had no candidates for Gov
ernor, and IN courtesy he might have
gone to any one Of these. Not salts
fed with invading my district. he has
designs on my county, as is evident
by the letters he is writing to the
precinct committeeman of that coun-
ty. Since Judge O'Rear made his an
nouncement l have not so much as
sent letter to his district. Courtesy
demands certain things of a candidate
for the high Office of Governor. and
no man understands that courtesy bet
ter than Judge O'Rear, but ambition
has dethrOned courtesy, and the
temptation was so great that he could
not resist II. Judge ORear, of course,
has the right to conduct his campaign
as he sees fit, but when a man comes
into my district and throws down the
gauntlet, and all because my stand
for law and order, for peace and
quiet and security and he rights of
the citizen. much as ! opposed and
am opposed to a speaking campaign
for the nomination, I accept the gage
will defend my cause. The Repub-
licans everywhere say that my stand
for law and order was right, but some
who are supporting other candidates
say that if | should be nominated The
night riders would vote against me.
or course they will vote against me.
but for every night-rider Republican
that lose / shall get two Democrats.
law-and-order Democrats, in his place
have no fear of the result on that
score. Give me the nomination and /
will take care of the night riders.
Gentlemen. my stand when | went
among the night riders I'm 1908 and de-
nounced them to their faces at their
county seats, with signs of their devil
try before my eyes and the threats of
their vengeance ringing I'm my ears
my stand ! say, was right or It was
wrong. and want the Republican
party to say which side IL viii take.
/ frankly say to you, If on account
OF my stand for law and order. the Re
publican party thinks that ! should
not be nominated bec,fIse the night
riders are against me, then ! protest
against the nomination OF candidate
by the Republican marty because ths