The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-10-26

comes oligarchicai or monarchical
Without equality Republican instItu.
lions are impossible. Inequality ol
representation is tyranny to which nc
people worthy of freedom will freely
submit. To say that man In Spencer
County shall have seven times as
much influence in the government OF
the state as a man In Ohio, Butler
or Edmonson is to say that six men
out of every seven in these counties
are not represented in the govern
ment at all. They are required to sub
NIT to taxation without representa-
ton. II was this kind OF oppression
which inspired that great struggle
for freedom which began on Lexing-
Green in 1878 and ended at Yorktown
in 1871. Equal representation is the
basis OF patriotism. No citizen will or
ought to love the state which OPP
presses him, and that citizen is op-
pressed who is denied equal repre-
sentation with every citizen OF the
commonwealth. II is no answer TO
the demand of appellees that the
act OF 1906 be declared unconstitution'
al to say that II will follow that the
act of 1898 must also be declared un-
constitutional because It created I'M
equal representative districts al
though in less degree than that
Of 1906. The conclusion sought to he
drawn does not follow. The act of
1893 has gone into effect and the
government has been organized IN
der 1t. To hold It void would be to
throw the government into chaos and
II is now too late to question its
validity. The next legislature must
be elected under II and then we have
no doubt the members. impelled by
their sense Of duty. the obligation Of
their oath Of office, together with
their spirit Of Justice which is the
heritage Of the race, will redistrict
the state as the constitution requires
But did the next Legislature. q
Democratic Legislature, do II. Not
at all. They had no thought Of doing
IL, and the Democratic Platform Is
silent on the sub
jet"
Turning to the Republican admins
tration at Frankfort the Senator
warmly defended and praised Cover
nor Wilson and his management OF
the affairs of the State.
Then followed defense OF the Taft
discussion Of the
tariff and other national issues.
In his final appeal he asked the
audience to remember that the peo-
pie in Rockcastle. Jackson and the
are being taxed without
And turning to the
Negroes to his left he said: II have
40 use for the fellow who says col
bred man. A colored man is every
hing on earth except a white man.
You are a race Of people. you are
Negroes-that is your race. You
ought to be proud Of 1t. You know
here was a time when you were In
slavery. when you had no rights.
lou know that you were made free
" the Republican party. You know
hat old Fred Douglass told the
ruth when he said that to the Ne
TO the Republican party is the ship I
nd all else is the open sea. What do ,
re want you to do? White people
elped you once, now come out and
clip the white people to have equal
Addressing the people Of the noun
sins he said: 81 was born In the
'lue Grass. but was raised In the
from the time I was
Dung child. and there standing and
,oking from the mountain tops
BOX into my being the inspiration
hich has been to me the cause OF
'Siy ouSe'oo IN hc ihouhsaiho
re filled with splendid people.
people, people who live
carer the heavens than the blue
rass. people that drink purer water
ian the bluegrass people. people
lat live nearer the clear starry
Iies. VIII you not help US out OF
lie slough OF despond? VIII you not
Ike this man. Ed. O'Rear, the most
aggressive man In the state. the
an who Is fighting the battles Of
e people. and make him Governor.
Id when you have done that you will
I've accomplished everything 80 for ,
your state is concerned that man
,od and patriotism indicate that 4,
u should accomplish"