The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-11-02
Replies to General Buckner's
Criticism Of His Tobacco
Attitude.
RAPS THE Been HAM MACHINE
Judge C'Rear Asks J. W. c. seekhan
n He Takes Back Accusations He
Made Against Mecreary -Four Years
Ago
Ipy L. Vance Armcntrout.l


best demonstration OF the campaign
taniety was witnessed here this morn.
4 ~. when the 500 population OF Harris
n Bounty seat was augmented by the
presence OF 5000 country people. and
hundreds OF tobacco growers, In bug.
gies and on horseback, formed a pro-
cession and met Judge O'Rear at the
train.
Headed by the Hardyville Band. two
horsemen carrying Old Glory and the
carriage conveying Judge O'Rear. the
parade moved through the town and
around the Courthouse square to the
Walton Hotel. where II disbanded.
The carriages bore huge banners and
we're decorated with flags and bunt.
ing. and the horsemen carried trans
parencies. with notices and inscrip-
tons taken from Judge O'Rear's utter
ances.
Down With the Third House" was
one of them: Punish the Night Rid
ers. but Punish the Trust as Well
was another. and some read. shall
the Constitution PreyailH"
Demonstration Significant.
Compared with monster barbecues.
paid for out OF the State campaign
fund and advertised like circus with
cheap railroad rates and the Biggest
Herd OF Performing Presidential Can.
didates Every Exhibited Under One
Management" as the chief attraction.
L.. a. 40 aluptAnunf
My Old Kentucky Home" which
has become the anthem OF Judge
ORears campaign for clean politics
and progressive government, was the
most popular tune the band played.
and IL swayed the audience into a
patriotic frenzy OF applause just be-
fore the meeting was called 10 order.
Capt. II. c. Martin. formerly County
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
by way OF introducing Judge ORear.
declared this TO be the most remark.
able political race ever run In Ken
lucky. The candidate he was intro
ducing announced his principles when
he announced his candidacy. and the
force OF public opinion carried him 10
victory In the Republican State Con
yention. Since then. without a cam gn
fund. having alienated. by his declared
policies. every source OF corruption
fund, he has been making fight for
purity in politics and appealing TO
good citizens to rescue their State
from corrupt rule.
Campaign OF SANDER.
At the outset. Democratic papers OF
Kentucky felicitated the voters upon
the fact that they had their choice be-
tween two good and able men. With
In few weeks the contest on that
side degenerated into a campaign OF
SANDER and abuse. without one word
OF argument or Justification.
The crowd cheered until the room
rang when he said he believed Ken
lucky would neither sell nor be fooled
this year. but would elect Judge
O'Rear by an overwhelming majority
Judge O'Rear again challenged Nc
Creary 10 agree to the publication OF
campaign contributions before the
election. showing how much they re-
ceive, from whom and for what spent
He said: This election may be the
first gun OF 1912: but remember IL is a
double barrel gun. You should fire on
one barrel at State issues this year
and the other ut National issues next
viii Beekham Retraet7
Judge o. Rear asked J. c. w. Beck
ham to take back accusations he made
against McCreary four years ago. dur
ing their contests for the Senatorial
nomination. when he said McCreary
found full treasury and left the State
bankrupt. after having reduced the
school per capita.
Since Beckham has taken the stumI
and Percy Ilaly il managing the State
campaign, Judge O'Rear asked Me
Creary II Ne still thinks. as he stated
four years ago. that Beckham and
Haly are manipulating "A Democratic
machine In Kentucky.
lie took occasion, too. to-day TO reply
to a charge made against him In this
same room a few weeks ago by Gen
Simon Bolivar Buckner. who resides
in Hart county.
Was Hard Picture.
In the politest language doubles,
that he could command" said Judg,
O'Rear. "the effect OF his statement
was that General Buckner could MOI
support me for Governor because
had expressed sympathy with night
riding during the troublous times II
Kentucky's history, Immediately after
the Inauguration OF Governor Wilson
And the General drew a pictur,
of the conditions existing In Kentucky
which was. indeed. hard picture e
look upon; but which was. doubtless
true picture. and that was tn
women and the children and the pool
men upon their farms who were In
suited and who were In some instances
whipped and their property destroyed
by armed and disguised maruuders IA
the night. breaking the peace OF thu
State and disturbing the eQuanimiu