The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-09-22

turns with longing eyes 20 the cityf Wn1
IL II that the lights fckerins from thu
towns beckon him from the auIetude
from the peace and contentment OF hom'
IN the country. Because there are OBJ
portunitics. Here Is little or none. s.
these farmers said. we win get together
that Is what the other fellows did.
You got together. You formed Farm
ers' Guild. don't know how many you
have formed The trouble Is you never
stuck together long enough. You did moi
know how very well You had not been
working at that business so long, but you
got together.
The first thing you did was to study the
law That is commendable; that Is "a
your credit. You went to the books Of the
statutes OF your state. and you said, what
is there in the statutes that will allow u'
to get together. and there you found thu
law. Thus saith the statutes OF the peo'
pie: You may organize yourselves int
lawful associations, get better price, s
reasonable price. for the products Of your
soil and your hands. That Is the limit
That is all you are entitled to.
Did your adversaries take II kindly
They never have; they never will. Thel
said no. we will break that down. W.
can't break II down by law. because thel
are operating under the law. but we will
break II down contrary to the law, in de-
hance OF the law. Squeeze IL to death
smother II, not burn 1t. that makes too
big a light Somebody might see. No
shoot IL. that causes too much noise
They might catch us. Merely smother 1t
or starve 1t. What difference does
make. so II is dead. Or corrupt It, al
ways by insidious means SO they wen
to work and they came to the man whs
did not have the courage to say. zee
thee behind me. Satan" but who said
Come along. Satan. we will weigh uI
this tobacco" Applause and laughter.
In this way and that and the other the,
discouraged, and then they said to thu
farmers unions. we will not buy from
you. Not because they did not need you.
products? But because you are organ
lied. What crime Is there in that? DE-
not the statutes of my state and the con
stitution Of my commonwealth authoriz
and permit IT? Is 1t not true that ever,
other class of people from sign painter
to magnates in Wall street have all com
bined to better their conditions. and wha
is there that prevents my doing It? The,
said you must not We will not blu:
from you. We will starve you.
Reason Of Violence.
Then II was that these reckless, law
less spirits, feeling that the law was i'm
potent as to them, forsaken by the powe
OF government, having nothing els
to do, as they said it, excep
to strike blindly as their ancestors ha,
done in the centuries back. strike ignor
antly. aye, strike criminally. The.
struck, and the law was broken, and tn
press was infiamed by the outraged law
Society was shocked They condemne,
them. They said. Hang them"
They asked me what thought about II
! am going to repeat to you what | said
because / have not changed my mind
said that lawlessness should be repress
ed by the power of the law Their,
should be no compromise with crime
but. There is where the trouble came
If had stopped there. would have beer
a good fellow, but put in that but"
believe 1t is not only the privilege but tn,
duty of the government to go to the bot
tom and discover the cause underlyin,
this great disturbance which has arouse,
a peaceful people to acts Of violence. thi,
cause that has made criminals of thes.
Kentuckians. and whatever that cause Is
30 dig 1t out by the roots and destroy 1t
Now, there was the trouble. | said too
much to please the people who wanted /,
let things stay as they were. My poin
is. do not want to drive an idea through
their heads with bayonet. | want to ge'
the idea in there by peaceful means, ant
to prevent crime rather than to have Il
punish crime after 1t is committed No.
that we will not punish the crime already
committed, but that 1t is better for SO.
ciety that II be nos committed. rather
than to have it committed and then hav,
il punished.
Now. for that, there were some peopn
who called me might Rider" because
as Kentuckan. wanted to see a con.
dition of peace restored in Kentucky, anc
the men who created the wealth in Ken.
lucky. the men who were the very basis
who were the very foundation of the
state, in supporting 1t and maintaining 1t
should be made prosperous and happy
That is What wanted to see, and what
want to see yet. There are eighty thou
sand of these men in Kentucky engaged
in the cultSr'e of this product. a product
peculiar to Kcntucky's soil. in which
Kentucky has practically a monopoly oil
the worlds supply, market that is
growing day by day and extending year
by year all over the world product that
draws heavily also upon the muscles and
endurance of the men who produce it,
II has come down to this. You tried
II for years and years. You found that
the high cost Of living that we hear so
much about in the papers and at tha
stores is a fact. Everything else has
gone up except what you have to sell
What is the matter? / think there is a
cause. My idea is to get to the cause
and remove 1t with Judgments OF
the courts OF the people. by executing
the laws of the people under the oaths
and upon the consciences of the people.
Not by violence. but here In your courts
where the people rule. said there We're
enough laws in this Kate and enough vir-
tue and power in those laws TO punish
those who oppressed the people. and to
relieve the people Of oppression.
1 DECLARED TO YOU THEN, AND
REPEAT TO YQU TODAY. THAT
THERE is ENOUGH POWER AND
ENOUGH VIRTUE IN THE LAWS OF
KENTUCKY TO REDRESS EVERY
WRONG COMMITTED AGAINST you.
THERE is no OCCASION TO RESORT
TO VIOLENCE THE ONLY THIN NC