The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-30

from smother county. They trsNc'
from one county to another. There
are not many ~ them. although Judge
O'Rear thinks there are enough OF
them to nominate him for Governor.
He IA mistaken. They can not get
into Republican conventions. W all
| the Republican night riders In Ken
| tricky should attend the convention IN
| christian County where he opened
his campaign. there would not be
enough ~ them to carry thai 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 stale
/ of Kentucky. They are nearly al
Democrats. and Judge O'Rear Is sup
posed 10 he a Republican: but. to read
hts speech. one might have some
doubt.
Yet Hopkinsvllle Is where Judge
O'Rear went To open his campaign
and before the ink was dry on nus
| announcement ~ candldate ~
pitched his tent In Dawson Springs
Dawson Springs. where the night rid
ers visited one of the leading hotels
about the time of his Frankfort
sneech and took therefrom one OF the
guests OF the hotel dragged him 10
the river bank. whipped him ana
made him leave the country. ana 10
day. on account Of the night riders
ne is forced to make his home In n
distant state. The Judge. while az
the SPRINGS. was in daily communica.
ton with his friends in that part OF
the state, and doubtless received
many assurances " support-from the
Democratic night riders.
He capped the climax by opening
his campaign at Hopkinsyille. where
during the night rider troubles mon.
estimated to contain from two nun.
dred To three hundred men, All
masked visited the city under cover
OF darkness. shooting up the plate
glass fronts from one end OF the main
street to the other burning tobacco
factories. shooting a railroad engineer
on his engine. whipping people ana
committing almost every crime and
outrage known to night riderism.
can Imagine that II the Judge had
paused 10 listen during his speech he
could still have heard the echo of the
rafting glass. the tramp OF the mid
might mob and could have smelled
the smoke that I should think still
hangs low over TIM rich valleys or
good old Christian County. from the
burning barns over the destruction
OF which suits are nov pending In the
United States Court az Owensboro. !
say. the people are wondering why
this man should have gone To THIS
place al this time to open his cam
paign. will admit that am nj n
loss To know. unless II was that ne
might be In close proximity To the
mobs that burned Princeton and Hop
. klnsville. or have a reunion OF the
night riders Of the State. where he
, could be present.
But. gentlemen. Is that the way "a
bring capital to your State The for
eign investor. when contemplating
: coming among US. win ask the ques'
ton. Who Is your Governor? What
r stand did he take. during your night
rider troubles? which side was he
, on Judge ORsar's friends are
r boasting that he went into my dis
, trict to open his campaign. and a pa
per supporting him said. -ORear has
, bearded the lion IN hts den" There
Z were eight other districts In the state
p which had no candidates for Gov
) ernor and in courtesy he might have
gene 10 any one % these Not salts
, fed with invading my district. he has
p designs on my county. as Is evidcn
/ nv the letters he Is writing TO tbs
r precinct committeeman Of that coun
+ ty Since Judge ORear made his an
p nouncement | hxvc not so much ~
r sent a letter To his district Courtesy
Z demands certain rhings Uf a candidate
n for the high Office OF Governor. an'
no man understands that courtesy bet
% ter than Judge D'Rear. but ambition
has dethroned courtesy. and IN
IA temptation was go great that he coul'
, not resist IL. Judge O'Rear. OF course
has the right to conduct his campaig'
Il as he sees At but when a man come
r. into my district and throws down tn
K gauntlet, and all because my stan
?. for law and order. for peace an
a quiet and security and the rights q
i the citizen. much as 7 opposed an
, am opposed ~ speaking campaig
y for the nomination. 7 accept the gag
n OF battle, and uo the best OF my abilit
y will defend my cause. The Repui
II licans everywhere say that my stan
" for law and order was right. but som
n who are supporting other candidate
4. say that IL should be nominated IN
% night riders would vote against I'M
At OF course rney will vote against M
10 but for every night-rider Republica
rs that I lose 7 shall get two Democrat
d. law-andi order Democrats. In his pslsc'
=, have no fear OF the result on th'
n score Give me the nomination and
le will take care Of the night riders
I Gentlemen. my stand when ] WEI
IS among the night riders In 1908 and d
IN nouneed them to their faces at the
re county seats. with signs Of thor dew
try before my eyes and the threats
TO their vengeance ringing In my ears
he my stand. I say. was righc or II WI
nv wrong and | want the Republics
ar party TO say which side IL ~ill take.
Is frankly say to you. In on accoui
IS Of my stand for law and order. the x
ge publican party thinks that J shou
bt not be nominated because the nigl
ed riders are against me. then | prote