The record., 1911-06-01

that great army of men who till the
soil. the farmers OF Kentucky. because
IL has been said by some who are sup
porting other candidates that some OF
The. farmers OF Kentucky would vote
against me because Of what | said
about the Night Riders In speech |
delivered at Hopkinsville In 1908. |
do not hold TO the belief that RePub
llcan farmers are against me on that
account or any other account ! was
reared on farm. have helped the
farmers. my neighbors. 10 build their
homes roll their logs. grow their to.
bacco. thresh their wheat. make up
their molasses-in fact. ! have done
some Of every kind Of work known TO
the farming fraternity I'm this state.
! have mixed AID mingled with them
all my life. know the farmers CT
Kentucky. who thCy are and what they
stand for. and ! am proud that so
many OF them know me. as am proud
TO know them.
In that speech at Hopklnsville |
stated that if were a farmer | would
belong to all of their organizations
that sought In a lawful way to en-.
hance the price Of farm products. |
believe the farmers have a right To
organize for self-protection. and |
would be glad TO see every farmer In
the land take a greater interest in the
welfare of every other farmer
know the hardships through which
the farmer passes each year as he tolls
10 make an honest living for himself
and those dependent upon him. eating
two meals day by lampllght the yeaI
round taking chances with the ele.
ments. to have his crop destroyed
by drouth or flood. and. should he es-
cape both and gather abundantly at
harvest time 10 have great combina.
tlons of We lth TO sit in Judgment on
the prices forcing them down some.
times below the cost OF production
This is the common lot OF the farmer
I'm Kentucky. know these things are
hard and they should be remedied at
once-but who is TO do Il? The Dem
ocratlc party viii not do IT, because
Il has controlled legislation In Ken
tucky since 1865 without a break. eX.
cept at one time the Republicans had
the House. but the Democrats con
trolled the Senate II there is no law
in Kentucky TO punish great combina-
tions of wealth. formed and used 10
oppress the people. II is the fault OF
the Democratic party and not the fault
of the Republican party | promise. II
elected Governor. TO enforce impartial
ly. without fear or favor. such existing
laws as NAV be invoked against the
employment Of capital In a manner
oppressive to the people. and 10 use
all the power that may be at my com.
mand TO secure the passage of laws
that will efectually break up these
wrongful operations of capital That
is the remedy and the only remedy
But" one will say. 1--WE can not get
our officers TO enforce the law" Then
you should elect men who will enforce
the law But for Gods sake. for the
sake of your State. your home and
your family. do not undertake to Sc
cure redress through the mob. A mob
never sF4lea anvthirr eycept 10 brinp
disgrace upon ihc comm anlty, ann LOT
ever damn those who engaged IN th'
mob. II Is an Insult 10 any hOHcS
farmer 10 sTV that he ,ciH get mad a
Vou for depOWRcinO mObS MObS ar
in nearly cUerB inStGECe composed o.
cOiCGrdS ard Of the lOtCer elements 10
ne com immunity. aud for any man Z,
become iHcenScd when yOU dCROUnce {
mob tCiH ROfuTdllB cause the public 4
think that he tCOS either in the mol
or iCdS ia sympathy iCith il. And
man that Is i'm sympathy with the mol
and does not join II II he has the or
pOrtunity. is greater coward thar
these who do join. and that Is the rea
son ne does not join.
Itrdra 0tRaar Mnb Rtle
Judge O'Rear had something to sa,
about mobs in his speech at Hopkins
] VILE q part of which | endorse and
Iart Of which | do not endorse. II
said in speaking of the attitude o
Governor Wilson toward him:
THE Governor knew my views o.
the situation. for at his ins ance ha
several conferences with him on tn
subject. | said In the speech 9TH
Frankfort speech that the Governo
was to- be commended for his effort
10 restore peace and protect life an
property. as well as 10 bring to pun
ishment the violators of The law"
II Judge O'Rear had stopped ther
the world would have said: I'VE
done. good and faithful servant" Bl
listen to what he said next. whic
spoiled all that had gone before;
"But | further said that in my opil
ion the disorders were symptomatiC
that they reflected the feeling Of r
sentiment of many growers that the
had suffered long oppression. and th'
the law had not afforded them an
remedy: that the surest way 10 pr
vent similar outbreaks was 10 remo'
the cause Of them: that the grove
could not be convinced that they We
not being outrageously oppressed
threats Of punishment; that you cou
not push an idea through an AAgl
Saxon's head With a bayonet-
What does Judge O'Rear mean
that? Does he mean TO say that u
Governor ought not 70 have CALI
out soldiers 70 prevent murder. ars'
! and Intimidation? lie says:
2 THE farmers were being 9epress
! by threats. The disorders we're sym
tomato.
Which no one denies. but we diff
2 as to the remedy. Does he mean
. that that the right way 10 settle {
n troubles was through the mob, {
D torch and the whipping post? W
: did he not say: Gentlemen. yo
I troubles are real and your grievan
D great. but your remedy Is in the /;
D and you must not take Il into yo
4 own hands" He says:
.? "The growers could not be convinc
1 that they were not being outrageous
: oppressed by threats Of punishment
g Who was threatening the honest
q bacco growers The only threats II
d anvbcdy heard Of were against
e Night Riders and by the Night Ride
?. Nobody made any threats against
Il honest tobacco growers except
Il night riders ! protest against Jud
/ O'Rear or any one else placing
4 night rider and the honest toba'
n grower upon the same level CT in
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