The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-09
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %.
WHY WE CANNOT SUPPORT
WILSON


an honest effort for the past tw,
years to help reunite the Republi
can party, both in the county ant
State. He has advocated a return
to the Republican emblem upon ;
platform containing ,the essentials
advocated by the Progressives. A
the same time we have boldly de
clared that we would not support al
enemy of the people or one who haC
proven himself unworthy of support
If we knew it. In the nomination o.
A. E. Wilson, the Republican tick
ct has at its head one whose very
name should be an insult to ever,
tobacco grower and every union labor
man in Kentucky. While Governor
he not only fought the organization
OF tobacco growers, under the pre-.
tense of stamping out lawlessness
but when he had an appointment
Of Assistant Mine Inspector to make
he ignored the recommendations OF
the Miners Union and allowed Mr..
John B. Atkisson of Darlington to
make the selection. Mr.. Atkisson was
during his life time the greatest
thorn in the side of the Miners I'm
ion in the United States.
At the time Wilson became Gov
ernor of Kentucky, the writer was
National President of the American
Society of Equity and watched the
course of the Governor with unusual
and intense interest. No night rider
troubles were ever charged to this
order or to any of it's members, yet,
either ignorantly, or purpOsely, Will
son never referred to the might
riders in speech. or interview,
and he was always getting himself
interviewed, that he did not class
the Society of Equity and every 9TH
er farmers organization with the
Iawless. His speech to his invited
guests. members of these various or
CARNATIONS at Frankfort in 1908, |
was fair sample of the venom for |
organized farmers which possessed |
his every fiber. His action then is ,
somewhat explained now, by contri-
buttons to his primary campaign
fund by those connected with the
American Tobacco Co., as shown
elsewhere in this paper This is the
company the L. S. Supreme Court
sought to dissolve which has done
10 much to bring our people to rags
md is still seeking to control, not
alone the tobacco markets, but our
aw makers as well How any voter
Who ever belonged to any of these
armers organizations, or ever grew
obacco, can vote for this man and
20 home to look his wife and chill
lren in the face. is beyond our COM ,
'rehension. 1t will be remembered
" many of our people that in .
peech made in the court house yard .
Z Hartford in 1907, while a candi-
late for Governor, Wilson vehem- ,
nifty denied that he was attorney
or the American Tobacco Co., altho
I that time he knew as it develops
ow, that he was the regular at
orney for the Mengel Box Co., which
'as part and parcel of this very TO-
acco company
We expect to support the rest of \,
ne Republican ticket, and at first :,
'ade up our mind to remain silent =,
to Wilson; but the more recent
xposures, fixing absolutely his
.atus with the Tobacco Trust and
hiskey interests. make it impos- :
bic to do so and maintain an honest =
'titude toward our people. II there :,
'e those OF our readers who NAV
ii out with us, we cannot help it. >,
e are actuated by an inbred love
r those who toll on the farms and ~
the mines. Send this man Will
n to the United States Senate and =.
SIX long years labor will have A.,
ere hostile vote on every meas w
e which may come before that ".
dy. We are not advising a choice OF 49,
y other candidate. In a sense of
ty' and in sorrow, we are point ,
out in a way which cannot be "a,
understood why this man, who
lie Governor OF Kentucky was a
end of the American Tobac-
Company, should not be support co,
Al the head of the American