Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-17
BINGHAM ASSERTS He
WANTS NO OFFICE
Sponsor For But;ey Association
Nails Rumor He Would Seek
Political Plum

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growers OF Owen county here
that ii the Is per cent OF the crop
regarded as essential to the sue
cess of the Burlcy co-operativcI
marketing movement Is not sign
ed by November Is. he will take
il ''aS a notice that the Kentucky
tobacco growers are not a in
tcresi ID in their own affairs as
they should be" and that he will
expect. without rancor. to retire
from the field"
Judge Bingham declared his
purpose to see this drive thru.
we must has. IS per cent OF the
acreage by November l.. 1921. =
ne said. iii we have not. ! shall
understand it To be a notice that
he growers are not a Interested
IN their own affairs as they
should be and shall expect with
,ut r3ncor. To retire from the
. icld.'
Judge Bingham has financed
Inc organization OF the growers
~ to the present time Discuss
n@ his feature of III" matter. nC
said:
In this behalf have given
some money. which MAS ; nccc>-
~itv to begin the movement: a
lot of time and energy. and heart
ull of devotion 10 the people.
who have been So good tu me.
Judge bingham said:
1T has been my good fortune
to have been associated IN NY
! life with number uf public
movements. have never seen
80 MANY hi. men working unset
iShlv for their community - are
ngagcd in this hurley ur%auiza-
lion.
you have heard i charged &C
/ caSiunally that Ralph Parker and
! lin Stone and some Oi the 9th
crS with whom I am privileged to
/ be associated. hope to proiIt Imam
cially by the success OF this move
mcnt. Intelligent Kentucky farm
crS do not need to bc reminded
vi the manifest absurdity OF his.
I For iii the wears of bad prices
these men and others of large in
/ ,crcsts make more money t1an
in wears of good prices. ii to-
DacCo became Il permanent drug
1n the market they would still
! nave their house and their auto
mobiles. They are independent
OF YOU. But at my request they
/ ioincd with me to help. knowing
that what would generally help
Kentucky would make it a safer
/ place for them to invest their
money in and Il better place to
rear their families nj. That l.
WHY they are in it hat l. why |
am in il.
Il ask your pardon for men
tioning myself at all. The occa-
sion makes it necessary. II l.
J.. briefly told. When saw how
prosperous are the farmers oi
>. California and then read of the
privatio1I$ OF the Kentucky TO
bacco growers last winter when
the market fell To the bottom.
determined would try to do this
one thing for, my state and so
went in TO form cooperative.
Fate. not my own merit OF
, ability. had placed i'll my hands
) two great newspapers. and the
, resources with which to make
them effective. | decided to de
, vote all these TO this cause. by
. this time YOU have realized-oI
: YOU will some oay-that there !:
not all office in the gilt of an .ci-
: ficial or voter of the United
1. States that | would acc'.ptI am IL
; this thing TO stabilize living con
= ditions in the rural sections o
; Kentucky and to reform the mos
/ backward system OF crop mar
lxeting that ever existed. | an
lin it to take the women and chill
4 dren out of the tobacco rows. Ii
r this behalf | have given Som'
h money which was a necessity Il
: lbegin the movement: lot o
: time and energy: and heart tut
h OF devotion TO the people wh'
: have been SO good to me- an
d going TO see this drive through
: We are trying TO help the peopl
e of Kentucky help themselves an'
r the time to do it is now. w
n must have Is per cent of the bur
: ley acreage signed up by NoveIn
n Der Is, 1921.
G "If we have not. | shall under
stand it to be a notice that tn