Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-07-06
NEW RIVER PICNIC.
Big Crowd Gathered at the Long
Bridge Friday.
OommuniCated.)


The announcement of a picnic
at New river long bridge last Fri
day brought out a. large crowd of
men, women, children and can.
didates, who spent pleasant day
There were young people who
danced to strains of violin and or
fgan, but the principal event was
speech-making by candidates for
county Offices.
The speech-making was in prog
ress when your correspondent ar
rived on the grounds Candidates
declared that they were in the race
to stay, and that their records were
open for inspection, All made
good speeches, Notwithstanding
their avowal that they had not
come for such a purpose.
Mr.. N. J. Jones. who aspIres to
senatorial honors, was called upon
to make a speech as soon as be
arrived on the grounds, but he
yielded the time allotted to hun to
DR.. Van Elderen, The doctor
made very acceptable speech.
After this a few more announced
themselves candidates. and then
the chairman requested that the
baskets be brought out for an old
time picnic dinner.
After dinner Mr.. ]. B. Crews
spoke on taxation. There was but
a small crowd to hear him, but be
deserved a better attendance for
his originality of thought and rug.
ged eloquence was revelation to
your correspondent, who had not
heard him before.
When Mr.. Crews had finished
Mr.. Jones was again called upon
to speak, and this time he stepped
briskly upon the platform and sur
lprised his hearers by showing them
THAT he, too, could talk He be.
gan by saying that he thought he
was out of the speech-making bus
illness, as he had yielded his time, to
DR.. Van E deren, but it seemed
THAT his friends were determined to
have him speak, anyway He then
addressed the char and asked that
ten minutes be allowed him. which
was granted. Addressing the
audience he said:
"Ladies and gentlemen-Iknow
you are tired and do nor want to
hear any more speeches. 1t is now
time to go home. but bear with me
lust ten minutes, and l will b,
Through.
81 have followed Mr.. Crews yer,
closely and noted what he has Il
say about high taxes and the cause
Mr.. Crews has told you that oul
taxes are too high; you all know
that. Again, Mr.. Crews told yol
that we are having too much crime
land criminal prosecutions, My
friends, you all know that; what
want Mr.. Crews to tell you is tn,
remedy for all this, 1 notice tha
The has not touched on that at all.
He then appealed to Mr.. Crews tt
impart this information 10 the PEG
pie if he could. Continuing, Mr.
Jones said:
81 have in my mind some of ths
remedies for high taxes, but it il
hard to get them executed. Still
if / am elected as your representa-
tive in the state senate this year,
will use every effort in my poweI
to save the state $50, 900, by offer
ing and working for resolution t.
adjourn the legislature at the ex
piration of thirty days. There vii
not be a United States senator tc
elect at the next session, and about
all the work of any consequence t.
be done is to meet, make the ap
propr atoms for the state and quit
al have talked with many em
inent lawyers of the state, and the
tell me, that we have too man,
laws now and that it would be
blessing to the state if the legisls
ture would meet. and repeal law
for thirty days, and adjourn. Then
why prolong the session. | shal
work for early adjournment,
elected. If you select me as YOU
senator this year you can rely o.
> me not to leave a stone unturne'
in reducing the burden of taxation
of have been told by ex-repres