Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07
MR.. FUTCn SPEAKS AGAIN.
Continues His Arguments for Strong
Men and Reform.

1Glu the Close aItSDtloD OF inc
arge audience at the Conner
bridge last Friday. After urging
MS hearers to vote for William ].
Bryan and the other democratic
nominees, be saic:
81 shall now pass to our county
politics, and as Mr.. J. B Crews,
replying to my address at There's
Sa on the 18th inst, threw down
the gauntlet, ! am forced to take it
up and vindicate myself. He is
as saying that / sold out
to N. ]. Jones to make speeches
and was hired to electioneer for
Mr.. Jones. | wish to say to all
that L. c. Futch is not for sale.
Mr.. Jones, nor Mr.. Crews, can't
buy me. / denounce the report as
false. ! am a free man and have
the righ to express my honest
views ma public way. was at
Theresa on the 18th and was un-
expectediy called on to make a
speech, and in my humble way /
urged that the voters send able
and influential men to Tallahassee.
I also spoke of and dwelled on re-
trenchment. After the speaking
Mr.. Jones and several other can.
didates came to me and said they
liked the sPeech-it was for them,
as it was on their lines, and that
the speech applied to them. Mr.
Crews said it was for Jones and
against him (Crews). As view
the matter it is an honest confes.
sion by Crews that be is not or
the line of reform and possesses
neither the ability nor the iniu
ence to make a good senator
therefore | would suggest that The
people vote HIM an honorable stay
at-home session for four years
Gentlemen, it IS the interest ! have
in the issue before US that prompt:
me to take the step have taken ii
THIS campaign. The campaign
opened upon the issue of higt
taxes. with the inquiry for :
remedy.
ut is unnecessary for me to tel
you that taxes are high, every tax
payer knows that; theI question Il
how about the remedy. 1t seems
that with every ebb and food o
the tide, with each revolving year
| the taxes run a little higher. 1
may be true that the claims made
for state and county taxes ar,
meritorious, yet it is true that -tot
much public money goes in th,
pockets of individuals uncompen
stated for. Therefore, it natural,
follows that the foundation stone
of retrenchment must be laid il
the legislative halls. Asretrench
ment is the issue in other counties
it is our imperative duty to assis
in the movement for reform, henc,
the demand on us for astrong
able, influential man to repre$en
US in the next state senate. w
need not send men to Tallahassee,
who cannot or>io not offer any plsl
for relief or who do not believe Y,
need any, and expect anything
their hands believe, gentIenIs
the time has arrived when "
should not send men to Tallahas
see simply because they wapt {
go, nor should we reject a maj
because of local or personal pre-
udice, but stand by the man VIII
is able and willing to help the ia,
f., payer. There are six candidate
for legislative honors, three
whom have offered plans that nu
doubtedly would work relief to tn
taxpayer. Mr.. Jones has .sugges'
ed plans which would save thoD :
aDdS of dollars to the Deo'y q
should they go into effect, an 81
is possible and very probable '.he
viii, if he is elected, am , fes
iquite sure he viii be- tie fti
that he pledges himself w a az
influence and ability to "
| the people is sufficient sr4si
his support. Again. ieZ ~
Jones suggests and ting u
has done since the canN 81
eds proof Of bis al 20
number of senators ~
atives who have coz Y
selves In favor