The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-04-25
GOVERNOR BRooME's PICTURE
Will Adorn the Executive Gallery in the
State Capitol

E. Broome, with the following letter
QUINCY, FLA, April -, 1902.
To his excellency, W. >. Jennings,
Governor of Florida:
Dear Sir-I have the honor to trans
NIT to your excellency portrait OF
my father, copied from his likeness
taken while governor of the state in
1855. May I ask that you will receive
and give it proper place in the exec
utive gallery? The picture of my
father taken while governor in 1856
has only recently fallen into my pos
session; hence lis long absence frem
the gallery.
Trusting that you will accept the
portrait with feelings similar to those
which prompts its presentation, | re-
main, dear sir, with the highest es-
TEEN and regard, yours very truly,
JAMES T.. BECOME.
Governor Jennings in accepting the
portrait pays high tribute to the late
governor. The letter is as follows:
| TALLAHASSEE, FLA., April Is, 1902.
Hon. Jas. T. Broome, Quincy, Fla:
My Dear SENATOR have the honor
and pleasure to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of the 18th instant,
together with the excellent portrait Of
you father, Hon. James f.. BroOme,
third governor OF the state Of Florida,
presenting the same to the state, and
beg to inform YOU that the same has
been placed in the executive gallery
of the state OF Florida and your letter
of presentation recorded in tie mipE
utes of the executive office.
wish to thank you in the name of
the people of Florida for this addition
to the portraits of their distinguished
sons. In accepting this portrait on
behalfof the state | cannot fOrbear al
luding to some acts that marked Gov
ernOr BrOOme's administration, made
il history, left its impress on the future
and shaped for the good OF the future
the economic and Industrial develop
ment of our state.
With prophetic vision he looked
into the future aud in his first mes
sage advocated the construction OF
two trunk lines of railroads-one from
Fernandina on the Atlantic to Tampa
Bav and the other from the Atlantic
TO Pensacola Bay. The need of unity
ing the people and making the COM
mon interest was appreciate by him
and the wisdom of his suggestion has
been demonstrated unnumbered times
since.
The measure that marked his ad-
minstratiun and that was the most far
reaching in it impress on the state was
of his suggestion, viz: 1.-The act to
provide for and encourage liberal
system of internal improvements"
The lethargy of the preceding years |
gave place to energy and enterprise |
and the state gained rapidly in pOpu-
lation and wealth. He was an earnest |
advocate of uniform taxation, ear
nestly advocated the preservation of
the states collection Of valuable books |
and the establishment of the state
library.
His recommendation were many, |
good and far reaching in their effects
and much wisdom is shown in the ex-
ecutlve veto, especially that Of q bill
passed by the legislature to abolish
the supreme court and an "An act TO
benefit commerce." a bill that pro-
posed to divest the state ''Of all right,
title and interest in all lands owned
by the state GA waters lying in front
of any tract of land owned by cIti-
zen of the United States or the United
States for Ipublic purposes" BY this
veto he saved the state thousands of
dollars in valuable water privileges.
Floridians will ever cherish his
for his many wise and good
deeds done both as citizen and an
executive, and his portrait as it looks
Down upon us will be a constant re-
hinder OF the psst and an incentive
% follow in his ways, STRIVING always