The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-07-03

triumphant shout from someone IN
the crowd of"' rah for Myersp
The speaker then continued his per-
sonal defence by explaining~hS he had
voted to indefinitely postpone the bill
prohibiting the chaining Of white and
negro convicts together He reviewed
again the incident OF his birth and
training on Florida soil. He told how
he had patrolied the streets OF his ma
tive city with . double barrelled gun on
his shoulder when negro uprising was
feared. How his fret service to tho
/ democratic party Sau been tno under.
taxing Of a dangerous trip from ITALIA.
s.iassee to Mariana IN the dark days Of
carpet-bsgism with messages Of import
and OF how he was held up in the midst
OF dismal swamp Ly enemies to the
cause.
This recital was greeted with ap.
pause, generously given, and once more
the lone voice was raised in somewhat
hoarse and husky "'rah for Myers" The
speaker read from the Revise Statutes
a law bearing upon the matter OF con.
victs and argued the lack of necessity
for the passage Of the act referred Ia
and against which he voted. He dis.
cussed the Flagler divorce law Told
how he was absent from the Senate when
the bill was introduced aud absent from
the session of the Judiciary committee
at which it was considered and favorable
report made How his first impression
upon hearing Of the bill was one Of re.
pugnance to its provisions, but how az
ter deliberation, after viewing it calmly
and dispassionately, and eliminating
from it's consideration the element 81
sentiment, he saw nothing against H.
He told of the good company he was IN
when voting for it, How twentyeeyen
Senators beside himself, all good, true
and christian gentlemen, had voted for
it and how it had received the sign
manual of the governor and became a
law. The speaker was OF the opinion
that no undue Influences were used to
procure the passage Of the bill. He
thought ii unfortunate that Mr. Flag
ler's name was connected with it because
Mr.. FlagleF is very nch man. but ia
his opinion the bill would have been
passed had IL been in the interest Of any
poor citizen of Florida In connection
with this matter the speaker "touchet
up" Mr.. Lamar who, he said, boing q
member o. the governors cabinet will
Office adjoining that Of his excellency
did not see fit to enter a protest or say
one word TO the governor in opposition
to the bill becoming law. Just WIN
Mr.. Lamar should be called upon to en-
ter protest to something with whicl
he had, and could not, IN the nature o
things, have had, any connection and per
hsps Of which he had no knowledge
the speaker did not explain.
For one hour and forty minutes MI
Myers talked, and he made most OK
Cellent. ingenious speech, but in all tina
time we failed to hear one reason ad
vanced why he should be cent to con
gress, unless this could be called a rea
con: He said he had been called cor
porationist because he had been rail
road attorney. He said that Congress
men Sparkman and Davis had also oeel
railroad attorneys and thought that q
they had accomplished 30 much gooC
fos the State IL would be well for tn,
people to have another railroad attorney
there, the inference being that Mr.
Myers was the man. His speech wa
entirely along defensive lines. He had
been assailed, his public record had beer
thrown into the canvas aud he defended
his course by giving his reasons for it
The band played another tune after
which Hons, Jefferson B Browne and ],
| N. Whtner, candijates for railroad com
missioner, delivered short speeches
Both gentlemen were well received ant
carefully listened TO, but the crowd had
thinned out considerably after Mr.
Myers speech.
And 80 ended the day. Everything
moved along smoothly. The crowd en-
ioyed'the speeches and the music. No
trouble was had aud the people moyet
along IN their accustomed ways