The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1902-08-08


are higher than those allowed the
South Georgia and West Coast, the
Valdosta Southern, the Suwannee
and San Pedro, and tho Georgia,
Florida and Alabama, as will be
seen by comparison of the schedules
published In the Fourth Annual Re-
port Of the Railroad Commission, be-
ginning on page 1913, and In the Fifth
Annual Report, beginning on page
as. Instead of lowering tho freight
rates his past record" was to allow
the great trunk lines to charge from
% to 100 per cent more than the
smaller roads which have just been
built. Such n policy Is In tho inter
o.. Of the great trunk limos, and tends
to discourage the investment OF cap
ital In our state in railroad bnllding
and the development OF sections Of
tho State INTO which these truck
lines do not extend, and TO rotard
railroad building by any othor COM
panles
Mr. Days past record" and his
present platform are utterly at varl-
ance. My position is consistently the
same that have maintained since l
first entered public life. My record
In the Senate In 1891, when / was
President Of that body, and again In
1909, Is we'll known, and my voice
and vote were always on the side OF
the people, have always boen In
favor Of a strong Railroad Commits.
sion, and assisted In drafting the bill
which was introduced In the Senate
In 1903, and advocated Its passage.
In response to Mr.. Days statement
published with his announcement OF
his candidacy before the second pri.
mary, that he was offered the posi-
tlon Of Secretary to the Railroad
Commission at twenty-five hundred
dollars por annum, as an induce.
mont not to run, and that no had
spurned the Offer | will say that no
such offer was ever made to Mr., Day
by mo OF by any one Tor me, bat that
l was approached by friends Of MIR.
Day, who stated that they were act
ing for him, with such proposition,
and In the interest OF harmony In
tho Democratic party, to preventive
necessity and expense of n second
primary, and as a courtesy to n de-
feated competitor for the office, l
stated that | would consent to his
employment as Clerk to the Com
mission, with the understanding that
no was to DO retained so long, and
only 80 long, ~ his services proved
satisfactory TO the Commission, and
Mr.. Day withhold announcement OF
his second candidacy until he had,
on July30th, autographed TO a mutual
friend In Jacksonville to know II an
agreement for his employment ms
Secretary could DO obtained In writ
Ing, to which he received q reply
that II could not be obtained.
had no intImatIon of this until
received telegram from Mr.. Day
In reply to one which / had sent him
asking him to let me know whether
or not he would be u candidate, IN
which he asked mo TO "indulgo" him
until no had received reply to the
Telegram which he had sent to
mutual friend and II was after the
receipt Of the latter, refusing to en-
ter into such a contract, that he an
nounced his candidacy.
As q gentleman ! could not have
mentioned this, as Mr.. Day had re-
quested that the matter should b.
treated as confidential between gen
tlemen. Mr.. Day now seems TO thinI
that there Is some political capital Il
be made out OF II, and violates thu
bond Of confidence and rewards IN.
generosity by seeking to use !
against me. am willing to leave
the matter to the better impulses
falr.mindednes and manhood OF thu
people OF the State OF Florida.
Wish to impress upon the peopl'
the Importance OF the primary o
| Aug. 18th. While there are not 81
many candidates to be voted for, TN
issues involved are as great, and tn
interests Of the people are as mucl
at stake as they were In the election
OF July 18th, II, through indiffcr
ence, you do not vote on the 18th o
August, the policy which you on
dorsed In the'July primary stands Il
danger OF being nullifled.
JEFFE RSON u. BROWNE
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