The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-05-31
is ALL OF THIS
INAUGURATION?
]. Z. Barwick on the Senatorial
Question.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Is II Imagination About FIagIer,
Railroads, and Other
influences
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Palmetto, Fla,, May az, 1904.

Palmetto, Fla, May az, 1904.
To the Editor of the Metropolis;
at is all imagination said banker
TO me, "that Senator Taliaferro is in alli-
ance with the railroad interests of the
State" This statement made, think how
much imagination there was in the de-
velopments of the late campaign, with
its established records and facts and re-
ports, and asked myself: Is II all inn
agination that the railroad interests of
the State supported Senator Taliaferro In
the primary election Of May 10, and did
not support the other three candidates
for the same positionl Is 1t all imagina-
ton that Mr.. Flagler placed, or caused
to be placed, in the hands of Senator
Taliafeiro, to aid him in his candidacy,
his private correspondence with Mr..
Stockholm Is it all imagination that
Senator Taliaferro did read, exhibit and
otherwise use the said private correspon-
dence, and thereby proving that he had
the support and confidence of Mr.. Flag
Ter, and through him the support and
confidence Of the entire political railroad
interests Of the State
Is 1t all imagination that Mr.. Flagler
did buy and pay for, and does now own
the Times Unionl Is II all Imagination
that in the late campaign the Times
Union supported none other than candi-
dates known to be in alliance with the
railroads of the Slater Is It all magma
ton that ex-senator Call was secured by
the railroad interests OF the State to make
his race In the late primary for the pur-
pose Of detracting from Mr.. Stockton's
voter Is II all imagination that Senator
Call in his speech at Tallahassee COM
mended Senator Taliaferro in high terms,
while few years ago this same Senator
Call tried to convince the United States
Senate that Senator Taliaferro had secur-
ed his election through corrupt means
and by direct purchases with corporation
money! Is 1t all imagination that others
were employed by the Flagler railroad
interests Of the State to make high sound
ing but fallacious charges which Senator
Taliaferro with great show of innocence
could easily disprove and at the same
time valiantly vanquish his fictitious OPP
ponentp
Is II all imagination that In Tampa,
and at other places, ON May 10, railroad
money and influence was both plentiful
and freel 10 II all imagination that on
election day grown men were seen wear
Ing Taliaferro tags, some of whom were
doing so to carry out their part of the
bargain to vote for Senator Taliaferro1 Is
The constant and generally believed report
hat prominent newspapers like the
Tampa Tribune and Ocala Banner barter
ID away their editorial influence to Sena-
or Taliaterro In the late campaign, all
magination1 Is il all imagination that
he Tribune was directed 10 hold its FIRE
or the second campaign, but blum
eringly and uuwittingly disclosed its po-
tion in the first campaingi
Is It all imagination that a certain
ewspaperin South Florida sold out abso.
ltely, openly and above board to Senator
aliaferro, when II is recalled that prior
Its announcement III favor of Senator
aliaferro, Il advertised In its own col
INNS for bidders. and stated substantially
lat an editor could not, out of 81, 900
y annuin, pay his living expenses and
expected to rip and tear up the ground i.
Congressman or United States Sen.
Or with salary Of $4,000 per annunl
II these things are mere matters of i'm
ination, then what is real here below
Respectfully,
/. T., BARwIcK.