The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-02-12
GOVERNOR JENRIEes' ocALA SPEECH

other men.
They elected him to the Legislature
and made him speaker of the house
of repre- sentatives.
Afterwards they made him the
chief executive of the state.
Occupying so distinguished a posi-
ton be should be extremely guarded
in his public utterances. He should
certainly make no statements that
cannot be sustained.
Did he do this in his Ocala speech ?
He said that Senator Taliaferro's
"matchless record" is blank.
He contrsdIcted the statement
almost in his next utterance.
He said that Mr.. TaliaferrO had Sc
cured an appropriation for the i'm
provement of Biscayne Bay in the
sum of $500 and $40, 900 for deep
ening the channel at Miami.
This in itself is a magnificent APP
preparation and is placed wholly and
solely to the credit of Mr.. TaliaferrO
10y the governor.
But, it seems that Mr.. Flagler has
interests at Miami and MIR. Jennings
wants it to appear that this apprOpri-
alton was exclusively for bis benefit
and not for the benefit of the people
of the state.
Why does the governor of Florida
attempt TO raise hue and cry against
one, who commercially considered at
least, has been such u large UenefactOr
to the state?
But, as matter of fact, Mr.. Talia-
ferrO is no more responsible for secur-
ing The appropriation for Biscayne
Bay than are the other members of
the Florida delegation and he is Just as
much entitled TO the credit for secur-
ing the appropriations for the inn
prOvement Of the harbOr at the mouth
of the st. Johns river and for the har-
bOrs at Fernandina, Tampa, Pensaco.
la, Crystal River and other places, as
he is for the harbOr at Miami
Mr.. TahaferrO's home is on the east
coast while Mr.. Mallory's is on the
west coast and through senatorial
courtesy bills introduced ia the sen-
ate for appr0priating sums of money
for cities, towns and rivers in the dis
trict supposed to be represented by
Mr.. Taliaferro are credited to him,
and for cities, towns and rivers in the
western district, are placed to the
credit of Mir. Mallory.
AS We nave before stated Mr.. Talia-
ferro is due, at lesst, TO a part of the
credit for securing the Indian war
claims and the pensions for the sur
vivors of the soldiers who participa-
ted in the Florida Indian wars.
Do these things sustain the govern
or in his contention that Mr.. Talia-
ferro's "matchIess record" is a blank?
According to the report of Governor
Jennings speech by the Star he said
he is criticised for vetOing the educa-
Uional bill that would have given
$3.50, 900 to six state institutions,
which had only graduated eleven
pupils, while $4,000 school children
were furnishing for this money.
First" Mr.. jennings said, supply
the public schools, then the higher
institutions"
At the time of his veto the govern
or said that he was anxious not to
veto this measure and only did so
because the constitution left him no
other alternative.
The governor also claims immense
credit for receiving for the hire of the
convicts $500, 900 when the state FORM
erly got only $o5,OOO
Everyone knows that this larger
received for the hire of the
cOnvicts is owing to the improved
of the turpentine, phos-
phate and other state industries,
which have caused q scarcity and
consequently larger demand for
labor and not from any extraordinary
financiering on the part of the gov