The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-03
DAVIS OR BROwARD.
Their Public Records Ably Com
pared.
From Punta Gorda Herald.

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,,a,,G,, means II wnnId have been
s.ti.fIsI ,yith aitbar Mr. Davis Mr..
Rrny,,I mr. AR MAYS as the candidate.
anT II had No iJsa tLat II was nossi-
III for anv Iarra number of demo-
crsts IN he deceived into voting for
Mr. RrnNard Tho Herald i'm fact.
J,J NOT consider Mr. Rroward as he
ino- in tho rae. ntbnrwise il would
- triad ~. ,(niigbtsn the neople AS
III. nt,,y untifw.ss Nov as the
r,nt,s- mas narroWaI dawn tn these
t,yn mn ani ,lr.. uneStion as TO
Which wnnld max fb,i b,sr governor.
/, j. ,.I.,ri,, th'. du,y If any uevsna-
~. layirCs , conscientious REGARD for
H., v'sIfaT,. If IN. st.,r. r., q,lXise the
IaInnrratir vor,.rS ms 10 what il hon
astiv believes i the wiseSt choice to
mai
Moved therefore. solely by the sin
,sr.. b..sir,. D., .rnn,ose The hest in
r..rs... If our 'b,lnwoI Florida. the
Hsr.,li I7nhssitatirgIv ur,,-S the
.Iem0rratir voters t1 east their bal
. ia+s IN Tune : for Robrrt ". Davis.
His uuhlir recor,l : without n stain.
Tt,,rais nat !, Si1rrla instance in il in
which he has rrny.d faithIess to his
na,rIa ar dar4lirt Ia their interests.
N nm has We. shown nor can ANY,
nne show. n solitary instance IN
which Mr.. Davis has NEGLECTED. his
duty TO his constituents or proved
rerTaaut to any trust cnnfided to him.
His ability * unuupstinurj. He is
on,. Of the most brilliant men i'm Flor
ida. As governor of this great stat
no FInridian would he ashamed to
recognize him as such in any great
national or international gathering.
where brains and brilliamce would
reflect Iuster on the fair name Of
Florida.
When the governor of Florida is
called ont 10 represent and speak for
( her on some great occasion, Floridi-
ans present ought to feel proud to
point to him as their governor. Mr..
Davis is the man to inspire us with
this feeling. both abroad and at
home.
On the other hand. it is we'll known
that Mr.. Broward is a man of but lit
tie ability and no intellectual brill
lance whatever. 1t has been charged,
and never denied. and il seems true
that the campaign matter with which
/ he flooded the state during the CAM
paign, was neither devised. written
nor prepared by himself. rs it was
and is unQueStionably beyond his
own mental ability.
[ This same campaign matter was an
Z insult to the intelligence of the DEM
ocratic voters. In it he proceeded
upon the presumption that they are
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the status Of their public lands. so
( ignorant indeed that he could fool
/ them into believing that the COVER
nor of Florida has the personal pow
er to deed the public lands to the
railroads or any Individual, and that.
Z too. as a free gift.
( The people know that these lands
are i'm LITIGATION. and that the COVER
NOR must abide by the decision of the
courts. They know also that the
governor is only one of the five state
officials having any control of these
lands. and he can dOuOthing without
/ the consent of the other four.
/ Mr.. Rroward's ATTEMPT TO deceive
I the uaonla i'm this matter deserves an
/ emphatic rebuke at the polls
! But Mr.. Broward has a public rec
ord autp-datiug this ATTEMPTED out
rage ON public credulty.
/ He was once sheriff Of Duval coun-
". and his management of the office
was so culpable that he was sum-
marilv removed by the governor.
/ NEXT in violation of the laws of the
land, he ran filibustering expeditions
/ tn Cuba. and now has the assurance
to boast Of his lawlessneSs in the hope
/ that il will raiu him votes.
/ He was sent to the legislature from
( Duyal county, and. while there. was
one Of the most active advocates of
the insanity divorce bill. whose pas
sage n member of the legislature
+ OpauIy charged was bought for 500
4niD The Herald does NOT beliye this
/ charge hut If knows that Mr.. Brow
/ ards activity i'm Getting the bin pass
ed beIpnd to bring great scandal
nnon the state
From having baap an advocate of
This divorce bin. said TO have been
naSsai for the benefit of a noted rail-
road and Standard oil magnste, Mr..
( Brnwar1 has become a deuouncer of
! railroads and other corpnrations.
/ This. for the purposa Of getting votes.
{ AGAIN. he de1ouncrS trusts: and
vet. as a member Of the legislature.
/ ha secured .ha enactment of the
I Jacksonville ferry bill. which estab-
! Iisbad the very worst rrust known in
I the state of Florida.
+ These i'm bricf are a few of the
salient points i'm Mr.. Broward's rec