The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-10-07

sobool fund of Texas, by judicious
and wise statesmanship,n now amounts
70 800. OOO. 900. He said that Florida re-
o.,ived the same amount of school
lands from the general government
~ rroportion to her area a. did
Texas. but she has very. littleito show
for if measured by the school funds
/ in her treasury.
Mr. Broward then went into minute
details about the public lands of the
state and how they have been dis
nosed Of, going over the ground
about as related in his primary speech
o. and literature furnished the people
at that time. He said he is having
prepared by the state authorities,
with the cooperation of the govern
or. a map which will show at a
Glance what disposition has been
made of these lands and the lands
still owned by the state; what lands
are claimed by the railroads, canals,
drainage and other schemes, and thar
every acre of land that legally be-
longs to the railroads and other en-
ternrises should be owned by them,
but that every acre that belongs o.
the people, he is determined, shall b.
owned by them and that these lands
shall be disposed of at the highest
market value and that he would u-e
his influence to have the proceeds of
the sale turned into the school funds
and be used for the education OF the
youth of the state. He claims thar
the state still owns about five million
acres of very valuable land, and 81 be-
can save these lands to the people
out of the general wreck he viii feel
that he has lived to some purpose.
He told at some length of the Di---
ton purchase and how thousands oi
acres had been improperly certified
to the Disston Company under che
reclamation act.
He says the East Coast D. NOT "a
land grant railway, but that Do any
railroad in Florida Is entitled Oh a
land grant it certainly is AMI said
that it has erected the best depots
and given the people the bese service
and has done more towards building
up and populating the state than any
of our railroad systems, but 90 Be- were
not entitled under the laws % grants
of lands he would see that Do does
not obtain them.
Mr.. Broward then touched ou ma
tional issues and made as tine a tariff
speech from the democratic view
point as was ever made in this city.
Along these lines he was logical and
convincing and said that il was not
the policy of the founders OF the
government that the few should BE-
enriched at the expense of the many.
nor was it the policy of the republi-
can party when the administration Of
the government was first committed
to its hands and in proof of which be-
cited the speech made by Henry
Ward Beecher in Manchester. Eng
land in 1868.
He proceeded along the lines Of
our criticism of the speeches Of Mr.
Gunby and MacFarlane i'm this city
some weeks ago, and while many
speakers may have been more elo-
quent, none were more convincing
and conclusive nor listened 70 more
attentively and interestingly than
was Mr.. Broward's.
Before closing his speech the dis
tinguished speaker paid an elegant
tribute to Judge Parker and 20 his
running mate, Senator Davis. and
SAID that he believed it is the most
safe and conservative ticket that has
been nominated by any party for the
last quarter of a century and he
hoped the democrats would. 10
man, vote for this ticket next No
vember.
He said he himself believes that
Mr.. Bryan is the greatest statesman
and the most marvellous man OF the
century, that no one who knows him
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