The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-03-24

otherwise.
dragging the dignity Of his ssice around
In the dust. Nor some time past he has
beeh travelling around with the aggrega.
tion Of campaign speahers, thus making
himself ~ chief executive Of the State RI
diculouR. FINALLY, he has engaged In
wranEle with j.. N. c. STOCKTON. Mr..
stockton pepper.boXed the governor and
ne and the 0overner lowered on the plat.
form while the audience whooped ana
nurrAhed.
Palatka News; II In q pretty safe prop.
osition that office-holders under the vii
liam Tucumseh Sherman Jennings regime
will feel such gratitude for their poiti.
cal creator that they can be relied on Ia
/ support that gentleman at least by their
votes for the offce Of United t4atea Sen.
! ator; hut it's dollars to douRhnuts that
for every one Of these that goes TO the
polls breathing a silent prayer for his
success, two win enter the polling booth
holding their noses.
Defland Record. Governor Jennings IL
| too busy travelling over the State In tb
interest Of his candidacy for the Unite
tates Renate TO pass upon the pension
lqins Of cx.Confedernte soldiers and wild
We witch Rre pigeOn-holed OF Tallahas
70. rho passing upon Of these worthy
aims by the Christmas HOLIDAYS would
'" heen appreciated by the ola ex-Con.
redsrates Int Jennings does NOT care
snap 81 bis nDgers for these claims. In
deed, II appears that DO Will keep them
TIED up as long % possible
Quincy Times; The Daily Capital re.
| Gently Issued a specinl edition touching
principally on the life and reproducing nm
| extra large photograph of Governor Jen.
nings. ~ referring to the liRenoss an ex.
change sees A. TO remark that II IL rec
| ords ana not fnccs that will CONT IN tho
great political battle for the United State
\ Senate, lt might he added that the mar
who Is able TO unnmchingly face his rec
ord IL going TO have some weight with
the voters On the DAY Of reckoning
DeEand Record; The white Springs
Herald Is roasting Jennings Tor his persis
| tent efforts 10 deprive the Confederate
soldiers and the widows OF Confederate
soldiers Of pensions they should now be
| drawing every quarter under the state
| pension law, Jennings ands way to pui
| Oh the claims, not TO act upon them, anC
| aInong them are many worthy ones that
have been approved by the Board Of Coun
" COMMISSIONER Of Nomsin County an,
| forwarded TO Tallahassee months ago, but
nothing can he heard Of them.
Tailshasseean; The Jasper News tahei
| up a point IN connection with the Gov
errors candidacy that we have Aen sur
] tentlon before. IL II well known by Gov
erDor Jennings and Mr.. stockton that IN
| der the rules Of the United States Senate
| they would only make themselves ridicu
| Ions by introducing 10 To / measures, nbf
| while they might do II they wouid only do 81
\ TO catch votes o. carry ont pledge. They
know they could not accomplish more
! that IL, they could not pass them no.
| secure further recognition than ridlcule
! Yet they are trying TO make Mr. ralia
/ ferro appear IN false position bscAus,
he has not done this very thing.
Palatka Times.lIerald; Aud Hon. WI
| liam sherman Jennings. VIII his recorc
( with stand the searchliGht OF publicity .
! we renemhcr correctly, In ,lSH5 Mr.. Jen
nings was Speaker 81 the House OF Repre-
| sentatlpes, On April 23rd " that year
| bill to create q new rairond commission
was introduced, So anxious was Speak
er Jennings for the defeat of that bii
| that he left bis chair and took bis place
| on the floor Of the House, snd with q ten
| dollar bin IN his hand, said be would
give "ten dollars for every nickel the ol
commission had saved the people Of Florl
| dA," Now the Governor claims that De
''favors' the masses, rather than the rail-
| rosds,
Quincy Times: The Talahasspean say
! II Is possible that Governor Jennings and
Mr.. Stockton are playing shrewd game
.
| abuse recently engaged IN by them ana
| against each other might have been u
! throw the suspicious public on Of ihch
track. We admit that such thing f.
! possible, Int IT'S safe betting ON one Thus
! when the prhulries arc called, II there
] u any dropping out TO be done, II WON'T
( he your Cousin Willie, lie IS possessed
/ ~ the feyer, has had II for three years,
has relied up0n hIs appolutlve powers fol
cure aud II going q be suue or from INC
same complaint mtl The y0lers speak,
Holfo Advertiser; In refusing 10 resp.
| point Hon Robert y. Rogers ~ state
( Convict Inspector, Governor Jennings ig'
norcd the recommendation of lnrge mn
| jorIty Of the leaders " bis party from
( MI over the state. Il Is fact that Mr..
/ Rogers made this 0nrlce one Of great hene
| nt, FOR he brought order out OF chaos,
| ana as result the conyicts ~ the entire
| State received humane treatment II was
| but simple Justice that this able inspec.
I tor, who did 80 much for this depart
ment Of our state Institutions, should be
| rs-apponted as a recognition Of his Abili
| ~ and ndelIty 10 dniy. hut no. A pc.
| litical deal had 10 he made, and N wat
made. However, we oplne that while The
| Governor may make votes IN Levy Coun
| ~. he VIII lose great many more else
whero.
punta Csordn Herald: DeSoto county
has been flooded this week with campaign
I literature favoring Governor Jennings fol
| the United States Senate. The circulars
and documents received make a strong
showing IN his behalf, hut no good reason
| Is given 10 Justify the Democratic people
In reversing their long established policy
and custom Of honoTing their faithful pub
| lie servants with n second term In office.
! While the governor would doubtless make
an excellent Senator, II would be a glar
| ing injustice bordering on great ingratf
| tude for the Democratic party TO turn
down Senator Taliaferro In the face Of the
| fact that II has never before done sncb
| a Thing md TINT his nnlendIh record showa