The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-06-03
EARNEST APPEAL
To the Patriotic Voters Of the
State Of Florida.
COMMISSIONS q. HUDSON sURR
SOUNDS WARNlNo.
Asks the Young Men 10 Save the
state While n 10 Vet POtsiBls.
a stronp letter.
Tallahassee. May 20. 1904.

SAA@AA8@AN~H
The results Of the second primary.
20 be held June 9Th. will be the most
momentOus In their effect ON the %
lit!cal and industrial future Of FIOridG
Of any political contest ever waged
in the South.
May 10th witnessed the operation
Of one of IN emOst stupendOus and
daring efforts ever made by organized
wealth and the Standard OIL trust %
throttle the voice Of the people OF
FLORIDA BY the lavish and OverpOwer-
ing use Of money In debauehing v0-
ters and leaders Of publie sentiment
In May counties Of this state
While several thousand men voted
eOnscieniiOusly and uninfuenced for
senator TsliaferrO. thousands more
yielded To the slamOur Of money. the
glittering promise Of future reward or
pfeierment OF gave their support To
Senator Taliaferro In exchange for
promised support Of their own candl
daey. OF that Of their friends.
The whole operation vas demOral.
iains In the extreme. but today we
fnd the Democracy Of Florida blessed
with al opportunity TO rise In en-
phatie protest against the means and
methods by which thousands Of voters
we're misled into casting their votes
for Senator Tallaferro.
]. for one. cannot believe that the
loyal Democracy Of this State will. on
the 9TH day Of June. say % our sons
and 10 the young men Of FLORIDA that
unless they boa and bend the knee
10 eOrOpate influence and Organized
wealth they can have no hope Of a
political future.
cannot believe that the DEMO-
Tacy Of Florida will sacrihce a man
whose life has been one unending bat
tie for the cause Of the masses In
their struggle against the encroaeh.
msnts Of railroad and trust influence
In Florida.
Not for one moment will permit
myself 10 believe that we viii 20 TO
the polls On June eth. and. by the
casting Of our ballots. say 10 the
young men Of this State. and to the
world that Florida Democrats place
money above manhood. ar that We
viii declare by our ballots that the
political principles fOI which John \
{. STOCKTON has fought In ssasOn ana
Out Of season for twenty i've years are
"a BE- surrendered by the people of
FLORIDA ~ the demand Of the stand.
ard Oil and corporation interests that
today are making their final and 80.
preme short 10 secure control Of our
state politics.
an the name Of every future hone
OF the young manhood of Florida. 4
appeal b the true Democrats in every
county in this state To anouse ar.
saniEe. and make determined stand
against the Overw helming DANGER thar
throaieas. Money will be everywhere.
and promises aliuring will abound--
but heed them not.
Remember that Eith a senator q,
Washington for siH years who owe.
his support and ihiuence to the trust,
whose a'srice and power Cypress YOU
and possibly = Governor az Tallahas.
ser. ShO viii b. under the innuene.
OF the railway Corporations of the
state for the next four years suc,
; machine will be built up over this
great commonwealth that IN tvs
years frum nov they viii elect tva
raiiroad rcpr, s-ntatives a. Railre1a
commissioners. and in four Seaz
more the producers o. FLORIDA will he
aoPelossly CENTRALIZED.
DO Mt lei the glamour az gr.s, an.
'ropriaiions blind your eyes 20 the
PARAMOUNT mel 81 every produesy In
F'oTida 10 have the Interstate Com.
nerce Commission ~ strengthens hx
% power. a. 20 enab;s
= To secure competitive transporta.
ION rates with California and nls.
lssipPi. rival producing states. Re
aember that Tor six years ssna,or
TsliaserTo has rs, lifted his nnsrr
. raised hts voice "a bring this NEED.
q relief 20 the producers and oon.
amefs OF Florida. Appropriations for
eAPorts always-relief and helm Cor
he Interior never
II standard OIL infiue,cs ana a..
lvish use &C money are 10 10 per,.I,.
ri 90 say WIN vasr &c.,. =.