The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-03-31

ana to meet the committee appointme
would not permit &,
Miami News, The Govsrner Denies that
he used the words attributed to him BY
Senator Taltaferro to the eject that the
senator bad done nothing since he had
been ~ Congress-" and then gives the
credit for Tailsferro's work In the Indian
Claim collection TO ex-senator pasco. The
News does not question the statement
that ex-senator Pasco did all that could
have been done at that time, but the col
lection Of the claim was not made until
TailaferrO was In the Senate and the col.
lection was what enabled the Legislature
to apply the money to the States bonded
debt; thus reducing the interest on II
ana making q saving to the taxpayera
AS to the Governors charges that Sen.
etor Tanaferro never introduced bill
for an appropriation for any river or har.
Dor Improvement In the western part Of
the state, the people win not be misled
Senator Mallory and Congressman Spark.
man introduced those bills and Senator
without assuming the preroEat1ves due to
his collengueR
The Governor wastes good many
words In trying 10 prove that the State
Legislature ana other officials cannot use
money, appropriated for harbor Improve
ments, in reducing State taxes. No voter
In Florida is 40 ignorant as not to know
that.
The Governor reproaches the Senator
with allowing a bank with which he IL
connected to be n repository Of govern.
ment r. ls instead Of introducing a bin
TO change the national banking laws
That the national bnnking laws could be
improved there Ia no doubt. In the mean
time the money must be deposited some
where, and N the Tnliaferro bank In
sufficiently solid Institution TO warrant
its selection as a depository, II is hut nm
other acknowledgment Of the ability Of
our "Busineqs Senator" And, also IN the
meantime, the Senator has put IN his
time pretty wen IN getting appropria
much more practical benefit 10 the state
than juggling with the banking laws
mixing q grand-stnnd play OF introducing
a hill merely to say he did II.
These are specimens Of the GOVERNOR
charges against the record Of Senator
Tallaferro
The Senator has not been heard from
In reply, but his friends and admirers nre
quite certain that he can and win answer
every charge to the perfect satisfaction
of the people.
Ocala Kramer: Governor Jennings claims
that Senator Talinferro Is no more enti
tied to the credit for collecting the Indian
war claims fund than was Senator Pasco
and his associates IN Congress.
Senator Paeco was given twelve years
and his associates, one after another, two
or more terms at least partly ON account
OF IT, and ultimately failed 10 get the
claim IN such q shape that II could be
turned Into the treasury Of the State,
why should senator Taliaferro be treat
ed less farly2
II was Senator Pasco and his associates
misfortune that when the bill for the col,
lection Of this claim passed the Senate II
conld not be engineered through the
House, and when II run the gauntlet Of
the house died a natural death on the Ia
bic Of the Scnnte.
II may bnve been only "luck" with Sen.
ator Tnliaferro, hut the fact remains that
by acting In entire harmony with hts an
soclatcs In Congress he was able TO pass
the hin. which bad been hanging IRE for
more than half q century, through both
houses, and turned the cold cash into the
treasury ~ the state Of Florida.
Admiftlnr thst his predecessors dealt
the cares II must be granted that ST.
tor raliaferro played the hand both shi
fully and adroitly and won out whe
others, ono after another, IN turn, b.
failed.
IN statccraft the same as in business
success has always been the standard Of
measurement.
Tho money having been paid into treas
ury Of the state Governor Jennings con
tends that n hns not gone for lowering
taxes and easening the burdens Of Gll tho
pcoplc." rs claimed by Senator Talia
feiTo, as only $3.50, 1913 was by legislative
direction applied 10 the States bonded
debt.
What n not one penny bad boon M
piled 10 the cancellation OF the Stlte'S
Indebtedness and the entire amount had
been appropriated by the Legislature fol
the building OF good roads, the enlarge
ment Of the capitol building, or the pay
mont Of pensions, instead or lcvylng taNe.
FOR these purposes, would NOT this amount
ugnnvq1
have "Iessened the burdens Of an tb'
people and lowered taKes,' idoudcally 8"
the same proportion as II the entire
amount had been applied tow yards the pay
mont Of the states bonded debit
IT Is reaching the same pl0ce-ncclln
plishing ldenticlily the same results
a different rOute, That IL all.
Can the securing OF pension for nm ln
dian war veteran he made avnilAhle ~
lowering taxes and lesssnins the bu,
acna Of all the peopleT'
Sure. .-....-.-.
The soldiers In the Indian war were
likewise eoldiers 10 the Civil war, OF
many Of them were, ana when one Of
the names Of these veterans In put on
the Federal list II " taken on the state
list and IN this way the burdens Of the
people are lessened and the taxes low
cred"
During his whole -four years Of service
Governor Jennings charges that Senator
Taliaferro has never introduced bili,
resolution or amendment gu any subject
embodying any principle Of the Demo.
cratic platform which he was commanded
10 do.
What does Senator TaliaferDo say along
this liner We quote his words:
II was among those In the United
States Senate who strenuously endeaVored
20 bring to vote the resolution 10 amend
the Constitution and provide for the
election Of United States senators by q
direct vote Of the people"
! Was that not doing something bis pat
form commanded him to doI
senator paliaforro did that because he
thought there were some Republicans IN
favor Of the measure and possibility OF
Its passage a.