The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-06-07

in expressing the opinion thai -. e r.
lature oil Florida is not tn +. -
and also his remarkable pru.es1'; r.
mat the dovernor rs Q,e board =
tsecs oil the internal improves F.
and TINT be can control the vo8...sSss3
Other members who, under u, -
improvement act, ARE vested ~saa ~ .:s'
aealiy the same power that n, -
nor has. Ii IL true that tn - q
can I'LL vacancies in the boa,a -. & =
cannot create vacancies. am co,>,a.ss 4
sorry that Mr.. Broward has tat.. r.
position he has, because cousid., -.
tenab'e. ] further consider Il I
attack upon the good faith and Iua.-.s
oil every one oil us who inaaganaus ~
carried out the policy of gras,i,e -.
lands to railroads, and which -
suited to the enormous sdvantas. = =
State Ii Mr. Broward is corres, al
and every one of thnse who 49,
make these land grants, have tu. ~
OF stealing the lands Of the Stab = =.
to railroad corporations, ana 4 -.
taken a period Of more thsa 49,
years to produce the one ho.,.H -.
who has had tie courage to ssno.. p
theft and pillory the thieves.
WILL BRowARD DEFY oourn,
Another proposition W hich s,sa.,,a.1
me is this: Mr.. Davis says he p,uoo..
tn leave the disposal of the lssdu = =.
legislature and the courts. M. IA.
ar'i says he Is not willing to tn =.
Legislature, but remains silent = n ~
courts. Now, II the courts hoN a..
these land grants are legal. and 4 y,
Broward Is governor, will he r,eu~ 4.
obey the mandate of the courn, \
must be remembered that our su,,.
construe the law. and II the constsursips.
OF our Supreme Court IL in eouakt vtA
Mr.. Broward's construction o(k;
would like to know what liz would das
governor? | would further like 70 k,ov
what more Mr.. Davis conld he rvouir,a
to do than to obey the laws pasppd \,
the Legislature IN construed b. u
Il had always supposed that sAas
the governor took his oath Of on. =
swore 10 obey and enforce the Law, 4
the state. do not know that Mr.. Daxh
deserves any praise for saying thst 3
would do that which it was his dutv "a
do, but am somewhat puzzled "a =.
agine how Mr.. Broward would net HI
should be elected governor and the a.
preme Court OF the State, following u,
previous construction OF the internal N,
act and the decision al n.
supreme Court Of the United StatnL
should decide that the Legislature a.
nave the power To dispose OF these lash.
& would be interesting to know WIN
.ourse MIR. Browa,d would pursue n
'uch event.
MENACE To PROSPERITY.
There IL another reason why | resnt
he raising of this question. Millions d
'cres OF these lands have been sold 70 h
IIvldual owners, thousands oil iamiln
low reside upon them and earn tAsir
lveiihood from them. II Mr.. Browsrds
'osition be correct, then not one OF tAse
ersons has a good title 10 the land h
as purchased in good faith. Primarily
he land Belongs To the STATE; no statute
i limitations can bar a re-entry By tie
overeign. Hence il the Legislature he'd
O more power to dispose OF these lands
llan any other 100 men in the Stat,
very railroad land grant ia Illegal ed
re STATE IN entitled to recover eyerysn
land decided to the railroad compasis
hder these grants. VIII Mr.. BrowsM,
elected Governor, proceed to turn iron
heir homes the thousands who hsw
equired their lands from the railroad
Impanies' To he consistent he must 10
iis, and in trying to do 40 plunH
iousands OF persons into litigation, saA
nict upon the people OF the State d
iorlda n greater injury than was To-
cted upon them during the horYibk
'riod OF Republican misrule In thh
tate
ALIEN ST. CLAIR ABRAMS"