The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-04

sacred principle that though the will
Of the majority is in all cases to pre-
vail, in order to be just we must
recognize that the minority possesses
their equal rights which equal law
must protect, and to violate would be
oppression. Then, fellow citizens,
united with one heart and mind work
ing for the good of all, let us extend
the right hand of fellowship to all
honest, liberty-loving people who lesire
TO make their homes among US. and
offer TO them the opportunity Of par
tlcipating in all of the privileges
vCuchsafed TO any of us.
1t is not my purpose to, on
this occasion. specifically make refer
ence to all the policies of this admin
istratiol, but merely at this time refer
to some of the most important in a
general way.
Purposes of Government.
Governments are created by the
people for the protection and benefit
of the people who created them and
those who are to come after them.
How to keep a government in touch
with the people. at all times, has been
the burden of the most devoted states
men of the country. How to make
the government do that work which
is best for the great majority of the
PEOPLE, is the work that we have to
90. AS the tendency of most govern.
Eents Of the world is to drift away
from the people, and to develop into
a machine that Expresses them.
The primary system was inaugu-
rated in this state for the purpose of
destroying this growing eva. In my
judgment. it tends to do that, as it
brings the people and the government
nearer together, and makes govern
ment indeed the act of the people. Il
deepens the gratitude of the chosen
Official to feel that he has received
his honor and his trust directly from
the body of the sovereign people. and
that TO them individually. as well as
collectively. is he responsible for the
faithful and conscientious discharge
of his every duty.
The success of the system impress
es on my mind a firmer belief that
our future depends upon the untram-
meled expression of the voice of the
people themselves. 1t can scarcely
be doubted that the light now gained
by its practical operation viii enable
the law making body without Difficult
~ TO remove from statute whatever
defects may yet remain.
Reiterstes Platform Pledges.
Approaching as l do the SURFACES
Of this free and enlightened people, |
also appreciate the fact that | was
nominated in a primary election, in
which almost all of the white people
OF Florida participated, that each of
those running for this high Office, as
candidates before the people for a
nomination, made declarations of
principles and submitted them to the
people, declaring that if elected he
would carry out the principles as set
forth by him. The sovereign people
OF this state elected me. and as / de-
Clared that l would carry out, if elect.
ed. those principles Of policies advo-
Gated by me in the primaries, / be-
liere 1t proper for me TO mention them
briefly at this time. Although the
fat of the people of Florida has gone
forth proclaiming me the Chief Execu-
tive of the state of Florida, nothing
on their part remaining TO be done,
some of our people. conscious Of the
fact that men do not always make any
great effort tocarry out the principles
and policies after election, that they
advocated TO obtain election, may sus-
pect avoidance on my part of the
work necessary 10 effectuate the re-