Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-13
PLAIN STATEMENT
TO THE MERCHANTS
And Voters in the Gainesville
Public Library Contest.
EQUAL RIGHTS ACCORDED ALL

~ Johnson Sends an Open Letter
- Merchants and voterS-The Suns
Course Endorssd--A Careful Read
Ipg Requested.
ID view Of the fact that a certain
ncunt OF publicity has been given to
fltble understanding between The
Aliy Sun aud some OF the merchants
no are identified with the library con-
al, ! feel that the best way to deal
iih the situation is through the col
nlne Of The Sun, by which may reach
a eoneeFned or effected by this con-
ektrsy.
II promoting this enterprise II has
|Hbys been my studied purpose tn plan
~ formulate the contest 90 that ev-
Ryone Interested will be safe.gusrded
~ hat equal rights will be accorded
Al and special privileges extended
b H4he. 10 the outset, | trust that yod
~ bs impressed with the fact that
~ health and prese OF my en-
tIbrIse have been uppermost with me
AZ epy rule governing same was born
ia Experience and should be observed
81 one and all
First There 10 n paragraph in the
iafge announcement in The Sun that
Mainly stipulates that each weekly re-
&pgt submitted by the merchants
mould include the voting tickets. 1t
essential for an enterprise Of this
f,d 20 have some head, therefore the
b one who can assume this respon-
bllity 10 the newspaper, and am sure
be most Of you heard me say that the
WupapeT was the custodian OF this
tnteet when should leave the city.
t 10 . bad policy for q merchant to
tain hiG ballots, for the simple reason
10 for many weeks they are in the
AaSody OF ~ many people ~ there are
eFohants, but when they are deliv-
fe6 90 she paper they are in the Gus
BY OF one institution, which il safe
BARD against irregularities. The mer'
hapts' reports are preserved by the
swspaper and held subject To the COM
ltsse on awards appointed st the
'pse OF the contest also the tickeS.
Because OF the fact that the contract
be- not stipulate plainly that these
rkets should be delivered weekly, IL
ees not follow that they should be
ithheld, because the announcement
che pspeT contains this rule aud of
anFee supplements any existing con.
asg
The principal object Of this rule Ia TO
smmand the confidence OF the public,
mpFees upon their minds the fact that
~ ballots pass from their hands into
4 locked boz and from the box to the
Newspaper. where they ere carefully
efeserysd, etc,
Second. have no doubt that every
sneFohAnt 10 perfectly sincere and con
snlentlous in the attitude he has taken,
1nt 10 the aamS time this attitude can
Do erroneous.
Therefore, with reference 20 the votes
% zeal estAte transactions IL has al.
rays been my policy in contracting
Win any business man when the stu.
hilon surrounding him made possible
khe casting OF an abnormal vote, such
- Wholesale merchants, TO omit same
A. an example; IL was not deemed
advisable to contract with either ~
gouF hardware stores. because few
bnyers, such ~ your phosphate works,
Roold practically WELD . power that
Nould have cemented the result In the
.onsesI. The same situation applies 10
real estate dealer.
81 have frequently made contracts
Hiih real estate dealers, but 10 provide
8ERlnet an abnormal vote, that would
- possible for them Ia east, with =
8fNe Transaction when one vote ID
&i4ep with each lO.crut purchase. |
Ilnply allow them to east 200 votes
Hllh every bcnldrd real estate trans
Ae1len, large ~ small
Wien consldcr,ug nay ptopos,t on
Mlth NE rvprrsentAtyr of Mr.. " r.