The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-14
AS to Inconsistency"

Instead of anwering any one of the
many charges that | unequivocally
and specifically stated Mr. Bingham
flibusters around among the bushes
and charges me with inconsistency
because / annihilateU his ''prepostcr-
Gus proposition"
The facts briefly stated are these:
Mr.. Bingham writes a letter taking
the position that five cents a thou
sand gallons for water is a ''prepos-
ferrous proposition" and taat no com
pany could furnish water at so low a
figure.
! reply to that by showing that wa
ter is produced by the city of Atlanta
for little more than half cent a
thousand gallons and hence there is
big profit in it at five cents.
Mr.. Bingham answers by sayin-
that had cut the price" CT water
from five cents 10 a half a cent ami
il | did not look out | woulu be dis
couraging my associates in my hot
air company, etc.
The question in controversy was as
to whether water could be produced
and sold for five cents at a profit. Nv.
Bingham declared such a propor q: 1
TO be 'preposterOus" / proved at
il could be produced for approximate
~ a half a cent and hence could be
probably sold Dor five cents. He
now lodges the question and makes
a misstatement by saying | had cut
the price OF water from five cents 10 a
half cent and then talks about lot
of things that have no connection
whatever with the subject | did not
cut the price of water from nickel
to a half cent but simply showed that
water could be produced at that
| leave it to the reader as TO which
OF us is inconsistent. .-.. -
As to KNOCKERS"
Mr.. Bingham said in AIS letter that
was good man all right but had
turned out TO be a "knocker," Ac-
cording TO that a man who tries TO get
4 first class water works for mis- city
is a ''knocker"
A man who wants improvements
and prosperity is a 'knocker.7
man who wants frst-class fire
protection is 'knocker"
A man who wants corporation 10
live up TO it's contract is a ''knocker."
A man who wants taxation reduced
in a common sense way is a knock
or"
A man who wants the public to get
free water is 4 "knoeker."
A man who wants the people to get
water for fifteen cents a thousand gal
Ions instead Of the exorbitant price
of fifty cents is a "knocker."
A man who prevents a corporation
from selling WORKOUT, worthless
water plant TO his city at three times
its cost when new is a "knOcker."
A man who dares to tackle an AFRO
CANT corporation grown defiant and
fat on extortionate spoiIs is a knock.
err"
Yes. sir, I am just that kind of
knocker and ! propose to keep on
knocking until the citadel falls.
There Are oothers.
| am not the only "knocker" in Pen
sacOla, nor the first one. Twenty
years ago some one knocked out
cipher from the water company's
franchise and the dear people have
danced TO the tune Of Ten Times Too
Much" ever since
Some people are wondering WHY
they did not knock out the other two
ciphers and sell water at fifty cents q
bottle and then put a meter on the
bottle and charge rental for the me-
ter.
Wants Definite battle-ground.
| had two interesting matters that
| desired to mention but this letter is
already longer than l desired to make
1t. While | must ADMIT that | am
fond of controversy as to the public
veal | do not like to be chasing a man
all around in the bushes and shooting
him in the back as he runs. I would
rather that he would come out into
the open and face a certain PROPOSE
ton. If Mr.. Pitt decides to hire Mr..
Bingham or Mr.. Geo. T. Mulhattop 20
shut me up" in two months" at
fifteen dollars letter" | shall in
sist on him sticking to his subject in
stead of flying to a new proposition
every time he is beaten.
CHAS II RIJSS