The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-25
WHAT Gov BROWARD DID SAY IN HIS ADDRESS At JACKSONVILLE

representing the peoples interests,
that they were owned and controlled,
representing only one of the people,
TO the injury Of all of the other peO-
pie.
I further stated that the efforts of
these papers were directed with a
view to OpOsing the Trustees of the
Enternal Improvement Fund of the
State Of Florida in their efforts to re-
claim the Florida Everglades, the
editors hoping thereby to prevent
the success of the project until such
time as the present Trustees would
go out of Office and others be elect
ed. if possible. by the Times-UniOn
and owners, who would give this vast
domain 10 the railroad which dictates
their policy; that they had in years
rast, advocated foI cefully the reclaim
nation of the Everglades; also being
adopted by the Florida East Coast
Drainage and Sugar Company, which
was controlled by the. same railroad
and that they had also advocated
drainage of the same territory by
Mr. DisstOn. I asked the questions,
Whom 20 they represent? What
ing that in all probability only one Of
the people was behind the paper IN
this matter.
further stated that Governors had
always. when they found their cOun-
try about to be invaded by an enemy
that was harmful to the best inter
ests of the people, issued proclama-
lions, calling attention of the people
TO the fact that there were enemies,
either about 10 invade and control, or
/ that they were already in control al. l
seeking TO destroy the property OF
/ the people, and propose to call the
: attention Of the people to that fact
/ that these people were enemies to
their interests. and that their writ
| ings shoulll not be given any cred
ence by them.
I further stated that we should
judge them by their works, and not
/ by their professions Of love for the
/ people, and that their works do not
conform to their professions; that
the the same papers have insisted for
years that the people we're unprO-
gressive, but that they, the newspa-
pers, were progressive, but now
these supposed progressive. news
papers were doing all that they could
70 oppose the people in their fight to
hold their rights and reclaim their
lands; that they were making the
columns of their newspapers mere
vehicles of misinfOTmation; that, IN
fact their columns were freighted
with documents and what purpOr; ed
TO be news. which, if believed by the
people. would rob them of their
rights.
Irrigation in the West.
Why is the East Coast Railway
draining in the edge of the Ever
glades now? The Times-Union asks
the question. "Why drain and reclaim
land when there is plenty of land
that would not need it," I ask them
why is the United States spending
million and q half TO irTigate 100000
acres in Idaho. a million and a half
dollars in another State on a half
million acres. and in places raising
water $50 feet high to irrigate des-
erts? Why is the United States
spending millions for drainage of
lands for the people? Why noes the
paper discourage rather than. encOur-
age the United States Government to
aid in retaining the Florida Ever
glades: and if they have an aversion
for the Everglades. what high land
/ have they in mind that they expect
tc help the State pay for irrigation
for the governm ant? l would sug-
gest that the sand hill 200 feet high,
/ spoken of in Mr. Kings affidavit.
might be a proper place for the
! Times-UniOn to begin.
/ Why is it that draining the Kissim-
nee valley and the Everglades was
such great wOrk. when written
/ Rbout by Or. Ingraham, vice-presi-
dent of the East Coast Railway, in
Nav 1904? Was il because they
thought the railroad would own the
Llama, which railroad owns the paper?
If it was good then. what makes it
/ bad now? Is 1t that they believe
that the present Trustees will save