The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-05-04
Will Speak to Voters at Each
Point Before Primary.
WANTSOFfICEONM MERIT
Favor Reduction In Mileage, Increase in
Commissioners Pay and Woman
Suffrage in School Matters.

county are required to elect repre-
sentative this fall, we may assume that
the people are in favor of retaining,
altering, amending or framing new
laws for their future guidance. Collect
lively, the people of the county cannot
60 to the seat Of government and vote
on the laws they desire, hence they are
called upon to elect representative to
do this for them.
In the absence of conventions where
the people may give voice to their
sentiments and nominate candidate
in harmony Herewith, unless the one
seeking to represent the people comes
out and announces what his position is
on matters of public moment, there is
no means of knowing whether the
candidate is in accord with the ideas
and wishes of the people or not. Such
candidate would be free lance,
responsible to no one and would be as
liable to be misrepresentation as
true representative.
As for myself, / do not want to GO
to the legislature unless can 60 with
the full knowledge and belief that
truly represent the convictions of
majority of the voters after full and
fair discussion of the issues involved and
that in carrying them out ! can do so
with the approval of my own con-
science.
In order that every voter may know
my position on the most important
questions to come before the legisla-
ture, you will find my platform below.
Space will not permit of discussing
these questions but l shall arrange for
meetings in various parts Of the county,
and would be pleased to have every
one attend, when will discuss them
fully.
My opponent, the Hon. Claude F.
Olmstead, has now been before the
people as candidate for several weeks.
During all that time, although public
ally requested to do so, he has main
tanned an attitude of silence and thus
refused to make known his position
on single proposition. In order to give
him one more chance to come out in
the open, | respectfully request that
he attend my meetings and | will
divide time with him that he may either
approve or oppose my
PLATFORM.
First. I am in favor of draining the
Everglades but believe the present law
to be unjust and unconstitutional.
Second. am opposed to abolishing
the State Railroad Commission.
Third. am in favor of so amend
ing the assessment laws as to permit
each county to tax all the property
within the county.
Fourth. The State being intimately
interested in the we'll being of each and
every of its citizens, favor state life
insurance.
Fifth. Whereas, In recent circular
the Florida East Coast Railway admits
it Is carrying Cuban pineapples at
rate discriminatory as against Florida
pineapples, and agreeing with the above
road that rates over its line is too high,
| am in favor of taking such steps as
will result in reduction of freight rates.
Sixth. am opposed to the move
ment to limit the pay of county COM
missoners to $50 per annum. Rather
do believe that they are already I'M
der paid, and am in favor of increas-
ing their salary to not less than four
dollars per day for each day actually
and necessarily employed in the dis
charge of their official duties. But in
order that such increased pay may not
constitute an additional charge against
the county, flavor reducing the num-
bee of commissioners to three and maxi
ing them elective by districts.
Seventh. The mileage rate for state
and county officers having been fixed at
q time when there were none or few
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