The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24


erence to my candidacy for Railroad |
Commissioner. / take no exception to
your statement of facts, that ! was the
first to make announcement, and that it
docs not denote my position lat the fin
ish;" or that I contributed con more
than one occasion" to the gayety of the
Senate chamber. Your suggestion that
I introduced resolutions "foreign to the
work of the Florida Senate" is absolutely
untrue.
I did, in 1895, introduce three mem
orials to Congress. One was suggesting
that steps be taken by our national Gov
eminent to establish an international
court. Since then The Hague Tribunal,
participated in by different nations, is
an accomplished fact, and no doubt has,
and will avert war, and settle disputes
in many instances. Another memorial
to Congress, suggesting that in event of
Providential disasters, such as the
Johnstown food, Charleston earthquake,
Michigan prairie fires, Southern yellow
fever epidemics, where the most acute
suffering is at first, before the charitably
inclined can get together and find out
what is needed and collect, the national
Government could promptly furnish
necessary aid. Another memorial to
Congress, suggesting that as the South
is taxed to pension Federal soldiers, and
also Confederate soldiers, that some pro-
vision be made by which each State pen
sion the soldiers enlisted in the war
from that particular State. AS Generals
Grant and Sherman each were of the
opinion, soon after the war, that the
pension roll would in time amount to the
enormous sum of twenty-five million dol
lars year, and it has reached one hun
dred and forty million per year, the
South has paid in the shape of war in
demnity, as pensions to Federal soldiers,
tho sum of one billion dollars, sum
equal to the indemnity exacted by Ger
many from France, though France had
twice the population of the South, and
had Inundated Germany time and time
again in the previous one hundred years,
and they speaking different language;
sum within the ability of France to
promptly pay. The South lost in set.
Ting the question of slavery another bill
lion in slave property, guaranteed under
paid the North (who carried on the
slave trade) for those slaves when the
North found they were not adapted
either to their climate or their institu
tons. The South lost another billion
through the robbery of the "carpet
Dagger" and resultant depreciation o
property. Can you conscientiously 50,
there was anything discreditable t,
either my brain or heart in these mem
orialsH
Memorials are passed at each session
and always contain the Whereas" SET
ting forth the reasons for favorable &C
tion. A most renowned lawyer prepare
the memorial / presented in 1908 for i'm
pcachment of Judge Charles Swayne.
In 1877 the Monticello Town Counc
invited refugees from Fernandina [
como here; some died of yellow fever
others recovered, and no harm to til
community. In 1888, when the ep
demic was announced in your city,
Democratic club meeting was turned int
mass meeting, and demand made Q
coming here. pleaded for them
come, and said II they were not above
] would invite them to my plantation
No harm came from their stay her
When your lamented fire occurred
1901 MAY 81, mass meeting of CT
liens was called by the Mayor on May
and committee appointed. On the n
we canvassed in body and expressed
hope of collecting 5000, believing Il
people would respond literally. We &C
iected $500. Not one of those either
would have paid, through national Ia
one tenth the amount of the contrib
ton for such purposes during the cnti
year. My little daughter, ten years oil
had Just received $40 as a present, al
sent IL all; her tax would not have bet
&C cont and abe would have had III