The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
ADAMS AND TPAMMELL
Ft. Myers Press.

! l am in a position to discuss Mr.
Adams thoroughly because L have
known him personally all my
/ life. His career politically and finan-
cially has been unusually successful
/ He is one of the few men in this
country who have been successful in
( both political and business ventures
at the same time. He has represent
( ed Hamilton county in the Florida
senate twelve years and twice during
that time was elected President OF
the senate He is the Wealthiest
member of the senate, being worth,
probably 100000. There is not a
particle of doubt in my mind, but
what he was the best debater and
most influential member of the last
senate. He is recognized as the best
parliamentarian in the state, and
quite often President Harris had to
rely upon Senator Adams experience
and advice in making his rulings.
Clean Record.
Mr.. Adams is native FIoridian. He
was born and raised in Hamilton
county at White Springs, but has iv
ed at Jasper the past twenty years.
He has some bitter and strong per
sOnal and political enemies in Jasper.
l have heard men in Jasper question
his official integrity. in fact, | have
done so myself. | have never heard
his honesty as a business man nor his
good morality as respectable citi-
zen questioned or assailed by his bit
terest enemies. So far as | know, his
private life and business transactions
are beyond reprOach. But be il said
to the credit of the mans official rec
ord, that none of his bitter and per
SlStent enemies have, so far been able
to point to one deed or act whereby
they could prove that he had been un-
true to his trust or cast Il shadow
upon his official integrity
Farmer-Made Man.
Whatever degrees of success Frank
Adams has attained politically or fl
nancially, he should feel solely re
sponsible to the farmers of Hamilton
county. The farmers of Hamilton
county have made him what he Is
to-day. You will hear people refer
to Adams as being ''self-made man"
Such is not the case, for l know that
he is a ''farmer-made man" can
remember when nearly every business
man in Jasper was, (they called it,
"bucking Adams and when hardly a
citizen of the town traded at his big
store, except a few friends. but the
farmers stuck to him. They traded
with him and they voted for him.
They traded with him from the time
he started in business twenty years
ago with an $500 stock and until he
retired from business last year. If he
does not feel grateful to the farmers
he is an migrate of the worst kind. /
The farmers have remained so close /
in their friendship to him that the /.
man who antagonizes Frank Adams /
politically in Hamilton county soon
sinks into political Oblivion. AS re- /
suit of his farmer friendship every
county official in Hamilton county are /
farmers except two or three. He |
used to employ nearly everyone of his /
ten or twelve store clerks from the |
plOw handles.
Corporations.
As state senator he is pointed to |
by some as a ''cOrporationiSt" Others
designate him as 4 man who votes his
convictions. CIaud LEngle. VINO is
one of the most radical men in his
views that | know of in his Sun some
few weeks ago said that Mr. Adams
could not be claSSed q; corporations
ISL When | look at his record in the
senate l find that he has cast his
vote more times against corporations
than he has for them | heard him
express himself along this line one
day In the following manner. Il am
IN the senate TO repres mt all the Deo-
PIE am not here to represent the
people against the CORPORATIONS nor
the corporations against The peonIe. |
am here to cast my vote for What nv
tells me is Just and in the /.
interest Of good government for the
best interests of all ny constituents |
regardless of corporations. political
factions or anything else" This nay
not ne an exact quotation, but it CON
talns the sense of his remark.
In the last legislature he fought the
franchise tax bill, but strongly advO-
Gated the bill placing a license tax of
$40 per mile upon railroads He SUD
ported every bill that was introduced
10 increase the powers of the Rail
road Commission. He voted against
iralnage because he claimed that his
had instructed him to
vote against ii. At first he was on
posed 10 the constitutional amend
heht allowing each county a senator
out after | explained 10 him the con
HuonS IN this respect in Lee county
le changed his mind and advocated
ne bill He lead in the fight for the
lhi 20 increase the salaries of the /
present state officials. In this partic.
mar instance | am glad to say that !
'''''' Nv lNc 'N-NI re NlU an eagle ,
We for any measure for the benefit
If the public schools. :
Senator Adams is polite and courte-
'us to a fault He is relentless and
persistent once he determines 10 ac-
'omplish anything. He is possessed
II great deal of personal magnetism.
'eA Is shrewd and diplomatic in his
political and official transactions.
Senator Park TrarmeH.
Senator Trammell has served one I r
erm, or four years in tho state sen ! fl
Ite. and was elected president of that :
'odY for the session Of 1906 HesmaGa
IN excellent presiding officer. and f
I'M satisfied that he was the hand il
omeSt member Of the recent IegisIa- y
IRE He is dignified. clever and il
ourteOus. Senator TrammeH intro. !,
uced the franchise tax bill. which d
,rought about so much discussion
While this bill taxed franchises Of l;