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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

in the face Of the woFic4 oo-day. Do
we need il? We are "the richest ma
ton of the world. to-day And China
Is starving!
There is another case nor so bad
only because Americans rob Ameri.
cans. When the south was swimming
to land from recent shipwreck, the
American government laid on her
shoulders a special tax on cotton.
which the supreme court years ago
declared was Unconstitutional. Through
the deep water the south struggled TO
land, and received a few words Of
pity by way Of help. But that Illegal
exaction has never BEEN made good
The shipwrecked mariner was robbed
in his greatest extremity and. Ike
China, what can The do? The sum
would have saved life and property
and character If left TO its owners.
It Is still soray needed At FIRST en-
nifty denied It's return. Cnder Cleve-
land 1t was said its repayment would
ruin, the democratic party. Mckinley
said the Union had been restored in
its old fRIlness and Roosevelt says
he knows kno section But why not
give backswhat was unlawfully takens
if not to thesowners at least to the
states?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
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} JUSTICE FIRST,
) THEN CHARITY.
} Jacksonville Times-Union.


Is il honest or decent to refuse to
pay a debt and then offer your credit
for charity with an air of effusive gen.
crosby? But that is exactly our at
titude toward China today With
some twenty millions of her money in
our pockets to which we have no
claim or the shadow of right, the pres
ident calls upon US as individuals TO
give in charity to "China's starving
millions," That money was put in
our hands upon compulsion to make
good any claims for damages done
American citizens during the Boxer
troubles. All the claims have long
since been settled. we being the Judge
as to whether they were valid or not.
and there are suspicious that some
damages were very constructive,
and even grew" withsthe money in
sight The claim itself was humfIiat-
ing. Under the same circumstances
we should have held thesmoney and
told the claimants 10 bring forward
their proofs. But Europe demanded
with her troops in Pekin. and what
could poor Asia answer to such claim
ants However, al have been paid
May we ask why the twenty millions
remaining are not given back to China
in her time OF need? What mockery
it is for the strong man to hold your
money and offer a bit OF bread to your
starving family. But that1s what our
government and OUT president Is doing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
POLITICAL AcRosrlcs.

The ,DeSoto County Advertiser, pub
lishsdsat Wauchuia. says the initials
ofstne merit governor of Florida are to
hes found in sthe first letters of Area
.dia, Wauchula and Gainesville; where
as The PensacoIa Journal contends
that they are composed of the first
letters forming the words, Tampa, Ar
.cadia and Jacksonville. Well, the
Sum would not be surprised to see
the initials of our next governor COM
posing the first letters forming the
counties of Escambia, Sumter and
Clay. He's the man Of all men for
the place.-GainesviIle Sun.
After all this brilliant effusion, 1t
is sad to reflect that Of these promi
snent sgentlemen. Messrs. A. w. G., T.
A J$and E. s. c., at least two of them
wiIlshetdesignated, after the primary.
.by the shomeIy word formed from the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Current Comment from
Mr.. Bryan's COmmOner

The newspapers have been telling
congressman how to make Laws and
now congress Is going to tell newspa-
per ment how to run newspapers.
A virginia rnother.handed her baby
to bear, thinking it was her hus.
band. Plenty Of women. viii insist
that it was very natural mistake.
Bishop Hamilton was In both the
San Francisco and Kingston earth
quakes. We wish Bishop Hamilton
would visit both houses Of congress.
John d. Rockefeller. Jr., is wonder
ing why men do not go To- church.
They have to hustle the money that
your papa grabs as dividends, Johnnie.
Senator Dryden withdrew on 40;
countsof illness, put safest reports
from New Jersey are to the effect
that the state Is rapidly Commissioning.
A lot of editors resexhibiting great
chagrin over the fact that they viii
not have an opportunity to go out and
whip Japan singlehanded and alone.
While .humane societies are agttat'
ing against the cruel practice OF dock,
ing horses tails, why overlook cocker
spaniels, rat terriers and bull dogs?
Speaking Of war scares,e enlightened
nations are not going to BERN q. hurry
to pick a quarrel with the nation that
furnishes them with food and cloth
ing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Senator TaIiaferro.

Current comment from Bryan's tag
The New York Tribune is now occu-
pying its new home. The Tribune
has improved very materially, archi-
tecturally.
The people of New Jersey have dis
covered that they, too, have the
strength of Gibraltar when they really
desire to exercise it
If reorganization of the canal COM
mission happened to be dirt throw
ing, vessels would now be sailing
through the canal.
That Japanese war scare was evil
IDENTIFY meant as power for the ma
chine that is expected to grind out
big naval appropriations.
Alfred Austin has written an ode
on the Jamaica earthquake. Funny
how they will rub 1t in on victim
when he is down.
Those coalless people in the north
west should take courage SpfinS
will soon be here. The base ball
schedules are being framed.
One hundred street cars were
burned in Chicago one day last week.
All Chicago turned out to see a warm
street car in February.
Perhaps the railway managers
could find a way to get trains over
their roads if they spent less time
trying to float improvement bonds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
J. Walter Kehoe for Congress.

j. Walter kehoe for Congress.
Several of the state papers are re-
fering to Hon. j. Walter Kehoe, state
attorney for the First judicial circuit,
who resides in Pensacola. as a prob
able opponent to Hon. w. B. Lamar
in the next campaign. Whether Mr.
Kehoe will consent to run we are
not sure, yet we have every reason
to believe he will be in the race.
About one year ago we were IN Pensa-
cola and talked with Mr. Kehoe on
this line. Upon our return, we took
the liberty to put his name out not as
candidate, but to start the Lall,
Others have started it ahead of us this
time, so we shall butt in" and say
that Mr.. Kehoe will be a candidate
if the people want him.
Mr.. Kehoe is a democrat of the old
school, He is gentleman of high at
tainments; man of untiring energy;
his reputation as state attorney has
demonstrated the fact that he is ever
on the alert, looking to the interest
of his constituency and state. IN the
administration Of his official duties he
has never been swayed by any infiu-
ence, private or corporate, but has
gone forward in the discharge OF his
duties on the old democratic lines or
equal rights to all and special favors
to none" We do not care to precipi-
tate the campaign just at present
but having seen q number of press
comments on Mr.. Kehoe we want to
assure our brethren that he is worthy
of all the good things they have said
of him, and that in our opinion, would
bring credit upon his district, his peo-
pie and himself, If sent to represent
the third congressional district
Blountstown Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

Betweensfhe northern point Of Long
IssanA and Watch Hill lies a row OF
little Islands, two Of which. Plum is
land and Goose island, possess Pc
cuIiar form Of mineral wealth. II con-
sists in heaps Of richly colcred quarts
pebbles, showing red. yellow, purple
and other hues, which are locally called
agxtes. They are used In making STAIN
ed glass windows, and there Is srlfh-
Gent demand for them In New York
to keep the owners Of one or TWO sioops
emplsyed in gathering them from the
beaches, where the waves continually
roll and polish them, bringing out ths
beauty Of their coicrs-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
SAID OF SOME OF
THE STATE EDITORS.

Didn't Need . "Claw Hammer"
We received a letter from an enter
prising Jacksonville concern one day
this. week wanting sto rent US a suit
Of clothing for any special occasion
where clothes are worn. Probably
they thought We intended attending
The meeting of the state press associ-
alton IN Key West early next month
and could atsleast raise~the necessary
wind" for the hire of suit; which
we might besable to do,Sbut alasI we,
have never yet accomplished the art
Of Walking upon the waters. SO, as
for ourselves, to the shelves or show
cases with your tuxedos, picadillies
and prince alberts,-Mayo Free Press
The Liar In his Lair.
Editor A NJ. Taylor says ''the Liar"
has returned to its lair until the next
Elks' barn dance. The aforesaid A.
n. Taylor is ,now1eligible for member
ship in the State Press Association
st. Augustine Record.
Enter M'Duff.
Our well-beloved Pensacola Journal
now has its hands full and live times
may sbe looked for Just the other day
the Tribune declared that the Key
sWest-E Citizen had taken flight and
twouldsrot turn to,aecept. the challenge
of sthe Journal5to controversy as to
whether the Island City OF Pensacola
had the deeper harbor.
No sooner were the words out OF
our mouth, so to speak, than we picked
up copy of the Citizen, and there
beheld long lambasting Of Brother
Mayes-an expression of surprise, in
dignation and chagrin from Brother
Thompson, which made us. although
an outside dog in the fight" fairy
yelp with fear. We have recovered
our nervous stamina sufficiently to in
dite these few words, acknowledging
that we have read the sockdollager-
IItsis, tso rfonGto reprint butsthese are.
Injuries in t-terriele figures-giying
swzter, depths in feet, and telling OF
tmighfy craft with deepest craft sail,
ing blithely up to the docks of<Keys
west.
How The Journal may hope to over
come these measurements and make
any sort of representation beyond
the fifteen-cent variety. it is impossi-
bic to predict However, this SQUAD
bic between the head and the tail or
the great water dragon that. has eaten
its way into the vitals of the Union,
is. no. affair Of ours. We are with and
for Tampa, in medals res. The Queen
City of the Gulf. If asked. may conde-
scend' to sit in judgment upon these
claims, as it is'a part Of majesty to
.mete out Justice; otherwise she sits,
calm and -unperturbed, upon her solid
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The jamestown exposition viii hard
~ see as many members of the fourth
estate from outside that state as pre-
vious fairs have, as the Hepburn bill
has come between the country editor
and the interstate pass.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

And now the Tampa papers are
talking about the chances of Tampa
for getting wireless station. Some
time ago when Pensacola was brag-
ging about her fine wireless station
the Tribune made light Of 1t, and SAID
something about even old Key West
has one of those things" or something
to that effect. And just to think,
Tampa is really asking, do you under
stand, asking, for one of the identical
"old things"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

judicial Appointments.
Some of our friends in West Florida
seem to object when the Times-Union
urges the governor to make appoint
ments for the bench without regard
to personal obligations. political in
fiuences or local pulls. And yet the
suspicion Of such pulls decrease
public confidence IN the courts ana
encourage the lawlessness, against
which so many of us have so consist
emily set our faces. The man who has
reason to criticise the character Of a
Judge finds it easy to believe that he
receives less or more than simple jus.
tee in court and when many enter
tain these feelings we are not far
from mob Notwithstanding Times
Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

A Georgia contemporary asserts that
II Hon Joe Hill Hall Is made chairman
Of the appropriation committee of the
next legislature 1t viii take Jimmy
and a crowbar TO get into the state cash
Times.
Wonder who viii be the watch
dog Of the treasury in the next Flor
ida legislature, now that John P. Wall
of Putnam has retired7
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

Miani-ten years old; three banks, a
doxen hotels. conservatory of music,
convent, electric light and water works
plant electric railway service. rural free
mail delivery, q Jail and a half. seven
churches. seventeen saloons, and two
shows in town at the same time. Next
Miami Metropolis.
Prohibition Dade2
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The Live Oak Democrat says that
spring candidates viii soon begin
sprouting. If the crop proves as good
as the winter crop did, there will be
plenty doing" by the time the sum
mer season is on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
A Robust Ghost.

John Leech ana q member Of the
MIllais family once stayed q night at
Cow1.ay hall, In England, where. many
guests being present, the. two friends
had no alternative but to accept rooms
IN an isolated wing supposed to be
haunted. In The middle Of the night
Miiiais awske, believing that some
giant was shaking him vSoientiy by the
shoulder. This was supposed to DO
the favor1te device Of the ghost He
rushed into a corridor ana found Leech
sitting there trembling and declaring
that he would not for the world go
back to his roam. They spent the re-
mainder Of the night In the corridor,
but In the morning said nothing of
their experiences. In the afternoon
there arrived an evening paper telling
Of q violent earthquake In the locality.
The earfhquake was what fhe two Wis
itors believed To be their CHEST
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
J. Al. Srarkmdn.

The Fort Myers Tropical Breeze re-
peats rumor that Congressman
Sparkman is to be a candidate for
governor. This rumor probably origi-
mated in the fertile brain of some
newspaper man who was experiencing
desperate demand for copy"
The Breeze comments: Mr.. Spark.
man has a good job and our advice
to him is to hold to it. there isn't the
slightest doubt about his holding it,
il he wants il. But the Breeze is
rather myterious in its further re-
marks. 1t asserts with great positive
ness that nearly half the people OF
the state have already decided upon
their next choice for governor"
The Breeze should give the public
the benefit of its extraordinary infor-
nation.
If half the people of the state have
made up their minds on such a mo.
mentous question it's about time the
other half of the people were finding
out something about It.-Tampa News.
BIoxham Not Factor.
The talk about Ex-Governor Blox-
ham being a probable candidate for
governor or any other Office might as
| well be called off. That distinguished
gentleman passed through Lake City
| a few days ago, and told Editor APP
pleyard that under no circumstances
would he ever enter politics again.
This is the wise conclusion of wise
man; for why should an eminent citi-
zen of venerable years, beloved and
respected throughout the state which
has bestowed its highest honors upon
him, now peril peace and contentment
at time when they are most precious
| for the vulgar strife Of factional poll
tics and possibly be beaten in the
| end?-Live Oak Democrat
| Senator TaIiaferro.
The Jacksonville Floridian has been
| making calculations on the senatorial
fight three years hence, and says that
it looks as if Senator Taliaferro will
be returned to the senate without op'
| position Journal. There
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The Madison New Enterprise says
that Politician" in The Journal has
caused CONSERVATION In the camp OF
gubernatorial candidates by solemnly
averring that the next governor OF
Florida has not yet been named by
the press. This is an error, as there
is no Politician" writing for The
Journal, and odd Campaigner" mas
never made such statement The
Politician" referred to is doing
duty, or was at last reports, on the
Apalachicola Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The Punta Gorda Herald, in discuss
ing the alleged defects in the recent
state census, suggests that the best
way to take a census is to require
each county commissioner to take it
for that part of his district lying out
side OF any city or incorporated town
and pay him well for his work. Then
require the municipal officials to take
the census of their respective cities
and incorporated towns. This is a
very good scheme, and it would be
wei for the legislature 10 look into
the matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Jerome Meets Match.

jerome Meets Match.
Jerome. the district attorney who
is conducting the Thaw prosecution,
is without doubt great lawyer as
wen as bulldozer, but he seems to
have met his match in Delmas, the
Californian who is Thaw's leading
consolidation New Enterprise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The st. Augustine Meteor pays the
following tribute to Judge Wolfe OF
this circuit: I'VE have been listen
ing TO hear some of the anti-state-ad-
ministration organs squeal over the
appointment of ]. Emmett Wolfe as
judge of the first judicial circuit, but
they're possibly hunting for some good
colicy diet TO help get up case of
the grunts. Judge Wolfe is just as
open to criticism as Governor Brow
ard and others of his ilk-he's just
about as pure and incorruptible, and
holds to principal as the great sesame
10 an upright life"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

first letters ofsMlcanopy;y Umatilla and
Dover-Thmpa Times.
This is all wrong, except~the last
paragraph. The Initials Of the next
governor wilkyery likely be found in
the first letter of the largest city OF
the state. theShone Of the last COVER
nor and OF thename Of the present gov
erner.-Key West Citizen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
STATE PRESS
ON THAW TRIAL

Too Much.
This is positively too much: They
now say II Thaw is convicted he will
be allowed a new trial because the
fair Evelyn whispered names to Je-
rome.-Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
The FamiA
Physician :

throne, proud OF her grandeur and Sc.
cure OF the fame she has won.-
Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

II JEFF Browne intends entering the CUB
ernatorial fight he VIII have to move to
the mainland II he would keep I'D with
the pace Of that fight. Living in a place
with only three mails week he is liable
TO be badly handicapped, unless he uses
the cables pretty freefy.-Pensacola jour
nal. Say. brother. you lose sight Of the
fact that Flagler Is building railroad out
Jeff's way-chipley Verdict
Well, il Jef. Browne waits for the
completion OF Flaglef's road to Key
West he win not be In the race for
governor &C the next election. We
rather think Uncle Jeff will not wait
for the completion of this road before
aapiring for some Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The st. Augustine Record objects
to the use of the word enemies"
when referring TO Governor Brow
ards opponents, and says the COVER.
nor has plenty of good friends, who
are opponents when state policies are
involved. This may all be true, and
yet one is naturally led to believe that
these opponents" are real enemies
by the way in which they attack the
governor and every move he makes,
whether it be good or bad. All they
seem to care to know of any of his
plans is that they are ''Broward's, =
and they are dead against them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Grating Congressman.

Grating Congressman.
The Washington herald has smelt
dead rat IN the Washington gas
meter These be perilous times for
grating congressman - Gainesville
Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Public Men and Measures
Discussed By Press.


are other newspapers and other coun.
ties to hear from.-0cala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Judge As Press Agent.

Judge As Press Agent.
The Judge in the Thaw case warned
the audience that the evidence intro
duced in the afternoon might be such
as to shock the sensibilities Of some.
Result: Court room packed to suffo-
cation In the afternoon. The Judge
is a good press agent-Milton Index.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

The best medicines in the world cannot
take the place OF the family physician.
Consult him early when taken 30. III
The trouble is with your throat, bronchial
tubes, or Lungs, ask him shout taxing
Ayers Cherry Pectors1. Do as ne says.
tasfermulas ofall our prspeFst5ens- Lowell, Asss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02
Grandmother of Evelyn.

And now they have dragged the
poor old grandmothero of Evelyn Thaw
out Of her obscurity in far away Spo-
kane and turned upon her the lime.
light OF sensational Journalism. From
all that can be learned, this old lady
was entirely unconcerned in any OF
the disgraceful episodes in which her
granddaughter figured. Why disturb
her? Her gray hairs should give her
immunity-Tampa News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

I hereby announce myself q candidate
for reelection as city treasurer, subject
to the actien OF the White Democratic
Primary. VIM g. DALEY,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-02

According to the Tallahassee Sun,
the kind of whiskey to be had in the
state capital costs twenty-five cents
a gallon to make. The Sun publishes
the formula. IL they don't change the
brand before the legislature meets we
are liable-banish the thought.-St.
Petersburg Independent.
Banker Matthews.
Eugene Matthews, editor of that ex-
cellent paper, the Starke Telegraph.
has been elected President of the
Starke Bank. The question now
mostly agitating our mind is, how
and where and by what method did a
Florida newspaper man get enough
money to become patron of a bank,
to say nothing of being president.
Explanations are in order, Brother
Matthews.-White Springs Herald.
Stovail's Guaniag Trip.
Wasn't it Focney that wrote: my
two papers-bpth daily? Now
look what you went and DONE" said
Bud. Wallace Stn~aH went cunning
for that overpius OF Tampa papers.
took in the Herald, Globe and News
from Poverty Row, and placed them
under his fatherly care and protec'
ton. They'll do well, now. The
great editor of the Tampa Tribune is,
splendid newspaper agricufturist.
Whatever he touches in the way
Of newspaper property thrives. He
plows the field by advertising, waters
his stock legitimately and at correct
times, and then the harvest is sure.
Lake City Index
Chicken Catfish.
The editor Of the Tampa Tribune
says there is no such thing in the
Philadeiphia markets as chicken cat
fish" Possibly it's est. Johns river
cod" they use up there.-Lake City
Index.
Fec System.
The Pensacola sJournal says that 1t
has all along been Ia favor OF salaries
for county ,cMeers instead Of fees. We
beg the Journals pardon for stating
that the state press is non-committal
on the subject, but we are still OF
the opinion thai The Journal mas been
mighty quiet about it.'-Milton Star.
PuzziIng Expressions.
VIII the Tirnss-Union please dissi.
pate our ignorance Of the meaning Of
its phrase. Indefinite boulevvrse-
ment?" Or%better still, will our es-
teemed metropolitan contemporary
please omit using such puzzling ex-
pressions?-Punta Gorda Herald.
cfaude,s PeeuIiarities.
Now that Claude L'Engle has asso-
sciased wishshim ]. n. Reese In an edi-
torial capacity, are we to expect the
Sun to discasdsthe pronoun ~" Mr..
Il Engle scosIid certainly afford to
share honors with such. brilliant
journalist as Mr. Reese.-Fernandinp
Record Let L'Engle use the t." He
is sui generie. unique. and there is NO
other. We like him, no matter what
pronouns. he uses. Brother LaFontisee
you get that ctr turned on Fernandina
and you may wish you had no eyes
Il