The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-05

ard, who had dared defy the power
of combined wealth
There are always TO be found plenty
of small people who follow the lead of
the strong, and the predictions that
the legislature would rebuke the Gov
ernOT by repeating the drainage law,
and passing a resolution asking him
to stop draining, were made with ZeSt
and enthusiasm by quite a little bunch
of small papers with the printed word
and a fair-sized sprinkling Of small
people with the spoken word But
these small people did not amount
to much except that they were able
to attract attention for the same rea-
sen that echoes do-repetitlon. They
and the inspiration which started
them were what some friend of mine
whose name I have forgotten. said OF
Roosevelt a mere noise.
Corporation Methods.
Following out the line of the desire
and the predictions of the opposition.
/ Nh Riley DWman, one of the hired
men of the corporation crowd, intro
duced the second day of the session,
house concurrent resolution order
ing the trustees to stop drainage Ope-
ratiOnS-
Mr.. Beard introduced in the senate
the first day of the session a resOlu-
tion to investigate the trusteeS-bOth
of these in line, as | have said, with
the predictions, the wishes and The
hopes of the opposition. that the legis-
lature would delight in doing things
disagreeable TO the governor and the
other trustees.
There was not that tremendous en-
thusiasm that was hoped. and the res
oil ac - l1fo tod
and Riley DOrman's resolution has
rested quietly on the calendar since II
was put there the day after its intro
duction. He has never tried to call
it up. Each time it has been reached
on the calendar he has, when present,
asked that it be passed over, and
when absent it was passed over with
out his assistance.
Broward has been fighting along
his line all summer" and no predic-
tiOns of people whose wishes were the
inspiration for their thoughts, were
able to scare him or TO induce him to
abate one whit, his determination TO
drain the Everglades.
Broward Talked Drainage"
When senators and representatives
both for and against drainage called
on him, they found him talking drain
age.
When predictions were made that
the trustees would be compelled 10
abandon the work because the money
would soon give out, the governor
talked drainage.
When people said that the legisla-
ture would repeal the drainage act
and not enact new one, or that The
investigation into the trustees would
strengthen the Opposition into force
enough to kill the proposition, Brow
ard talked drainage.
When a temporary defeat OF a line
of defense the trustees had made in
the courts was he'd up to him as the
hand writing on the wall. the governor
talked drainage. sr
When Senators came TO him with
news that a combination had been |
made among senaors to defeat drain |
age, state life insurance and franchise !
tax legislation, Bnward talked drain |
age.
He kept talking it, and while talk !
ing it he bided histime. The first sign
of weakness in the line of his Opposi
ton was apparent when the Joint
Committee sent investigate the
drainage operation made a favorable
report TO which tlr members Of that
committee unfavOrble TO the project
were obliged to sin their names on