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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
THE HAYWOOD CASE; ITS
DEEPER AND WIDER MEANING
jacksonville Times-Union.

murderer, while the principal can
only be convicted by the help of the
murderer. ma
When the mine owners held the
stronger hand the state did not inter-
fere-when the. miners dominated the
situation the troops were called in. 1t
was struggle between two forces
that produced lawlessness, but the
state made ali it's prisoners from one
party, and it still makes no arrests
except from one side. While lawless-
ness prevailed, it was in evidence
that Orchard passed through the
guards Of soldiers without restraint
though assumed to be a miner;
when other miners were shut up in
the bulpen, depOrted, and subjected
to midnight searches without war
rants, Orchards person and Orchards
home were sacred. But now the law
seeks to show that the miners are re-
spOnsible for Orchards crimes, and
the other party shares none of this
odium though it recognized him as a
friend and paid him money! The
nation suspends an indictment from
federal grand jury that Senator
Brah may prosecute Haywood, but
the law does not provide for such
farvoritiSm, and the federal govern
ment does not interfere as a matter
of course with trials in state courts.
There may have been conspiracy
to murder by the miners. There is
evidence just as good that there was
a conspiracy to murder on the part
of the mine owners who had the sup
port of both the state and national
governm ent.-Times-Unio
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

The Times Union has already in
voked the study of the statesman and
the patriot for the conditions revealed
in the trial at Boise City of Haywood
and his felloW-miners. II we couid,
we would not influence the decision
of the jury, but the verdict IS OF small
inheritance in comparison to that
view of all the facts involved to
which the whole people OF this
country will finally be forced by the
coIlation of the testimony brought
out in this case, and others that will
follow. No sensational novel of the
oIigarchy in some Italian state OF the
Middle Ages could tell a more thrill
ing tale if melodrama still has
power to thrill when the reader feels
his personal concern in the narrative.
Here are two rival conspirac1es, II
there be one, each with men and
money at command, but one support
ed by the state officials and the ma
tional army. Bitter wrongs against
person and property may have been
committed on both sides. More sig
nificant than the conviction OF law
lessness in a frontier state is the
proof that the federal government IT.
self scorned law, and lent itself I'M
scrupulousIy to the service of one set
of conspirators against the other.
To the nation it is not so important
whether Orchard was hired by one
narty Or the other-the fact that he
was not alone will hardly be disputed
Nor should we fail to note that the
state is trying an accomplice for muir
der on the evidence of the principal
that the witness is confessedly the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS

| Wants Another Term.
Judge j. T. Sanders, who has Sc; ~
ed during the present term for NUM-
-ciDcl judge, again announces for the
position The judges ability as 2
city magistrate is too well known
to need comment. During his term
OF Office he has handled many hun
Creds of accused persons, and has
discharged that luty in m1nner
crt Gitable to himself and with secur-
ity to the city.-Niami Record
The Railroad Inspector.
Florida has taken a leading position
among the sisterhc9d of states, on
the question of regulation of traffic
over the railroads doing business in
the state. Many of tho evils arising
oft of the failure of the railroads to
transport commodities promptly and
safely, were beyond the power of the
raj: oao commission TO correct, DC
cause the law creating give 1t the
right of inspection ~ denying It the
authority and money to employ an
engineer.
The legislature of 1907 did both.
and the commission has appointed
Frank P. Damon, OF Tallahassee to-
the position
In selecting Mr.. Damon for inspcc-
tor of the physical property of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
By
the State
Press
NEWS AND VIEWS

newspaper men to the substantial eX-
| cellence and progressive spirit of oul
solid, growing little city OF Live Oak
Editor McCreary of the Gainesville
| Sun IS the last to come forward with
his tribute and it is characteristic OF
the man-frank, clear, honest, com
prehenslYe and right to the point
with no frills on it, refreshing, sen.
sible, and without a trace of f1attery
in it. Mr.. McCreary doesn't find our
city pretty" because some of the
buildings on the business streets are
not in line with the others, but as a
matter of fact that can be SAID OF
very few of them. uniformity being
the rule in nearly all of the CONNER
cial district. But barring this minor
objection, the Sun editor finds US all
right and does us justice.-Live Oak
Daily Democrat
The Miami Way.
The people of Miami have shown
themselves fully equal to grave pub
lie emergency and deserve very high
praise for not doing what so many
other people, less intelligent and we'll
balanced, have done under like cir
cumstances and wrought widespread
injury to the community in conse-
Miami bank suspended and was de-
clared' insolvent. Prompt notice was
given that the other local banks were
not materially affected by the failure,
but doubtless if the panic spirit had
prevailed and. the example of a few
timid and nervous souls had been fol
lowed, a general run on the other
banks might have been precipiLa'ed
and they might have been found
without enough cash to meet the I'M
expected demand of every deposltor.
This would have been terrible blow
to Miami, not in the least degree
chargable to the banks, but to
panic-stricken herd Of depOSitors who
had lost their good judgment and
were insisting upon an unreasonable
demand. But the people of Miami
were not that kind. They rallied
around the two, banks whose solvency
was unquestioned, no run was made,
and, to show their entire confidence,
they even increased their deposits. In
this way they saved theirebanks and
their city from a. great disaster, and
that, too, without making any sacri-
fee or mourning sthe slightest loss. or
risk, but simply by exercising good
common sense and refusing to get
excited in the presence of an emer-
gency. Even one man who keeps his
head and does the right thing at
critical period is big asset in COM
munity, but when there is town full
of them, as seems to have been the
case in Miami, that town is wealthy
beyond computation, in the character
of its citizenry and there can be no
doubt of it's future.-Live Oak Demo
crat.
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plain people who have expected from
him more independence and mora
courage. He defends his action on the
ground that the legislature did not
make a sufficient investigation before
acting, but this excuse is hardly suf.
ficient. He has simply given the
benefit of the doubt to the railroads
instead of giving 1t to the people, anG
that too, when the railroads had the
right of appeal to the courts for ar
injustice to be, done, while the peopl6
have no appea1.-The\ Commoner.
A Simple Solution.
The solution of the sensational
SteuneRberg case would be 10 hang
Orchard, who assassinated the eX
governor and be done with it There
is not one iota of testimony outside
of that of the confessed assassin 10
show that Meyer. Haywood and Pet
tibone had anything to do with the
kIIiing of SteunenHerg; and If a fair.
minded Judge presided over the case,
he would at once throw it out Of
court Unfortunately the real mur-
derer has been promised Immunity
to swear away the lives of his former
sociates.-Memphis Commercial Ap-
peal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

been good to Gus" Brown. Brown
was chosen by Ex-Governor Jennings
to be supervisor of registration of
Duval county. When Governor Brow
ard was inaugurated he selected Gus
Brown as his private secretary
Later, when w. Bloxham Pickett,
sheriff of Duval county, died, Govern
or Broward appointed Brown to sue
coed him. In the subsequent cleo
ton Brown was candidate to sue
coed himself, and received 275 votes
out OF a pon offover 800. Governor
Broward then, called Brown to a cleri-
cal position during the last session of
the legislature, and. now has made
another berth 'for4him fin making him
state inspector of naval stores, to
succeed j. r. Parker. The position
pays onezquaTter Of a cent on every
barrel produced in this city.-Jack-
sonville Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
By
the State
Press

railroads, the railroad commission
has not only brought TO the position
the experience of quarter of a cen
fury, but also familiarity with much
OF the railway property to be in.
spected
Mr.. Damon has for twenty Eve
years been engaged in engineering
and construction work, nearly all of
which has been done in this state.
anc on account of the store of knowl-
edge he has been able to acquire
during this period, he should be well
qualified to furnish the information
the commission needs to force the
railroads to provide proper maiEte-
nance.
Among the railroads with which
which Mr.. Damon has been connect
ed and which he has helped to con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
WATERED STOCK.

Long green is sometimes very
short.
No, my son, it is not the salt breeze
that makes the summer girl fresh,
but it does seem to help.
A gentle breeze may give a cold
in the head; the sight draft is what
gives cold feet.
How Blissful it would be to have
an increase in income.
Now that passes are abolished, rail-
roads take the position that the edi-
tors who ''used to could be influenced
can go to - but they forget that
most newspaper men can't AFFORD to
travel that far without passes.
The knife that can even cut a caper
isn't in il with the man who is too
lazy to even nOld his breath
Some people make a fetish of the
bible, try to force God enough out
of shape to fit both the fetish and the
divine assurances of His illimitable
and everlasting goodness, and then
denounce as irreligious those who
can't see, as they do, one way with
one and another with the other, yet
think they see the same way with
both
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
VOX POPULI.

Pensacola, July Is.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
Socialist" would give every man
at least $1,000 a year. Resident
should drive this into his head. Did
Resident" ever think why the legis-
lature left il to the council to fix the
mayors salary?
1t doesn't make much difference
what kind of pants" the mayor
wears, it is the man inside the
pants" that counts.
We should have a mayor that could
and would, earn $4,000 a year.
The question is: Will the charter
allow him to earn anything?
Are not many city officers mere
figureheads?
GEO. r. SMITH,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Let All Work Together.


Improvements are sometimes slow
developing. Sometimes there are
moss-baci1s who stand in the way OF
public progress. Sometimes people
have old-fashioned ideas which will
not permit of advancement, and the
result is that the good roads move
ment is no exception to the rule, and
often times a community suffers for
years because of the want of enter
prise of its original citiZenship.-We
trust that Duval county will not have
such an experience. We are conf
dent that every citizen, from the least
to the greatest, the richest to the
poorest, will all work hand in hand
and side by side to develop the good
roads in this county. The good roads
movement is development. One
mile of good roads means two more.
Two miles of good. roads means four
miles more, and so on. The only
thing necessary is to get the COM
bined sentiment of the entire COM
munity in favor of the movement.
This accomplished, all the rest fol-
lows as surely as the day follows
night.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
Should Have Their Share.
Five mills is a pretty heavy road
tax, especially to those in the north
end of the county, who, up to the
present time, have derived very little
benefits from the sums they have con-
tributed to the various funds of the
county in public improvements, and it
is nothing but natural they should
protest to such a levy.
The Metropolis believes in good
roads and while it wants to see as
many improvements as possible IN
this end of the county. it also wants
to see the same thing in the north
end because the people of that part
are entitled to it. Had they received
justice in the matter of public i'm
proVementSS and expenditures the
county division movement would very
likely have not been created.
If the five mills levy prevails, they
must be given assurances, and then
proof, that their full quota of the as
sessment will be spent in their i'm
mediate vicinities. Otherwise har-
many cannot prevail, and other trou-
bles-legaI complications-may arise
Miami Metropolis.
''Sour Grapes?
Talk about graft, talk about boss
ism, corporations and favoritisms
the Tallahassee Sun has that soft
snap that. no paper ever had in Flor
ida, net even during the Stems re-
publican administration back in the
searly 70's. 1t is certainly a melon
cutting time for the editor of the Tai
lahassee Sunderland Record.
Riqht Sort Of Spirit.
We continue to get unsolicited
testimonials from visiting Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Gus Browns Appointment

Gus Browns Appointment.
Some men are born great, others
have, greatness thrust upon them.
Governor Napoleon B. Broward has
appointed NJ Augustus Brown, of
Jacksonville, TO be state inspector of
naval stores for Florida. The job is
a good one, and pays between 50, 500
and $4,000 per annum.
Governor Broward has certainly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Charms GeneraIIx Worked-

The Widow-Thirty-fiv is the
most charming age in woman.
The Bachelor-That's right. It's
hard to get away from a woman OF
that age.-Chicago News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Governor Hughes Veto.

Governor Hughes Veto.
Governor Hughes has vetoed the
twO-cent fare bill sent to him by the
state legislature, and in. doing so he
has greatly pleased 9the newspapers
which take their cue from the .coFpor
atoms, but he has disappointed the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Costs Money to
Run For Governor.

some weeks ago i ne JOurnal cdileu
attention to the statement going the
rounds of the press to the effect that
a candidate for governor in tho next
democratic primaries would he re-
qTired to spend d. least twenty thou
sand dollars, and expressed the belle.
that the figures were being placed too
high.
The Punta Gorda Herald, in answer
ing the squfb, gives the following IN
teresting information concerning the
cost OF one of these campaigns,
which we are at.-..d will tcI..! TO
frigbicn eff several who are now in
the larkis class:
1t has been estimated with appar-
ent correctness that Governor Brow
ards campaign expenses were at
least $4,000. He may not have paid
that much out of his own scash, but
the cost of his two campaigns to him
self and friends could not have been
less than the sum named.
There are about 10000 voters in
Florida and their political bias is not
shown by the registration lists. The
candidate who wishes to reach by
printed circulars all the Democratic
voters must mail his circulars to
voters of all parties, and the postage
thereon will be at least $70D. The
printing will cost $3.50. Add another
$50 for envelopes, for folding, en-
clos Ing and addressing Now do. this
three times, as may be necessary in
"a campaign lasting ten months, es-
peciaIly for those running in a second
primary. Here is a little item of
$4,000 and the candidate has not as
yet travelled nve miles. paid a hotel
bill or responded to the demand of
one of horde of hundred or more
grafters.
A thousand>mfle railway ticket will
take man from here to Pensacola
and back. The candidate who will be
elected by virtue of making
thorough campaign will need about
eight of those thousand-miIe tickets:
cost 5000. He will pay out about
five times that much for hotel bills
for himself and friends, tipping wait
els and pOrters. and he will help
bu Id lots of churches and provide !or
numerous widows and orphans as
vol as impecmious, but deserving
and influential voters who need HELM
and in return for the same will carry
each and every county of the state.
The newspapers with pot metaP'
and pictures are left out of this list
OF expenses, but some of them will
surely expect as much as a $40 an
nouncement card, and if all of them
should get that much apiece, the tota;
would be $3.50.
Oh, it takes a brave man to run
in the primaries for governor of
Florida; and when we consider The
courage and the sacrifices re ruired,
We think all the candidates for that
high Office ought to be elected
And after a man has won out and
got the Office. what is there in il for
Ein but worry and vanity and vexa-
ton of spirit and abuse from those
VINO ought to stand by him?
Here is one man who wouldn't run
for governor, If he had a million of |
dollars and was sure of election.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
May Be So.

May Be So.
Thos. j. Laud Browns announce
ment that he would be candidate
for United States senator has caused
a laugh to ripple over the press from
Pensacola to Key West. The boys
have certainly rubbed it in with a
wire brush. Probably Brown wasn't
serious-meant it as a joke-a sort
of state fair advertisement-St. Pet
ersburg Independent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Instructjno He Parents.

Father-You should learn to keep
everything in its place, my son.
Arthur-Well, won't you tell ma
to keep her slipper on her soot?-
Illustrated Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

The old University buildings at
Lake City are TO once again be made
useful as well as ornamental. We
are pleased to learn of the success
OF that city in landing the Baptist
College. May it flourish as the green
bay tree.-Palatka Times-Herald.
Great Scott! We thought it was
the wicked that flourish like the green
bay treel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

The White Springs Herald makes
b remark to which the Times-Union
heartily subscribes. There are no
classes in a real democracy If there
sre classes it is no democracy, even
II it should bear the name. There
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

are no common people" in a democ-
racy; all political power should be
exercised by all the people. Neither
are they any uncommon" people
where all power is owned in COM
mon. Just as far as there are any
inequalities among the people just
that far does the nation or state de-
part from a democracy and lapse to-
ward forms of government which are
becoming obsolete.-Times-Uni
All of which merely goes to show
that we haven't real democracy in
this country. Isn't it, then, about
time to follow the real democratic
democrats and quit the plutocratic
influences in our own party?
Editor Appleyard and Editor
LEngle may furnish some excite
ment. The Florida Index says with
trenchant qIietness:
The Tallahassee Sun persists i'll
saying that the Index belongs to the
Subsidized class OF papers IN Florida
We nave denied this several time s,
and have endeavored to make this
plain by stating to .Ae Sun editor
that he was mistaken. We trust it
will not be necessary for us to use
palmer language.
The /. /. Fund embarrassing COM
mittee is now comfortably settled in
Tallahassee with the long summer
months before it in which to dissi-
pate its $4,000 appropriation from
the general revenue fund. But as
the committee is composed of seven
able bodied members the task does
not appear so 'great"-except to
members of the committee.-Palatka
News.
There's just about 100 days work
for the committee, by which time
the gum money will have been chew
ed, and then for a home run.-Florida
Index.
All, quit your kickin? Take our
advice of last week: Put up or shut
up, formulated charges or silence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

We air in favor of a prohibishun
law, tho we have seen the time we
didn't think much of the dry act, and
we abr also in favor of prohibitin
cigarettes and chewin gum. Like
wise, we think thare orter be a Jail
sentence for any skinny woman what
wears peeEerboo wastes. They air
worse tnan drunken men to look at
The Gawbone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
Keep Them Guessing.

Keep Them Guessing.
While in the city for a short while
Tuesday evening, Hon. Frank Adams
announced that he had transmitted
to the governor his resignation as
state senator. To the direct question
Does this mean that you are now
ready to make 'your announcement
for United States SENATOR" he re-
Piled, Nos sir; it does not" But this
action of the brilliant young states
man .wiHs set the tongues to wagging.
Florida Index.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14
| MANY Ways Of Puttina II.

The Brooksville Argus modeStly
puts the old doctrine-''to the victor
belongs the spoils"-in the following
language:
While We do not approve of the
multiplication of officers at Tailahas-
see, we believe it ID be the duty Of
the administration to put its own
friends rather than its enemies in
all of them, so that it may become
strong and effective, and accomplish
the patriotic work fer which it was
elected.
We once heard David B. Hill ex-
press it thuslE the OK that ploughs
the furrow is entitled to the hay
Florida Index.
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struct are the F. G.. & P, Florida
Southern, Tallahassee Southeastern,
Apalachicola & Northern, having just
concluded his duties with the latter.
Besides having had charge of sur
veying corps in many instances ana
supervising construction work, MI.
Damon has spent much of his time
i'll railroad service in locking after
maintenance of roaoway.-TaI!ahas-
sec Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

A Good Selection.
The Florida Railroad Commission
is being commended for the excellent
judgement shown IN the selection of
MI. Frank Damon Of Tallahassee as
Inspector of railroads and property, a
position created by the last legisla-
ture. Mr.. Damon is q Tallahas5eean
by birth and has spent the greater
part of his life in florida. He has
had ample experience in railroad con-
struction work, having followed it
continuously since 1SS0.-Gainesviiie
Sun.
To Succeed WeIborn.
The county executive committee OF
Orange county met Saturday morning
at the court house, and, after consi6-
Grafton of all the candidates they
unanimously endorsed the name Of
T. P. Warlow as solicitor of tie
criminal court Of record, Sand his
name will be sent to Gov. Broward
for appointment to fill the vacancy
caused by the dealn of Judge Wei
bOrn.-Miami Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

Riqht Sort Of Spirit.
We continue to get unsolicited
testimonials from visiting Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

How Blissful it would be to hav,
an increase in income.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-14

The knife that can even cut a cape
isn't in il with the man who is tot
lazy to even nold his breath.