The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

i .INVAAl4 VI NnNAANA lAVN N0a AlVI VIII y WlET
Bonally solicit the vote Of any member
fOf the Legislature for or against any
measures pending beforeit. shall make
my Recommendation and give my rea-
sons therefor, TO the Legislature, as the
Constitution requires, but ! will not use
1 methods which would be condemned, III
| practiced by a private citizen.
The Constitution further says: ''The
| Governor shall take care the laws be
/ faithfully executed Art. A, See. lv.
His duties are with the Execution,
andpot with the enactment, of laws. /
shall take special charge Of the faithful
execution of all laws on the statute
books. What the people should demand
is, the due execution Of the laws that
are enacted by the Legislature, without
regard TO whom they hurt or whom they
benefit, whether IL be a corporation or
an individual. If you go outside the law
to hurt corporation, you can go outside
the law to help friend, or hurt an en-
emy. When a cloud Is sufcharRed with
electricity, the bolt falls in obedience to
a natural law, and whether it strikes a
good man or a bad one, or destroys a
brothel or a church, is a mere incident
in the execution of Gods laws, and
pledge you that will see to the faith
ful execution of all laws, regardless Of
whether they strike friend or foe, for,
in the performance of my duties, my
my spear will know no brother.
FAYoRs LAW TO LIMIT CANDIDATES Ex-
PENDITURE.
shall recommend to the Legislature,
the passage Of bill to limit the amount
candidate may spend in primary
election. consider this absolutely nec-
essary to the preservation of the pri-
mary system, for If the present meth
ods continue, and there is every reason
to think they will grow worse, we will
soon reach point where no poor man,
or one who has no rich hackers, can be
nominated ito a high office, and the
minor county positions will be within
the reach Of those only, who are able
or willing to risk large sum Of money
to obtain them. Those who have gone
to the expense of purchasing the office
will be tempted to repay themselves in
some way or other from the Office. do
not say they will, but they should not
be so tempted.
| PROHIBITION.
| favor prohibiting the sale of intOxi-
eating liquors in the State of Florida.
| Right here let me state that | did not
espouse the prohibition cause for politi-
| Cal advantage. KNEW NiIdb IL WOulu
lose for me the support of many men
who are my warm supporters. without
the assurance of any corresponding
gain. Nor did / do it to get on the
"Band Wagon" with other candidates,
for was the first to declare for prohi-
bition. My position is the result of an
abiding conviction, that any city or
state Is better off morally, financially
and politically if Intoxicating Liquors are
not sold therein.
This declaration may lose for me the
Governorship, but if it does, let it go
The Governorship lasts only four years,
but the consciousness of right, and duty
well performed, will go with me through
life.
VIII NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OR
CONTRoLL THE SELECTION OF MY
SUCCESSOR.
will not attempt to influence or con-
troll III the slightest degree the selection
of ny successor. / have none of that
spirit in me that would prompt the
building up of dynasty to hand down
the office of governor.to a succ cessor to
be selected by myself.
FILLING VACANCIES IN COUNTY OFFICES.
Analogous to this is the subject of
filling vacancies in county offices which
may occur during my term. / have no
desire to build up personal machine
by appointing my favortes to office. |
} believe in party organization, and local
self government, and pledge you now
!, If elected / will fill all vacancies which
may occur in county offices, upon the
: recommendation of the democratic ex-
ecutiVe committee of the county, if no
primary is called. The same primary
chat nominates the Governor will elect
new executive committees in every
. county, IN the State, and the people
who nominate the Governor can be trust
ed TO elect executive committees which
will properly represent them.
CONFLICT OF STATE AND FEDERAL AU
THoRITY.
Another great question, is the con-
/. flict of the United States and State au-
thorities in the attempt of the Federal
, Government to destroy the powers OF
/ the States This / shall resist with all
the power Of what legal knowledge l
possess, and an Unborn and acquired APP
probation of the dangers with which
the Federal judiciary threatens our in.
stitutions, by its encroachment upon
the rights of the States, when it at
temps by injunction or otherwise to
, prevent the execution OF our laws, and
! the legally enacted Regulations of the
! Railroad Commissioners.
p,t y,ya ,,n,iat not forget that certain