The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-08

tie the political talk about him, for
it sounds sincere. - Jacksonville |
Times-Union
The Secret Out.
'sWho viii be the next governor OF |
Florida?" asks one of our exchanges. |
It will be a man carrying a wad and |
willing to let some OIL it drop.-Ocala |
Banner.
Knew a Good Thing.
Governor Broward knows good !
thing when he sees it. He has just !
appointed Frank Walpole, a newspa-
per man, to be treasurer of Manatee |
county.-Milton Index.
Waipoie Lands Safe.
Governor Broward has appointed
red-headed and big-hearted Frank
Walpole as treasurer of Manatee
county, to fill out the unexpired term
of ]. ". Nettles, deceased.-DeLand
News.
Park Trammeli.
Editor Park Trammell wants to
know who win be the Hoke Smith of
Florida's next campaign for governor.
Well, Editor Trammell has been men
toned" hasn't he?-Tampa News.
Shaking Off Dry Bones.
With the approach of the next ses-
sion of the state legislature come
rumors of a great shaking up of dry
bones. There Is much to be done in
putting an end to further useless ex-
penditure Of the peoples money.-St.
Augustine Record.
Bureau Of immigration.
A state bureau of immigration, COM
posed Of clean and energetic men who
would manage with economy and make
every dollar count, would be a good
investment for the state An appro-
priation for sending few favored pol
iticians to Europe and maintaining
fine Offices and an expensive corps of
clerks would not be.-Tampa Times.
Naming Governor.
Naming the next governor goes mer-
rily on among the newspapers, being a
harmless and amusing game, which
now and then savors of downright
joke when applied to certain aspiring
but utterly impossible" politicians
Meanwhile the people don't seem to
be worrying much about the matter.
Here in South Florida they are in a
receptive attitude, and will support
any clean and available candidate
They will stand for no corporation
heller, however: nor for any dema-
gogue. whom the corporations have
dropped and who would now ride, into
popularity by abuse Of his rormer mas
ters-Lakeland News
I. I. Statement
The Pensacola Journal, which is one
of our most highly appreciated ex-
changes, being one of the very best
newspapers in the state. gives the re-
por: OF the trustees OF the Florida In
ternal Improvement Fund for 1905 and
1906, from which we learn that the
money spent was as follows:
For postage ;. ....-..... 362.20
For official visits, >. 49,. =. 1,328.4S
For printing =. .. %. .. ...2.231 IS
For services :. :. -. =. .. 1,763.4S
For incidentals =. >. .. .. ..2,868.72
Total -. .. .. ..-ss ..$S, o54.5S
From these- figures it will be seen
that the postage was "a plenty" the
official visits powerful often" the
printing quite lavish, the services
don't know what kind) "extraordi
nary and incidentals-gash. Niger. go
way from here, you smells too loud
White Springs Herald.
Frank Adams.
@old Campaignerr in the Pensacola
Journal, writing of the campaign for
United States senator, says that
there has been considerable talk OF
Frank Adams entering the fight
against Mallory, but this same talk
was going On FIVE years ago, when
Mallory was up for his first reflect
ion Adams wants to go to the sem
ate, but he is afraid Of his support,
and he will never get into the fight
until he is sure of it, II Mr. Adams
decides to go into the highland his
most intimate friend will not say he
intends to do so-he viii get votes
enough to put him there. 1t Is not
the fear of the result that would keep
him out of such a race.-Lake City
Index.
The Governors Mansion.
We are told that the governors |
mansion at Tallahassee is nearing
completion and viii soon be ready for
occupancy The question arises viii |
the governor have the use Of the man |
sion rent free2