The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-18

Platform on Which He Stands as a
Candidate for United States
Senator


To the Democratic Electors OF Flor
lida:-While seeking your favor and
asking for your votes at the next pri-
mary election fer the high office Of
United States senator. il is due that 1
should lay before you. as clearly and
succinctly as possible the more i'm
portant principles to which l stand
committed.
Democracy
First: All my life I have been a
democrat, and JefTersOnian demo-
crat. and as such l fully endorse the
. declarations of the party. regularly
announced on political questions
Opposed to Capitalization
Second: Capitalization Of power in
! Washington. Entertainments upon the
states is a dangerous tendency which
should be disapproved and checked. I
believe i'm home rule in its broadcast
sense, and in maintaining all the
rights and all the powers OF the states
unimpaiTed.
/ Control and Regulation of Railroads
! Third; 1 favor will urge and con-
/ tinuousIy advocate the control and
regulation Of all transportation and
public service corporations engaging
in interstate commerce / have always
! favored state railroad commissions
and the Interstate Railroad Commits
sion. / will earnestly advocate giving
the commission broad and sufficient
authority and power, that the people
may be guaranteed reasonable and
! just rates by railroads. express COM
panies and other carriers. and safe.
| adequate and proper service. | will
ur9;e an amendment TO the interstate
commerce law requiring railroad COM
panies TO submit any proposed in
crease Of freight interstate rates to the
commission before undertaking TO put
such interstate freight rates into eff
( feet, thus giving the shipper a hear
! ing before such rates become effect
i've.
Appropriations for Harbors and Rivers
| Fourth: l believe in the improve
ment of Florida's harbors and rivers,
and inland waterways / pledge my
! self to exert every effort to secure
adequate appropriations to this end
Likewise, the development and i'm
prOvement of all government stations
and works in Florida will receive nv
persistent support. An inland water
way along the Atlantic Coast. extend
ing to the southern limits of Florida
is project Of vast Importance to the
state, and will receive my unqualified
support. / favor the construction of
Florida by the national government.
Currency
Fifth: Legislation is needed 10 give
the country a more elastic currency.
and make impossible the manipula-
tions of finance by Wall street and
the production Of such panicky cOndi-
| tions and money famine as we are
now suffering. Stock gambling trans
actions. criminal watering of stocks
and bonds. and gigantic frauds have
alarmed the country. and shaken con-
fidence and weakened credit. These.
more than any other causes have pro-
duced the present stringency. l should
advocate every measure that would
remedy these evils including the ex-
termination of bucket shops, and gam
bling in futures.
immigration
Sixth: Better provision should be
made for such immigration as will
benefit the country. The refuse from
the slums OF Europe should be ex-
! cluded. What We want are homeseek-
ers and hOmemakers: the thrifty and
Industrious. who viii settle and build
4 up the state and make comfortable
( homes and worthy citizens.
Tariff
Seventh: | believe the present tariff
| laws are unjust and ought 10 be re-
/ viscd. 1t cannot be right that out
/ home people are compelled 10 pay
! more for articles If necessity than il
paid in foreign countries for the same
articles manufactured by our protect
ed manufacturers. The present sys-
TEN does not help labor. and it en-
riches the few. who enjoy the benefits.
at the expense Of the many No in
dustry Of one section should be built up
at the expense of another.
It is sound democratic doctrine that
We should have a tariff for revenue
only. That we must provide for this
indirect tax in order - raise funds for
\ the economical administration Of the
i government. That this indirect tax
should be levied principally on luxU-
ries. Since We must have q revenue
producing tariff. it surely must be adj
mitted that the producer. n who
creates the raw material. Is as much
entitled 70 whatever protection this
tariff would furnish "a well as the
manufacturer. 1 therefore. would favor
duty on Egyptian long staple and
other cotton which would benefit our
cotton growers. And for the reason
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