The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-07-19
GROUND FOR SUSPICION.

GROUND FOX SUSPlIlON
The Pensacola journal Is InceassC
because certain state papers have
referred TO tbs legislative commits
sion now engaged in Investigating
the conduct Of the 1. I. Trustees, a:
q embarrassing commission.
1t Is d0u5lv inc=ussd because the
Nsnicee River JoGElal aud the Pa
latka News. whose editors were
members Of the legislature. have
voiced this very general opinion.
OF course the editor Of this paper
car15. speak for Standardization
Joseph H. Huupaci=z, but in 50 far
a. his own former expressions are
concerned he has 10 apologies 70
offer.
We have never doubted the Per-
s5uaI integrity o. the men who con-
s-i-ut= this I. Fuad Investigating
commission. We believe they are
u=1 Of honor ia the ordinary affairs
@! business and private life. Thzr=
: nothing i1cOLsis.el: il our b=-
levin. tais aud a. the same time
paying tribute to their POLITICAL
CUNNING. Instances are not rare
ia this STATE where men u uliI-
pgacaaU.= private aud business life
nave been made to feel gay over a
charge that they had STUFFED
BALLOT BOXES and otherwise
manipulated politics and elections.
And in some instances these things
have bzen done By so-cs.lsd RE
FORMERS
And there have been too many and
recent instances in the LEADER
SHIP Of the political faction 10
which each and every one Of this in
ves-isasi1g commission belongs, to
Justify any man. other than tae SIM
PIE minded. in placing confidence in
any scheme these leaders may ad-
vance Or foster.
In our opinion there is ample iustL-
Gea.iou for the suspicion that the
Beoward-JeuHilgs combination. now
in the saddle il tais state. conceive
ID and carried 10 a successful issue
the organization Of this commission.
I.s organization il is present.
shape was opposed BY every man il
the legislature who could not b. cor
rallied By the administration.
L was this same combination Of
patriots -. who conceived and
sought 70 fas,=n upon the state the
danuabla liquor dispensary Of six
years ago. And We canno: believe
that - fair and able q man as the
=8i,1- Of th= Pensacola Journal will
deny but that this was the most dam
uab.y tr=acaerous plot to corrupt
ta@ politics and people Of state
ever matched within OF without the
e4vl.yGs If HE'LL. The scheme fail
ii. bur 10. through The fault Of its
leaders.
w adIl. that there may BE- lew
sy-ca..-d GOO-GOUS in the state
VIC believe that & state liquor dis
p=I-ary would have been a moral
and political blessing, but Edi-o.
Mays Of Pensacola isn't in that
Class
There have been other schemes
looking to tia p=rp=tuacion Of the
p5v-r Of this combination. They
w=!- al. bad. and yet all had enough
If ca= APPEARANCE Of good to
fool d 10. u good people.
Tae editor u the News has never
charged that t1e trustees of the /. I.
Fuad were guilty Of wrong. As a
matter Of fact he had always be
Ii=v=d the contrary up to certain
tim- IL his legislative experience,
when his suspicious were aroused.
O-lers have entertained these same
suspicious. Upon what are they
based?
During the final days Of the Leg!s-
lariye session Gov. Broward and his
cgufdcutia, heuchmen were eX-
tr=melv anxious mon They spent .
a great deal Of time in th= corridors .
ot r.- Capita. earnestly interviewing .
members. That they Were Q-gari- .
ling ta-i- forces for battle Of SOM .
Kind was evident. What TIA. battle
was 70 BE- over was soou 10 BE- *