The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-04-23

April.
The Ocala Banner says that General Gilchrst was
dned and WINED four times in one day in Tampa,
Wonder if he has any of those twelve times that he
takes a drink in year left by this time'
II is popularity believed that should Governor
Broward be elected to the U. S. Senate he will secure
National aid in draining the Everglades, thereby re-
claiming large quantities of land which when thrown
open to settlement will attract greater rush Of
settlers than even Oklahoma did.
II is rather too late in the day for Stockton pot.
cal enemies to try prove that he is temperance
man or that he ever in his public life was other than
temperance advocate. One must know very little
Of John N. c. Stocktons public career to be misled
by any statements made to the contrary.
Mayor John W. Burton is this week sending out
letters to the lawyers and newspapers of this Con
gressona District in regard to his candidacy for dele
gate to the Democratic National Convention to meet
in Denver Colo. He comes out in favor of w. J.
Bryan for president. Don't forget him on May 49,
We were disappointed in the picture sent out with
Mr. Stockton's platform. We know Mr. Stockton to
be handsome man but nobody would guess so by
looking at that picture. We suppose it is too late to
make the change but wish he had used the cut which
appeared in the Central Union Times recently
and is much better.
1t must be great trial to be Governor During
the late street strike in Pensacola the state militia
sent there to protect lives and property and the
Governor is now being roundly censured for sending
them. And during the seven hours he was in Ar
cadia last Friday he got about dozen kilograms from
Pensacola begging him not to remove the troops 1t
looks like case of, You'll be damned if you do
and you'll be damned if you don't" And yet we
have several men in Florida who are seeking the
Governors job!
We have been investigating the reason why several
editors of the State are such bitter enemies of the
Governor, and find that without exception it is purely
personal grounds they having conceived the idea
because they voted and worked for Broward in the
previous election he, the Governor should be under
obligation to confer appointments OH them regardless
of their fitness eligibility. This the Governor de-
clined to do thus earning their hatred There are
some people in Florida who have no conception of
doing right for rights sake therefore are aggrieyed
IL 'iSy paw anu Sdu see no good III the
who does his duty regardless of friend or foe
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AS 1t is the order of the day to make political pre-
dictions we make ours. We believe Broward and
Stockton will be the leading candidates for their re-
spectve Offices in Jacksonville and Duval county as
well as many smaller counties. We believe that
Gilchrst and Browne for governor will carry few if
any counties and that Stockton and Broward will vet
almost majority in Hillsboro and Dade counties
1t will be remembered that the negroes are not
allowed in the Democratic primaries and it is con-
ceded that the negroes that cast the vote that
decided by small majority that certain counties in
the state should remain in the wet column We
believe that Stockton and Broward have made gains
IN practically every precinct in the state in the past
three wears both Of those voting then and the increase
OF nsw voters which have become of voting age since
We feel real liberal if we concede half of DeSoto
county's votes to Gilchrst in the first primary as
nearly all Stocktons supporters in his last race with
his share OF new voters will stick to him now and
Browne Will get quite respectable vote in this
county. We have 1t on the authority of Jackson
vile citizen and prominent politician that Jacksonville
and Duval county would vote dry put to the test of
wet and dry election. These predictions are based
on the best knowledge can get and are backed hv
many prominent citizens in this and other counties.