The weekly true Democrat., 1908-04-17
GENERAL CLCHRIST
SPEAKS m TAMPA.
Was Greeted hy Larse Gathering
Thursday Rlsht.

The Tampa Times-Union's cores
pOndent, wrote Of General A, W. Gil
christ, candidate for governor, visit to
that city on the 10th as follows:
A large crowd assembled last night
at the hall Of the HillsborOugh Demo-
cratic club, in the Hardee block, to lis
ten to an address by General Albert w.
Cilchrist. candidate for governor. The
General was enthusiastically received,
his entrance to the hall shortly after
8 O'Clock occasioning prolonged cheer
inR. He was introduced by Col. ThOs
M. Wier of this city, and made a plain,
straightforward talk Of more than q
hour In length, giving his platform and
principles. He declared in opening his
speech that, though many had the inn
preston that q man 70 be a successful
candidate for governor must be an ora
tor. this he desired TO show is not so,
though no orator he proposed to be the
next governor of Florida. There are
three kinds Of governors, said the
speaker. One is governor, the other Is
the ex-governor, and the third is the
next governor, which he proposed to be
If the people will give him their votes.
He said that when he entered the
race for the governorsbip he was told
that unless he ran on the prohibition
ticket he would never get to Tallahas-
see as governor Of the state, and was
told that of fOrty-fve counties of Flori-
da. thirtv-six were dry, and his reply
was that article 10, Of the state cOnsti-
tuition. provides for local option, and he
favors the law as Il is. The qualified
electors, and not the governor, said the
general, approve or veto constitutional
amendments, and he is willing to let
the people arrange their own affairs.
Continuing, he said;
81 do not want TO appeal to the pas
siOns or prejudices Of men. When
went into this campaign / made up my
mind that would not array masses
against classes, or vice versa. There
are two kinds Of men, the natural man
and the artificial man. The artificial
man Is the corporation, the natural
man is the labOring man. Both are es-
sentiaI TO the public welfare. The cor
pOrations cannot do without the people,
neither can the people do without the
corporations. Neither should be al
lowed to oppress the other. Capital is
organized. Labor should organize"
He declared that too many people are
ready to abuse capital simply becauseit
is popular TO do so. He related an in
cident, which occurred recently in his
campaigning, in which some one de-
clared that the corporations were with
him, and he replied, well, am glad of
it. / want everybody to be with me
and If they will will be governor, and
will surely protect the interests of the
State, and the rghtful interests Of all
classes Of it's citizens. 81 do not' said
the speaker. favor the expressions of
corporations or the granting of special
privileges TO them, nor would l tolerate
the expressions of labor, OF the grant
ing of unfair privileges to any class.
WAS NOT URGED TO RUN.
Gen. Gilchrist declared that he had
not been urged to run for governor, but
entered the race for the Office because
be wanted to have the honor Of being
the chief executive Of the great state
of Florida, and If elected promised to
give the people a clean, fearless and
businessliSe administration, bowling to
the will of the poor as readily as to-
that Of the rich, and all men shall be
equal.
Gen. Gilchrist's talk was received
with much favor by the large crowd
present and it was conceded on all sides
that his PLAN, OutspOken address gain
ed him many friends.
His greeting at the court house square
yesterday morning by the College Hill
institute pupils, as briefly noted in yes
terday's Times Union, was a most en-
thusiastic and happy one. The school
children came from College Hill in elec-
tric cars, decorated with huge banners
extending their entire length, bearing
the words "Gilchrist Institute" Each
pupil Of the two hundred or more car
ried miniature American flags, and at
the head was a graceful young lady
pupil most appropriately costumed as
the Goddess Of Liberty.
The children were cordially greeted
by the general as they were lined up on
the court house square and, after going |
through a very well executed flag drill, |
proceeded to the band stand, from which |
Gen. Gilchrist delivered talk especial |
Is on educational topics, saying that in
this presence and on this occasion he
doubted the propriety Of making a po-
htical speech. He was most notably |
affected By the very enthusiastic greet
ing given him by the children, and ask
ed the spectators assembled around the /
platform II any man could make pOlit- /
icai speech IN the midst of these sur
roundings He made q very clever talk /
however, which was interrupted fire.
quently by applause and the rendering
Of the GilchFist Institute yell by the