The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-21

| young to acceptably NIL such an eX-
allied and digaified position But such
| an objection would be born of ridic-
ulous mistake. For although We ad-
nit that by reason of a life of indus
| try and economy economical OF LIES
| precious forces, not wasting the
! hours, like many young men of the
| period, in idle extravaganza and riot
Gus living. Instead, he has conserved
| life's precious forces, and thus pre-
served through the years of an active
| life his youthful appearance, his phys
| lcal and mental powers untmpaired.
allied to a noble ambition, ever
prompting him to mount upward
| through life'S strenuous progress. But,
notwithstanding his youthful appear
ance,'' I assure our doubling friend
that Walter is no last spring chicken
not by several springs, summers
and winters.
We have known Walter KehOe
from his youth up" from the time
| when reading law in the office OF Hon.
| John McKinnie, OF Mariana, his
! sprouting political ambition first be
gan to shoot, sprouting tender bud
| of candidacy for some kind of little
| office-We forget what it was, but a
| most consistent beginning for a mod
est, yet ambitious boy, predetermined
| not TO waste life's opportunities in
foolish and criminal extravaganza and
neglect of Times dispensations- We
voted for the boy then and kept our
good eye on him, and have voted for
him ever since and hope to be able
to vote for him this time, and rejoice
in the bright promise of his continual
success as a candidate for official
honOrs.
Walter Kehoe has been tested in
the crucible of time and official eX-
perience and not found lacking in all
the essential qualities of heart and
mind that go to make great man. |
And when We say great man" some |
thing more solid, more permanent and
permeating than the self-laudations of
mere hot air wind bags, rises TO our |
mental conception.
Alas, and agasi that so often. we, |
the great common people" of these
United States of America, can be fiat |
tered and fooled by the oily tongues |
and the ancient, hoary-headed joke
lets, the stock in trade of mere hot
air wind bags, whom we reward for |
their ass-tootness by sending them to |
represent us in the halls of state am |
national legislation Is it any Won
der that the great Cry of the day Is.
Congress is asLeep!" The height OF
ignoble ambition is attained in wear
ing the title and drawing the pay OF |
"a member of congress-" That is the
summit of life's ambition with the
average politician OF the period.
Where are the Henry Clays, the Dan
iel Websters. and the John c. Cal
houns of this period? An echo an
swers "Where!" Who are response
BILE for their absence from the halls
of congress? 1t is I'VE, Us & Co" We,
the people. We do not think; We do
not examine and Sece,t the best ma
terial on hand. We are "tickled to
death" at the dry, dead jokes OF a
political mountebank, and-'My! amt
he a smart mani" And we fall into
line and follow the crowd and cast |
our vote for a self-puffed, hot air wind
bagi And the blind people follow |
blind politicians and all tumble into /
the political ditch of mire and cor
ruption- s.
Fellow-ciuzens of good old Holmes,
let us register our protest against
such blind voting in the future by vot-
ing for men and not hot air wind
bagsi Let us, on the 10Th of May. cast
our votes for a man of flesh and blood !
"a real mana manly mani man
who dared to do right when he knew
he would mortaFly offend a rich and /
powerful combination and thereby lose
votes by the hundred. A conscien-
tious man, who placed duty higher /
than vote-getting Higher than the
distinctions and honor of high office.
Higher than the emolumentS of a self
sold, false ambition. And thus voting, |
let us cast our ballots on May 18th
for Hon. J. w. Kehoe.
Respectfully,
old W. D."
Westvile. Fla, April 18th.