The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-26
GOVERNOR BROWARO AT
GREAT BRYAN BANQUET


cies OF greed and exploitation the
south Is not conservative. The south
is aggressively democratic and what
ever few metropolitan newspapers
may say the voters of the south are
in favor Of reform and are ready to
join with the people Of the west on
all economic questions of the day. If
we have few trust magnates in the
south they are Insignificant in num-
Der compared with those who suffer
from the trusts. II we have some
manufacturers-and we rejoice in the
development Of manufactures in the
south-our people have not been won
over to protective tariff which taxes
our farmers, our laborers and our
merchants for the benefit Of small
percentage OF our people. We have rail-
road lines and we want more of them
but we do not believe any more than
the people of the west believe in turn
ing the country over to the railroads
to charge what they please and do as
they please. In other words the south
can be depended upon to stand with
the producers against the speculators
and the monopolies.
Neither Is the south deluded by
the plea now being made for a con-
servative candidate; we had a con-
sentative candidate in 1904 and the.
vote showed that candidate stand
ing for reaction was unpopular in.
the south as he was in the west and
even in the east. We are in hearty
sympathy with the almost universal
demand o. the democratic masses that
the platform shall be an honest one
and that the candidate shall be known
to represent the spirit of the platform
and the real democratic sentiment OF
the country.
The PIunder-bund.
1t is a fact that the plunder-bund
are attempting to nominate a candi-
date for the democrats for the presi-
dency; influences are at work to NOM
mate a candidate of their selection
for the republican party of the coun-
try. IC behooves the rank and file
of the great common people of both
political parties to prevent any such
nominations.
For some years prior to 1896 the
same plutocratic influences dominat-
ed the conventions of both political
parties. Not until 1896 was a line
a
battle before there can be a battle.
Since 1896 democratic platforms have
been written in language which the
people can understand and this has
become true of state and county plat
forms as well as of national platforms
In the primary elections candidates
have been compelled to state their po-
sitions and to defend them and they
have succeeded or failed according as
the people approve or disapprove of
their position. The great educational
movement which started in 1895 is
responsible for all the progress that
mas been made by republicans as well
as democrats and we could not now
turn back to the old method without
inviting disaster and merited defeat.
1t is not necessary that / shall call
the name of that great democrat who
has made our platforms mean so
much; you can name him; ne Is con-
sidered platform within hims elf; he
has taught uprightness and honesty in
political affairs; he has stood nign
upon the bridge of the great snip of
state; not as an official, it is tine, but
as great thinker and writer for the
public good. We have advanced in
political intelligence and have been
DSnchleu more py reforms wrought
under his leadership since 1896 taan
we had in the twenty-five yelrs be-
fore that time
Pioneer Work.
1t is only because of this pioneer
work done by the democratic party
that republicans like LaFollette have
been able to rise to prominence in
the republican party and without this
pioneer work the president could not
have developed this radical sentiment
which is spreading through the repub-
lean party. +
But, Mr.. Toastmaster, as the va
rious public questions are to be dis
cussed by different speakers I desire
10 improve this opportunity to pre-
sent subject not so familiar to the
reading public and yet OF vital in
portance to the agricultural sections
of the country, namely transportation
by rail and by water
Ffrst-We must have suficient
ansportation facilities.
Second-Do you ask why? I an.
swer, because proper facilities for
transporting Gun goods from the farm
Or mine or factory to the consumer
who pays for them Is as necessary to i