The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-13
PROMISES LITTLE
THAT WILL BENEFIT
What Pensacola Has AL
ready He Will Support
He Will Also Stand Pat
on Tariff and Uphold
Staple Cotton Which No
One Produces in West
Florida.

Duncan Il. Fletcher. candidate for
United States senator from Florida.
in opposition to Gov. Napoleon B.
Broward, spoke to a good sized audi
ence in Seville square last night,
outlining the issues of the present
campaign and explaining his atti-
tude and position as to those issues.
A great deal of his speech WAS de-
voted to explaining the position OF
Gov. Broward upon certain issues
which had come TO his notice during
the recent campaign, and to his rela-
tive position az TO these questions.
Mr. Fletcher spoke eloquehtly and
brought ont his facts with satisfactory
force At times he elected bursts
of applause from the audience, and
created considerable amusement in
ridiculing certain of the Broward
measures, the success upon which
that candidate, it was alleged, bases
his aspiration for Office.
Mr.. FLETCHER is INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Fletcher was introduced last
night by Chairman Radcliffe, of the
democratic executive committee. He
began with touching upon the mem
DRY of the late Senator Stephen r.
Mallory, whose personal friend he had
been, stating that he deemed 1t
privilege and a pleasure TO address
the fellow citizens of man who had
been a credit not only to Florida
alone but to the country as a whole.
He then INDUCED in brief eulogy OF
the man who had made Pensacola his
home throughout the yesrs of his
splendid manhood, and who had la
bored diligently and well in the in
terests of his native state and city.
The characteristics of a man like
those OF the late Senator Mallory, he
said, were those to be emulated by
every one who saw the value OF firm
and conscientious interest in affairs
OF the state. Politics is but anoth-
er name for government" he declar-
ed. and good citizenship means a
careful interest IN public affairs"
Mr.. Fletcher then turned his atten
ton toward outlining his own person
al platform in connection with the is
sues of the present campaign.
PLATFORM is SUBMITTED.
Il began this campaign last De-
cember by submitting a platform to
the people which was devoid of the
influence of any political faction.
clique or machine" was one of the
far. | have made the fight single-hand-
ed and alone, without the aid of any
corporation or cooperative interests:
in short. | have begun with the peo-
pie. have remained with the people,
and will continue TO remain with the
people until the end"
The speaker then spoke of the
fact that Immediately after the first
primaries, when Beard and Lamar
had been eliminated from the race,
he had received co9gratulatory tele-
grams from both gentlemen. in which
he was assured of their support Al
ter outlining the situation with re-
gard to the strength which he hopes
to show in the event of the second
primary, and submitting the relative
number of votes which he and his OPP
ponents had received in Jacksonville
and other places, Mr.. Fletcher gave
a brief resume of the public offices
which he has held in the state OF
Florida, and the record which has at
tended each term of Office
In 1893. Mr.. F'letcer was elected to
, the Legislature from DUval county,
and served one term After this, he
served one term as mayor OF Jackson
vile, during which time the system
of Vftrffed brick paving was introduc-
ed, the city hall completed, the water
works systematiZed the sewerage
system extended and perfected, and
| the city put on its feet after a seri-
GUS epidemic.
In 1901, he was again asked to act
as mayor of the city, under conditions
which were far from encouraging as
result of the fire which had just
swept away a greater portion of the
city. He also called attention TO the
six years which he had rived as
chairman of the board of education,
during which the consolidated school
system was introduced
He explained his position relative
10 his alleged connection with the
Florida East Coast railway. branding
certain statements as to his cOnnec-
ton with the road as falsehoods. IN
fact. he emphatically denied being
corporation candidate in any sense OF
the word. He was able to explain
| certain Impressions which had been
| left in the minds of the people of
| Florida as a result of the issuance OF
a pamphlet which had been scatter
! ed broadcast throughout the state,
regulating legislation upon various