The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-14

| and industry
On motion. Judge Geo. w McLane
was chosen chairman and R. X.
Seward secretary.
By invitation of the chairman, A.
P. Jordan explained the object of
! the meeting.
After discussion and many express
siens of indignation by those pres
ent regarding the outrageous as
saults circulated through the state
| against the character of Gen. Gil
christ, motion was made and
prevailed to appoint a committee to
draft and present suitable resOlu-
tons expressing the sense and feel
ing of the meeting. Accordingly.
Messrs. Seward, Jordan and c. G..
Davis were appointed, and, after con-
ferring. reported the following reso-
buttons, which were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas certain political factions
in Jacksonville and other points in
Florida have circulated broadcast and
caused to be published reports to
1.-The effect that Albert W. Gilchrist,
# elected Governor of the State, will
be controlled by the whiskey inter
ests and the corporations; and.
Whereas, These INSCRIPTIONS de-
nOmious misrepresentation of the
facts as to deceive ministers of the
Gospel, and have hired certain pas
tors in the city of Jacksonville to
forsake their holy pastoral duties and
stump the state, repeating everywhere
the falsehOods that have been in
stilled into their minds; and,
Whereas, These political conspira-
tors are not only assailing unjustly
the honor and integrity of one of
Florida's nohlest men, but they would
work for the state irreparable loss
in elcOmpassfng his defeat; There
fore,
Be 1t Resolved. That We, the citi-
Zens of Punta Gorda, cannot let pass
unchallenged statements so utterly
at variance with the truth; that we
brand as a despicable falsehood the
assertion or the insinuation that Al
bert W. Gilchrist may be controlled
or dictated TO by either the whiskey
interests or the corporations; that,
having been intimately associated
with him in the everyday affairs of
life for many years, we know him to
be an honorable. heightened gentle
man, unfaltering in his adherence to
the principles of truth and justice,
and incapable of catering to any
clique or private interests; that he
Is generous and charitable almost
to a fault, always eager to assist
the poor and worthy anywhere with
ont ostentation; that he is ever tenn
perate in all things; and helped to
rid DeSoto of licensed saloons: that
ne is honored and respected, almost
without excePtion,by every person
IN the community where he has made
his home for the past twenty years,
including ministers OF the Gospel, the
most ardent temperance workers and
SIS faithful Christian men and
women as ever advocated the cause
OF morality and temperance; as
much cannot be said of his arro-
CANT opponent.
Resolved. Further. That the state
ments, published over the signature
of Claude L'Engle in various papers
of the state and paid for, doubtless
by J. N c. Stockton, to the effect
that the whiskey interests are spend
ing fabulous sums of money to aid
Gilchrist's candidacy, is political rot
originated BY the evil brain of that
most notorious of all Florida politi-
clans. Stockton, and is published anu
paid for solely for the purpose of de-
eeiving unsuspecung voters: that if,
railway and telegraph employees,
commercial men. and various en-
ployes of the great enterprises of the
state are rallying to the support OF
General GilchTist, II is because they
recognize in him the best man for
the high office Of governor-an hon
est, whole-souled gentleman who
will be fair and impartial to all in
terests allke-and not because they
have been coerced by their employ
ers; they vote for Gilchrist for the
same reason that a pardoned muir
derer votes for Stockton. i e., the
average employee and citizen knows