The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-15
Boards CAMPAIGN
FOR u. S. SENATE
the Pensacola Farins Through the State

Key West, and for one term was pres
ideHt OF that body. He WAS also elect
ed railroad commissioner, and was
elected and acted as chairman of that
body until he resigned a year ago.
Along the line OF his platform. which
has been published, he spoke to the
VoIusia people OF his candidacy and OF
his desire to be elected governor OF
the state of Florida. His platform Is
a good one and appeals direct to the
people in their interests. From the be-
ginning Mr.. Browne, in his address,
impressed you as being frank, honesA.
and sincere, and we believe that he
is, and that there Is none Of the DEM
agogue in him, but he means what he
says and viii carry out the state pol
icies he advocates.
Mr.. Beard followed Mr.. Browne.
speaking for nearly an hour and halt
He Is one of the brilliant thinkers and
orators OF Florida, a most forceful
speaker, and his every word impFesSes
you with his honesty and sincerity.
He advocates the complete elimina-
ton of the negro as exercising any
franchise right: that they have never
been constitutionally given that right,
and offered convincing argument in
support OF this contention. Mr.. Beard S
platform, as We have stated before, Is
all in the interest OF the masses. II
was published in these columns some
months ago. He wants state proh1Di-
ton. as Mr.. Browne does, and wants
a federal statute which will proti bit
transportation companies taking wh1s-
kie into prohibition states or into dry
counties. He is in sympathy with and
advocates the reforms as promulgated
by the great Nebraskan, and a nation
nj Ior will NH 11Ytk
graSping corporation of the country.
Mr. Beard will be a power in the SEN
atorial race; he Is making an honor
able, manly and fair canvass of the
state, and, it is said, is gaining
strength fast throughout every section
of Florida As a United States sena-
tor, he would be an honor to Florida
and her people.
Both MessEs. Browne and Beard
made favorable impressions among
our people and gained many friends
and supporters by their visit to Vol
usia.-Volusia County Record.
RoundIy Cheered at Miami.
crowd of several hundred per-
sons, the great majority of them quar-
to hear the addresses OF Hon. John D.
Beard, candidate for United States
senator, and Hon. Jefferson B. Browne.
aspirant to the governorship, and
thoroughly enjoyed the same.
Mr.. Browne spoke first, and deyot-
ed the better part OF his time to re-
citing his platform, and dwelling
thereon. He promised the people, il
elected, a fair, honest and impartial
government, in so far as his efforts
could go, and made a hit, as was
evinced by the frequent and generous
applause,
Mr. Beard spoke last, and paid par
ticular attention to his fifteenth
amendment plank-disfranch the
negro, and advanced the argument
that the equal rights of the negro
were never ratified in the cons titution
of the United States. He claimed to
have documentary evidence of that
fact, and it was evident that 1t is the
intention of Mr.. Beard, if elected
United States senator, to bring the
question to issue before the supreme
court of the United States.
Each speaker consumed about an
hour, and at the conclusion of tho
meeting were roundly cheered and
greeted. Metropolis.