The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-06-11
Smiles and Other Smile,

he gave away to the Representatives in ,o0,
then didn't get elected Speaker, either Az
vote in the democratic caucus the wearers 81
hats smiled, and Gilcbrist smiled too, bu, =.
was dry one.
By the way the would.be Governor bss
many and varied.
They are an annex.
They are property.
Gilchrist would not be Gilchrist without them
A prominent one is that overgrown schoolbov +
to the ladies' it is soul-reaching and the swee, j
ures see in it candy and goody goodies.
Then we have the smile to the expectart
that's affablity itself, broad and ideal, kindly
esting, wistful, taking in fathers, brothers cd
and aunts, all the pea-pull, Jew or Gentle
or horse-thief, church member or saloon keeps,
he says he wants them all " no matter how NJ
they may be.
Then we have that smile that he has worn on
eral sad occasions.
That smile-or grin-when he lost out after
panama hat fzzle.
When the pea-pull' of DeSoto turned him D.
on his GOLD BUG campaign and sent Demon
the Legislature.
When Colonel Ray of the 'Immunes in c,
called him down severely for the manner he tro
the men under him, and the smile he will wear
the 10th of June.
Gilchrist has other smiles, but they are not for
"pea-pull."
Monkeys may share them the A. {. l.. and Z
Coast railroads may bask in them, and even Bird
Jordan comes within their rays, but not the
pull
There is one smile, however, we will not d
him of, and that is dignifed smile.
The wouldbe Governor is nothing unless h
good natured bunderer.
He tries to swim with the crowd, but his judgd
is very poor.
He thinks the crowd is whiskey and corpont
so he is whiskey and corporation.
He listened to the siren voices of the Palmer
Buckner speakers followed and got left
Ho probably thought Flaglcr owned Florida
as the Legislature that passed. that infamous Div
bill, and voted for it, and voted against the repa
it. He was serving his idols.
When Speaker of the House, 1905, he pacSe
committee to investigate the East Coast Canal
Transportation Company "a corporation that
gotten hundreds of thousands of acres of land
the State of Florida without any benefit to the
pull. Friend Gilchrist appointed 'whitewa
committee, but there happened to be one who vol
mt whitewash, and in a minority report showed
the rascality of the whole proceedings and the He
and Senate adopted that minority report aud
friend wore one of those dry smiles.
In 1905 the Insane Asylum was in a fearful 81
lis now perhaps) A committee was appointed Y
vestigate and SO reported the cruel conditions
The Speaker (Gilchrist) was undignifed enouI
leave his rocking chair and speak against his
committee. The House of Representatives adq
the committee report and Brother Gilchrist agan
a dry smile.
Another investigation was ordered, but GIchi
wiser now, packed that committee so that the bug
tell on one, who was bounded at all turns and his
report never did get on the records.
Poor Insane Asylum, thy groans have CAUSED
many waking hours in the dead of night. GDchv
has no tender feeling for these poor helpless creau
what has Gilchrist ever done for the peapu
positively nothing. Having perfect knowles
MS Legislative record for over twelve wears, We
unhesltatngly say that when question arose betV
the corporations and the pull, his vote
with the corporations.
AS Speaker OF the House in 1905 his undgmY
manner was joke and byword. and the uncons
nonal manner in putting all bills on their passage
l constant remark.
But what do these facts amount to to those in'
ISIS behind him-the saloon interest and the rai'
nterest-he suits them and that is sufficient.
he claims to have carried his county for local
ion' yet it was significant fact that in his prec
is said that only IL voted for the dry ticket.