The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-14


that ii is popular. and be simply
echOng the supposed sentiments Of
the crowd, feel that l would be for
feiting your respect I live the life OF
temperance. Many prohibitioniStS sim
ply talk the life. There are others,
but know but one man in all Florida
who has, in season and out of season
and out Of season, whether ii was
popular or unpopular, worked for state
prohibition. That man is the Rev. ".
d. TURNKEY, a Baptist preacher He
has by unbOunded respect. In my
opinion, only such a man could be
candidate on this platform and pre-
serve the universal respect of the
people | am not on the band wagon
Walking is good enough for me- If
you viii give me enough votes l Will
win in a walk.
Organization Of capital is neces-
sary to produce great results. When
properly used il is a great blessing,
but when improperly used ii may be-
come an oppression. Labor should
also organize to secure its just re-
wards. Organized labor and organized
capital can each go too far and may
both be instruments of good or evil.
On the whole, they are both instru-
ments of good. Capital and labor are
both entitled to their share. Differ
ences should be settled by arbitration.
Il believe in the labor union ] be
lieve in the education and uplifting of
! the masses of our people. There is
no reason why there should be raised
a prejudice against CAPITALISTS. Don't
have such prejudices, because a man
has got TO be a kind of capitalist or
he could not run for governor. Our
men of wealth are not of the idle
c1a 4 of4
delight in being styled and in being
worthy of the name of captains of in
dnstry. yes captains of industry Some
one has said that in our country, it is
only three generations from shirt
sleeves back to shirt sleeves. My ex-
perience has ben that men who work
are usually honest. The labOrer of
the day is often the capitalist of his
generation, or his children are of the
next. The children OF the capitalists
often become the laborers OF the next
generation. l know that my father
was a captain of industry in Gadsden
county, Flo. Ia, before ] was born
Every cent he had was swept away
as a result of the war.
"As have said before, about the
first work / ever did was in Quincy,
Fla, as a clerk in the store Of Mr.
]. ]. r. Love. at SIS per month. and
boarded myself. There is a case.
hope. in which your nominee for gov
ernOr, Of one from capitalist to shirt
sleeves and from shirt sleeves to at
least independence in one generation.
I have been an earnest hard working
struggling man myself. I appreciate
what that means in others
Not Put up by the "PeapuI."
You people of Florida have heard
| of the peoples candidate for governor
As far as it is possible for me TO pre-
vent / do not intend for such a can
didate to win out on the proposition
that all who are not with his organi-
ZatiOn are against the people You
know that there are a few Man in
| this state who are for the people
and that they are solely for the peo-
pie. Whoever they mark and brand
are for the P-e-a-p-u-I-I They possess
all the political virtues in the state
They wouldn't take the city, county
and state contracts except for the
| benefit of the people.
I'm this connection, / wish to state
right here, that j have never in my
life tried to get control, directly or
indirectly. of the ward. city or county
or state politics for my own personal
and financial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or for
any other purpose. i have never had
contract to do any work for the peO-
pie.
'I have never held q paying office
in my life, except probably that of the
secretary of the board of health of
DeSoto county, during the yellow
; fever of ST. I noticed that some of
the secretaries We're receiving $500
per month. On my suggestion, my
salary was placed at $50 per month
/ soon had it reduced to SIS per
month and then to $3.50 per month.
81 have lately discovered the only
way to spell this campaign for the
people ! really thing it is a secret
known to few: P-e-a-p-u-l-l. Those
who pull the last pea out of the pod
for themselves, contracted into we
are the pea pullers.' thence abbre-
phrase, we are the peapull.' In this
campaign the Peapull have not put
me up.
No corporation. ring, faction or
band of patriots urged me to become
a candidate for the high office of gov
ernor of Florida. j announced myself.
simply because want to be governor.
There is some satisfaction in the
honor of being governor OF Florida
There is no such satisfaction if it is
tainted with dishonCr. | do not pro-
pOcC W SCll OuJ Sl lliS JlOuAlSt Vi d
single Office in order to secure votes
for my election.
The White Man Must Rule
Our constitution authorizes the
legislature to restrict the suffrage by
a poll tax prerequisite. Georgia has
recently passed an act, in line with
the constitutional limitations of Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and South Carolina.
further limiting the suffrage, with the
view of CuTtailing the negro vote.
Il see that there have Deen recently
race troubles between the Californians
and the Japanese. The white man
rules the world over, wherever he has
any substantial settlements. & hand
full of them govern South Africa, a
handful govern the teeming millions
OF India We are mighty apt to gov