The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-10

and honorable campaign. It is our
intention to do nothing that will in
any way impair our usefulness as pub
lie servants, in the event OF our cleo
ton, or that will impair in the slight
est our standing as citizens IN the
event of defeati
We are making no promises TO one
class of citizens, or to one locality,
that We cannot make to any othef
class, or locality.
1t had been arranged that my run
ming mate, Doctor w. Andrew Jack
son Pollock, would address you for
ten minutes, but severe cold pre-
vents his speaking above whisper so
he is unable to carry out his engage
ment this evening. | have been try
ing for a week to get him to go to a
doctor with his cold, but he says, no,
that he is sick enough already.
However, l can tell you that the
Doctors material is all right in every
particular, and in my speech l intend
to say one dozen words for the doctor
to every twelve words that l say for
myself.
| heartily second the views that the
Doctor is expressing in q booklet that
he is issuing as to Good Roads, as to
abolishing the Convict Lease System,
and as to making it unlawful to en-
ploy Child Labor in the Trades
We will, in the event of the elect
ion of either of US, Or both of US, do
everything possible to elevate and dig
Nifty honest labor, and make IL more
profitable.
We will work and vote to strength
en- the state railroad commission along
lines that will afford protection to the
limo inn In
matters of rates, and service, and that
will at the same time give the rail
roads justice.
While / am against anything like
/ Comerism, l believe that Florida
through its railroad commission, and
the federal government, through its
| Interstate Commerce Commission
must exercise the right of supervision
| to the extent of seeing that the people
get a square deal.
The American people will not con
sent to railroads, that exist upon the
patronage of the people, having the
first say, then the second say, and
then the third and last sayi II the
safe, sane middle course that l have
outlined proves ineffective in cor
recting the abuse of power on the
part of the railroads, then government
VI O0No "4AA Jul -
suit,
PensacoIa's Paving Law.
| One of the matters of local interest
| that will come up before the next ses
| sion of the Florida legislature, is the
having law for the city of Pensacola
! The doctor and | will give you Law
| that will be short and sweet; its
meaning will be clear in all particU
lars Then the city can go ahead
with the paving for which We voted
| in July. 1908, over FIVE years ago, anu
the money, for the city's share o.
which, has been lying in Pensacola
banks during all these hard times.
1t is fair politics to state, that ever
since We voted for paving five years
ago, Escambia county's representa-
tiyes in the legislature have beer
passing paving laws, and they have
never got one yet that would stand {
legal test. though they were all drawn
and introduced by lawyers.
! The chief trouble with the lawyer
is that while he is sticking in a bill
just so many wherefores and just 81
many whereases he is apt to lose sigh
of the main object of the bill and
leave il out.
| The Doctor and will look out fol
! the main issue. and, If necessary W.
! hire some lawyer TO SUCK IN some
"wherefores" and some 'whereases
for the sake of appearances
We will get the paving.
| City Recorder.
| Then there is another little matter
| that we have in mind: One Of Es
Gambia County's representatives. in
the last legislature, lawyer by the
way-got through an amendment to
| the city charter making il impossible
for the people OF Pensacola 10 elect
anyone but a lawyer to the position
OF city recorder, Fellow-citizens, any
man of Pensacola, of broad expert
ence and human understanding. that
the people will elect, can I'LL that of
fee as creditably as any lawyer!