The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-03
VOX POPULI
A VOICE FROM ORLANDO
ON THE CAMPAIGN

! I,,5i,~. D., Orlando, Fla, May %.
The recent beautiful landslide in North
| carolina on the temperance question, to
"a me extent of perhaps $4,000 majority. and
In winch desperate struggle it was freely
announced beforehand that Governor
Glenn was leading the fight for the drys"
should cause Candidate GiIchrist and the
FLORIDA liquor element to sit up and take
notice as to the position or attitude the
people OF Florida may designate on June
18th, to be required on the part of their
prospective chief executive. This ques-
| ton, that was so much lost sight of in
the first primary. WILL it is now believed,
front with force and strength commen-
surate with the enterprise. the general in
of the great body of our people.
As matter of fact. our state has. and
has had several great issues on hand,
AND while working assiduously at these
issues there has been allowed to stealth
lily creep in. with a welI-nigh undivided
| frost the really greatest enemy any state
can haVe-the crafty liquor element
with its wealthy, suave and equally sub
tie candidate, all in all making present
condition not much unlike the wooden
morse OF Virgil, with this horse already
all but pulled within the city walls by an
equally mtsled. unsuspecting, and perhaps
a too-contdlng public. And the question
now is. will the people of Florida yet,
and now, rise from their slumber in this
mOmentouS issue?
But Candidate GiIchrist's weakness.
along moral and temperance lines, is not
his only shortcoming and falling with the
has so signally and auspiciousIy held his
grip on so large a portion of Florida Vo-
ters would seem to indicate that what has
Deen called his pet scheme is by no means
dead or buried or financially impractical
(as per GilchrfsD-
The happy tribute lately paid to Gov
ernor Broward in his vote down the East
Coast goes strongly to indicate the per-
haps all but fabulous value believed to
hitherto undeveoped Florida resources
and which resources Gilchrist seems to
be sworn to certain great interests of the
state, and perhaps out of the state, to
continue to have lie undeveloped
= Gllchrist, when in the presence OF the
writer, a few weeks ago, and when inter-
rogated on the above subject laboriousIv
endeavOred to prove the impracticability
OF the undertaking. as also the financial
attempt; indicating further that what
money has already been expended was an
li-advised, not to say foolhardy eXpen-
Now. in the face of what experience
some of us have had with muck lands as
also IN the face of facts brought out dur
ing the strenuous campaign (drainage) of
TWO years ago, bearing on this great
problem. especially as 1t relates to Flor
seen with what paucity Gilchrist can be
expected to represent this very large con-
stltuency OF progressive and aggressive
agriculturists of Florida aside from the
interest that obtains, touching these pos
sibilftie throughout the civilized world
and part of which (agriculturaD inter-
est, at least, can be expected to be add
ed to FlOridaS immigration contingent in
the event of the development of these
native and far-reaching resources
IN conclusion. there are a few way
marks, made in the late primary election
way marks along temperance lines
that speak auSpiciOuSly. especially in case
the people are aroused TO the situation
One of these is the triumph of F. NJ Hud-
SON. state senator. from down the East
coast over Watson, the rum candidate
and who according to accounts had he
hind him an immense and powerful back
ing.
FINALLY. what has been said in behalf
OF the candidacy and election of Stock
ton can be said, and even more So in re-
spect to the election to the United States
Senate of Governor BrOward. This item
must not for "A moment be overlooked nm
dereStimated. or neglected
JACOB SHANIBARGER,
Orlando, Florida