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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA wEDN EsDAY MORNING MAY 81

worker in whatever means Mobiles
advancement, realize that to have him
a hah-the-year resident of Pensacola
is alone worth the s150,000 face value
of the proposed hotel stock. ,-4 80
mean is that Chas. B. Hervey's resi-
dence here six months or the year,
with his heart and pocket interest
fixed here, would be worth more than
| SO 900 year TO Pensacola, or $780,
900 in 10 years, if his record in Mo-
bile as a resident and a promoter OF
all that means Mobiles welfare is to
be taken as a token of what he would
do also in the same ways for this
city
But apart from the special, actual
and almost incalculable advantage OF
gaining a man like Mr.. Hervey as a
resident and investor here (for a man
who puts more than 100000 of fur
niture into a hotel and pays taxes
and insurance here on more than
$450,00O and a rental OF $21 900 a
year into the pockets of local owners
OF the hotel, can certainly be called
a resident and an investor) the value
of a fine modern hotel to this city
can hardly be estimated or overStated-
There is not business man in Pen
sacola-indeed, there is hardly a res
ident-who does not know that the
| lack of first class hotel accommoda-
tions here costs this community an
l.nually the loss of many thousands
that might be gained if we had strict
ly first class hotel accommodations
| for travelling men and tourists. Pen,
sacola is known throughout this coun
try as city of mo hotels" to quote
the everyday comment of men who
want first class hotels and who re-
gard anything else as mo hotels at
ALL"
The new modern hotels of New Or
| leans were of incalcula.bie value TO
the whole city when it became known
that New Orleans had modernized re-
garding hotels. The CawthOn Hotel at
Mobile as operated by Mr. Hervey,
coupled with the fact of the building
|
$3.50, 900 for ground and building, con
stitute the most powerful fact among
the very many that make Mobile to-
day one of the very live" cities In
| the eyes of the capitalists of this
country. What was true of New Or
leans and is true of Mobile, will prove
true of Pensacola. The proposed hotel
more than any other one thing, would
prove a great lever in lifting Pensa
cola to the position she ought to oc
cupy in the business world, and
which she does not by any means oc
cupy. Why? One reason, and the
widespread reason known to the out
side world, is that people who are
used to modern comfort and can moi
get it in a Pensacola hotel, go away
denouncing Pensacola. That's why
How long shall it continue? Or will
Pensacolians prove themselves practi
cable and sensible, and building the
| $3.50, 900 hotel?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
SARHAM BEACH," THE
PRESIDENTS POEM
Julia Ditto Young.

The Journal has received d copy
of ''Bdrham Beach the poem written
by Julia Ditto Young, of Buffalo, i'll
1895, whose hero, Theodore was
suggested by Police Commissioner
Roosevelt, OF New York City
Sacred are the mysteries or Gre
alton. The poet may not If he would
unyeil them. nor trace and Irvine
again the delicate flaments that bind
the ideal to the real. But every read
or of 'Barham Beach" knows the man
therein depicted. and is competent to
judge the value of the portrait.
The second addition CT the poem IS
already disposed of, the 500 signed
and numbered copies having been dis
trtbuted to the press, with the au-
thor's grateful acknowledgment or
generous advance notices
Copies Of the first edition are still
10 Zoe secured on subscription. Coy
No. 1 viii be presented. should he
graCiOusly deign to accept this poetic
tribute TO q brother ruler, to his NAL
esty, King Edward VII.
The book can be secured from the
Floyd Genthner Press, 1888 Exchange
street, Buffalo, n. Y
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
THE DEGRADATION
OF CONGRESS.
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The following editorial is from the
Chicago Evening Post. a republican
paper:
ITO what depths Of degradation the
house of representatives in the con
gress of the United States has sunk
John Sharp Williams effectively show
ed his SO.000000 coUntrymen yester-
day, even though he chose to do 50
with an ill-timed and unftting buff
fooneTy.
For Mr. Williams forced upon the
republic the almost incredible spec
tacle of 1G4 duly elected representa-
tives of the people pleading in vain
for the mere opportunity to present to
their fellow legislators in any shape
or form a legislative proposal which
they unitedly favored.
One hundred and sixty-four ser
wants of the people demanded a right
which the constitution gives them and
which their oathS of office C0Iige them
TO use. One insClently seIf-made mas
ter of the people ignored that demand
and rendered il futile. Could travesty
Of democratic government go fur
the~?
The very fact that so vital pro-
test as that made by the minority
was presented with the ciownish trap
pings of a mock revival meeting gives
startling evidence of the vicious
thoroughness with which the regime
% Joseph G. Cannon. Serene Z. Payne
and John Dalzell has stamped out in
the lower chamber of congress the
sense Of political morality. the habit
of common decency and the ideals
OF representative government 1t is
today astoundingly clear that the
things (which America holds most high
have become in the house Of represent
tatives merely the objects of a cyni-
cal and contemptuOuS pity.
With solemn humbug, with party
buncombe. with ancient political cant
Speaker Cannon has completed the
wretched work of turning the free
legislative assembly of a democracy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

Men of Dade county, and of all Flor
ida, send from our state to Washing
ton a man who will work and who
will be an honor TO US. Lets not
send a man there who viii just sit up
and take notice when something is
said of Florida within mis- hearing.
Let's don't just have a man to look
pretty, talk nice and draw his salary.
The Metropolis fails to call 10 mind
q single time when any of our rep
resentatives in Congress have been
down the east coast except to have a
rest from their 'aIjuous DUTY ~
Washington. and then il was general
" in a private car. If y. B. Broward
goes 10 Washington he will work.
When he comes home during recess
or adjournment of Congress he will
visit every active point in the state.
fill bis book with data and go back to
Washington each time better equip
ped as Florida senator.
The Metropolis would therefore adj
wise all men: farmers. mechanics,
professional men. seamen and cor
poration men so-ca led 10 help elect
MT. BrOward to the L. s. senate. HIS
works viii help one and all for in
helping one ne viii help the other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
cOLONISTS IN CAROLINA.
Manufacturers Record.

A recent issue Of the Charlotte
Daily Observer contained an elaborate
three-page article dealing with cOloni-
zation work OF the Carolina Trucking
Development Co. in North Carolina.
This organization. in which Hugh
MacRae of Wilmington. n. C.. is the
moving spirit, has successfully plant
ed five separate colonies and has
sixth in course of formation. They
consist of ATtesia, an English and
American colony; Newberlin, Ger
man colony; St Helena, a North
Italian colony; Castle Haynes, mix
ed colony; Marathon, a Polish colony,
and ,Maraco, in course of develop
ment- They include in all about 500
farmers, and cover about 100000
acres. The soil is especially suited
TO truck farming, and the settlers are
obtaining the best results from their
efforts Moreover. the company main
tains a demonstration farm, where eX-
periments are conducted in the rails
ing of new vegetables and where the
settlers are instructed in modern
methods pertaining to the industry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

These two daring political bucca-
neers" is the polite and temperate
way in which the Punta Gorda Her
aid refers to John Stockton and Gov
ernor Broward because they have the
audacity to exercise their rights as
American citizens and run for office
in opposition to the two favOrites of
the Herald Buccaneers are pirates
who sail under the black flag and re-
gard neither the laws of God nor
man. Why pirates in this case?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
Editorial which appeared in The Journal, 1907
THE URINARY PUBLICITY" BILL
AND SOME OBJECTIONS THERETO.

AND SOME OBJECTIONS THERETO
The Journal publishes this to-day Primary P7o
in
probably objections are nearly of this kind
and for the Of answering these objections Journal
going to rom that's
The main objection to prohibit the
Herewith and
dtdate should have the right to for
Under it, candidate money
he compelled " make report of his expenditures publish the
NO honest can ever object making such report
no other kind of candidate entitled So much
may be objected that keeIing
keep pocket memorandum of daily
penes just travelling for his firm who is
capable of keeping such memorandum qualified
reports publication
the same viii entail an unreasonable expense on the cand
ordinary campaign dayand that long enough any
of thenthe candidate would
before and after,
with the judge
probably
This would make for $3.50
$4O6 Why
amount and this bill will absolutely grating.
honest purposes in campaign should not be compelled make Of
same This objection is answered by the fact that honest who gives
receives honest object of
sb men from cornting tho ELABORATE and doon Tho ballot orr
Section
the usual and ordinary conduct OF their business perform
ordinary customary
and receive nav from candidate when they have no possible interest in
his candidacy the
and who probably paints signs for many different candidates should not
and he would under this BILL be required that
though receiving painting that he might incidentally
the
painting and taking simply following
ordinary his
a
ticket;
hires
hires distribute his advertising
the law because they following
and business"
ordinary conduct OF its customary business when accepts for adver
therefore
the
Sometimes
of advertising in
Therefore, considering the which
it a GAVE IN RETURN.
political
Journal believes would be
think honest will object
publicity people how
Enacted into law this bill will the
prevent professional
plying his CANDIDATE
will candidate and public plane of mutual understanding
CRATER, poisoner public n
Doodle candidate Doodle
TY This bill provides for publicity the
Men Of pade county, and of all Flo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

Managing Editor Cohen, OF the At
lanta Journal, denies that that paper
is in financial difficulties which may
result in a change of ownership. We
are glad to hear it, for the Journal
has been built up into a great prop
erty under its present management
and the people who have done the
work are entitled to all the honors
and emoluments
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

The Fort Myers Tropical Breeze is
two years old and a finer example of
thrifty. progressive, Independent jour
nalism the state does not afford to-
day. The Journal congratulates w. Z.
GrifiS ON his success.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

into a shameless autocracy. He him
self. singly and unaided. now dares 10
speak, think and act for ESQ men
whom the people have IaboriCusIy
chosen to make their laws for them.
The rUle of the majority, a fundamen-
tai principle of the nation, he disre-
EardS with a cool impudence that
would not be tolerated in the Russian
duma."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

If the Pensacola Journal will not &C
cept harmony with big H it will
catch something else with a bigger
III the first thing it knows.-Tampa
Tribune.
All right, old man. The Journal be-
iieves in harmony as the divine prin-
ciple of the Universe, but it can't be
bluffed. Send EN- in hot, and damned
be he who first cries, hold enough d"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27
RolIickins George M. Cohan.

This popular authOr-actOT has put
OF another Broadway hit in New York
called The Yankee Prince II is
flling the KniCkerbocKer theatre
every night. Beyond doubt, one of
the best songs in the piece is Ten
MY Atkins, You Are All Right" This
song, like all the others in the SHOW,
is by George M. Cohan himself. 1t
Will be given, words and music, com
plete, with attractive colOred cover,
with every copy of next Sunday
New York World. Order an advance
copy from your newsdealer IL you
would get this latest Broadway hit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

We are sorry to learn that Editor
Bittinger, of the Ocala Star, who was
a candidate for the legislature in
Marion county, was condemned TO
the ALSO ran" class by the result last
Tuesday. He would have made an
excellent lawImaker.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-27

A lot of old newspapers.
tied up in neat bundles for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour
nal office
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09
THE NATIONAL PRoH1B1T1oN1sT

One of these teachings must be wrong, and
between the two conflict is inevitable When
you add to this that the League has constantly
won away our voters and has cut off Our
financial resources, you have a condition in
which not mere theoretic conflict but open clash
is practically unavoidable. The party managers
in Ohio not justly open to criticism, as it
seems to They have exhibited fully as much
patience and tact as could have been expected
of them. The relations between the party and
the League in Ohio are not materially different
from the relations maintained in other states.
Even where our party officials are diplomatic
enough to avoid the appearance Of hostilities and
when the League is loudest in its professions of
non-antagonism, hostiity-the inevitable hostility
of vitality opposing methods and principles, exists
Even were it true that the League and the
party "are both working for the same end
(Which is not true) the direct antagonism of
methods makes their differences unreconcilable,
regret the fact as much anyone may
Nor do we believe, with Mr. Case, that the
time has come when Prohbitonists should bend
to the local option method because it bids fair
to be popular. For that very reason the Pro-
hibtlonlst should the more earnestly contend for
his own right method. AS we have already
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09

indicated we believe that the local option method
at the present moment is fraught with special
perils to Prohibition progress-is deusion and
a snare. But we oppose any disposition to re-
treat to the local option method now, more than
ever before, because retreat is unnecessary. The
hour is ripe for advance. The people are ready
to consider, not voting "dry" patches, but Kidding
the country of the liquor traffic The gates of
real progress. are wide open, and the nation
waits for the Prohibition party not to follow
back to little things, but to lead on to great
victory.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09
THE PRAIRIE STATE
From Illinois State Headquarters, April 81

Proh1bltlonists the state have been fully
absorbed in the local elections under the new
local Prohibition law. The Prohibitionists have
co-operated heartily with the Anti Saloon League
and hundreds of Prohibitionists have volun-
teered their services, made schoolhouse cam
pagns, have done the work and paid the money;
in many towns the fight has been made by the
Prohibitionists, ably supported by the w. c.
T. U.
The state committee has within the past few
months held eighteen hundred meetings in the
towns that vote this week on the question; prac-
tlcally all of the Chautauqua towns will 20 dry
largely because of the Chautauqua meetings.
State Chairman Wilson, E. W. Chain, w. A.
Brubaker, Robert Fl. Patton, Dan R. Sheen and
John H. Hector have been effective in making
votes for no-license. The whole campaign has
been in the main helpful to the Prohibition cause
The state has been nightly stirred for Prohibi-
ton and hundreds of those who have got into
the fight see they must keep on and vote against
the saloon in the fall as we'll as in the spring,
and also that national Prohibition is needed
Enormous crowds have turned out to these meet
lngs and the interest has been intense the enthu-
slaSm has been immense the like of which has
never before been seen in the state
The Anti-Saloon League has done we'll by put
ting such speakers as the Hon. Seaborn Wright
OF Georgia, Governor Hanley of Indiana and
Attorney General Trickett of Kansas over the
state; they have made a very fine impression,
particularly Mr.. Wright, who has dealt sturdy
blows for Prohibition, and assaulted the records
of the old parties on the liquor question
The state committee during the last week of
the campaign sent out more than half-million
pages of literature, free, to the local campaign
committees. This literature was very effective
in answering the arguments of the liquor men.
There have. been many exciting incidents in
the campaign, pepper sprinkled upon the floors
of halls where Prohibition meetings were to be
held, other halls closed against the temperance
forces, compelling them to hold meetings in tents.
Factories have been burned, newspapers dyna-
mited windows broken in homes where temper
ance posters were displayed, and many men have
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09
April ., 1908.

any part in asking the legislature for local
~option law, or can consistently support party
or candidate because of any local option pledge
or platform. The second point is that local
option is in practice and the granting of local
option is commonly intended to be, not ad-
vance toward Prohibition, but salve for the
public conscience retarding force upon prog
ress The anxiety of the liquor interests to get
local option, whenever real Prohibition is ser-
ousy considered, is pointed pointer in this
matter If local option had not kept the "tem-
perance" sentiment Of Georgia safely segregated,
that state would have passed state Prohibition
law ten years ago. If New Yorks honest cit-
zens were not given the practically worthless
privilege of voting "no' in local option, heads
I-win-tails- you-lose contests the Prohibition
party vote in that state would be at least
hundred thousand at the next election and the
Prohibitionists would be laundering at the doors
of the capitol in less than two years. If Ohio's
local option laws, that still leave the liquor traffic
in full possession of the centers of population
and influence and under which the traffic in the
Buckeye State has grown by leaps and bounds,
wiped off the statute books, the good people
of Ohio would enact state Prohibition law to
wipe out the whole traffic between the Ohio
River and Lake Erie, in less than twenty four
months and put the la7V in the hands of Pro-
hibitioniSts for enforcement.
The growing movement toward local option,
in which Mr.. Case sees so much promise, we
view not only suspicion but with alarm We
believe that, in very large part it is contrived
and advanced for the distinct purpose of stay
ing the progress of real Prohibition and pre-
venting the growth of the Prohibition party.
Ohio's County option law is not step toward
state Prohibition but buffer against it. The
local option movement in Pennsylvania, bitterly
as it seems to be opposed by the liquor inter-
ests, is, there is good reason to believe, simply
an attempt to "settle the saloon question" in
that state by method that will not materially
change present conditions as regards the liquor
traffic and will leave the political situation un-
disturbed
In practice, then what should the Prohbi-
ZIONIST do about local opton?. Toward secur-
ing local option law of any kind, NOTHING.
Stand before the people and the legislature con-
stantly and always demanding real Prohibition.
When the legislature has failed to perform its
duty and has passed a local option law, assume
the neglected duty, win much territory for
no-license as possible, move heaven and earth
to make the law effective and use its successes
as an object lesson for Prohibition and its diff
culties to point out the need Of something
better.
We find ourselves, too, unable to argue with
some of Mr.. Cases views about the Anti saloon
League We do not feel clear that the Prohbi-
+ior oartv has ever shown "foo1ish iealOusv" of
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09

lost their positions because of liquor influence.
Prohibition workers have also been threatened
with death, but no deaths have occurred up to
date.
The Tuesday vote will be only skirmish;
the real battle will be fought November g. The
issue in Illinois this fall will be state Prohibi-
tion that is irresistble-the liquor men cannot
stem the tide
Now that the local elections are over Prohi-
bitionists will turn their attention to the COM
ing state convention at Springfield, May g. 1t
promises to be a great gathering of all forces
opposed to the liquor traffic in this state. 1t
will be thanksgiving service with much re-
joicng over the victories attained this week
The few counties that have not yet elected their
delegates will be closed UP as quickly as pos
sible
Kendall county held its convention last Sat-
urday, attended by Mr.. Chafn he will also be
at the Moultrie county convention at Lovngton,
Friday, April 10. and Logan county convention
at Lincoln, Saturday, April II. He will then
go to Leavenworth, Kansas, and Oklahoma for
several engagements returning in time for the
Monroe county convention at Renault April IT,
and the Jackson county convention at Murphys-
Vandalia, April 20.
VIM A. Brubaker will attend the following
conventions:
Kane county at Geneva, April g.
Kankakee county at Kankakee, April II.
Lake county at Waukegan April 49,
Douglas county at Tuscola, April H.
Efhngham county at bingham, April u.s.
Cumberland county at Greenup April 16
Clark county at Marshall, April H.
Crawford county at Robinson, April 49,
Lawrence county at Lawrenceville, April 90
Richland county at Olney, April 81
Jasper county at Newton, April 90.
Edward E. Blake is exceedingly busy with
the legislative campaign, engaging county or
ganizers for the summer work, and recently has
visited several colleges Last week he was at
Westfeld college. He also represented the state
committee at conventions in Shelby, Marion and
WAYNE counties Sunday he delivered two fine
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-09

New York is not annually spending twelve mil
lion dollars the maintenance of police force
for no other purpose than to enforce Mr. Raines'
preposterous law.-The Brooklyn Citizen
"And you kiss the Book on that" New
York hasn't made one attempt to enforce
the aforesaid law in the whole twelve years since
it was placed on the statute books.
Few persons realize the far-reaching economic
contraction that would result if New York fol-
lowed the lead of Georgia and went dry.-Colonel
Jacob RUPERT President of the Lager Beer
BrezVeys' Board of Trade OF NezV York.
But almost anyone Colonel, can realize what
feature of the contraction it is that worries you.