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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Upon the derelictionS of this decade
of absolute republican power. the
democratic nominee throws his spot
light briefly but SearchinEly. No tar
if reform: no antitrust legislation.
10 railroad legislation except that
borrowed from democratic platforms
and made possible by dem1CTCatiC
votes; no publicity as to campaign
contributions: no popular election at
senators. although two-thirds Of the
states have endorsed the proposition
many of them putting It virtually mo
effeC through the medium or tHeiT
primaries. pot one Of these reforms
of known abuses" under tee ALSO
lutism Of Mckinley. the desrotism OF
Roosevelt. in twelve long years OF
unrestricted sway
WHAT assurance then for the future
Why more hope under a Taft than IN
der A Teddy. under a Man Friday
than under q Real Thing WIFE not
the garbage heap of broken promises
! rise higher in the governmental back
ward under a president by proxy
than under a president in pTOpria
/ personal
Particularly strong is Mr.. Bryan in
the foIiC wing:
The Democratic party seeks no r"v
ulutiOn hut reformation, and ! need
| hardly remind tie student of histO.y
that cures are miIdest when applied
at once: that remedies increase in So
versity as tneir application is post
| poued. Blood poisoning may he stop
, ped by the loss of a finger today. II
may cost an arm tomorrow or life
| the next day So poison in the boil
polite can not be removed too sOOn
for the evils produced by il increIs'
with the lapse of time. That there
are abuses which need TO be rene
died. even the republican Candidaty
| admits: that his party is unable &c
remedy them. has been fully demon
strated during the last ten years.
have such confidence in the inteili
gence as well as the patriotism O
| the people, that I can not doubt
! their readiness to accept the reason
| able reforms whiC hour party pro
| poses, rather than permit the cOntin
ued growth Of existing abuses to hUr
~ the country on to remedies more
radical and more drastic.
! The speech of Mr. Bryan viii have
| an immediate effect throughout tnC
| country because it will demonstrate
first, that he Is no longer to be con
sidered a dangerous agitatOT by those
who have hitherto INDUCED that some
lwbat faT-fetched idea and secondtf
he breaches the gospel of human bet
| teFment 10 be obtained By no sacrI
| fee OF established safeguards but b,
the enforcement of right over wrong
the perferment of public Integrity Il
predatory pelf-nOt so much the Maj
above the Dollar. as rang his foTme
battle-cry. but Better Men and More
Dollars, when obtained honestly b,
/ honest men
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Mr.Bryan Says 4 Will"
TAMPA TRIBUNE.

Mr.. Taft said Yes" in 10000 words
and Mr.. Bryan in 5000 words We
bark back to the days Of Lincoln,
when that candidate for the presi-
,icncy found 1876 words sufficient TO
accept a nomination; and at d time
when issues were at stake upon which
depended the preservation of the ma
ton and the shedding of fratricldai
blood
But We are not disposed to subject
either Mr. Taft OF Mr.. Bryan to the
Lincoln test. for Mr. Taft has done so
weakly in 1900 words what Mr.
BRYAN has done so well in less than
one-half that number that democrats
everywhere ought to he grained
In his speech. which was in re-
Spouse TO the formal notification ad-
dress of Mr. CLAYTON at Lincoln yes
tprdav. Mr.. Bryan makes q powerful
arrsignment Of the republican party,
as IT has manifested itself in execu-
tive and legislative acts during its
present tenure of power.
With subtle sarcasm he remarks
hat "a platform is binding as to what
it omitS as well as to what 1t con-
tains.~ With a few deft strokes, he
shows how Mr. Taft, recognizing the
fatal omissions of the republican plat
form. has sought since the conven-
ton to supply them by his own utter
anceS-
He accepts the challenge of the par
" IN power TO devote the campaign
discussion to the reform of known
abuses" and triumphantly asks who
is responsible for the known abus-
eS" These abuses are of republican
origin and Mr. Bryan does not mince
words liz the Observation-Disclosures which
the republican party in its un0roken
control of twelve years has siSnaliy
failed to diminish or eradicate.
The overshadowing issue says Mr.
BRYAN is: Shall the people ruler
Can they rule under Republican poll
cies? Have they any more than a
| fighting chance for their rights under
the sway OF the Ubiquitous but power
! full alliance of the Indicators and
| their mouthpieces? Mr.. Bryan calls
attention to Mr.. Taft's bold statement
/ that the abuses he desires to correct
have crep in during the past ten
| years. republican officials presided
! in the executive department. filed the
/ cabinet, dominated the senate, con
trolled the house of representatives
and occupied moSt~-of the federal
| judgeships.
Here arises the consideration thai
| Mr.. Taft with proxyism written al
over his recent record. cannot possibly
hope to accomplish more than the
| Jealous and ever-active present exec
utiYe.
Having secured the prestige, le'
| the republican party accept the re
| spOrsibility." says Mr. Bryan and sc
will say the people when comes theii
| lime to speak,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 1s,
A CAMPAIGN FUND
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.

of
nuatec fund
to
literature and
for
butt be without
hashe
campaign tribute its thou
every OF
state and nation
contributions
this
simply properly gmatey
sent its
publish the appeal made by National
T. A
literally
whc
q
be
placed
sO0 will
whow Wilt
of this section
o
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

route to a IRE vas stalled in he high
weeds and the fi-emen were compelled
20 witness the destruction OF Jae build
ing because they could not extricatc
the engine from the weeds in time
10 be OF any service y condition
such as l. pictured by the Times
Democrat i nothing less than dis
grace. We called attention in this
column yesterday 10 the action of the
city council CT Lake Charles. which
has voted % appropriate money for
the purpose Of Kidding the city Of
weeds and that the council VIII Co
operate with tEe board Of health to
his end. The TimCs-DCmOc-at points
10 the action Of the Lake Charles city
council as one that might De followed
with profit in New Orleans. Orange
Is no. 50 bad III the matter of weeds
as TO fear rhc stalIins Of - fire equip
ment by the undesirable growth, but
we are n 4 general danger of serious
sickness developing.
II will be possible 10 determine soon
whether these several movements TO
get rid Of the weeds in New Orleans
and elsewhere are accomplishing any
permanent or practical results Usual
y such work l. begun with much snow
OF energy, 50 as 10 quiet the popular
Indignation. and dropped as soon As
that has sObsTrd down and the people
have forgotten il.
Il may perhaps be noted that the
original ordinance tf21E- \. s. cen
corning the removal of weeds and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
THE WAR ON WEEDS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
New Orleans Tines-0emocrat.

emphasis and some feeling that the
weeds are anywhere a. bad a. in
crusade been limited 70 Louisiana
for we hear the echoes of il from
Texas.
While Il Is distressing 20 note. -
says the Orange Tex Leader. the
rank growth OF weeds on the vacant
lots about the city OF Orange in every
direction. We can take some cOmfcTt
in the thought that We are by no
means alone in this unenviable con-
ditioH- New Orleans, great and
wealthy city as she is. IS suffering
identicaIly the same Inconvenience
though. Il seems. IN "A more aggTavaI-
ed form An editorial in the Times
Democrat states that in certain pOr-
ton Of that city the fire engine en-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

erae. providai hat they should be
I,n~oorad and removed. Including THAI
tho nuisance should be got rid OF
The word upIoo.inS
has been dropped in the revised Or
dipance. and the only requirement -
20 cut each fresh crop of weeds Win
the preSen, splendid growing Wet'H-
or uIentv of rain and sun the "eSd
crop will have TO be taken OF e'eEE
two weeks or so and cut several
times before primary day II VIII ne
VOL 10 have a weekly report on THIS
weed removal work 10 see WhetutF
the city authorities are actually gam
iue, on the weeds We refer 10 the
cifv's share - the work, for with me
heavy penaIty against property own
ers. tenants. occupants and agents tos
failure, 10 cut the weeds in front or
their places. il viii he strange lndced
if the authorities do not uiShteH
them into doing their part OF me
work Indeed. il viii be ground lot
suspicion against any HOUSEHOLDER
who fails 70 obey the weed-CuiunS OF
der that he has political pull or IN
fiuence.
The Times-DemOCrat is glad If its
action in calling attention 10 the weed
nuisance has brought about any i'm
movement. We Will continue 10 call
attention 10 tne matter until the nui-
sanCt, i wholly rGmovcd-nOt merely
promised 20 be Temoved-aDd II the
nuisance il allowed 10 develop again
which experience warns US, We have
reason to fear.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

The recent articles in the New Ut
leans papers. calling attention TO the
growth of weeds in the streets ana
the great nuisance. if not danger. IN
cident thereto, seems not only 10 nave
awakened the city authorities 10 d
public discomfort of which they were
strangely ignorant but TO nave SUI
red up other town delinquents-
There seems TO be a general awak
eniug TO the fact that the city au-
thorities are responsible for keeping
the streets open TO traffic and the gut
tiers and ditcnes open 10 drainage
and they are everywhere IN LOUIS
lana receiving notice from the voters
20 this effect. II Is admitted IN
number Of Louisiana towns that lac
weeds are very high in some OF the
streets. but it is denied with great
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Connections
Should Be Made at Once.

One of the original reasons. or ex-
cuses, given for delay in the matter
of street paving was that the sewer
system had not been completed and
that the sewer connections could not
be made Later it was found that
the paving law, the third one that
had been enacted for that purpose,
was defective and nothing could be
done until the legislature assembled
next spring.
But in less than eight months, the
defect in the paving law can be RENE
HE'D and everything should be ready
30 that street paving can be COM
menced Immediately on the passage
Of the law. Now what is necessary
to be done to get ready for this work?
The first thing now to be done is to
have those sewer and water connec'
lions made. They will have to be
made anyway, whether we were ever
90 have any street paving or not, and
they ought to be made now and there
by got out Of the way. These connec-
lions can be made first on the streets
which Il is proposed TO pave, and they
can then be extended to the other
streets. It should not be forgotten
that water connections are as import
ant a preliminary to paving as are
sewer connections and the whole
work should be so thoroughly done
that there will not be any necessity
& ct 70
for sewer or water main work
There are two main reasons why
the city government should bestil
itself and see that this work is done
now. One is that 1t should be done
anyway-heaven knows, no city need;
Il worse than Pensacola dOes-anC
the other reason is that it will elimi
nate all possible excuse for further
delay in street paving after the Law
is amended next spring.
II ever a city needed street pavins
IL is this one No otherwise civilized
community in the world has so little
of it. Beside other Florida town:
and cities, Pensacola looks today like
q jungle Talk about grass growing
IN the streets of a city, there is mo-
snIy grass but a wilderness of weeds
On every public highway in the place
and the worst feature of the cas-.
lies in the fact there seems to be nc
Immediate prospect of clearing the
streets up
Street paving is the only thing thai
will put this city on a proper basis
and preliminary 10 street paving these
water and sewer connections must be
made. Let the city government go a
IL at once
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
BROUGHT BRIDE IN ARMS.
She Was LeqIess and Bridegroom Car.
ried Her When Getting License.

Cincinnati, o, dispatch: A path
etc sight was Witnessed in the coun.
~ clerks office in Newport, Ky. to-
day, when a young man carried in his
arms a legleSS young woman to the
license counter and applied for mar
Tiage license. They gave their names
as John B. Bapp, of Seattle and Pearl
RuppclI of Portland, Ind
They went from Cincinnati in a cab
to The city across the Ohio river. and
when the man stepped from the cab
with the young woman in his arms
he attracted Il crowd. In the clerks
Office he placed her on the counter
while the document was being pTepar-
cd. The young woma1's legs were
amputated as the result of a railway
accident After securing the license
the couple went to a parsonage and
were married.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Pensacola on Freight Rates.

Pensacola on Freight Rates.
The Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce last week went on record as
favurins the proposed increase iii
freight rates in the southeastern ter
TitOTy. and as against any InVesfiga-
ton aS to whether such an increase
was necessary or not. which IS pretty
good evidence that the Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce does not repre-
sent tue business interests of PGHs6-
cola as much aS il does some other in
forests. 1t might be well for some
people in that town TO visit a new
port not moro than a hundred miles
east Of thcm. port with which they
are going TO have to compete in the
not distant futurC-DeFHniak Breeze
Editor Mayes on Convention.
Frank l.. Nayes- editor OF the Pen
sacoIa Journal, i at home again. df-
I ter an absence of six weeks in the
north and wnst 1t will be remember
cd that he was one of the delegates
| from the Third district to the demo
cratic convention at Denver. Speak
/ fnS of the convention. Mr.. Mayes said
/ in an interview: The convention
( Was a great gathering. and its work
will rank high IN the political history
of the country II Was remarkable tor
4 the unanimitv Of sentiment. both as 10
( platform and candidates. which pre-
vailed. and that sentiment was not the
enforced sentiment 81 one man. but of
/ tho vast majority of the entire party.
/ The big Florida delegation. which
numbered about siXty-fye( attracted
| a good deal of attention at Denver
| Among the Florida delegates. John T.
lG. Crawford. Of this district. was one
| of the men pointed out by spectators
and written about in tho newspapers
( The Youngest man in tho convention
! he was also one CT the most attract
/ i've personalities in the gathering
/ Mr. Mayes SAYS he never suffered
more in his life from heat than he
did last week in Chicago. where the
mercury was higher for several con
sccutive days than il has been in Flor
da al any time this sUmmPT--ShOTi
! Talks. Jacksonville Times-Union.
/ Well Not
/ To think that the Pensacola Jour
nal would spell the name OF one oi
I Florida's greatest rivers "Chattahoot
ChieI" Hoot. mon. Don't do 1t again
Lake City Index
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Tom Lawson of Boston is still de-
termined to keep up his fight against
the system. But he has taken d new
tack and now proposes 10 get up bill
lion dollar corporation which is TO
fight the system with their own weap-
ons. When Tom gets the system
whipped to a fragile what will his OF
ganization be but another system?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Pensacola
and
PenSaCOIianS

Parker md Mr.. 4. J. CammaCk, on
the democratic side" Good. and Mr.
CammaCk : friends will be pleased to
know that he wins. bPnPving that the
city OF shawnee could not find better
man for mayor-AtmOTe Spectator
Journal Popular in Florala.
The Pensacola Journal has a large
number of readers in this section and
the number keeps on increasing. The
paper. though not as pretentiouS as
some. gives the cream of the news
and reaches here promptly except Oh
Sundays, and this is no fault of the
managers as no train comes in over
the Yellow River division on that day,
therefore il is Monday noon when
Sundays Journal arrives. Another
good thing about the Journal: 1t al
ways prints news items about Florald,
and these our people are glad to see
on account of their wide circulation.
II takes the Journal representative
from three DAYS to week 10 look af-
ter the papers business around here.
l-F1oTala News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

The statement, printed in many pa
pers of the state, to the effect that
the Tampa military companies had
been disbanded, was, it seems, an er-
Tor Relations between the Tampa
state troops and the adjutant general
we're severely strained but it is now
announced that the unfortunate diff
Guilty is in d fair way to he settled.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Gen. David K Wardwell. who re-
a western sanitarium, is dying in Bis
bee, Arizona, and his wife, who is
still with him, has but a short time to
live. He is unconscious and she, Graz
ed over her affliction, is strapped TO a
bed in an adjoining room Taken all
in all, the case is one of the saddest
that could be imagined
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Altogether too much Importance is
given to the alleged utterances of
one little Jap count. The big Amer
lean newspapers and news agencies
should be able to find better employ
ment than trying to make use of such
frivolous remarks to disturb the peace
full relations between this country and
japan
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

directed, not against the republican
candidate and party, but against Mr.
Bryan and the democratic party. He
lis bent on defeating the democratic
candidate and he and his party are
thereby republican allies in the fullest
sense of the word. The country at
large has at last found Mr.. Hearst
out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Many times have men tried to swim
across the English channel Now a
woman has announced that she is go
ing TO accomplish the great feat If
she succeeds there will be no longer
any sense in calling women the weak
er sex
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

In his acceptance speech Mr.. Taft
began explaining the shortcomings OF
the republican administration OF pub
bic affairs, and since Mr.. RTyan's no
LITIGATION speech he has lot more
of explaining to do. He will be kept
busy in the same way till election
day The fact is, the republicans are
on the defensive while the democrats
are making an aggressive fight all
along the line
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

When you go away from home talk
about and emphasize the good points
about Pensacola. When you are at
home try to get everyone 10 join You
in overcoming and eliminating the bad
features of the town. That is what
makes good city
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

from the clouds, Go work, and &C
cording to your industry and intelli-
gence, so shall be your reward" Only
where might has overthrown, cunning
undermined or government suspended
this law, has a different law prevailed
To conform the government to this
law ought to be the ambition of the
statesman; and no party can have
higher mission than to make ii a
reality wherever governments can le-
ultimately operate-WilIiam ]. Bryan
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

There is but one thing to prevent
democratic success this year and that
is the lack of a campaign fund. If the
democrats who are interested in party
success win help raise the fund. Mr.
Bryan will be the next president of
the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Escambia county could very well af-
ford to pay interest on 100000 of
good roads bonds. At per cent. the
interest would amount to only $4,000
per year. and the increased valuations
of land would Weld more than that
amount in tax revenues Immediately.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Why do people in West Florida not
raise more figs? Fig trees grow like
weeds wherever they are planted and
they yield POLITICALLY. There is not
a finer table fruit grown than figs,
and it commands a high price every
where
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Doesn't Think So Much Of 1t.

The sheath gown winch = recelvlng
so much attention just now Is not
such a thing after all. The slit on
the left side is about two feet long.
and could easily be rcmedlcd in
about one minue If put under a sew
ing machine. and We insist that II
needs TO undergo that process. We
refer to the variety which appeared
in Pensacola last wcek.-Marianna
TimeS-COuTicT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Directoire Coat Comes to View.

Directoire Goat ZONES TO view.
Excitement about the diTectoire
dress is ended. In fact. the direc-
toire gown seems to have shTunk to
directoire coat. long of tail. short in
the back and sleeveless. The lace
coat and the coat of embroidered net
follow such lines as do evening
coats of chiffon and exquisite hand
painted silk moUsseline and lace
There are also short coats of white
pique handsomely braided in soutache
or embroidered They are for wear
over summer muSlins- Short coats OF
white silk or cloth. embroidered all
over in a striking color. such as en-
pire green. with short double-breast-
ed waiStcoats and scarf girdleS. are
also in favor Beaches and mountain
resorts are showing a bewiIdeTing ar
ray OF summer wraps.-New York
Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

There is a divine law of rewards.
When the creator gave US the earth.
with its fruitful soil, the sunshine
with its warmth, and the rains with
their moisture, He proclaimed, as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

How did you conceive the idea ot
going into flctiOn?'
Il knew from hoyhOOd that ] would
succeed replied the great author.
when absent from school | used 10
write my own cxcuses.'-Philadelp
Ledger
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

With a new bank building and a new
Methodist church edifice going up a1d
a half-mflIion dollar hotel soon to be
under construction, building circles
in Pensacola will be very active dur
ing the coming II months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Political Announcement.
cog SHERIEE-

I hereby announce myself as candldats
for the Office Of Sheriff Of Escambia Coun-
~ independently. in the general election
to be held in November. and solicit the
votes Of all voters in this county
CAPT. FRANK A BOGHICH-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Perhaps il will make little, if any,
difference with the final result but
it is worthy of note that the New
York World has declared for Bryan
and Kern. and promises to support
the ticket.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
NOTICE.
EQUALIZATION

The City Board of Equalization
will meet during the month of Aug.
daily at 10 a. m. at the Office OF the
City Tax Assessor
w. E. ANDERSON. ,
Chairman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16

Shall the people rule? 1t depends
on how you answer this question.
whether you are for or against Mr.
Bryan and the democratic party in
this campaign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-16
Good Work for Schools,

The hoard Of public safety Of Pensa-
cola has set about providing the pub
lie schools of that city with fire es-
Capes, and making them safe in the
event of ure- \ very good move. and
one that should he emulatPd in every
town and city in FlOrida.-Miami Me-
tTnDOlic