The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-04-09

VI DNNoSO'
Speaking of letters we understand the Hon. John
n c. Stockton is not the only gubernatoria candi
date who is being called upon to explain There
others who are in trouble over some letters
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1t is remarkable coincidence which we would
like to have the Punta Gorda editor explain that the
only candidate for governor advocated by the whiskey
element is from dry county. While the other two
come from wet counties
1t has been limited that should the gentleman from
DeSoto become Governor he will take his councils
from the blood thirsty editor who thinks it would be
better that ten innocent men should be hung than
that one guilty one should escape.
What the editor of this paper is kicking at is that
so many of her letters days are addressed to a
woman on the outside while the inside begins Dear
Sir" and goes on to solicit vote. This in a state
where a woman has no vote, is adding insult to
injury.
Chas. F. Eaton, Special Agent State of Florida
for delegate from the state at large to the
Democratic Convention to be held at Denver Colo
We don't know what Mr.. Eaton is special agent for
which is no doubt due to our ignorance, but we do
know he is announced for w. J. Bryan which is more
than we know about most of the other candidates
His stationery carries the state seal.
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We hadn't thought much of Hon. Jefferson B.
Browne possible candidate for Governor until we
read his history given by General Gilchrst. The
General tells us of so many prominent Offices he has
held that convinced that who has been
before the public so many years without making any
bad breaks would perhaps be safe as Governor.
The Inconsistency of the cuckoo press is very
notcble in reference to the Governors candidacy to
the y. S. Senate. They not yet done extolling
our brilliant young senator who recently died. who
was so impressed with the Governor when he ran for
governor that he left his business and used his best
endeavors to elect him, We must either believe that
Mr.. Bryan was mistaken in his estimate of the
Governors character or he was not himself the soul
OF honor that every one believes him to be- Further
more Broward's campaign manager is John T. G.
Crawford, of the firm to which the late Senator
Bryan belonged.
The Miami Metropolis in announcing the candi-
dacy Of Governor Broward for the U. S. Senate q
speaks in the following terms of high praise: q
This information will be received with much c
satisfaction by great many people in Miami Dade
county and Florida who have watched the captain of
the Three Friends step down out of the pilot house
the voters of Florida and land in the Governor
chair at Tallahassee. Few men in latter DAYS have {
accomplished what Napoleon b. Broward has ac- q
complished since his term of office as Governor of
Florida commenced. Few governors of the United n
States have made themselves much talked of as has
Governor Broward. He told the people he wanted to
cl IN the office he now occupies for the purpose of
-c.aning the millions of acres of Everglade lands.
lie las kept his promise in the face of every obstacle
obtanable by his opposers, he has built dredges
drained portion of the state lands and is exerting
every effort to keep at it,
Governor Broward is one of the common people =
He goes to the farmer the backbone of the state and
nation and asks him what he wants and if possible \
gives it to him. He goes to all classes, mixes with 2
them and finds out what is best for their interests g
he mixes at all times with the people whose servant
he is and aspires to be. He is the same Yesterday :
and today. He is not the politician who previous to "
election is mixer, and afterwards among the elite,
The address to the people of Florida by the ii
Governor is too full of sincerity and true hearted e
preston to be left unread by any man in Florida. a