The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-03-26
From President Roosevelt.

the law OlICG Vi VI Dlydu " vi NhlSl
the deceased senator was member, received yester-
day the following letter from the president, in which
high tribute is paid to the memory of the deceased
White House. Washington, March 22 1908
MY DEAR SIR It was painful for me to receive
your letter of the 10Th instant at the very time re-
ceved notice of Senator Bryans death. l sincerely
mourn his loss. felt he gave promise of being one
OF the most useful public servants in Washington
He was a sngularly high-ninded and fearless man Of
sound common sense and with an eye single to the
public good He is real loss to the country.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
With profound sorrow the people of Florida bow to
the will of the Almighty Father in taking to Himself
Senator William James Bryan, who died in Washing
ton, D. c. last Sunday morning.
THE CHAMPION is now and has always been a
temperance newspaper and stands by the Florida w.
c. 7. T. in its endeavor to influence votes for caudi
dates who are pronounced for prohibition.
The various editors throughout the state are making
their third and last call on their subscribers to pay up
before their names are dropped from the books. The
U. S. Government says you must friends and we have
told you so often before but this time it means bust
ness, sure.
Will Editor Collins, of the Tallahassee Democrat,
tell us why the Governor of Florida may not send tc
the newspapers of the State his favorable estimate of
candidate when the editor of the Democrat has beer
doing that identical thing without oensure? If it is
machine DolitiCc in on Uhv in tha Othero
The open letter by Col J. c. Pepper, of Punta
Gorda addressed to the candidates for governor has
already been answered by two candidates. Jno. N. c.
Stockton and Jefferson B. Browne for both have
records in the past to speak for them 1t is the can
didate from Mr.. Peppers own town from whom we
would hear.
The Souvenir Edition of Flordas Labor Journal,
the Central Union Times of Jacksonville, is at
hand. This edition was issued in honor of the an
nual convention of the Florida State Federation of
Labor, held Gainesville, January 21-2S, and is in
handsome magazine form on book paper Typograph-
ically it is fine showing the handiwork of skilled
union labor. Features of this number are the full
report of the convention essays of interest to orga
nzed labor and portraits of men prominent in state
and national labor circles. An large amount of adj
vertsng evidently made this labor of profit as we'll
as work of love, The edition is credit to organic
ed labor in Florida we'll as to the publishers of the
Central Union Times.
The Governor very able and convincing circular
letter advocating the election of w. J. BRYAN of
Jacksonville, for United States Senator, and giving
his reasons for appointing him to succeed the late
Senator Mallory, reached us too late last week for
publication and this week it is useful only as mem
oral of the bright young statesman who hereafter
will ask office at the hands of the people whom he
was ambitious to better than any other Senator
ever did The faultfnders who had only objections
to make against his candidacy are now dumb Per-
maps they are at heart ashamed and sorry for what
they have said against the brilliant young man whose
earthly career is ended If such time those of us
who said nothing but kind words for him are grew
ing that we said so few, and wondering if he missed
the expected cheer that came how calous must
be the hearts of those who spoke only to criticize il
they are not today humbed and epentant of the part
they took in darkenng those last days of illness when
life was slipping away from the grasp of the brave
young hands.