The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-22
HON. w. D. CARN
+ PRESENTS HIS PLATFORM

PRESENTS HIS PLATFORM
To the Voters of Marion County:
AS a candidate for the legislature
feel that it is due to the voters of the
county to know how l stand on i'm
portant questions which we ali have
reason to believe will come before
that body.
suppose every voter in Marion
county by this time knows who the
candidates are for the legislature. l
have already sent out a letter setting
forth my principles. l wish to- say
that l am not running for the legisla-
ture on any one issue. / believe we
should feel great responsibility and
give every question profound and
deep study. There will be many
questions of thel utmost Importance
effeeting the welfare of every citizen
in the state of Florida A member
of the legislature should give them all
deep thought, and having done this,
he should work to accomplish what
he believes to be for the best interest
of the people.
l believe if person draws six dol
lars a day to work. and represent the
people, he should not be idle.
l am especially interested in edu-
cational matters. l believe there are
a number of good laws that might be
passed that will greatly strengthen
our school system.
favor a uniform system of text
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state uniformity Fields United States
History sells for IS cents; in Florida
it sells for 81. In Georgia Mines
Standard Arithmetic sells for As
cents; in Florida it sells for IS cents,
and other books sell in about the same
ratio. Marion county alone will save
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year. The
state will save $4,000 or $4,000.
I have studied the school question
for twenty years and l believe / know
wherein we can greatly strengthen our
system and dit the same time spend
no more money than We are now
spending!
1 believe in good and economical
administration, 1 do not believe that
the legislature should appropriate
more money than the state can pay.
I believe in county, state and ma
tional prohibition. l believe we should
at least be willing to submit the ques-
ton to the people of the state to de-
eide.
l believe in a good liberal pension
| law. 1 believe we should strengthen
| the present law by making it impossi-
| BILE for a person to draw a pension
| unless he comes within the law, and
that one person should be granted as
much as another when he is just as
| deserving.
| do not believe the county is yet
ready for what is known as the nc
| fence law.
| l believe in good system Of hard
roads. but this question should be
studied thoroughly, and | believe some
plan can be devised that will builo
these roads without saddling any
great or enormous debt on the state.
l believe that the people should
know how each candidate for the leg
islature stands on any important
question likely to come before the
legislature l had rather not be elect
ed than to be elected with the peo-
ple expecting me to do what in my
own heart l know l will not do.
believe every man should have back
bone enough to have decided views, tt
let them be known, and TO work witt
all his power to put them in force
While we should be conservative, we
cannot afford to weaken on any prin-
ciple or question that will effect the
interest of every citizen of the state.
To accomplish the above are some
of the reasons l want to go to the leg.
islature. There are some other i'm
portant matters that will come before
the legislature, and / stand ready t.
tell you how I stand on any of them
realize that / cannot accomplish any
of these things alone. but l do no
expect to be alone on single prin.
ciple for which l stand, and even if
knew that there would not be strength
enough in the legislature to enact int
law some principle, it would be no Elk
cure for me to be afraid to let the PEG
pie know how feel on the question
If you will study my life and fine
that it does not measure up to my
promises, / think you will do an in.
justice to vote for me, but if you FIND
that my life has been consistent an(
believe that L will carry out what
promise, l will greatly appreciate any
thing you will do for me. I have
nothing to say against a single one OF
my opponents They are all good mer
| and I believe will make good repre-
| sentatives. Most resndc.fully.
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