The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-23


| Acquisition of Territory.
i 6. / believe in the extension of the
! trade Of the United States, and its
commercial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by all
legitimate means, but do not believe
/ in the acquisition Of territory for that
! or any other purpose, outside of the
/ limits of the American continent
/ Such of the islands as have already
been acquired by US are our property,
and under our care, but Sall political
| connections and control OF the Philip
pines should be Feliquished so soon as
their inhabitants have shown an abil-
ity to properly govern themselves.
| The Solid South.
| Z. I believe in a solid democratic
] South, SO long as there remains such
| per centage of ignorant negro voters
| as may by any possibility constitute
| a balance OF power between parties Of
| approximately equal strength. In the
| event of the existence OF such parties
| the control Of our state, county and
municipal officers would be in the
| hands of that party securing the negro
| vote, by purchase or prejudice, and
the negro then would be the dominat-
! ing factor Various barriers against
| that domination, such as educational
| qualifications, grandfather clauses
etc, while lessening the negro vote,
would be entirely ineffective, IL there
| existed parties Of nearly equal NUN
| erical strength. Our only safe and
sure recourse is our loyal adherence
! TO the democratic party, state and ma
| tional
The Trusts.
8. I am in favor Of laws which Pos-
! ter the extension Of legitimate enter
/ prise, by cooperative concentration
| of money Large enterprises, SO &C.
! sential to the advancement of the
country, are only thus made possible.
/ do not believe, however, that any
laws can be too stringent or severe
| which have for their purpose the SUP
| preston and destruction of the com
binations called trusts, which, by com
bination. stifie competition, make
prices abnormalIy high, and. by their
methods levy tribute upon all con-
sumers. A violation OF such laws
should not only result In civil forfeit
ures, but in criminal punishment A
high protective t&r41 n The foster
mother OF such combinations. in that
It excludes the competition OF foreign
countries, and allows the TRUSS to
control, by thelr combination, the
products of this nation But what
ever the reason for fits existence, a
trust should be made impossible.
System Of Hard Roads.
9. I believe that the federal gov
eminent should inaugurate and main
tain system of interstate hard roads
leading from state to state, and in
each state connecting with the hard
roads within the state. so that the
combination OF the two will make a
network in easy reach of every farm.
Large productions by farmers are use
less without easy and cheap means OF
mi o 81 H.
cannot be built within reach of every
farmer. hard roads should reach to
each farm Such roads are essential
TO his prosperity, and his prosperity
is essential to that Of the country. 1t
Ia impossible to see, in my opinion.
why, If it be legitimate for the federal
government to improve and maintain
liberal water highways, and irrigate
desert wastes in the West, it should
not improve land highways.
Rivers and Harbors.
10. l am in favor of liberal appro-
priatiOns by the federal government
for the improvement Of rivers and
harbors. There are numerous harbors
and rivers in the state of Florida:
which. by their size and Importance.
demand improvement and mainten-
ance, to meet the requirements of |
growing commerce, and the securing !
constant care Of Fiorida's representa-. |
tiveS and senators
lntorcoastaI Canal
H. Allied in nature and Importance
TO interstate hard roads and the i'm |
provement of rivers and harbors, is /
the construction and maintenance of !
an tntercoastal canal or inland water |
way from Mississippi to the West /
Coast Of Florida, and a ship canal
across the peninsula Of Florida, and it |
would be my constant aim, il elected. |
to further these projects.
VIII Make Clean Campaign.
I will, from time 10 time. discuss |
with the voters of the state such /
other questions of interest as may &C.
cur to them, and me- and will en-
deavoT to make myself plain upon /
such questions, assuring you that in /
each instance there shall be not only /
no evasiOns, but the frankest sincerity |
and honesty in any statement which I
may make to you of my purposes and 1
position.
I shall make a clean, fair campaign |
! shall appeal to the Intelligence, fair
mindedness and state pride OF the
voters Of Florida. and endeavor to |
convince them that it is to their best
interest that their votes shall be given
~ AtAC- mere budll Dc no purchase. |
direct or indirect. OF votes. The DO
sition Of United States senator is of |
honor. If 1t be the untrammeled gift
Of the people, but If obtained through |
corruption or trickeTy. it is no honor. |
and | would not desire il.
To my opponents, I shall always be |
courteous and fair Their public rec |
OTds are matters of Just criticism. but |
their private characters are not to be /
assaiIed, unless their private acts
have been such as to evidence unfit |
ness to hold the high office of senator |
or the United States. I shall VoIun- |
teer no attack, but IL I be smitten on |
one cheek / shall not turn the other. /
l am in the race upon my own mi
tIatlve- / am not the candidate of /
any person, corporation OF interest |
nor has my candidacy been under
taken the grGAfua4far