The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-09-10
Governor GlchriSt
At Hot Springs
A Paper Of That ChY Secures An
Interesting Interview From

The following Is from the Hot Springs,
Ark, Sentinel Record Of September 2:
Governor Gilchrist, Of Florida, one Of
the most prominent executives in ma
tional political affairs. IS at the Arling-
ton Hotel, taking a rest, after a visit to
the West Coast, where he viewed the
big exposition.
Before coming to Hot Springs, Gov
ernor Gilehrist stopped over IN Little
Rock 90 see the State officials, and talk
over political affairs.
Governor Gilchrist was elected Gov
ernOr Of Florida last fal on q local Op-
ton platform over a Statewide candi-
date, beating q Statewide prohibition
lists by so, 900 votes Of the so, 600 cast.
In Florida, the term Of the governor ia
four years.
While Arkansas prosperity took the
eye Of the Florida executive the p0lid-
cal system in vogue in this State did not
appeal 20 him.
Answering a chance question Il Re
could not persuade Governor DonaQhay
20 20 TO Hot Syringe with him, he said:
The governor hRsn'tmuch time for any
thing guess, with politics warming up.
And that Ia just the fault Of your elect
ing a governor every two years. He no
sooner gets into Office after q years
campaigning than he has 10 begin cam
paigning again TO get q second term.
Now / was elected last year for four
years and cannot succeed myself. So
I'm outot politics and have time % At
tend % the business OF the State and
incidentally, I suppose you notice, 70
take a months vacation during the
summer.
Having the legislature meet every
two years Is another troublesome thing.
You hardly get your laws codihed be-
fore another legislature changes them.
We have q session every two years IN
our State, but II | could have my way
would make Il every four years. Ia
Georgia they have H.. They elect q
governor every two years and the leg.
islature meets every year.
"What I'm interested In now d help.
ing tORet the Democratic party ready
for the next presidential election 90
they'll win. Governor Gilchfist Is .
prominent figure In Democratic nation
al p0litics.) want them % formulate
q platform that will win-tO learn from
the success Of the Republican, and not
put forth q platform that will ALLEVIATE
thousands and thousands Of voters by
methods. i would have
them cling 30 Democratic principles and
would reform abuses by wealth and cor
pOrntions but / would not prescribe
methods. For instance, the Democratic
platform declared Tor an income tax
and alienatod q quarter Of q million
votoe
The Republicans kept stlll, got the
votes, and propose 70 put iton any way
now that they are In. The Democrats
said; We will revise the tariff Gown
ward. The Republicans promised The
revision bat did not say whether up o.
down. The Democrats promised q cor
pOration tax and alionated q quarter ok
3 million votes more. The Republicans
were silent and got the votes, and put it
on Just the same afterWard.
"YOu get the idea-they allenata as
few votes ~ possible, promise only IN
general terms and leave the methods %
Be worked cut after they get N. It'e
what they have been winning on for 20
years. The Democrats tell exactly
what they viii do for the people: each
plank alienates q certain clasn % cliquo
witch gets out and 6ghta the whols
platform because Of the one plank OBJ
fashionable % him. The reault-deleak.
We want % learn from the success Of
our opponents and fight Il out next
Tins on straight Democratic principles,
which the people at heart believe N,
md We viii win.
General GilchFist expressed great adj
Of the general lines Of the un-
,onpleted canitOl. He aaid that he
thought the building would be one Of
he most magnificent In the entire cOun-
better capitol than the one In Florida.
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