The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-18

L am probably the leading candidate
Tor United States senator. In about
three weeks the second primary will
De held. 1t is necessary, therefore,
that there be united effort on the part
OF every man who is opposed to the
idea of forcing our young men and
women to enter upon their life work
with the understanding that they
must be servile to the powerful few
VINO own our large railroads and few
Dig newspapers, in order to succeed
either in business or politics. Do not
permit the old exploded theory to
longer obtain that the only way to de-
Velop the business resources Of our
state is through the exploitation of
our properties and earnings by the
railroads and trusts; but let US take
cognizance of the patent fact that the
only way to successfully develop our
state is through our own efforts, re-
tanning to ourselves equal opportunity
TO secure our share of the benefits of
our own efforts. Do not permit any
powerful secret influence to check or
deter the freest development of self
respecting manhood and womanhood
in our young people. Do not permit
our business men who give employ
ment to many of our young men and
young women to be oppressed, embar-
raised or deferred from freest bust
ness action. Our business men treat
the employed of their race as being
equals in manhood and womanhood.
consult them, advise with them, and
encourage them in greatest liberty of
thought and action; showing that they
want self respecting men and women
for employees and daily associates in
the great work of world development,
bread. winning and joy securing, both
employe and employer rejoicing in
expressing equal rights and equal
privileges. We should resent and
punish attempts to intimidate our PEG.
pie by those who find themselves in
charge of our railroads and other pub
lie utilities. We furnish the money
to pay the taxes; We maintain and i'm
prove these properties out of our earn
ings, and likewise pay the dividends.
Why should we permit our fellow
citizens doing the work of keeping up
and of operating trains-fellow citi-
zens in whose care we entrust our
lives-to feel that freedom of politi.
cal action on their part may be pun
ished by blacklisting or dismissal
from service, when as matter of fact
we should insist that We do not be
compelled to entruSt our lives to the
care Of men who do not possess and
exercise equal rights and responsible
ties with US. l know of few in
stances, in the primary just past, in
which efforts were made to control
the political action of business men,
and also attempts to have business
FROM, nv
ercising fully and freely their political
rights. / call upon all business men
who believe in equal opportunity and
equal rights, and also upon all other
of our citizens who have the same
faith to express their disapproval of
any such methods in politics.
Fellow citizens, am endeavoring to
carry to triumph in the politics of our
state the principles which are dearest
to you, and which mean most to your
loved ones. I want to see our state
and our nation developed to their
fullest capacity of giving comfort,
luxuries and wisdom to a free and
happy people. l want to see the day
when every one shall receive the full
measure of his earnings, and when
none shall be compelled to think or
vote as another may dictate. To this
end l have devoted the most of my
life, and l now pledge you my faith
that will continue the fight just as
long as | am able to raise my voice
in the call of freedom. Heretofore
YOU have honored me with positions
of trust, and of my discharge of those
trusts l have no small thing to con
ceal. | have been accused, directly
and by innuendo, of having done this
that or the other thing which was dis
honest, or which l could not have
done and kept my faith with you, but
YOU do not believe these charges.
have sometimes erred in judgment
because | am a partaker Of the fall
bility common to my fellowmen, bu
! have kept the faith, have Tough
against great odds for what l believed
to be right, and have never sough
nor taken a personal advantage
against the interests of my people.
| have developed much create
strength than the opposition expected
me to develop. The first fight agains
me was so much freer from bite
personalities than has heretofore beer
| the case that | wish to congratulate