The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-09

judge in the house of congress, and
senate (and regretable) when the rep
resentatives of the party, sacrificed
principle for party, and some of the
federal judges attempted to influence
the house of congress, because OF
party, while others attempted to in.
f1uence the congress by an acknowl.
edgment of Interpretation of the law,
that was charged to have been VIC
lated by saying that they had been
guilty of the same charge and by their
Interpretation condoning and legitb
MIXING by Interpretation that which
was not expressed in the language OF
the statute and criminal in extent.
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
The. circuit courts of appeal are com
posed of circuit Judges and since the
| judiciary act has final Jurisdiction in
ectrain cases. l believe that this court
because of its final jurisdiction. should
| be court composed Of judges that
have no sympathetic relation to any
other court or the judges thereof. Like
the supreme court.
The minds of men are not infallible,
and judges like all other men, ara
| liable to commit error, but like all
other men, are more liable to commit
error when surrounded by certain in
f1uence and sentiment and presiding
as circuit judges, naturally their SYM
pathy is with circuit judges, the de-
| clSions of which they are called upon
to affirm or reverse.
! Our supreme court, / believe, has
! committed a very grave error in rem
dering its decision in a certain railroad
rate case, and the president in reite-
rating the decision of the court
The supreme court in rendering its
decision said, 1.-THE railroad company is
entitled to reasonable profit on it's
investment. Ordinarily this would
be wise decision treating with values
but when the railroads have a monop-
oily on transportation beyond competi7
ton and control of the currency, they
can, by manipulation, as they have
done, advance the price Of investment
beyond reasonable value, and by this
decision. demand profits on invest
ment regardless of value. It would
be just as reasonable and Just IL one
man buy horse and dray for 5000 and
engages hauling at fifty cents per load
and by speculation the horse and dray
Is eventually sold for $4,000; would it
be just and reasonable, because the
man invested $4,000 In the horse and
dray to compel the man who. paid fifty
cents per load to pay $500 per load.
The danger can clearly be observed.
4 INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
That congress is vested with power
to regulate commerce among the state
cannot be questioned; but its power
stops there. 1t has no power to regu-
late rates and charges for Transports
ton; that is question entirely be-
tween the states and the transporta-
ton companies. To do so would di-
vest the states of the rights reserved.
And IT cannot assume. a power with
out effecting the people.
The issues / have named I consider
the most important, as vitality effecting
the people as whole at the present
time. All other matters are to certain
extent, local and routine, except new
questions and issues that arise as
matter of course. developed by new
conditions.
With knowledge of the principles
of the federal government and the
laws that have been enacted, and a
fair knowledge of the enterprises OF
our country, and the different avoca-
lions of life, and conditions IN the
manner and method of living, taken In
connection with the sentiment / DOS
!, sess for the welfare of the government
, and the success and happiness of the
!, people, feel capable and efficient with
sufficient interest to represent the peo-
pie Of this district in an honorable
manner in the house of congress ana
> respectfully ask the support of the
democratic voters at the next primary
election.
If am elected shall uphold that
which is right and honorable and defy
. that which is wrong and injurious to
the people.
I entertain no allied prejudices to
sway the reasoning and judgment and
: will at all times stand for that which
! it behooves true American citizens and
that is, principle, justice and right IN
: all things.
In making this announcement as a
candidate l do not feel that / am a
i stranger or an invader simply because
| have only been citizen of the state
of Florida for ten years. feel that I
= stand upon the native heath of my
r ancestors on my mothers side. The
}, mold and dust of my mothers grand
d father Joseph Summerall, mingles
e with the clay of st. Johns county, he
e being among the first white settlers
i in East Florida, in the early part OF
h the nineteenth century. Besides, my
s. mothers oldest brother( and / remem.
e Der him when / was small boy) bore
the scars to his grave that he had
:. received in battle with the Indians in
e defense of the settlers of Florida. And
e my father, uncles and relations, like
), the Florida soldiers, offered up their
s lives in common defense of the south
O land, and myself was encamped along
n side the Florida boys in the late wal
e with Spain. Since that time | have
II been a. citizen of the state and of THU
o district and have lived for the good
of the country and the people of Flori
d da. With this sentiment and interest
# / will do my duty.
all ELIZA TILLMAN DAVIS.