The Pensacola journal., 1910-12-27
respectful hearing and again the ap
plause was deafening.
MIR RRvAN SPEAKS

plause was deafening.
MR.. BRYAN SPEAKS.
When Mr.. Bryan arose to begin his
speeCh he was greeted by round of
applause He said he had been at con
siderable trouble 70 come to Pensacola
10 accept the courtesy of addressing
Mr.. Blount's audience, but that he ap-
precia ted this courtesy and he extend
ed the same courtesy to Mr. Blount at
any of his own meetings either in
Jacksonville or elsewhere. He appre-
Ciated also he said that ne was in the
"enemy's country but he had tie
courage TO go anywhere in Florida to
plead the cause OF the common people
and he would not take all Of his time
in defending himself. Il would not
become q candidate. said Mr. BRYAN
If il took me an hour to convince nv
home people that I was fit 70 repre-
sent them daughter and applause.)
Mr. Bryan said he would not and
had not attacked the honesty of any
candidate. Upon the death Of Gov
ernor BTovard he had become a car
didate. though he knew II was long
way from MS pioneer home TO the
United States senate. He presumed
amy man had right to run. His plat
form. he said. contained a promise that
was not i'll the platform of either OF
his opponents, though Mr. Blount had
later made the promise a Miami Tlat
was the promise TO vote for the tiirelt
election OF United States senators.
He later referred 20 three other Of his
planks--federal agricultural schools.
tariff reform and the extension of ju.
dicial powers to the interstate COM
merce commission. These constituted
the only reference by either candidate
In the three hours speaking as to wha-
position either would take on any SEE
cific issue in the event OF election.
"SENTENCE" IN LEGISLATURE.
II had been said, continued the
speaker, that he had no ability. He
admitted, he said, that he had never
served II sentence in the legislature
but he thought a man could be Of
some service to his country even #
he had not served a sentence" at Tai
lahassee- He did, however, have a
record. He mad been helping TO build
up colleges for the boys and girls of
Florida and he had served four years
with p. X. Yonge as member of the
state board of control This board
had gotten an appropriation of $515,-
100000 from the legislature for the
building Of a state college and now
any hoy Or girl can get q completed
education in Florid something that
could not be done before. Tn my
tSncrance-in my dullness Of intel
lect.' continued the speaker sarcas:i-
cally, Il considered IT creditable TO
serve on such a board and to be
elected its chairman
Referring to the splendid escort
which accompanied Mr. Rlount to the
opera house. Mr.. Bryan said he was
struck with the idea that this loyalty
and friendship was worth more than
any office and. he continued. Il Was
thinking today whether any of us fell
lows in the race amounted to very
much anyway U4aughter} Here he
paid a fine tribute to p X Yonge,
member Of the state board Of control
with whom he had served. and said
ne had come to the conclusion that
the man who is doing most for the
state today is the modest, unas~lmina
Pensacola citizen. now chairman OF the
board. to whom belongs more than to
anyone else. the greatest part Of the
credit for the good work that the
board is doing in the state colleges.
The speaker then referred to his
platform briefly saying that he was op,
posed TO monopolies. trusts. and gov
ernment by Injunction. This state
ment was greeted by applause. He
spoke Of Woodrow Wilson's PROPOSE
ton 70 solve corporation lawlessness
by making the officers Of the corpora
tiCns subject TO criminal penalties and
he endorsed the New Jersey demo
| Gratis assertion that guilt is per-
isonal."
In his West Florida speeches, he
said. he had not referred to Mr.
BlOuncs connection with the L. & n.
railroad as its attorney nor to the Pen
sacOla mans unfortunate letter Of
withdrawal, as he termed it. He
thought it had been policy In many
places, he said, not TO refer to his op
ponents at all because he found so
many people who belieevd that BRYAN
vas the only man running" This
raised Il laugh and Mr.. Bryan con-
tinued: "Mr. Blount sometimes refers
TO what my opponents say I am one
of his opponents-the fact is, / am
he mainest one Of them" Uaught +,
4 do not say that Mr Blount is un-
fitted to De United States senator
because Of his IS Yeas CT service for
tile l.. & n, continued Mr.. Bryan L
freely cCncede be would represent you
to the best OF. his great ability and