The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-05

date against me since the beginning OF
this campaign and every charge and in
situation which he has made personally
in his speeches or by his unsigned cir
culars were known to him and his cam
paign manager long before this late day,
and 1t is only at this time, when in his
desperation he sees defeat for himself,
that he resorts to this method of mud
singing campaigning.
What VIII Try to Accomplish If Elected.
Let me call your attention now to some
of the issues before you, and then will
comment briefly on my opponents re-
cord.
I will introduce and work for the en-
actment of a statute fixing the terms
of Collectors of Internal Revenue at four
years. At the present time the terms of
office of United States Marshals, Attor-
neys, Postmasters, Custom Collectors,
etc, are fixed by statute and 1 can con-
ceive of no objection that could be raised
to such statute even by a Republican
Congress.
Agricultural High Schools.
shall endeavor to secure appropira-
tons from the Federal Government to
aid in supporting agricultural high schools
in each county, or at least five agricultu-
raj schools in this State, teaching the
science of agriculture and maintaining
in agriculture, and correspondence
courses for those who will not be able
to attend.
Mr. Clark ridicules this idea and urges
the objection, that such schools would be
open alike to white people and negroes.
/ ask Mr. Clark if he does not know that
the Federal Government contributes
| about $751; year to the State Unfver-
sity and Experiment Station in his home
| town in Gainesville, and that negroes
are enrolled there? In answer to his rid
icule l cite you to page 10 official pro-
ceedings of the Denver convention, where
this language is found in the Democratic
platform: The Democratic party favors
the extension of agricultural, mechanical
and industrial p1np9fi0n tharafa-a
| favor the establishment of district agri-
cultural experiment stations and second
airy agricultural and mechanical colleges,
in the several States"
/ Public Health.
I shall endeavor to secure appropria-
| tons for broadening the scope and use
| fulness of the Health Bureau of the
United States by establishing a sub
| Union, with experts in each to carefully
study the different diseases incident to
the territory; to gather data from every
section concerning cancer, tuberculosis.
hook worm, pellagra, ETC.. and the various
! forms of contagious and infectious dis
eases with the view of finding antidotes
and preventitives for all the physical ills
| of our people.
Mr. Clark laughs at such an idea, yet
| the Denver platform pledges the Demo
| cratic party to such reform. See page
40, Official Proceedings of Denver Con-
| vention.''
Popular Election of U. s. Senators.
I will work for the passage of a reso-
| luton to amend the Constitution so as
( to provide for the election of United
| States Senators by the people. Mr.. Clark
| is opposed to this, and so stated on the
| floor of Congress. The Denver platform
| contains the following on this subject:
| eve favor the election of United States
| Senators by direct vote of the people. and
| regard this reform as the gateway to
| other national reforms"
49, Coastal Canals.
| shall endeavor to secure liberal ap
preparations for inland waterways to
| compete with the railroad companies.
! The Democratic party is also pledged to
| this pilicy. See Official Proceedings
| Denver Convention page III.
Florida State Line Canal.
| I have done and will do everything pos
| Sible for coastal canals. In 1905 I vetoed
| A bill pa ssed by the Legislature providing
| for an extension of charter and that the
| Trustees should deed the proportion of
| lands claimed to have been earned by
| the Canal Company. Senator Italia ferro
| would lead you to believe that I did this
! the st. Johns river and that the original
! charter required the canal to connect
| with the st. Johns river. You know bet
| ter than that. 1 vetoed the hin so as to
| the canal was finished into the river.
| The original charter of 1881 made Ma
| tanzas river the northern terminus.
| Bottled UP BY East Coast Railroad.
| The East Coast Railroad crosses the
| canal AT Pablo Creek. Upon my request
| president Roosevelt required A draw
| bridge there. Afterwards Mr. Parrot had
| ~ order reScinded. Sena tor Taliaferrn's
| friendship for Mr.. Parrot has SO far pre-
vented him from trying to have the order
| reiustatad. When a senator forgets tins
| interests of the people interested in this