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

speech was practically devoted to the
record of his opponent, EI Governor
Broward. He said Mr.. Broward had
a record as a legislator, sheriff and
governor, the latter of four years
duration He would deal, he said,
only with the ex-governor's record as
governor.
"Broward is a great lover of the
people," said the speaker. HE is a
great friend of yours when he wants
your votes. He hates the corpora
tons just as he loves the people, and
yet when he wanted to select a
United States senator he broke into
National bank and picked out a
man who, not only is connected with
one bank, but a half dozen banks.
That is the way. he loves the people.
He is the dear friend of the people
only when he wants your votes.
when he was a candidate for gov
ernor six years ago he told you that
if you elected Robert w. Davis the
latter would steal your lands, but if
he (Broward) was elected he would
protect your lands. He got your
votes and in about two years he
compromised a suit with the Louis
vile & Nashville and turned over to
that corporation 5000 acres of land
and $135,000.
He says it was a wise thing to
do, and I am not going to raise any
| issue with him, but l do know that it
was a broken promise
THAT COMMISSION DEAL.
Senator Taliaferro said that Brow
ard today owns $1,000 acres of land,
which he is supposed to have re-
ceived as a commission on the sale
of land to Bolles of Colorado. Jen-
nings and Broward, he said. were sup
posed to have gone to the Denver
Democratic convention, but it proved
they had gone there on land deal.
According to Broward,' said the
speaker, he and Jennings got $4,000
acres of land each for getting an OPP
ton for the millionaire Rolles, which
Bolles could have gotten himself for
nothing. And l want you to under
stand that this 1880 acres of land
the l.. & N. by Broward as governor.
Il do not charge dishonesty, but |
would not occupy Broward's position
for the position of United States sena-
tor and governor combined"
The speaker said that Broward
knew that he had made no such
charges as are contained in Brow
ards affidavit, and that Broward can
not deny what he had said from the
stand tonight.
''It is my purpose to show that
Broward has specialized and trafficed
in the high Office of governor for his
own achievement and enrichment. He
is now a stakeholder in one of the
Bolles companies, stock which he re-
ceived while governor, and there is
no record or contention that he ever
paid one dollar for this stock. And
furthermore, Broward while governor,
acted as the agent of Bolles in the
sale of lands.
READ SOME TESTIMONY.
The speaker then read some tes-
timony taken last February when
Bolles was a witness in a suit, and
which, he said, substantiated his
statement.
"And you did not know that your
governor was in the real estate bust
ness. did you?" said the speaker.
But there is The testimony that he
got the stock. I don't know what else
he got. He SAYS he is poor man and
| am rich man, but I can certainly
not boast CT $1,000 acres of land
worth $24 per acre.
DO YOU believe this millionaire
from Colorado would have made
Broward a present of 27,500 acres of
land except that he, Broward, was
then governor. If you do you should
do as my friend Frank Clark
recently said. go, to the asylum in
Gadsden county.
And vet Broward would have tyou
believe that an in league with flese
classes. I hate insincerity. Iihate
a man who would go before a fair
people and fool them"
The speaker then referred to the
affidavits published by Broward. in
which he claimed the ex-governor is
| denying something which he, Italia
| ferro. never said. He referred to
this as cheap politics.
Il only charged him in Jacksonville
with what l have charged him here
| tonight
| Regarding the agricultural schools
which Broward says he will endeav.
| or to obtain for every county the
| speaker said that not considering the
monumental cost that even if a
| school or schools We're established he
asked who would be the oeneficiaries ?
f"The falsehoo0s which you have
| heard told about me regarding Joe
| Lee would not be a circumstance, for