The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-30
BOLLEs EMPLOYED BROwARD
n conversation In Which the Ex-Gov
ernor of Florida Didn't show
Up Very Well

EuiloF llmes-J | mon: ] think the
Florida voters Will be interested in
certain admissions made here last even
| ing by Mr.. Broward in his speech. AT
| the conclusion of his address last night.
/ asked Mr.. Broward the following
questions:
First-What in land or in money did
you receive. while you were governor.
as commission on the alleged private
sale of land?
His answer was that he was given
s2i.5OO while governor in the stock of
land company. 6He expressed II that
he and an associate had received from
Mr. Bolles $4,000 in the stock Of the
land company.
Second Inquiry then asked Mr.
Rroward how much stock Mr.. Eolle<
owned in this land company.
He answered that Mr.. Bolles owned
u per cent. of the stock
Then said I. Mr.. EolleS l. really the
company?
Mr.. Eroward answered yes
Third QUERY asked Mr.. Broward
this further question: Have YOU been
in the service or employment of Mr.
Bolles since leaving the office of gov
"rn"r. and, If so. at what salary?
Mr.. Broward answered. yes. that he
u.
since h" was governor. and his salary
for one year. with Mr. EollcS had been
at the rate of 500 per month.
These are not Senator Taliafcrrn'~
statements about Mr.. Rroward
They are not MIR. L'Engle'S state
ments about Mr. Broward
They are MIR. Broward'S own admiS-
sions against himself. made here last
night. in a public speech. and in the
presence of fair-sized and intelligent
audience.
What will the people of Florida say
to these performances Of MIR Broward
while in office
Some fifteen years ago. when the
tariff on sugar was pending in the
nited states Senate. some Of the sen
ators bought sugar stocks The public
Will remember what Indignation there
was on the part of the american peo-
pie at these acts of their public SER
wants.
Only four years ago there was no
law against congressman using railroad
free passes. express. telegraph and
Pullman free passes or franks.
Now il is made by law a crime for
congressman to accept these gifts from
public service corporations. These
passes and gifts were sent TO me in
numbers. / declined to use them.
John Wanamaker. while postmaster
general under President Harrison, gave
the president a $4,000 house at At
lantic City. This was then and is now
a fashionable summer watering place.
This aroused much adverse crit
lclsm that President Harrison decided
the house back to Mr.. Wanamaker-
this was the published statement at the
time.
What does this show?
That public officers must take their
salary and the honor of the office, and
be satisfied.
Whoever read heard of John c.
Calhoun getting land gifts. or money.
or stock gifts from persons dealing
with him, or about to deal with him in
public matters. while he was United
States senator?
He would just as soon have walked
off with one of his neighbor's sheep on
his shoulders.
Whoever heard OF jefferson Davis l.
.. g. Lamar. Benjamin Hill or Alex
ander II. Stephens going into office and
playing the gift-taker from men who
were about to deal with them on pub
lie matters
Surely we are in a rotten age. In pub
lie conscience. if its people sanction
and condone such practices. and elevate
to the highest offices men who are
guilty of doing such doings.
\ word has been coined TO express
things gotten immorally. that the law
does not fix penalty for-Graft.
Grafters,
The public conscience in Florida
should condemn graft and grafters in
the sense above defined.
The young men of the state. upon
whose shoulders will soon rest public
affairs. should unite to keep our poll
tics clean.
They have, as yet unblunted. a high
sense of right and honor.
The ambitious youth of this state.
with high ideals Of life. who desire to
follow in the illustrious footsteps OF
Jefferson Davis. Alexander II. Stephens.
L. Q. c. Lamar, benjamin H Hill. and a
host of high minded Southern states
men of the past, should unite to vote
down Mr.. Broward and his Bolles stock,
and money gifts and employments.
Very truly yours,
William B. Lamar.
Monticello. May 2e.