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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Hold to VANTAGE Ground.

The state democratic executive COM
mittee met in Jacksonville last week.
Much discussion was made on chang
ing the mode of nominating the state
and county officers from primaries 10
the convention plan, which system
antedated the primary plan, and the
question was referred to the vote of
TIE people at the May primary. The
Herald favors the present mode, which
is looked upon by almost the entire
southern states as the only system
which commends itself to the approval
of southern states since reconstruction,
Any citizen-Simon pure democrat
who resides in Manatee county and
has kept up with the politics of this
country will recognize, in our opinion,
the great importance Of primary cleo
tons as now existing in Florida, and
OF holding to, with patriotic grasp, the
vantage ground secured when the
present system triumphed over the
convention plan. There are many rea,
sons to sustain our views we deem un.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
No Party Law"
In Florida?

The Tampa Tribune. driven abso-
lutely TO bay by The Journals analysis
OF it's remarkable defense OF the state
executive committee, now boldly, al
most brazenly, throws on the mas K
and asserts that there IS no party
law" which the Florida democratic
executive committee Is In any way
bound to observe.
This declaration. n arrogant assump.
ton and insolent effrontery, ranks sec.
ond only to that other statement, or
threat, recently made by q Pensacola
contemporary TO the effect that If the
committee meets again it Will probably
abolish-not a part only-but the
whole primary.
On what meat-yes meat-do this
state committee and It's newspaper de-
tenders feed that they have grown SO
tat?
The state committee owes Is exist
ence to the democratic party of Flor
ida. From that party It gets its
authority for whatever it rigntfuuy
does and to that party it IS responsible
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
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WAYSIDE PHILOSOPHY.


Also, the hand that deals the graft
is a considerable factor in ruling the
world.
The same sun that turns the snow
OF the north into fairy gems gives the
blush TO the rose of the southland.
Some ministers preach to save souls
and some to save their jobs.
II may happen that one mans pleas
ure may be another mans pain.
The warmest hearted man may be
troubled with cold feet.
Prosperity under any other name
would be as welcome
When it comes to counting, the love
light frequently is allowed to take
the place of the gas light.
Blessed are the tongues of those
who preach the gospel of diligence.
Not all high-hyers make their record
in airships.
Some people fail to recognize the
fact that man cannot live by dreams
alone.
Little can so empty,
Little dog with tail,
Make a combination
Never known to fai4.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
NsAoo1A, FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 1910

for everything it does. The party
law" governs the committee.
The Tribune argues that. because
the party law was adopted ten years
ago, it does not govern the commit
tee today. Yet that law which says
that "all candidates" shall be nominal
ed by primary election and which lin
structs" the state committee to pro
vide such primary election has never
been repealed or even altered, but
stands today. in full force and effect,
just as it stood the day after the dem
ocrats of Florida abolished the con-
vention system and adopted the pri-
mary election system Of nominating
candidates.
We have always understood that
party laws, as well as statutory laws.
continued in effect until they were re-
pealed or amended. n they do not do
so, then what time limit appues TO
them? How long are they effective
and when did this particular party
law, which was adopted as q part OF
the democratic platform of 1900 and
which has not yet been repealed, ex
pire by limitation?
The Tribune has been one of the
great convention advocates in Florida,
1t believes in conventions and in plat
forms. It does not believe in
primaries. Yet like most of the con
vention advocates 1t stands ready tc
repudiate the action and the platform
Of a convention whenever it finds il
convenient to do so.
The Tribune is now clamoring for g
convention and a platform and, judged
by its action in the present case, we
have no doubt in the world that oul
distinguished Tampa contemporary
would be as ready to disregard and
repudiate the next platform as it has
the last one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
DESTIN.

Destin. Feb. 1.-Sam Smith and
Richard Brooks were pleasant visitors
in Destin Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Marler and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mrs. L. Des-
tin.
Quite a crowd came up from Camp
Walton Sunday, among them being
Miss Mary Brooks. Mrs. Reinhart and
Messrs. Don Hinson, Sam Smith, Chas.
Hopper ard several others. They
went for launch ride and had the
misfortune to get the boat on shoal
so had quite time getting her off.
Part Of the crowd returned to Camp
Walton on the Swan Monday.
Ben Powell came up in his launch
Monday.
L. D. and Geo. Woodward, Richard
Williams and Gaines Destin are up
the bay on a fishing trip.
Mr.. Taylor. Of the Warren Fish Co.,
came up Monday on a business trip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
WHYIT SUCCEEDS
Because It's for One Thing Only. and
Pensacola People Appreciate
This

Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing well brings sue
cess.
noan's Kidney Pills do me thing
only.
They cure sick kidneys.
They cure backache, eye"y kidney
III
Here is Pensacola evidence 20 prove
it.
Mrs. Fred Anderson, COO w. Garden
street, Pensacola, Fla. lays For L
number of years I had Periodical at
tacFs of kidney compla 1t and was
troL bled a ;;!eat deal y Il duIl pain
acl Oss my oacE I was nervous. felt
weak and hal a very pop appetite. I
h I'd used Dams Kidney pills before
With such guod results ma I dee id.,d
to try them again and I obtained d
box at the Crystal Pharmacy. They
brought the desired relief in a short
time and for that reason it pleaseS
me to endorse them
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents ter the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
A Bobcat Hunt.


The first wildcat chase Of the sea-
son took place Saturday morning,
when a party consisting of R. A.
Weeks, Theodore Tfson. Jack Howe
and Silas Silcox went out, we'll mount.
ed, to try their luck. They had with
them four dogs. well trained to the
sport, owned by Mr.. Tison. The party
went eastward and at the ford OF
Horseshoe branch the dogs struck a
fresh trail. The willy cat dodgea
through the underground Of the mar
gin Of the branch. where the dogs
could make but poor progress, and
Wnen they became well entamgled the
quarry went outside and ran on open
ground until the dogs got out Of the
tangle, when he would again enter the
swamp. Having come to a place where
the swamp ended. the cat set off in a
sOutherly direction, being careful to
run from one palmetto brake to an
other, to keep the dogs behind. The
ground being full of holes and snags,
the hunters could not go fast. One Of
the dogs was badly torn by palmetto
stems and Jagged behind. and it looked
like the prey was going to escape
But the reports of the guns of a couple
of bird hunters ahead of the cat ap-
parently frightened him and he took
refuge in a swamp at the head of ALI
gator creek. The party dismOunted
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Shall a Democrat
Defend "Cannonisrn?"

e. w. Newman. one of the most
brilliant essayists of the country,
writing from Washington under the
nom de plume of "Savoyard" in two
column article defends Speaker Can
non ard what is more or less affec-
tionately known as "Cannonisn. D
Newman thinks Jo-Uncle is an econom-
ical investment, and EXPLAINS that the
speaker is saving US worlds of good
hard money. He says Joseph got and
is getting his ugly reputation because
he has merely enforced the House
rules handed down from Speaker
Reed some years ago.
The writer mentioned is a demo
Graf, or says he is rather. and he ought
to know. He at least deserves a rose
for having the hardihood to be the
first man of democratic leanings 10 de-
ferd one of our most noted national
pests.
We are unwilling to exonerate Uncle
Joe, however, on the sole plea that ne
is icing made to suffer from the sins
OF his predecessor We are inclined
to hold him responsible for the per.
petuation of these rules. You see,
Joseph had an opportunity to disown
said rules not so long ago. but he de-
clned to 90 so-he defended. and even
eulogized them. He likes his inherited
cZar3ou to Z marked degree and he is
expected to fight for that which is his.
Besides. there are other reasons WHY
Uncle Joe cannot be we'll defended.
lie, backed by the present admins
tration, strongly aided by deserters
from the democratic ranks. gave to
the American people cur present
vicious tariff law.
What greater charge could you lay
at the door Of any man or set of men
The last tariff revision, in which all
too many democrats took a part. was
merely a renewal of the long-standing
contract between our government with
the few who fatten at the expense of
the many. 4 new code was adopted
and the robbing goes on forever. like
that branch Tepnyson~ wrote a piece
about. Mr.. Taft says it Was tariff
revision downward but he can't
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
GATTIS.

Gattis. Feb. 1.-Mr. and Mrs NJ. H
Robinson returned from Pensacola
Saturday last.
Little Everett Mathis has been quite
sick several days. but seems to be I'M
proving today.
T. z. Gattis and daughter, Miss
Leah. went to Mary Esther Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. White. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A Douglas and children were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Murdoch Robinson Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. B. Turner Is very sick.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. H. Robinson and
little son, Haynes, spent Thursday
night at T. z. Gattis's. Mrs. Gattis
and daughter, Miss Leah. went home
with Mrs. Robinson Friday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

and stationed themselves around Lns
swamp while the dogs tried 10 dislodge
the oat. Driven out from palmetto
brake he ran toward Mr.. Howe, and
seeing him, attempted to jump up on
a limb Of blackgum tree. But the
limb broke under his weight, and as
he fell TO the ground Mr.. Howe sent
a load of No. shot into his head,
which ended one Of bis lives. The
other eight were ended by a load from
the second barrel. The run had last
ed two hours and was very tiresome
one both for the horses and the dogs
and the party went homeward, well
satisfied with the mornings sport.
The cat tipped the beam at twenty
four poInds.-Starke Telegraph.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Chairman Prices
Letter to the Governor.

There are just three points In the
long letter of Chairman Price to Gov.
ernor. Gdlchrist published elsewhere in
The Journal today and those points
are 80 lacking In merit that neither
the governor nor anyone else is likely
TO be deceived by them. Briefly they
are as follows:
Point No. consists OF an argument
60 the effect that the people are not
competent to select honest and capable
judges TO preside over their courts and
therefore the selection of these Judges
should be taken out of tire hands OF
the people There is Of course q dif-
ference of opinion or this point, but
even If Chairman Prices argument
were true, 1t would have absolutely
nothing to do with the question at
issue. That question is the authority
of the committee to take these POSI-
tAone out of the primary without first
getting permission from the party
itself.
Point No. 2 consists OF series of
questions to Governor Gilchrist in
which he Is asked TO cite instances
.xhere the last democratic party plat.
form in reference to the nondna al
all candidates by primary election has
been carried cut In cases OF death or
vacancy. Those questions will deceive
TO one. We might in turn ask Chair
man Price to cite a single instance
where the party platform has not been
observed in the case Of known
vacancies occurring BY expiration of
term or. otherwise when a regular
primary was to he held In advance
thereof? OF course appointments
have been made when a sudden and
unexpected vacancy occurred and
when II was not practicable to hold q
primary. and no one has ever found
any fault about It. but that has
nothing to do with the present case
where the explorations Of term are ali
known and where 1t Is practicable to
make the nominations in the regular
primary.
Point No. 3 cites the state primary
law as giving the committee authority
to do as 1t pleases IN reference 10
calling a primary. The state press
has given this subject a pretty
thorough discussion. and we don't be
lieve that one paper in fifty or on4
person in thousand believes that the
primary statute has anything to DC
with the case at all.
Chairman Prices defense of the
committees action Is as weak as It Is
long-and that Is saying a good deal
We were about to cali It almost as
weak as the Tampa Tribunc's. bu. we
hesitate to go that far.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
TEACHERS ATTENTION.
Pensacola. Fla. Jan. 81, 191

PensacOIa. Fla, Jan. 81, IJIU.
Monday and Tuesday, Feb. Z and s.,
will be observed by the schools
throughout the county as carnival holt
days.
In a school in which neither the
teacher nor considerable portion OF
the pupils will attend the Mardi Gras
celebration in Pensacola, said school
will continue in operation.
By order Board of Public InstTuc-
ton.
n. B. COOK,
Superintendent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Must Re-kssembIe.

The state executive committee will
have to re-assemble and correct its
call for a state primary. because It
places the latest tive for navin~ noI7
taxes at ten days before the holding
of the primary, when it should EaV>
been mot later than the second Satur.
day in the month preceding the month
in which such PRIMARY is held" u
also made the mistake of leaving of
the office Of United States senator as
one to be voted for in the primaries
Brooksville Argus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

prove it by pointing to the printed
schedules. Reference to the pleas and
promises of the republican candidate
and spell-binder in 1908 will reveal
their sweet assurance Of universal
prosperity.
Well, on looking around. we find an
other republican victory. higher prices
on all products, no raise in wages, and
a harder fight 70 make ends meet
among the masses than ever before in
the country's tistorv. except those
brief eras during and Immediately fol-
lowing a war.
We have named the sponsor and
his sin. Shall he be defended by a
Southern democrat?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
The louic of IL,

The state executive committee de-
cides that the people of Florida are
not capable of selecting their own
judges and prosecuting attorneys-and
have taken this right and power away
from the people. If the committee
can eliminate judges and prosecuting
attorneys from nomination by primary,
why cannot the committee eliminate
governor, state treasurer, county clerk
and all other Offices? But we sup
pose this will come next time.-De-
Land News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
STATE PRESS SCORES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Necessary to recount, sufr1ce to say the
vicious causes which actuated the
adoption of the primary plan, in our
opinion, are forever buried in the de,
feat which the convention plan suf-
fered in the primary plan victory
Bradentown Herald.
Would Have the Opposite Effect.
Judge Emmet Wolfe. of Pensacola,
is judge Of the First judicial circuit.
Holding this position and being a can
didate for denomination, he is one OF
the judges to be affected by the recent
action of the state committee in TAX
ing the circuit judges and states a.
torneys out of the primary. He is the
first person so situated to express
himself in the public prints on the ac-
ton of the committee. Judge Wolfe
is plainly of the opinion that the CON-
mittee over-stepped its rights, though
he says he believes this to have been
unwittingly done. Moreover he pre-
fers to go before the people, for they
have the right to say who shall serve
them in this office as we1 as that OF
states attorney. 1t is likely that thu
people generally will endorse the
opinion of Judge Wone. and further
more that they will agree that instead
of taking the Offices out of politics the
contrary will be realized. If we may
measure public opinion by the express
sions of the newspapers, the majority
fails to approve the action of the COM
mittee. The Pensacola Journal comes
forward with the suggestion that mas
much as the committee seems to have
made more than one mistake that It
should proceed to carrect Matters
Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Governor Displeased.

The general belief is that county
committees will ignore the wording of
the state call, and in fact unless the
state committee meets again and cor
reefs the errors the county commit
tees have nothing else to do but to act
Independently. Gov. Gilchrist, adher-
ing to the state platform and the laws
of Florida, like every true democrat,
is also displeased with the action Of
the ee.-Jacksonville Me-
tropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
babN Hands

will get into mischief. Often it means
burn or cut or scald Apply Bal
lard's Snow Liniment just as soon
as the accident happens, and the pain
will be relieved while the wound will
heal quickly and nicely. A sure cure
for sprains, Rheumatism and all
pains.
Price Csc, SOC and $1.O0 a bottle.
Sold by w. A. D'Alemberte, drug
gist and apothecary, 121 South Pala,
fox Street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
An Echo from the Past.

The nomination Of the judges Of the
circuit court in this state by the pri-
mary was Illegal and unconstitutional.
The trainers of our constitution wisely
deemed it unwise for the candidate for
the Office of judge to enter into the
slime of politics, and a scramble for
the position, therefore, after several
days discussion they so amended the
article making all judges elective as to
exclude the circuit judges.-Dade City
Progress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Demonstration Farms.

! Washington county business men
have pledged nearly 500 for the pur-
pose of encouraging better farming III
that section. Santa Rosa county has
raised $4,000 for the purpose of pur-
]. chasing and running a demonstration
I farm, and Walton county business men
ve-er-well-ah We'll tell more
about 1t next week. when We hope to
have something to add TO Tie list we
published last week. - DeFuniak
! Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
hey Paid UP.

publish the name of the young man
seen with is sweetheart's head On his
shoulder if he didn't come across with
a dollar on subscription. Twenty
seven young fellows slipped in and
paid the dollar. Fourteen telephoned
the subscription man to come around
and get it, and the editor received
three letters from nearby country dis
tricts saying they would call in and
settle the next time they were In town.
Orlando Reporter-Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A German aviator will ride you in
his machine for $40 an hour. And
the only way to get out Of paying your
fare after you are once in the machine
rs to Jump out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

From all that has been said of Paris
In the past, It must be inferred that
many Of her good women suffered
little from wet clothes during the re,
cent high water there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A Pittsburg Slav declined to take
part in the meat boycott In that city
and the next day choked to death on
a piece of steak. Suicide is the 3nly
way of escape unless you strike"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

If the shreds of the meat trust are
as firmly knit as some of its goods the
government won't be able to make
much Of q dent on the combine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

Headline-"S85,00 900 paid for a wo.
mans silence" There is a CRACKING
good paragraph in that story If we
could Just locate it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A New York singer gives up his
wife to a man in Berlin and settled
$4,000 on her to give the pair a start
In life. He may be getting off light
at that.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Political Announcements.

FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination OF County Treasurer, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic pri-
naries.
w A. DJJNHAM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

Hosiery is reported as going IN
again. 1t is gratifying to add, how.
ever, that all hosiery will come down
again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A Chicago food inspector declares
that horses are being killed and eaten
in that city. Horses are high, too.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
We Hope So.

We Hope So.
There seems to be an an almost uni
versal demand for the committee to
hold another meeting to supervise its
work. We hope that no one thinks
that the committee had any DISPOSE
ton to ''bunco" the people-Ocala
| Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
Sentiment of the People.

Hon. Albert w. Gilchrist has come
out strongly in advocacy of an income
tax. In taking a decided stand in
support OF the proposed measure the
governor but voices the sentiment OF
the people of Florida.-Palatka Times
| Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
How About the Peopl

How About the People?
If the governor of a state is not to
| be trusted with the duty of appointing
judges, he is unworthy of the COVER.
norship-Tampa Tribune. But the
people of a state, we suppose, are not
capable of selecting these judges, Ell?
Iceland News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

Golfers Weekly is treating the
South pretty nicely here Of late. In a
week or two we would like to see a
statement from that paper setting
forth just how 1t likes the change.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A patent medicine advertiser says
Hamlet was grouchy and attributes
this to a bad liver. No signed rseti-
monial, however, appears from the
shakespearian character, eulogizng
the liver mans wares.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
One on The Tribune.

The Tampa Tribune and The Pensa
cola Journal are showing most con-
cIusively that the state executive
committee at its last meeting did
what it was not authorized to do
OcaIa Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
viii Follow Escambia.

| Regardless of the action OF the
state executive committee, Escambia
county will vote at the primaries for
judges and state attorneys. Other
counties no doubt will do the same
Ocala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

The Columbia State tells of Caro-
lima COW that furnished her owners
family with milk and butter and en-
abled the man to realize s35 per month
cash from the tactical product. We see
nothing remarkable in lhe story, since
the exact amount of milk and butter
is not given. There can be no doubt
as to the accuracy OF the '$35" feature
however.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02

A newspaper man and a Mississippi
legislator came near having a shoot
ing match in the capital at Jackson
Monday. That beats trying to elect a
United States senator under the
present caucus system n that state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-02
The papers Of Columbia complain o.

the papers OF COIumDla complain OF
the Indebtedness of the Carolina coun-
ty, Has it come to the point where
states and counties. like individuals,
must strain their credit in order to
keep pace with the present high cost
of living?