The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-04
TALKING FOR TALIAFERRO
Able Argument by Governor Gilchrist
in Behalf of the Senior Senator
Mt Lakeland

Lakeland, Fla. June 4.-Governor A.
W. Gilchrist, in behalf of United
States Senator James p Taliaferro, and
Hon. Nat P. Bryan, of Jacksonville in
behalf of Capt. y. b. Broward. spoke
from the same platform here yester-
day in the Heron opera house.
They had a large audience. The au-
ditorum was packed and both address,
es We're listened to with great degree
of interest.
Governor Gilchrist said. in the early
part of an address which lasted fifty
minutes, that he had been criticized
after his speech at Tallahassee for TAX
ing part in a political campaign while
governor of the state In reply to this
criticism he called attention TO the fact
that while governor Broward had not
only taken active part in a political
campaign himself tfor the United
States senatorship), but had also is
/ sued a signed statement in behalf of
John y. c. Stockton, who was at that
time running for governor against
Messrs. Gilchrist and Browne. "How's
that for consistency" asked Governor
,GiIchrist
| Turning TO Mr. Bryan, who was seat
ed on the platform beside him, the gov
ernor asked him if he knew of any
public service corporation Senator Tai
| iaferro was interested in. Mr.. Bryan
shook his head. Does any one in the
audience know any public service cor
poration that Mr. Taliaferro is inter
! ested in?" demanded the governor.
There was no reply
! We'll, If it is a crime to be 4 stock
holder in a corporation" said GilchriSt.
| l'Broward is guilty. He is president of
a life insurance company and he is
istOckhOlder in the BOlles Land Com
pany."
/; Then he went on to tell about the
/ deal between the ex-governor and r.
J. ROlles. whereby BrOward came into
possession of - 900 acres of land and
also became a stockholder in the Rolles
| Land Company. He said that he had
lnever heard of Broward as a big land
dealer before he became governor, but
i that he went out of the office worth a
half million dollars result of the
land deal with Bolles.
Yet Broward calls himself a poor
man. Are there any of you men in
this audience who call yourself poor
worth half million?" asked Gilchrist.
This brought forth laughter.
Who Advertised Florida:
Gilchrist dealt with Broward's al
Legation that he oBroward) through
the Everglades drainage had done
much to advertise Florida. He said
that he believed that the advertising
FLORIDA got through the drainage of
Everglades lands was more justly due
to Bolles, who paid Broward's expens-
les on that trip through the West and
put him a salaried job of $4,000
iyear. AS to Broward and drainage, he
jsaid that Jennings really started the
drainage when governor and that
lBroward simply amplified the general
lscheme.
TaliaferrO and the Tariff
rs there a man in this audience"
lasked Mr.. Gilchrist, who has any
lthing against Senator Taliaferro and
lhis tariff record? Taliaferro voted
for the retention of tariff on lumber.
ION citrus fruits and on pineapples. He
ihad to contend for these things
| Broward Lobbyist
Governor Glchrist said Broward
jhad a record a lobbyist He de-
lclared that when he (Gilchrist) was a
Imember of the legislature in 1908
lBroward was at Tallahassee lobbying
for the Jacksonville Ferry Company's
lcharter and asked him to vote for the
measure, which was in reality spe-
lcial privilege "Broward was a lob
Ibyist them" said Gilchrist. Now he
lis raising his voice nightly against
Lobbyists and grafters. That is what
lcall Hypocrisy"
Referring to mudslinging, Gilchrist
Isaid he did not call it mudslinging G
when man simply quoted the record
land told the truth.
He concluded by stating that he de-
fled Bryan to snow single instance
lwhere Broward had filled vacancy
Occurring in county office with re-
Igard to the desires of the voters of
THAT county.