The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-06-03
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Warning Sounded florida Voters
10 Heed Not Mud-Slinging
ANSWERS ALL CHARGES
FINN Every Quarter of the State Comes
p.oors That Loyal Democrats Will
Garry Gov. Broward to Victory.

H(0OllS tUos LOy"' WIN
Garry Gov. BrOward to Victory.
uon Napoleon b. Broward, candi.
a.,s for the United States Senate, in
.nsddress to the unterriied Democracy
# Florida, occupying a full page in the
jacksonville Metropolis of Monday,
,,,Uers in full every charge that has
issu brought against him by Taliaferro,
FAX Davis. Lamar and other hire.
limos Of the corporation interests in
florida, to the entire satisfaction of
wery right thinking man.
Time and space prevents a reprOduc-
iop Of this splendid address, but the
allowing synopsis is given:
The Ex-Governor first takes up the
,hare brought against him in the Bolles
land sale, and clearly shows that his
nrt in the deal was entirely right and
1nouer; that he sold lanu belonging to a
msate company, who had owned the
Ind before he went into Office as Gov
amor and that his commission on the
ale was paid in land, and that he did
not get a commission on State lands.
The Lamar letter is explained in de-
nil showing that Lamar has deliber-
.tey misquoted the facts, and uttered
absolute falsehood when he stated
that Broward was guilty of wrong
doing and had admitted it. The gov.
rnor names ex-senator Pasco as his
uitness he being chairman of the
meeting.
He shows that his settlement with
L&N. railroad was highly advanta-
ssous to the State, and saved to the
people Of Florida O72, l66 acres of land
md 1851, 900 in money, which such law
ws as CLARK. Bob Davis and Lamar
has openly asserted it was impossible
FOR him to save.
The charge about the pardoning of
Egroes is replied to as follows:
1T is impossible within the limits of
dis reply to undertake to explain in de-
bill the facts upon which the pardons
cited at length were granted by the
Pardon Board 1t is sufficient to say
Mt whatever pardons are granted by
Ne Pardon Board of this State will be
kgely to negroes, because ninety per
unt Of the criminal class, with which
tkPardOn Board must deal are negroes.
ltmay be pertinent to say that the
ncoros will show that in the first
Twelve months of my administration
there were 81 pardons granted and in
DE hBt eleven months of the present
ADMINISTRATION (Which has been lauded
Supposed to pardons) SO, a difference
donly four, with the last meeting of
hPardon Board for the year still to
kreported"
10 reply to the Eppes letter which
By been circulated, land which was
never written by Mrs. Eppes) the ex-
Governor reminds the public that the
Board Of Pardons is composed of five
members and that with due regard
10y our oaths and with a full knowledge
nat we would be Sc. erely criticised on
account Of the intense local excitement
ud feeling, We committed a death
sentence to life imprisonment because,
"a me evidence and record produced
eore US it was shown that the negroes
VIE convicted on the statement OF
zoe Of the defendant, which he denied
.ef the trial. ! will say nothing
mIner on this subject. This was
aapy one of those Instances where a
worn officer of the STATE in discharge
H solemn duties under the law has
edl forced to act contrary to the wish
sa those who were 50 deeply injured
gths occurrence,
~; reply to the charge that when
S91 be appointed negroes as jury
Mr. BrOward denies the charge
an!utely and says:
Even school boys know that lists OF
SOn are made up by the Board OF
~mIy COMMISSIONS and drawn by
Eeourt officials out Of the jury box,
me sheriff has no more to do with
van any private citizen" g."
mreply to the charge that he sOlicit
ne votes of negroes when a candl-
sit| s"Siiu, IL utHICu oOoOiNS~.Jt
wanded as a campaign let pre1u-
me people against him, and pro-
% show that Taliafelro ami his
oo Is Jacksonville politics, have
M every means that he has invent
~ crlve the negro out of politics,
nave always supported Joe Lee in
ana now allows him to hold the
*H Federal position in Florida.
~ Ex-Governor says:
ne letter dated May 22, 1910, signed
aator Taliaferro, find him saying
noee his young manhood he has
eo himself day and night to the
sgalnst Republican misrule and
3 domination.
u i19 there were about thirty
1. policemen in the city of Jackson,
~ police board was constituted
negroes and one white mau; the
afshal was a negro; the city jail
: negro; the city Changing
vas negro, and the Munici'
q vas q negro Joseph E. Lee,