The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-06
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
ON FLORIDA POLITICS

| lie in tbs matter, We cannot refrain
from letting certain people know how
! he feels toward the state university.
It is In great contrast with the rec
ord of some others, who are asking
! favors at the hands of the people OF
Gainesville and young men over the
state.--Gainesville Sun.
Two Unkind Digs.
A man named Bryan is running for
| the United States senate IN Florida.
| Hope the distinguished Nebraskan
will not bolt the ticket if his kinsman
| is nominated.-Shrevep Journal If
| the Florida kinsman wishes to be
| elected he had better ask the Illus
tricus kinsman to bolt it.-Orlando
Citizen Reporter.
Initiative and Referendum
1t Is pretty generally understood
that Hon Thomas F. West, represen-
tative from Santa Rosa county in the
next legislature, will introduce at the
next session resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment to es
tablish the initiative and referendum
in this state, and it is to be hoped
that the resolution will he adopted.
That the amendment, if submitted to
the voters of the state, will be en-
! dorsei by a very large majority, is
foregone conclusion CLAY County
| Times.
Residence Nc Bar.
The man who votes for Mr. Blount
because he lives il. West Florida GER
tainly must have another reason for
his argument. In the first place, if
the fight is to be made along sectional
lines West Florida will be outvotcd
by South and East Florida two votes
to our one. Mr.. Blount's opponents
would not need to have stronger
cudgel in their hands. Fortunately.
however, location of the candidate is
not an issue in this campaign. A
United States Senator is a senator Of
the entire state of Florida, and his
place of residence should not be con-
sidered when you cast your ballot
in the primary election. At least it
ought not to be considered. The
Times hopes that it will net see this
I point further agitated for the reason
that sectionalism should not control
any man who casts a vote in the
primary .-Apalachicola Metropolis.
Attacks Mr.. Blount.
lie lUI senator
not be waged on personal grounds;
it should be waged squarely on the
issue. The issue is, shall the people
rule or shall the corporations continue
to rule?" The personality of Mr.
Blount, or Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Stockton
has nothing to do with it. Mr.. Bryan
stands squarely with the people and
he is pledged to fight their battles if
they bestoW upon him the high and
honorable Office of United States sena-
, tor. Can we say as much for Mr..
Blount? We do not believe we can.
for he has been too closely allied for
, many years with one of the biggest
corporations in this country-a cor
poration that has resistedt every at
tempt made by the Florida Railroad
Commission to give the public equit-
. able freight and passenger rates.
Rates that would have saved to the
citizens of Florida many thousands of
ars.-Apalachicola Times.
Likes John Stockton.
There isn't better representative
of genuine democracy than Hon. John
n. G. Stockton, of Jacksonville Fla
He is a brainy man, with the cour-
age of his convictions. and he has, for
many years. fought the battle of the
common people when to do so meant
political and personal sacrifice.
: If he wins the place left vacant by
> the untimely and lamentable death of
! the heroic BrOward. the public service
| will have gained another man of the
same high ideals:-Tom Watson's JEFF
fersonian.
Investigate Colonel John.
Secretary of the Navy George Won
l.. Meyer is on an inspection tour and
visited Pensacola this week Mr.. New
er ought to investigate John E. Still.
man while in the Deep Water City,
DeLand News.
Make 1t Interesting.
T.. A. Jennings. of Pensacola. who
mas always been identified with what
is known as the Broward faction of
the Democratic party in Florida, is
an ardent supporter of w A. Blount
II Mr.. Blount can get few more of
Broward's friends to support him. he
viii make things very interesting for
STOCKTON and Bryan. News.
Wants Frank to Run.
The Honorable Frank Clarke has
decided not to run for the senate.
we are sorry. Frank. We hoped yo1
"o"'u run. we wanted you to see
u what the people would 90 TO voil
. when you went into a primary against
such men as Stockton, Blount and
Bryan.-DeLand News.
Deserves the Name.
The Pensacola Journal called that
committee meeting in Jacksonville
the rump meeting" Certainly would
hate for anybody to talk about us
that way--Miami Metropolis
Perhaps Too Soon.
Nathan Bryan has already resigned
his Office as member of the board of
public works of Jacksonville. Nathan
wants to be stripped for action when
the real fight starts-and he is a