The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-26

FIedSdnt HOltS OF Florida. Each Is
paid to do his work and each is
equally as earnest and honest. No
good end is served by perverting the
truth and DENYING facts. We might
as we'll look the evil squarely in the
race: The employment Of the negro
In the recent election was despicable
and unlawful and harked back to
darker times which patriotic south
erners recall with a shudder. What
was the feeling of the white man of
the south at that time? The prin-
clple involved then and now is the
same.-Miami Metropolis.
Mr.. BIount and the L. 4 N.
Mr.. Blount says that If he is elected
to the senate he will resign his con-
nection with the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad. The statement is alto
gether unnecessary: there will be no
occasion for him to resign. Now TO
the case in point: Mr.. Blount knows
that as a lawyer he does object to
the extent of his challenge, those
talesmen who by association or by ex-
pressed opinion might be Influenced
by association or otherwise, to give q
verdict against his client. Thorough
ly conscientious men frequently are
rejected for the reason that the attor-
ney fears they might-even uncon-
sciously-be Influenced, by association
If for no other cause, into giving a
verdict against his client. In the Sc.
lection Of senator the people are
the lawyers armed with the right of
challenge. They know that Mr..
Blounts long association with the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad units
him as an impartial juryman, and
they would be foolish indeed if they
| neglected the opportunity to secure
for themselves a juryman whose YER
dict would be based solely and exclu-
sively on the ce-Apalachicola
Times
Laurel Hill for Socialism.
| The fact that a majority vote was
given the two Independent candidates
at this place last Tuesday-Eric Won
Axelson for congress, and Geo. W.
Reddick for representative, puts the
Democratic voters here in a rather
bad light as being men who can be de-
pended on as doing that which they
the Democratic primaries a man as
good as takes oath that he will sup
port the Democratic nominee, and for
whole lot more than We care to ex-
press. but to say the least of the af-
fair. the men who did this, subject
themselves to a challenge under the
laws of the state Of Florida before
they could lawfully be allowed to vote
in the nextprimary held at this place.
Laurel Hill News.
"some Pot,toes."
We maynot have the best section
of Walton county for growing sweet
potatoes alter all. but we are salts.
| fed that w have the best county for
that crop While in conversation
: with Mr.. v. T. May while in De-
F'uniak the first OF last week he told
5 of one of he farmers IN that section
who claims to have raised 12o bushels
Of sweet ptatoes on IA acre of
ground. A this rate he would raise
500 bushels to the acre. Suppose this
man shouls turn his attention to po-
tato growing and would bed" them
in the ole way and would even save
half his COP until early spring when
=; he Ould get $1.0O per bushel for
l then. Guild he grow a better paying
crop than $250.0O per acre Laurel
4 Hill ,aa.
4 Regute it Right.
S As,very liquor dealer in the state
e has Rced himself on record as IA
d vorir local option there can certain
I ~ bNo objections to the coming
e legisture passing law prohibiting
: the apping of liquor from wet coun-
e ties ito dry counties. Again, the
t Mode Saloon League has many fol-
: lowey among Florida liquor Dealers
Il and le legislature should help the
y moveent by raising the license to
: someing like $1,000 for retail deal
: ers d $4,000 for wholesale dealers.
n To h, the liquor dealers maze their
d busins respectable, the law should
+ also amended to make it Jail SEN
2, tenchot fine, to illegally sell
y liquol Give the men a chance to
n maketheir business respectable
e Waudla Advocate.