The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-27
Immense Throng Hears the
Blount-Bryan Joint Debate
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his great honesty. II is for the people
to say whether OF not they want a cor
poration man in the United States SEN
ate"
eLouNT's LETTER OF WITH
Mr.. Bryan then dissected Mi
Blount's letter of withdrawal pub
lished last spring and, quoting from
the letter. enumerated the various
physical ills which, he said, Mr.. Blount
had given as a part Of his reasons for
withdrawing. What else?" called a
voice from the audience. Cold feet, ,
replied Mr.. Bryan amid a roar OF
laughter.
II had been suggested. continued the
speaker, that he was attempting to
enlist support On the ground of emo
ton. "Mr. Blcunt pays beautiful
tribute to tho memory OF BroWard,"
said Mr.. Bryan, but he says he never
voted for him Is it strange that I,
who helped him in three campaigns
should have some of his friends sup
porting ME now? I gave him loyal
support when he was fighting the bat
ties of the common people, and when
those people ask me To carry On the
FIGHT now. I'll do it
Here the speaker paid a beautiful
tribute TO the late Governor BrcwaTd
and said: Il have never asked a man
to support me because l voted for
BroW7ard. have never asked for any
thing but fair fight and if they'll
WRONG TO SERVE TWO MASTERS
Mr. Blount,' he continued, says it
would be wrong to serve two masters
He says it. l don't say ii. He will
therefore resign as attorney for the L.
& n. if he is elected to the United
States senate. By what process OF
! reasoning is it wrong to serve two
masters there, and right 70 serve the
same masters in constitutional con-
vention or state legislature? He
did not resign as L. & n. attorney
when he went to those bodies to rep
resent the people"
, referring to Mr.. Blcunt's statement
that Fidelity to trust was the best
test of mans record, Mr.. Bryan said
ne would compare records on that
score. He served four years on the
board Of control and was absent one
time. Mr.. Biol4nt, ne said, was absen.
Is days during a 41.day session Of the
| legislature.
Regarding Mr.. Blounts connection
With the present Accent rate on the l.,
< n, Mr.. Bryan said that in the sd
case, in 1887, where Mr.. Blount as sole
attorney had argued fer scent rate.
A QUESTION OF ABILITY.
Mr.. Blount had charged, said the
speaker, that he (Rryan) did not pos
sess the necessary qualifications to be
a United States senator. He contend
ed that such charge was unfair to
any man. when I asked him." con-
tinued the speaker, who had said that,
he replied that a hundred men had
! told him SO. I challenged him to
name them. He has not done so and
that challenge is still open tonight
When I took my law course, Mr..
Blount was net teaching in a law
school, The speaker then referred
to his record in college and invited
Mr. Blount to go before any judge in
, the state before whom he had prac-
ticed or any client he had served and
ask whether Or net he did not have
fairly good qualifications.
He answered the charge that he
lived in Jacksonville by saying that,
while Nj. Blounc proposed to repre-
Jacksonville, he himself would repre-
.
| Guided.
'tMr Blount says that he drew the
judiciary article Of the constitution.
| If l mad drawn it. they'd have to find
| it out and prove it en- NE. I'd never
nave admitted it, said the speaker.
| It has been amended. he said. out OF
all recognition.
MADE NO DEAL.
Nj. Bryan answered the charge that
he mad been party to a political slate
to control several important state Of
fees by saying that his critics did hin,
TOO much credit He had not the
power 20 control these Offices even if
he wanted to, but he did not regard
it as crime when 1000 democrats
from all parts Of the state asked him
to run. He had never made a po1iti
cal deal-he didn't have to make deals
to get his friends to support him.
| The speaker then closed by asking
the people to support the man who, in
| their Judgment, best represented their
interests. He thanked the audience fer
the respectful hearing accorded him
and promised if elected to come over
and visit them again.
| Mr.. 6LOUNT'S REJOiNDER.
| When Mr. Bloant arose to rejoin, he
|
L trust he said, that you have had
IN listening to the learned gentleman
who has just addressed you the same
amusement I have. His address illus.
'rates the difference between his con.
! ception Of the United States senator
ship and mine. (Applause.) I did not
come here to flatter ladies'. am not
e humorist. My reading of history
tells ME that the humorists have
never made a success Tremendous
cheering and applause.) He then re
terred 20 Bob Tay.o. who fiddled and
sang his way into the United States
senate, to Sunset Cox who was known
as a joker, and to Proctor Knott who
was forgotten after his Duluth speech
as examples OF the end which comes
TO the llumcrist's career
Many sharp and singing tningz
| came 10 lis mind, said Mr.. B!ount, bit
ne could net forget that he was run
ming for the United States senate and
not for the purpose Of pleasing Oh