The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-09

beg to announce to the democratic
voters of the third congressional dis
trict Of Florida, that / viii be a can
didate for election to congress from
this district at the next democratic
primary.
nay Principles AND PLATFORM.
PRINCIPLES.
Positive, honest and open admins
tration of government, justice and
right In all things applicable to all
men and all avocations OF life. A
faithful and honest administration of
government make a patriotic, loyal
and happy people. A partial, corrupt
and speculative government creates
disloyalty and keeps the people and
their affairs in constant vexation and
turmoil.
/ am a democrat and embued fully
with the principles of Thomas Jeffer-
son. / believe in a strict adherence
TO the constitution and that this adj
herence is the only safeguard for the
people from recurring tyranny and
oppression.
Our federal government is founded
upon the principles of Jefferson and
these principles are embodied in the
constitution, to stand for all time to
: come, as a barrier between the peo-
pie and their rights and property and
the power delegated to the federal
government.
In the formation OF the federal gov.
eminent all OF the states were sus
picious of and afraid of the power
delegated to it, IL this power was
abused, so in order to carry out their
intentions and keep the power of the
49, xrysfI In t~fn ~
bounds and beyond apprehension and
fear of abuse and oppression they sc
framed the constitution in a manner
particular and specific, defining the
duties OF the president, prescribing the
power and authority Of congress ano
limiting the jurisdiction OF the federal
courts, thereby providing and limit
ing the federal government in all its
branches, making and creating in II
a government of protection only, over
all the states and all the people alike
The greatest fear the people of the
states entertained when the fedora
government was being formed under
their constitution, was that after \
was adopted and began to exercise its
power, it might be more favorable t.
some states than to others, as some
of the states were more densely popu
lated and had advanced in wealth
more than others. That 1t would bt
from these states the officers of stats
would be selected to administer tht
new government; that the strong
would become oppressive towards the
weak (hence the provision, giving u
each state an equal number of sena
9 tors) that it would lend its aid Il
enrich one class as against another;
that it would ally with the more prov
ident individuals and virtually build VI
an aristrocracy of wealth in the hands
of a few. That this class, with theil
power OF wealth would become op
pressive to the people and be destruc
tive or the very principles on which
they proposed to found their indepen
dence. and for these reasons the state:
would not sign and adopt the consti
tuition until the following provisions
were inserted, to-wit:
Section A.. Article A. The UniteG
States shall guarantee to every stat'
in this union a republican form o
government and shall protect each o
them against invasion, etc"
The meaning of this clause is clear
That the states could form and adopI
their own constitution, elect their owl
governors and representatives, enac
their own laws, establish their owl
judges and trial by jury composed o
their own citizens and without hin
drance or molestation by the fedora
government. That the people and thei
property would be amendable to thu
laws of the states and not to the fed
eral government, except when the.
or IL come within some one OF the pro
visions limited to the federal powe
by the constitution.
To make more certain and positiv,
their intentions, they provided by wa,
of amendment article 10, which pro
vides:
THE powers not delegated to tn
United States by the constitution no
prohibited by II to the states are nc
served to the states respectively or L
the people"
The meaning of this clause Is equa
ly clear. That the federal government
was limited by the provision of I'll
constitution and the object and pul
pose of this limitation was to kee
separate and apart, the power OF tn
federal government from that of tn
operation of the people and OF tn
states government.
For the maintenance of the federe
government, the states surrendere
their rights to duties on imports an
gave to the federal government tn
sole power of laying and collectin
duties. imposts and excuses, and i
case these were not sufficient to NEE
the expenses OF the federal govern
ment, they provided the following fo
raising revenue:
Paragraph 3, section 2, article
Representation and direct taxes sha
be apportioned among the sever;
states which may hp Included With
this union, according TO their respe
tive numbers" etc.
To make this clause certain and r
stricted, provided: Paragraph 4, Sc
tion 8: mo capitation or other dire,