The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-09
STATE DRESS SCORES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

tor being included in the primaries, a
fact which is mentioned to show that
he did not inspire The Herald's objec-
tons.
Finally, the committees resolutions
ordering the primaries are so vague
and confused as to admit OF the con-
struction or deduction that every ap-
plicant or candidate for a state or
county office, save United States sem
ators, circuit judges and states at
torneys, must run in the primaries
and that, therefore, applicants for
convict supervisors, inspectors Of
foods, drugs, feed stuffs and fertiliz-
ers, clerks and stenographers in the
executive offices, captains of the
dredges in the Everglades, the jani-
tor and Waterman of the state CAPT.
toll and host of other appointees in
state work, are included and must
come before the people for an endorse
ment of their pretensionS and claims.
-Punta Gorda Herald.
Here's a Good One.
Here's a fly in a pot of ointment:
A member of the state executive COM
mittee, returning home west after the
late meeting, said that when he ar
IlF0u III ne every
hotel and lodging house filled to its
utmost capacity with guests, but, af-
ter a patient search, he managed to
secure a room, the usual rate for
which was dollar day, but he was
charged two dollars. the proprietor
having taken advantage of the prevail
ing conditions to double his rates. The
gentleman alleged that this was only
one instance Of many. This should
suggest to the simpletons who infest
the legislature the enactment of law
requiring every hotel and lodging
house to give in the newspapers
thirty days notice in advance of any
proposed increase in rates. Jackson
vile is a fine place, but some rob-
bers dwell there as well as in Chica-
go.-Punta Gorda Herald.
Mr.. Prices Strong Letter.
The Tribune gives space today to
letter written by Chairman w. H.
Price, of the state Democratic execu-
| tive committee, to Governor Gilchrist,
| in reply to the governors open letter
| on the subject of the recent action of
the committee with reference to the
| primaries.
| Mr. Price states that the case of the
committee with unanswerable logic
| and good sense. The main arguments
which he presents have been voiced
| in these columns, but he adds the
| conclusive testimony of the vote of
, the people themselves in 1902, which
! is later than the state Democratic
platform of 1900 and later decreed
! that the Office of circuit Judge should
! be filed by appointment rather than
! election: and, as Chairman Price
points out, the only mistake made
was when the state committee placed
the judiciary within the primary sys.
! tem-a mistake which the present
committee is merely rectifying.
Chairman Price is very forceful in
the expression of his opinion on this
question and the committee, in its
much-discussed action, could not de.
sire an ADLER champion. He says:
| I'm the opinion of the committee it
is unseemly that aspirants of judic.
! ial honors should be required to en-.
! ter the primaries in order to obtain
their appointment. Not that the PEG
pie are not COMPETENT to select
their judges, but for the reason that
to require them to enter a hot politi
cal fight would have a tendency to im
pair the efficiency of the court in due
administration of the law. We al
know what a political campaign is
how often it is the case that candi
dates indulge in personalities, how
frequently charges and counter
charges are made as to the charac
ter, qualifications or moral status o.
the opposing candidate. and wha
schemes are adopted, trades made ant
political combines effected in order II
attain nomination. The judiciary
should be free and untrammeled anC
under no obligations, politically u
otherwise, which might have a tend
ency to impede the administration o
justice. 1t was, therefore, thu
opinion of the committee that the hes
results could and would be attained
through the appointive power as q
the judiciary, for the reason that thu
governor in making such appoint
ments would not be Influenced from
political motives, but would act. a!
he conceived. for the best interest O
the state. and that the judiciary wher
appointed would have no poIitica
friends to favor or enemies to pun
ish'
True, every word of it. We woult
like to have the near-sighted editor
who are making a mistaken endeavo
to curry favor with the people by al
lacking this very wise and thorough,
Democratic action of the committee
read Chairman Prices letter CAREFUL
and dispute its assertions or breal
down its logic.-Tampa Tribune.