The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-23
To the Democratic Voters Of the State
Of Florida:

of Florida:
was . candidate for the United
States Senate In the Primaries Of
1910. and withdrew from the race
While candidate, I issued an address
70 you, setting forth the platform of
principles which believed in and
would guide me II elected. The prin
ciples Of Democracy are unchange-
able, ana ] have concluded that
cannot set forth better now than did
then the principles which would guide
me, and !, therefore, submit that
platform to you substantially un
am q candidate for the ONCE of
United States Senator. to be votet
upon Ut the coming primary election
II elected. II will be my duty to serve
your interests, and It Is your right IT,
know by what principles will be
duty. accordingly state my views,
u the principal general questions
which now sgitate the country, and
] ASK . careful consideration of them
by you. to the end that, II you find
them acceptable to you, and believe
that will adhere to them, you will.
By your votes, select me for that pur-
pose and for the purpose Of advocat-
Ing such other policies as may from
time to time be for the best interests
Of the people. This statement of
these principles Is not exhaustive, be-
cause there are many other matters
Of importance affecting the country
and you, but II will sufiice to indicate
my stand upon some of the large mat
tiers which interest you.
Construction Of the Constitution.
i. ] believe in . strict construction
of the Constitution Of the United
States. 20 that the powers committed
BY the several states through that In
strument to the general government,
may Be held to be only those express
" given, or necessarily implied from
those given. To permit considerations
OF 'expediency Of convenience to de-
tefm1no the construction Of any pro-
vinlon Of the constitution, means that,
the rights Of the states and of their
eitiSens are to be fixed, not by the
restYictions intended by the makers
OF the constitution, but by the shift.
Ing policies and desires Of the party
IN power. and means that by gradual
extension Of federal power those
fishts will be obscured and finally
lost. IL
Tariff for Revenue Only.
2. flavor tariff for revenue only.
regard . tart for the purpose of
procession - not only oppressive, but
unconstitutional. I md no warrant in
she constitution of the United States
for the uphuildinE or one class at the
expense Of another, and believe that
the only excuse for tariff is the ne
AeSsity to raise money for govern
mental expenses. Admittedly, until
lome other adequate means be de-
3DedsMe large part Of such money
must be raised from tariff duties. The
pole legitimate purposes, however,
(. being the obtaining of revenue for
governmental purposes, that purpose
should be kept steadily in view, and
any benefit to any porticlar class
should Be only incidentally consid-
cred.
IN the settlement Of great eco
ferent classes necessarily clash, and it
becomes important to determine
aertng the results Of any legislation
dealing with such problems. Thus, in
In the matter of the tariff. unreason.
ably large profits to the manufacturer
necessarily means relatively less
wages to the laborer engaged in
manufacturing, and larger prices to
the consumers, who include the
laborer.
Z Tariff on Luxuries.
In q conflict between these, I think
that upon the principle of the great
est good to the greatest number, and
upon the further principle that no
olass should be benefited by special
Legislation. at the expense of an
other, the rights Of the consumers,
|. who include all laborers. ought to be
ever. that II the necessities of revenue
require the laying Of a tariff, such
tariff should laid first upon Injuries.
Applying this principle, a tariff upon
the importation of pineapples, oran-
ges, tobacco and like products, would
not only be permissible, but desirable.
Such tariff Is necessary to raise reve-
nue. and this would apply 1t to those
articles to which II applied at all, it
should be applied.
believe also. that IL such tariff for
purposes OF revenue must be imposed
on articles Of necessity, manufac-
tured or manufactured, it should
be laid upon those articles upon which
the profit to the producer or manufac-
surer Is small, and not upon those
where the profits are. as in some
cases., enormous. An application of
henent of southern products and man.
ufacturers. such as lumber. naval
stores and cotton, from which only
scant profit by the producer Is usually
made. and not to protect, as the pres
ent tariff does, almost exclusively
aorthern products, in which the man
ufacturer's profit at times reaches as
much rs 6S % per cent.
Tariff on Raw Materials.
I am In favor of tariff free raw
materials, which do not enter into pro
tected manufactured products. When
q material Is free, and a manufac
tured product into which 1t enters
protected, the manufacturer gets the
beneft, but the laborer or consumes
gets none. It Is quite dificult, 70.
Instance. for any one except q sec
stional partisan to see why cotton, a
southern product, should be admitted
Tree, when articles manufactured