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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
THE COMMITTEE ~
* AND THE PRIMARY
Tampa Tribune

from those Of other public Officers that
vastly different considerations should
govern their selection.
Much of the politics Of this country
is not based upon the ability or the fit
ness of asplrants, but upon the adept
ness of the candidate to adapt his
views to popular clamor or to fall IN
line gracefully with the reigning sem
timent of the moment. No one with a
proper conception of good government
can contend that this is proper pro-
cedure for an aspirant for high jul
dicial place-yet that Is what would
be required Of q candidate for Judge
who seeks the office by the primary
method, Just as 1t Is required OF the
candidate for constable.
Does that conduce to placing good,
able, fair-minded, Independent and i'm
partial men upon the bench? No, in
deed; rather It tends to elevating the
mere place-hunter, the spokesman the
creature OF popular impulse to post
which he must needs dishonor and de-
grade.
But this editorial has exceeded the
limits of its original intention, which
was simply to get The Pensacola Jour
for information. We hope we have
| done this. II The Journal has any
further doubts, let 1t consult the law
or some good lawyer. We would sug-
gest that It interrogate Hon. w. A.
Blount, for whom it has such high and
warranted regard.
However, the Tribune cannot refrain
from abiding to the asinine suggestion
Of one paper, which pretends to supe-
rior wisdom, that the governor ignore
the action Of the executive committee
and call primary for judges and state
attorneys himself. Fortunately, the
governor Is not likely to completely
| ignore the state law and assume an
authority which could not by any pos
sibility be his. In attempting to &C
this, the governor would not only
make himself laughing-stock but he
would be guilty OF gross usurpation
of power. We need have no uneasi
ness on this score, for General Gil
christ is neither an anarchist nor an
idiot.
And for those who object to the &C
ton of the committee, the Tribune can
only say, kick yourself-you helped
elect 1t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
PENSACOLA FLORIDA THURS DAY MORNING JANUARY 81

argument deals with the authority or
the committee. The Tribune asserts
that 'the executive committee does
have the power to abolish the primary
if it sees fit" The Journal is quite
ready to admit that the committee has
the POWER to do a great many
things which it has no AUTHORITY
to do, but that is not the point at is
sue. A man may have the power to do
physical violence to another in direct
violation of the law. but he has no
authority to do so.
The committees authority as to pro.
cedure in holding primary is gov
erned by the state primary law-the
law that applies to all political parties
which may desire to take advantage
of 1t. The committees authority as to
what candidates shall or shall not be
nominated in the party primary is gov
erned by the party law. That party
law, which we quote above, provides
that "all candidates for Office" be nom.
mated by primary election and It goes
on to instruct the democratic state
committee to provide for and super1n.
tend the holding of and declare and
certify the results OF such primary
elections"
If anything could be palmer than
that we do not know how the English
language could express it. The com
mittee's action violated letter, spirit
and precedent Of the democratic party
law of Florida, and that action is
simply case of power VS.. authority
1t had the one, but it certainly did not
have the other.
We do not at this time care to dis
cuss the other feature mentioned by
the Tribune as to whether the
judiciary should or should not be Sc
lected by the people. Our own opinion
is that the people are quite as capable
Of selecting their judges as any one
else is Of making the selections fol
them. That, however, is another ques
ton and one which has nothing to dc
with the question at issue in this case
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
One on "Bob."

One on "Bob."
Following an exceptionally long
speech by Bob McNamee, in an Italian
political meeting in a recent campaign,
a great wave of enthusiasm swept
through the hall and the roof fairly
shook as a result Of the loud cheering
and stamping of feet.
Turning to the chairman OF the
meeting, Bob said: Il seem to be very
popular tonight, as everybody seems
to be vigorously applauding me-"
why" said the leader, they no
look at you; they not know wata you
say. They watcha me-"
Continuing, the Italian said: IVAN
raisa da one finger so, they clap
da hand. Wan raisa da two fingers,
they stamp da feet. Wan I puta up da
three fingers, they raise da root
Tampa Tribune.
Col. Stephens In College.
Col. Jefferson D. Stephens, private
secretary to Congressman D. II. Mays,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
A TRAVELLING Salesman

H. F. Beers, 617-7th Ave-, Peoria,
H., writes: Il have been troubled
for some time with kidney trouble, SO
severely at times I could scarcely
carry my grips. After using one bot
tie of Foley's Kidney Pills I have been
entirely relieved, and cheerfully recon-
mend them TO all" Foley's Kidney
Pills are healing and antiseptic and
will restore health and strength. w.
A. D'Alemberte, druggist and apothe.
cary, 121 s. Palafox.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

unless they really want to marry and
the man is one of their own choosing.
Unmarried women now become "old
maids when they really get up into
years and their beauty begins to fade
and the traces of old age succeed
those of beauty and dimples. AND
even then, they are not words OF re-
proach.
Many Of the noblest women on
earth never marry. Often there are
good reasons for it. Some times they
give themselves as sacrifice, in that
they become the bread-w1nners of the
home. To clothe and feed the family,
perhaps to educate some younger mem
Der of the household, they refuse to
marry, and IN doing SO they make
great sacrifices, and are to be com.
mended.
Of course there are mighty few old
maids in Pensacola, but those who do
live here are among the noblest Of
their sex. They will never grow Old
save in age. For a woman to fail to
marry, It Is no longer considered that
she did so because she had no oppor-
tunity, for few women pass through
life without the opportunity of mar
riage.
1t is true that young people should
marry; that they should build homes
and try to be happy, but the necessity
for early marriages Is no longer ap-
parent, and it is really considered
better form and best in all ways for a
young couple, however ardent their
love may be, to await a marriageabIe
age.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

ct Washington, D. c., after examina-
ton a few days ago, was enrolled IN
the second year class at Georgetown
University. Mr.. Stephens believes in
improving every moment of time allot-
ted him and avails himself OF this op-
portunity of becoming a college man
and better preparing himself for the
duties in life and in the practice of his
profession. We congratulate him upon
his ability to enter the second year
class in this school, whose reputation
would be at stake If any person not
properly qualified should be allowed to
enter, as well as upon his determine
ton to thoroughly equip himself
Mariana Times-Courier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Alas, Those Passes!


The editor of the Reidsville Review,
declining commission as delegate to
the national editorial associations
meetins at New Orleans, says by way
of excuse: 1T Is now impossible to
get passes good out of the state, hence
we decline with regrets" The anti.
pass provision of the Hepburn bill
came with a distinct thud into the
scheme of things in newspaperdom
Many papers clamored for it, with the
idea, we suspect, that it would be de-
feated by the railroads, and there
would thus be left a point of attack
together with the passes. When the
railroads Unexpectedly withdrew oppo.
sition, there was a silence in many
sanctums that weighed so heavily it
felt like a brick. This is one of the
things which are, as the Musician
List declared, so true it ought never
to have been said" 1t was the Re.
view. however, which owned the
corn, not we.-Wilmington, N. c.,
Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Cause of High Prices

High prices are due to six causes.
First. to the vast production of gold;
second, to the high tariff; third, to the
various pure food laws, which have
increased the cost of producing beef,
butter, milk and drugs; fourth, to the
increasing demand from an increasing
population; fifth, to the trusts; sixth,
to waste and extravaganza. They do
not all act together on all things alike,
but together they get there. Louis
vile Post
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

John Temple Graves AYERS that
Taft's legal cohorts, whatever they
are, will soon launch terrific fight
against the beef, steel, tobacco, rail-
road, coal and other trusts. Well, the
president can't get started any too
soon,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Calhoun In Statuary Hall.


The statue of John G. Calhoun which
stands in statuary hall in Washington,
will be presented to the United States
government by the state OF South
Carolina on January 10.
AS yet no voice from the tombs has
risen in protest against thus honoring
the memory of that Southern states
man who more than any other in
doctrinated the. people Of his section
with belief in state sovereignty and
in the right Of secession. The nulIifi-
cation of federal enactments which he
favored in 1892 was a more extreme
application Of the states rights doc
trine than that which was adopted by
Carolina in 1861; and If the supersen-
sitive North objects to the presence in
the capitol of monument to Lee, who
was only a. logical product of the
school Of constitutional construction
which Calhoun founded, it would seem
consistent for the same class OF
irreconcilables to resent the pres
ence there of the effigy Of the
father Of secession for failure to hang
whom Andrew Jackson protested re-
gret till the day of his death. The
genius of Calhoun was almost unri-
vailed in an era Of intellectual giants
and his services to the general govern
ment were Of the highest value, but
measured by the two-inch rule of the
latter day ghouls he was a traitor to
the Union and it was in response to
his teaching that Lee gave his allie
glance to Virginia when she withdrew
from the federal family.-Norfolk Vir-
ginian-Pilot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

Better stir up ysur liver Httlel Not too
much, just q little, just enough to start the
bile nicely. One Of Ayers Pills at bedtime
il all you need. These pills act directly on
the liver. Made for the treatment OF con-
stipstion, biliousness, dyspepsia, sick-hesd.
ache. Sold for over 60 years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
The People With Pinchot.

President Taft's dismissal Of Chief
Forester Pinchot will, unless indica.
lions are deceptive, go down in history
as one Of the great political blunders
Whether Pinchot be right or wrong in
his controversy with Ballinger, the
people are with him and against Bal
linger-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
THE GREAT PULSE
OF THE NATION
A Distinction.

Uncle Joe" Cannon says he has no
use for hypocritical Republicans who
go over to the enemy. On the other
hand, probably Democrats who come
over and help him out at times are the
very salt of the earth.-New York
Evening Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

A few minutes delay in treating
some cases of Group, even the length
of time it takes to go for a doctor,
often proves dangerous. The safest
way is to keep Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house, and at the first
indication Of Group give the child a
dose. Pleasant to take and always
cures. Sold by all dealers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Killed Catamount.

J. w. Grant, of the South Side, this
morning killed catamount, weighing
about thirty pounds, which for the
past few weeks has been killing and
devouring chickens along the river
front. Last night Mr.. Grant endeav-
ored to kill the beast, but was unsuc--
cessful, but this morning set out to
get the varmint. With two dogs, he
trailed the animal down and killed 1t
with his shotgun.-Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
conyIcts and Good Roads.

The Barlow Courier-Informant finds
that excellent results are being OBJ
tanned by working the county convicts
On the roads. ats local editor made
trip of inspection and found splen-
did highway being constructed, rapid
ly. yet in a careful, systematic man.
ner," also, that the convicts are well
treated and cared for, at small cost to
the county. 1t is just such conditions
as these that the Lakeland News con-
tended for all the time the county was
a party to the nefarious lease system
and for a long time il commended
almost lehanded.-Lakeland News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27

build million-dollar city hall, a half
million dollar bridge, a hundred thou.
sand dollar library, fit up half-dozen
beautiful parks and dredge out it's
own deep water channel to the sea.
But such brilliant prospect of public
Improvement would not seduce the
public conscience from the conviction
that government has no moral right
to prey upon the gaming instincts or
the people and to convert itself into q
great gambling institution. There is
evidently no such public conscience in
Cuba. The government lottery there
is probably the most popular thing
that the government ever inaugurated.
An incident shows that the Cuban lot
terry is conducted, moreover, with all
the shrewdness that is customarily
practiced by the professional gambler
in enticing his victims. In order to
boost the game" and rake in q few
extra dollars, the government ad-
vanced to all employees their salaries
for the month Of December, so they
could participate in the Christmas
drawing. The wisdom Of this step,
from the standpoint of the lottery, is
easily perceptible. The government
probably got back a large proportion
of the money which it paid out to its
employees. A fine system, isn't it?
But this seems to be what the people
Of Cuba want and we are not disposed
to quarrel with their choice, except
to indulge in the reminder that no
government founded upon gambling
can hope to stand among the intelli-
gent nations of the earth.-Tampa
Tribune
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Florida Game.

Florida Game.
From 300-mile trip down the Chat
tahoochee river, which was filled with
pleasure and excitement from begin
ming to end, a party Of well known
young men Of Girard returned Sunday
morning, having made the trip in a
small boat, starting about two weeks
ago. They brought back two hand
some and valuable deer hides, three
large alligator hides, several coon
skins and all the small game and fish
that the boat would carry. 1t was one
of the most successful pleasure trips
ever, taken down the Chattahoochee
and the party is being congratulated
on their good luck. Those composing
the party were Messrs. 8. Barnes, w.
d. Berry, A. III. Cogbill, Corney Quartz
mus, Leroy Williams, Oscar Prince,
Sam Cameron and Less Henderson,
Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound for
all liver and kidney troubles. Relieves
Brights Disease. All Druggists $l.00.

Subscribe for The Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
Surveying for Ship Canal.

The United States surveying corps.
engaged in locating suitable line for
the proposed canal across Florida, has
been in the neighborhood OF High
Springs for the past number of days.
encamped on the Santa Fe river. The
survey now being made is from a
point on the st. Mary's river. to the
famous old Suwannee, and it is under
stood that it will extend on to what
is known as Deadman's Bay. There
are about twenty-five people in the
party and they have run a number OF
lines from the st. Johns, but are now
taking up the st. Mary's river line to
a point on the gulf.-Gainesville Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
cuba's Bio Gambling Scheme.


The Christmas drawing in the Gu
ban government lottery was great
success" Thirty thousand tickets
were sold at 500 per ticket-$3, 000.-
900. The government keeps thirty
per cent-s90o, 000-and the remainder
goes to the prize-winners. 1t is a
beautiful scheme Of raising public
revenues. If Tampa could float such a
scheme, 1t would soon be enabled to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-27
People Want the Primary.


The members Of the state Demo.
cratic executive committee did well to
leave the question of calling a con-
vention to the people. We believe the
Democratic voters favor a convention
in 1912 to select presidential electors,
delegates to the national convention,
national committeeman and adopt
platform of party principles, but we
are equally sure they would not en-
dorse a call for a convention author
lied to do more than this. The method
of direct vote for the nomination OF
party candidates is growing more in
favor with the electors of both par
ties, and the day of political bosses is
a thing of the past. We are not quite
sure that the committee acted wisely
in eliminating the state attorney from
the primary, and will not be surprised
to hear complaint on the part of ma
jority of Democrats for the commit
tees action in this respect.-Gaines-
vile Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22

Chicago, Jan. 21.-A movement to
combat the high prices Of meat by alb
ainence therefrom spread rapidly to-
day and began to assume national
character Confidently came announce
ments from Milwaukee and Cleveland
that the price of meat had dropped. In
Milwaukee two retail butchers quoted
porterhouse and sirloin stake at 10
cents pound, and other meats in pro-
portion The wholesale price of beet
fell off Is cents hundred pounds in
Cleveland.
At Denver, Samuel Dutton, president
Of the Western Hotel Mems Protective
Association, announced that a proposal
to cut down the consumption of meat
would be brought before his organiza-
ton at a meeting in Chicago on Jan. 81,
Dispatches from Baltimore, Kansas
City, omaha, Memphis, Pittsburg and
other cities told of the rapid growth
Of the meat fast.
Cleveland, credited with being the
originator of the scheme, now has 30
900 names enrolled, while Kansas City
reports 10000.
The heads of the leading packing
houses of Kansas City and Chicago re-
fused to discuss the effect OF the move.
ment on their business.
From a few places word comes that
the boycott does not find favor even
among union men. Toledo and Mime
apolis report that it is unlikely that the
Cleveland plan will find favor there.
Union men, it is said, fear that the
boycott would cut both ways.
That the boycott Is not entirely a
mion movement was proved by re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
Part Of a Passenger Train on the 500 Branch Of
Canadian Pacific Jumps Bridge Over Spanish
River Passengers in First Glass Coach and
Diner Are Drowned, Crushed or Burned.

North Bay, Ont, Jan. 2t.-Death in
all it's most terrible forms plotted out
the lives of at least a score and per-
haps two score of people this after
noon when four cars of Canadian Pa
cific passenger train on the 500 branch,
leaped from the tracks and tearing
down a steep embankment, plunged
through the ice-covered surface of
Spanish river. Some were drowned.
Others were crushed to death In grind
ing timbers. Most terrible of all, MAIN
ed and injured caught in the wreckage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
Postal Telegraph Will Never
Give Up Being a Competitor.

New York, Jan 21-"The Postal
Telegraph Co. will be the last COM
petltor in biography and when that
competition ceases there will be a
choice only between monopoly ard
government ownership"
This is Clarence II. Mackay's view
of the telegraph situation in the
United States as expressed today be-
fore committee of the state Legis-
lature which is trying to determine
the advisability of placing telegraph
and telephones under state regulation.
AS president of the Postal Co., he was
saying that keen competition between
his company and the Western Union
would continue and by reason OF this
competition rates had been reduced
from 20 to 80 per cent.
The Postal Co, he said, was the only
company which ever succeeded in
competing with the Western Union,
and If the Postal Co., combined with
the Bell Telephone Co. and the West
ern Union there would never be an
other competitive telegraph company,
because it is practically impossible to
obtain entrance into the large COM
mercial centers or to obtain rights Of
way or highways between great cities.
TO the direct question whether he
favored telegraph companies being
placed under the Public Service Com
mission" Mr.. Mackay answered:
1--WE nave no objection to being
placed under the Public Service COM
mission if that is desired by the state.
l would, however, call attention to the
fact that the telegraph business to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
PENOBSCOT U. OF NJ. ALUMNI
In Annual Session Pass Severe Criti-
csm on Pres. Fellows.

Bangor, Me-, Jan 21.--At a late hour
ing and banquet of the Penobscot VAL
ley Alumni Association of the Univer-
sity of, Maine held at the Penobscot
Exchange of Maine in this city, on
motion of George II. Hamlin. 10, for
mer professor of civil engineering of
the institution, resolutions deploring
the statement of the President that
the action of the association last fall
al the time of the students strike at
the University of Maine was not the
action of the association but rather of
individuals belonging to the associa-
ton.
The records of the secretary, which
covered the special meeting called DUR
ing the period in question We're read
and approved. thus giving the official
approval of the organization Ito any
action that was taken during the
trouble at the university.
Certain members of the faculty in
their individual capacity of the uni
versity contended briefly that the
meetings which We're held and at
which the action was taken by the as
ISOLATION We're not properly called in
asmuch as not all the members We're
notified, but when the question Of
adoption of the records was put they
did not vote on the matter.
The real discussion of the evening
which began about II o'clock after all
other business was at an end, occupied
the better part of two hours, and is
said to have been spirited at times.
In presenting his resolutions Prof
Hamlin made a few brief statements
among which was this:
Il must say that the president of any
college who refuses TO accept the dis
interested action of the general alumni
body is making a great mistake"
Joseph F. Gould, Esq, of Old Town,
spoke to some length on the subject of
the president and the university, and
his remarks We're somewhat stronger
in their tone, than those of the preced-
ing speaker.
In substance Mr.. Gould accused
Pres. Fellows of deceit in his action
during the strike of the students.
Mr.. Gould, also, had something to
say regarding what he termed the I'M
fortunate attitude of the president at
the legislative sessions, illustrating his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The center of
the storm which developed in gulf
states Thursday. moved northeast
wardly to the middle Atlantic states
during Thursday night and during Fri
day it's center remained about station
airy over Virginia. During the last "a
hours this storm caused higher winds
on the Atlantic coast and general pre-
cipitation east of the Mississippi riv-
err Precipitation was in the form of
rain in the north Atlantic and middle
Atlantic states. In the north Atlantic
states the temperature has risen.