The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-20


Our Dirt.
Pensacola presented a good real es-
tate opportunity to winter visitor
and he took 1t. Who said Mardi Gras
was misunderstanding Times
Union.
Well Quit 1t.
The Pensacola Journal has several
times published articles from the Mes
senger and credited them to the
White Springs Herald. There is no
such paper at White Springs. Bro.
Mayes; it is now the White Springs
Messenger. White Springs Mes
senger,
Our Seagoing Business.
Exports Of steel rails from the Biz
mingham district are becoming
prominent feature of Pensacola's large
and growing seagoing business. 1t
would be interesting to know whether
a Florida railroad could buy steel rails
as cheaply as do the people who are
purchasing them for shipment to
South America.-Tampa Times.
Original Excuse Must Stand, Though.
Editor Mayes, of The Pensacola
Journal, declines to be a candidate
for state senator on the ground that
"a term in the state senate would
necessitate our temporary absence
from Pensacola and We won't stand
for it. Life in this town is so good
that We hate to miss any of it," This
Is complimentary to Pensacola, but it
means loss to Escambia county and
the state at Experimentation
Honesty the Best Policy.
A soldier of Fort Barrancas (Pen-
saeola) found a roll of bills of over
$500 in street car in Pensacola one
day this week, but he did not cram
1t down in his pocket and say moth.
ing about it, as many others would
have done, but he at once carried it
to police headquarters to await
claimant. Honest man, the noblest
work Of God" We have often Won
dered what becomes of the many lost
articles in Jacksonville, SO few are
reported found and voluntarily restor-
ed or the find made public.-Jackson
vile Metropolis.
New Alignment.
The retirement of Mr.. Reeves from
the senatorial race the entry Of Mr..
Broward does several other things be-
sides prove that T. J. Appleyard is
not always a reliable political pro-
phet. 1t makes a new alignment, In
many respects and many of those who
doubtless would have supported
L'Engle with Broward in will renew
their allegiance to the retired COVER
nor. Again Reeves supporters in this
end of the state will, many Of them,
line up in the Broward wagon, and uu-
less LEngle secures more strength
than many of his strongest personal
friends believe, the first primary
should settle the question. It is a
perfectly safe guess that Claude will
not draw very many votes from
he has will come from those who 9TH
erwise would support Broward. That
the latter has largely increased his
strength in the southern part of the
state is as equally certain as that he
is not as strong in the western por-
ton of the state as he was two years
ago. and altogether it is going to be
very pretty race.-DeFuniak Breeze.
Greatest Vet.
Pensacola has held the most mag
nificent and successful Mardi Gras
carnival in the history of the city.
The displays were fine and instruc-
tive. Ten thousand strangers were
present and the city was crowded to
it's utmost to care for them. Pensa-
cola is making good in many ways
that lead to metropolitan strength and
character, as well as size. 1t is mere
matter of few years until the state
of Florida will include some of the
most substantial and progressive cities
of the country-Tampa Times.
Stand For Principle.
Bryans Commoner announces that
Hon. w. J. Bryan will again be can
didate for the presidency. That is no
news; we all know it.-Jasper News.
When did that announcement" ap-
pear, and what was the exact text?
The Commoner comes to this office and
we usually peruse it's pages carefully,
but somehow we missed seeing the
number containing the announce
ment" the News speaks of.-Pensacola
Journal
Mr.. Bryan nor the Commoner have
made any such announcement, nor
have we any intimation of what Mr..
Bryan will do. We do know, how
ever, that if he is not candidate he
will be prime factor in making
platform, and it will stand for prin-
ciple. Journal
Pensacola and Her Mardi Gras.
We spent a couple of days this week
in the Deep Water City of the Gulf,
and must acknowledge that We were
agreeably surprised at its size and I'M
portance, having only observed 1t here
| tofore from the environments OF the
most dingy and disreputaole section
thereof, which the Ellen N. designates
as its station. After contrasting this
miserable subterfuge with the other
wise progressive spirit of the town,
We are ready to disclaim any further
relationship with the distinguished
gentleman who looks after the destiny
of this railroad, for We could be
neither kith nor kin to the man who
so long withholds an urgent need
! from that city which has contributed
more than any other to the success OF
his great enterprise.