The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
WARM REPLY
OF TRAMMELL
TOMETROPOL|S
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
TELLS JACKSONVILLE PAPER
WHY HE DOES NOT THINK 1T
NECESSARY FOR HIM TO RE-
SIGN.

SIGN.
Special to The Journal
Tallahassee, Nov. 22.-The following
letter has been received from the
Jacksonville Metropolis by Hon. Park
Trammell. candidate for governor:
Hon, Park Trammell, Attorney Gen
eral, Tallahassee, Fla.
Dear Sir: The Metropolis, approx
ing of Governor Gilchrist's recommen-
dalton to the last legislature that all
offfcehoIders resign their positions be-
fore beginning active campaign work
in the hope of election to higher po-
sitfons, has recently published edi-
torials on this subject which have re-
ceived the hearty endorsement Of daily
and weekly newspapers throughout
the state and from many prominent
Floridians.
The Metropolis has not published
these editorials with view to work
advocacy of the principle alone. Nor
does the Metropolis intend to try to
work Injury to any individual can
didate for we do not feel called upon
to indulge in any unjust criticism and
character assassinations, so common
ditiVHS tdClIOldI organs. we Det1eNe
you will bear us out in this statement.
However, the attitude of the gen
eral public seems to be that those who
are seeking higher offices should re-
sign, and not conduct their campaigns
for months while continuing to draw
salaries for the state. For the benefit
of the public, we would like to have
an expression from you on the subject
which we will gladly publish. An early
reply will be appreciated.
With kind regards, I am,
Yours very truly,
THE METROPOLIS.
TrammeIPs Reply.
Mr.. TrammelI has replied as fol-
Tallahassee. Fla, Nov. 20, 1911.
Mr.. w. r. Carter, Editor, Jacksonville.
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
of the 18th inst, in which you say that
for the benefit of the public you would
like to have an expression from me
on the subject of Officers resigning
before becoming a candidate for, a
Office" I beg to say that your con
tinued and frequent editorials upon
this subject are so stamped and
branded with inconsistency upon their
face, that your design and purpose is
patent to all who read them. So ap-
parent is your inconsistency in ham
mering only three of the candidates
now before the people of the state
while you attempt to justify all other
candidates, state and county, who may
be running for reelection. I know the
people of Florida see and realize that
your purpose is not one of interest in
them. but instead the sinister motive
of trying in this unfair way to helI
other candidates. You know you are
not in favor of a single candidate
against whom you have directed YOU
Of 70 6al le.1 r.,
to resign then you would be found
workin- over time attacking them on
some other alleged ground.
Why should l give you an express
sion upon this subject? What reason
exists for any alarm over your almost
daily grind for the past month or two?
Until You give consistent and logical
reasons why you claim a candidate
who seeks a higher office, is doint
wrong in not resigning, and urge upo,
the other hand that an officer who is
candidate for reelection is right in
refusing to resign; until you condemn
every officeholder for complaining ir
the interest of his candidacy, whether
ne aspire to reelection or a higher
Office; until you explain why you have
misguided and misrepresented Gov
ernor Gilchrist, by saying that he
recommended to the last legislature
that all officeholders resign their po-
sition before beginning active cam
paign work in the hope of election to
higher position" when as a matter of
fact he did not SO recommend, but
made only the following recommen-
dation-which does not support your
Contention-as will be found on page
SO of his message of 1909, to-wit: THE
constitute ion forbids the governor sue
ceeui ;nself. In addition make ii
SO that lt!e governor cannot be elected
congressman or United States senator
during his term of Office; until you
give a good reason supporting your
contention that an officer aspiring to
higher office has an advantage over
his opponent, yet contend this advan-
tage, If any, does not exist If an of
ficer is seeking reelection, and until
you give better reasons than you have
why sauce for the goose should not he
sauce for the gander, your editorials
upon this subject stand so marked and
stamped with the visible earmarks of
Interior motives and unfairness that
they call for no expression from me
upon the subject. They answer them
selves.
I believe I am about as we'll in touch
with the electorate of Florida as you
are, and I think l keep about as well
up with the daily and weekly press of
the states, as you do, and from this
touch with the people of the state,
and from my knowledge of the eX-
pressions of the editors throughout the
state upon this subject, am convinced
that you take yourself little too Sc
riously when you flatter yourself by
endeavoring to make it appear that
your fight along this line has received
the hearty endorsement of the daily
and weekly press throughout the state
and also of many prominent Florldians.
But very few editors have agreed
with you. many have come back at
you on the proposition, and out of the
thousands of Eloridians l have met