The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-02
AMIABLE ALBERT STILL UNRUF
FLED
Pursues the Even Tenor OF His Harm
less Little Way While Fireworks
Cnu+tar In Senatorial Halls

! Dixie has commenced GoFeIAoI
Gilchrist for taking firm stand for a
reform of the practice and procedure
in Florida.
| The governor deserves credit be-
| cause he is striking at a real evil, and
he is without question very much in
nest he would not be so persistent in
attempting to get his measure through
providing for what he believes to be
| a remedy. 1t was this subject that
led him and Justice Hooker into
controversy. Rather was it news
paper correspondent who led the judi
cial and the executive branches of the
state government into a skirmish of
words. The associate justice had his
say in the newspapers and the govern
or had his when he sent the legisla-
ture a special message, in which he
gave the body to understand that he
considered himself not only the
whole executive department. but also
part of the legislative, because of
his right to exercise the veto power.
The senate consumed two hours
| Wednesday in discussing motion
made by Senator Flournoy that the
governors message be not printed in
the journal, and that the secretary be
instructed to stick match to the doc
ument A majority of the senators
! agreed with Mr.. Flournoy, as to pro-
hibiting the governors message from
going into the journal but he with
drew that portion OF his motion which
sought to make a flambeau Of the
governors message. The governor
was severely criticized Mr. Flournoy
ayerred that he did not uphold the
dignity of the office, that he had in
suited a coordinate branch of the
government, that he had arrogated
too much authority to himself, that
his language was such as one might
expect to hear from some negro, but
was not in keeping with the language
which should emanate from the gov
ernor of the great state of Florida
Senator Broome even went so far
as to quote those lines which wind up
with "unwept, unhonored and I'M
sung" He apologized for using such
harsh language, but he regarded the
suggestion, which was made by one
of the senators that the senate should
wait on the governor through a COM
mittee and show him how to send a
message to the senate, as altogether
needless. I've known him too long"
said Senator Broome. 1T would do
no good, for he thinks he knows it
all. You can't get blood out of a tur-
nip He's all right in his way, but
he's like an acquaintance of friend
of mine, He's got some damned pecu-
liar ways There were others who
had other harsh and uncalled for
things to say. The senate was very
much on it's dignity, or the rampage
They were out after the governors
scalp and were near to taking it.
There are some things that can be
said for the governor that can't be
said for anybody else-he is good
| natured, and nothing perturbs him
He didn't lose his temper over this
affair, even. He says simply that he
didn't intend to be offensive to the
senate, and he's sorry that some of
the members took offense. He criti-
| cized the supreme court again and
! admitted that he might be "blunder-
| ing" and ignorant" in his criticisms.
as the court had charged, but ''invit-
ed attention to the fact that he wrote
from twelve to fifteen opinions a day,
whereas there were some judges of
the supreme court who did not write
more than so many opinions a year.
The supreme court passed on 1877 cas-
es last year, he says, and the opin-
ions were divided out between the
six judges. The governor doesn't
think there should be so many JUS
tees.
Associate Justice Parkhill has re-
signed and his resignation will take
effect before the expiration of his
term. Judge Parkhill is going to run
for congress, and will give up his
judgeship about the first of the year.
This gives the governor another
chance to jab the supreme court. He
says there isn't enough work for six
judges and when Justice Parkhil
quits he proposes for his place to
remain unfilled.-Dixie
All the circuit judges have been re-
appointed by Governor Gilchrist, with
the exception of Judge B. H. Palmer
OF Lake City, who has been succeeded
by Ira j. Carter of Live Oak: Judge
Minor Jones of Fort Pierce, who will
be succeeded by Hon. j. w. Prekins: