The Ocala evening star., 1911-04-07
TAKING A POINT FROM TAFT
Governor of Florida VIII Call an Extra
Session III the Legislature Does
Not Do the Necessary Work


| Tallahassee, April 7-Threatenin,
an extra session if the revenue law
Iof the state are not changed. and max
ing numerous other recommendations
IGovernor Albert w GiIchrist himsel
Iread his second biennial message be
fore the Florida legislature Tuesday.
| The message covers 1O2 pages O
printed matter. Here and there thru
it can be found little witticisms of tn,
governors own make but as a rule i
is a sober document seriously request
ing numerous legislative aids TO tn,
betterment of the laws of the stat,
and of conditions.
| The governor is not joking about al
extra session The last legislature ant
others. too. have allowed other matter.
10 prevent the enactment of needed
revenue measures. He says:
1T is quite apparent that the rev
enue laws of the state require your
earnest attention. In the event the
Legislature should not have time tc
pass suitable tax laws, the necessity
for calling an extra session will be re-
GREETED by me, as well as by the tax
payers Of the state'
Primary for Postmasters
The, primary election question is dis
cussed extensively The governor
quotes figures showing expenses in re-
cent campaigns. His reference to fed
eraI patronage is that lin case there
should be democratic president, each
postmaster should be recommended for
appointment by the senators and con-
sressmen, upon a recommendation de-
termined by local primary"
He also favors the amendment of the
erection laws so as to require saloons
to close on the day of primary cleo
tlons as we'll as regular election DAYS.
Freedom of the press is the bull
wark of the freedom of a free people
more liberal libel law is recommend
ed remarks the governor and he also
favors allowing newspapers to ex-
change advertising space for trans
portation.
Wants Judges With backbone
The state democratic executive COM
mlttee has placed the circuit judge
ships outside the pale of the primary
and the governor doesn't especially rel
ISM this but in explaining the appoint
ments which he expects to make, he
says he wants judges with backbone
In this direction he recommends:
Ihat when judge has decided
upon question of law and the lawyer
Is uselessly haranguing, he will saw
substantially but more diplomatically.
to the attorney: Write out what Won
nave to say on this subject. hand it to
the clerk, and the clerk will please
pitch it out of the window
The governor has always been
strongly against due process of law
blocking right and Justice" in the
form of technicalities. He makes what
might De regarded as a rap at the
state supreme court and holds that due
process of law should not be so con-
strued as to make the denial of right
ana Justice virtue. "In criminal
cases Judge Lynch is too often en-
throned as the presiding judge" he re-
marks
FaVOrs Convict Lease System
ihe governor doesn't believe in Civ
ing up the convict lease system. He
doesn't think Georgia is bit ahead
of Florida in the treatment accorded
state convicts
.Ihe establishment of Juvenile courts
IN the state is favored and also a nro-
baton law.
The subject of taxation is gone into
extensively. While the assessed VAL
uatlon OF property in the state is CIV
eh as SIf''z3,9S1 the governor be-
IleVes the real value of it is nearer the
olillon mark. He favors the enact
Ihent or graduated inheritance tax
Jaw ana also the ratification of the
federal income tax amendment. Salar
les Tor sheriffs are recommended
Despite the row that was raised last
time over the
observance of Lincoln's birthday as a
state holiday the governor comes hoo1,
Ills time with the same suggestion
ana strongly urges it.
Wants Time Changed
decidedly novel is the recommenda-
tion regarding time, as follows:
The standard time, adopted by tho
railroads, is the time generally accent
ed throughout the state of Florida. In
florlda, the standard time is about
one-half hour behind sun time. In the
states Immediately north Of u.s. where
eastern time commences, the time is
aooul halI an hour ahead of sun time
l hereIore' when it is about o'clock
IN Florida, it is called 10 O'clock !,
soiiie Oh the nearby states. But few
business men who now go to their Of
NAoNF> nave the cheek
TO go to their offices, at the same time
OF Day, II it We're called 10 O'clock In
the same way, but few servants or
COOKS Tor instance. who commence
work at $50. would have the nerve to
report at 1:3O. BY the operation of |
lhls railroad time law, the peon1e of |
our state naturally commence work |
generally about an hour later than :,
some or the nearby states and half an |
hour later than it would be if sun time
were used. 1t is quite apparent that
through the operation of the railroad |
-ihle' many thousands of hours of VAL |
iaole time are lost in the developmep+
'f the state of Florida. Should he rail
'oads set the time UP uniformly an
lour' or half an hour. you can inst
of the great benefit. in tba
works or accomplishment it would he
o the people Of the state, in forty or
fifty years
A law should be enacted advancinq
ne official time thirty. forty-five ~
lSty minutes, commencing in Aprfl nv
nay and extending to September or
october. Public service corporations
mould be compelled to observe The
anne" ''tS
For Betferment of Schools
splendid work has been accomnIisb
ID in the Everglades on drainage worl
luFihs the last two years and the
'urst-Clark Company, the contractors
re now steadily showing their work