The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-20
Capt. J. Ed. OBrien in
the Race For Congress
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greatest law making body on earth. i
shall consecrate whatever of experience
and ability l may possess, earnestly
and unselfishly to your service. I re-
gard public office as a public trust,
and subscribe without any sort of
mental reservation to the imperishable
Democratic principle of equal and
exact justice to all, special privileges
to none"
I believe that there should be full
and complete confidence between the
people and their public servants, and
shall, at any and all times during my
campaign, hold myself in readiness to
duly and candidly define my position
on any issue involved. In this COM
munication, necessarily short, l can
only express myself on a few of the
leading questions now challenging
public thought, and will have to leave
the others for public discussion as the
campaign progresses.
Platform in Brief.
First: I stand squarely and uncom-
promisingly in favor # the Democratic
doctrine of a tariff for revenue only"
The iniQuitous Payne Aldrich tariff
law should be repealed, and an honest,
fair, tariff for revenue only act should
take it's place.
Second: 1 am unalterably opposed
to trusts and monoplies, and will
support all measures looking to their
determination.
Third: l shall endeavor. if elected,
to place on the statute book a law
which will forever prevent gambling
in any way in farm products of any
kind. Such gambling is ruinous 20
prices, and extremely hurtful to our
farmers on whose success the real
prosperity of the country depends.
Fourth: / am an ardent advocate of
federal aid to the states in the building
of good roads, believing that there is
as much warrant in the constitution
for this work Of internal improvement
as there is for the work of improving
| rivers and harbors.
Fifth: I believe in and shall earn
estly advocate the extension of our
rural mail service, until all our rural
people have the benefit of this branch
of the postal service.
Sixth: 1 am in favor of laws which
will Tighten the burdens resting on la
Dor. and to this end shall earnestly
insist on an eight-hour day for all gov
eminent work; shall strive to perfect
the employers liability law and work
| mems compensation act. and support
such other measures as will give the:
| laboring men a fairer chance in the
race of life. !
Seventh: I shall insist upon the
passage of a law which will preserve
to postal and other government en-
ployes the great constitutional right of
petition, so that they may freely and
without fear petition congress or apply
to their representatives and senators
for redress of grievances.
Eighth: l am in favor of graduated
income tax upon all incomes, and on
amount to be fixed by congress.
Ninth: 1 favor amending the con-
stitution of the United States so that
q ho{r ~,
congress by direct vote.
Personal Record.
In these days of primaries it is en-
tirely proper that you should know all
possible OF those who seek your suf
frage. With becoming modesty. l
trust, I submit for your consideration
the following facts relating to my past
life:
1 am native of Florida and a resi-
dent of Pensacola, was born in 1856;
am bar pilot and president of the
American Pilot Association: served
four years in the state senate. I have
always been Democrat and de-
fender Of the interests of the working
people. Of whom | am one | was a
delegate TO the national Democratic
convention in 1896, and voted for Will
liam Jennings Bryan for nomination
for president and Arthur p Sewell for
vice president. l was chairman of the
Democratic committee of Escambia
county at the time. and worked hard
for the election of Bryan and SeweII
/ married Miss Katherine Long, the
daughter of DR.. Nimrod Long Of Ala
bama. in November 1885 and have five
children.
/ shall, at the proper time. enter
upon an active canvass to secure the
nomination. but with the kindest feel
ings toward my competitors. / shall
not deal in personalities. being fully
aware that the people are little inter
ested in such matters. and in addition
to that it is foreign to my nature to en-
gage in elimination and recrimination
l shall attempt to conduct my cam
paign upon a high plane. discussing
only those great public questions in
which the people have vital interest
and leaving it to the people to deter
mine who is best fitted to represent
them in the congress of the United
States.
If nominated and elected. / viii rep
resent the whole state, feeling that in
the position of/cong ress- at large one
section viii have as much right TO my
services as another, and those who