The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-24
My Experience in the Legislature
BY c. H. FLOYD, In ApaIachIcoIa Times.

the legislature. The lobby of the Leon
swarmed and buzzed. Everybody and
his cousin were cigarring and button
hOling. Mr.. Claude LEngle approached
me in his naughty Cardinal Richelieu
manner and said: Floyd, it's choice
between two plutes: now that Angle
has withdrawn it is question between
the Fox and the Goose; we want the
man who will do the least harm;
therefore it's T. a. Jennings rather
than z. S. Matthews" About this time
Rivers, Buford and JChn 2. Stokes ran
up to me and said: "Floud, support
Matthew'S"
"Buford, old man." l said. I am
band wagon maniac. Look at my town
went almost solid for BlOunt, and |
was on the \. P. Bryan side; intro
duced Mr.. Bryan at public meeting.
That place is my pedestal, If you cut
that me, where am l? Here is my
chance right at hand to crawl into the
music car; l am going to vote with the
West Florida candidate
All of Angles pledges went TO
Matthews but me and probably one or
two others.
Matthews is a tall. composed looking
person with reddish hair clean shaTen,
and stiff jaw. Farris, the former
{ r.
sire is for power" Matthews is q
lean. forceful man There is good
deal to him. He has character. lie
has force. He is self sufficient. He is
diplomatic He understands men. He
knows parliamentary law. Fl" has rock
in his system. There is no goose
| caclzIe about him. He is solid Al
/ though he had been married but a
short time. he went In the Spanish
American war. He was one of the best
| officers in the First Florida regiment.
! He was one of the five best men in
/ the house He is a newspaper editor.
T. A. Jennings is the finest looking
man in Florida except Rivers Buford.
! He is straight as an arrow and about
/ seven feet tall. There is something
! fine in his appearance. l would like to
! take a trip through Europe with him
| as his valet Anybody pretty near VINO
/ travelled with him would look like ms
/ servant. He makes one think OF Rlch-
ard. the liOn-hearted king of England,
Of Charles Nartel Of Charlemagne, OF
/ some leader Of the Saxon tribes start
| ing out o. the forests Of Germany u
/ kick the little gaTlic-eatlng Romans
| into their dirty little ditch, the Iiber
/ When he dies Pensacola ought TO get
/ great French sculptor to put statue
| of him in front of the city hall It will
cost 800 600. People will come from
! Europe to see it. 1t will he as famous
as the Apollo in the BelVedere room o.
the Vatican If the soul builds its owr
body. here is q great soul. beautiful
harmonious, rhythmic soul Nhen YOU
look IT him YOU wish there was five
thousand men around with great iror
shields on which they could hammer
and make a loud noise in his honor
CRYING in hoarse thrOaty salt-se6
voices. "Koenige. koenige," Standing
before the portrait Of George Washing
ton in the house of representatives, h
lost nothing by comparison with the
majestic figure Of the first president
The GODS have been good to him. H
is worth half million in money which
he has himself made. He IS reason
able, practical and sound May he
live long. If he were p type of Amer
lea, no one could suggest we were de-
generate. That's it. He is the idea
American. take of my hat and keel
It off to this magnificent specimen o
vigorous, healthy. successful American
Three cheers for hiD~