The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-30

would bring under the dominion @
man a vast area of land, for 0rang
growth and trucking purposes, an
give access to the markets Of tn
world to lands by a cheap mode o
transportation, that are now as will
as when the red men roamed tn
forest.
| The practicability Of utilizin
these lake waters is now abundant
ly shown in the fact that the Ockla
waha river is already navigable b
interior craft. and which can b
made into q stream that will carr,
large enough craft into the St. John
river, bearing the product of tn
country. for the loading of ocean
going vessels. Not only SO, but sucl
a development would mean the dot
ting Of the lips on these great lake
with beautiful homes and a countr,
subdued to mans will, paying Ni
butte from the soil to the genius AM
labor Of man In rich reward.
Absence Of Frost Makes Brick tn
Best Material for Great Roads.
What l have said about cheapnes
in the improving OF waterways ap
plies equally to highways. II on
will stop to think that. in all the at
.hirs Of life. the cheapest things ar
the durable things. he will be con
WINGED that the first cost Of q roa,
should be sufiicient to congregate al
abundance Of good road materia
and that 1t should be used with gen
crosby sufficient to insure perma
nent results.
A system of great roads from Pen
sacola to Jacksonville. from Jack
sonville to Tampa. or to Miami, o
to any other section Of the State
can be built by simply grading ant
draining we'll and throwing up tn
bed from the soil along the severa
routes. and brick laid upon such
foundation would make roads which
would stand isor an hundred years
and would be Of sufficient strength
to carry the traffic of the country
The foundation of these roads woul,
never be in danger of destruction
from frost, nor would the cold eve
cause the soil to form a muck" *
that the brick would be submerged
In mud
More Men. Not More Money. South!
Need.
Along such a system Of roads and
on from such highways. thousands
of those seeking for place and op.
portunity TOR making a living. under
Gods law of earning their bread In
the sweat of their faces, would build
their humble domiciles. This latter
class is now recognized to be of more
value to the south. in her presen,
agricultural and manufacturing de-
velopment than an innumerable host
of rich men would be. who are unde-
no necessity OF labOring in order to
live. and thus contribute of their
hard labor for the subduing of the
land to mans will.
The crying need of the new sout h
Is not more money. but more poor,
honest, upright. manly men. under
the necessity of laboring in order to
live. with opportunity to enjoy fully
the rewards a honest toll. In my
judgment no one thing will contrib
ute more to this great end than a
thoroughly well built system of pub.
tic roads. knitting communities to-
gether and opening an easy way to
the markets of the world.
Two Great Measures,
1t is, therefore, upon these two
great issues-the building Of grea,
highways and the improving Of tn,
waterWays- which | believe OF tn,
chiesest concern in the present in
ternal development of the Unite,
States. that | seek Office at the hand
of the people of this State. | believ
these issues should elicit, and tina
they will elicit. the best powers O
the present and the future states
man In the endeavor to advance tn
interest of this great country.
have persuaded myself tina
these are matters OF paramount i'm
portance to the prosperity an,
growth of Florida. |, therefore. com
before her people asking for thei
suffrage that they may thereby Civ,
me the opportunity in the congress
of the United States to plead an,
work br measures so devoutly to b.
wished.
Believes in the Democratic PARTY,
| have endeavOred, in setting fOrtl
my views on these issues, not to in
troduce matters that might in an,
way obscure them. Consequently
have discussed nothing of a purel,
party nature. and wish now sim
ply to say that am in entire ac
cord with the policies of the grea
Democratic party. and If I am elect
ed to the congress of the United
States I shall do all in my power
to make the policies of the party eff.
fective In the national life.
'Signed) B. BEACHAM.