The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-04-11
FLOURNOY'S PLATFORM:

pied public office that paid salary.
have given you my platform plainly
md clearly, and I'm writing each SEN
ence l have been guided by the rule,
Is Il honest, capable and faithful?"
Every sentence Of II is consistent
With the great spirit and purpose Of
Dur constitutional government, of
which for more than twenty years l
lave been a jealous student.
] was born I'm Walton County in the
ap of luxury. not of wealth, but of a
Door farmer, whose service in the con-
'ederate army left him poor. and who
lid much to aid the grand. old
Scotchmen to hew Walton County out
If the wildernesses through the dark
lays of reconstruction, and he died at
any eighteenth year, leaving me, his
son, inspired by his -oble precepts
and examples. have labored, and by
my own efforts passed through the col
Use and the university, serving as
lanitor, and other common service. i,
too, am your friend and one OF you,
and from my humble experience love
YOU and know your conditions and
hardships. But don't send me to Con-
gress for that alone. The place where
| was born, nor that / am the son of
a farmer, is not my appeal. am your
friend, but for no such reason. am
your friend because, from my early
boyhood have studied our conditions,
and the origin, mission, spirit and pur.
pose of our government In the light
Of the experience of the ruins Of for.
mer efforts, and as military comman.
der, as Mayor, and as State Senator,
have known no boss, no faction, no
friend, and nave cautiously, firmly,
loyalty, and fearlessly labored to pro.
note the welfare of every interest,
and to avoid legislation for classes.
am your friend, and am faithful
whether In private or public make
you no secret promises, and need nc
memorandum to make my promises OF
actions consistent. The truth is not
forgotten, and will stand cross-exami
nation. And / want your FRIENDSHIP
and your vote, but not merely because
we are friends. Examine me for the
great office of Congressman. Study
my platform of principles, honestly
loyalty and faithfully, and approve OF
disapprove 1t. Let us have discussion
the bulwark of a republic. Let me
have the benefit Of your thought, NOT
gossip. ! want no paid workers In the
field or at the polls. I appreciate the
many volunteers all over the district
The editorials from the press, those
who distribute my posters and litera
ture, are to, me gratifying, because In
such discharge of a political duty, II
is not tainted with merely factional
ism, ties Of friendship, or mercenarJ
motive, but Is voluntary and sincere
and therefore consistent with gooc
citizenship. have not got to 20 t.
Congress, but shall be true.
In the press / have given You ny
platform In brief. In public speech
shall discuss its principles. ask only
your indulgence that you may impair
TALLY examine 1t, my record, and my
self. | am not running on the acts
or failure to act of either Of my broth
ers, Mr.. Mays or Mr.. Wilson. The
fact that both have been or would b.
fruitless In Congress- would make me
no better, nor add to my ability OF
capacity to represent you In Congress
| make you no fulsome promises. But
do say to you that shall be your
student, diligent, loyal and faithful
with the same zeal that l have giVeI
to my clients. Before / shall have
spent my first term, I promise you
that the Congressional Record will
bear witness Of some utteranee from
me as an effort to recognize the great
est factor in America-The Farmer
Today they are six and q half MIL
lion, filling 50O,000,0O0 acres, with
their families constituting one-third
Of our population, whose annual pro
ducts are $4,000, 000, 900. 90 feeding the
teeming millions, and yet since 1906
only $1O7,O0O.0OO, less than S1O,O00.0Ot
our great Agricultural Department
while for last year alone the appro
Driation for the Army and Navy wa
s216.613.Ss5. Without the farm. the