The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-30
POLITICAL AoVERTIsEwEN-
Baude was found a few vs,--

refer y: was once all right ir,,r.iI
of all night in Claude's .,,s'9sad
just so long as he wanted CisgJ,aa
"A western paper once sai3 81.
olden times an honest mar mo-, .1as IN
noblest work of God, but now We, Ia' The
lest work of God is the feJlo r-e mob
when bought, will stay bought" "no'
"But what may We say sbo74 49,.
same little Baude2 '' 'pa
didn't the corporate irtsror..
the State own him BODY, $50 so,,I o.
gizzard only a few years apoY ana
"Was he not at Tallahassee !, ,ooo
working as a hired lobbvist f ~ ~ ~
Southern Bell Telephone and 40 me Ihe
graph Company, one OF the No. ole.
rogant corporations IN FlortdaY a
"He entered into contract vi+s
that corporation TO lobby tbror, ~.
bill in the Legislature increasIngs :. 80
term limit on their franchise f .s
thirty years as it then stood and ..-
stands, to ninety-nine years. and 1,
had that bill introduced. Put so,..
little wire-grass cracker LAWYER roora9
to amend by striking out "ninetv.7ira
and insert twenty
"The amendment went through viii
a whoop, and then it was that III.
corporation put the roller skates lo5e.
his Claudeship and rolled him or+ ~
Tallahassee.
That's what your little tin-bor,
Moses who now seeks to lead You ort
of the wilderness was doing then
"The experience Napoleon B. Brop
ard had with this man was tbe er.
perience of every man who ever tried
to befriend him.
after he had villihed and slards,
ed Broward in 1904, didn't Brows3
take him to Tallahassee and feed hin
and keep him out Of jail, only to h
treated as the husbandman VII,
warmed the frozen serpent upon hs
hearthstone and felt him revive and
sting his household
"But they try 10 tell US that Baud,
has reformed.
"I remember when the Rev David
Tasker held protracted revival meet.
ing in a village not far from here
The parson had a splendid voice and
he was calling 'em up in blocks of five
On this particular night, an old car
greaser was among the number, and
never yet have l seen a dirtier spec.
men of humanity. He was besmearei
with car grease from head 10 foot;
his hair uncombed and his face IN
shaved.
"He was breathless with emotion
as the preacher who was singing, Are
Your Lamps All Burning, Are You
White as Snow Are You Washed in
the Blood of the Lamb? p when asked
what he wanted, he could get no fur
Their than 4 want to be washed
"A mean villain in the audience
yelled out, Yes, and damn me il I
ever saw man who needed it any
worse
"Now, my fellow citizens, I never
like to say anything against the 'ab-
sent brother but all you who have
read our papers know that these can
didates have had every opportunity
and invitation to meet me in debate,
and that they have refused to come
across, so it is not my fault that they
are not here to take their medicine.
Now, while Mr.. L'Engle is snort
on some of the elements that no to
make up a Congressman, we all know
him to be decidedly long on conce!t
I have ne-er seen SO much Of 1t
wrapped up in one little hide before
eff a man like him were in Con.
gress and the chaplain Of the House
were invoking the divine blessing and
asking God to give US this day onr
daily bread, the sepulchral voice Of
that candidate would ring out on the
sacred stiffness Of that assemb-age
and he would be heard to say, MI
Speaker, ! move to amend by sub
stituting meal tickets for the balance
OF the session.
This little fellow tells you that "a
O'Brien is a professional lchhvist V't
O'Brien has proven to you that LIN
ole is another one just like him, OILY
on a little smaller scale.
at all reminds US Of the first time
they say the negro was ever mention
ed in the Bible.
''The devil took our Savior up into
the exceeding high mountain and
pointing to all those beautiful valley
below, said, All these win give you
if you will just fall down and wor
ship me-
'The Savior Of mankind told him
in substance. that there was moth.
ing doing Then II was that the negro
poked HIS head from behind a rock
and exclaimed, 'Missar, II dat gentle
man won't trade wild ye, I vii
$50 the point is this. If there Is
questionable piece of lobbying 70 be
done and such a hireling is needed or
the Job and Mr.. Ed O'Brien is to,o
busy, then Mr.. Claude L'Enele WI
poke HIS own head from behind hii,,
hiding place and yell out 'MisseT' =
dat gentleman won't trade Wld ys'
will"
And now In conclusion, this young
man has vague and exalted ideas o.
his own superior greatness Lei IL
give you my opinion Of him
II a mustard seed were followed IKE
bowl, .5
And to its center one could lS11
his puny soul,
Then would the tiny thing begin .
To realize its doom, incased W...'A
80 vast a room.
And II it sought escape b. flight
How many years would glde
Ere travelling day end night