The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-08

and which forbids him to vote unless
he has supported that party in at
least one general election.
How many of the Bull Moose peo-
pie voted at the Democratic primary"
he significantly queried.
SHOULD ADOPT OREGON PLAN.
I'VE should abolish the second prim-
ary," he went on, in another burst of
progressivism, land adopt the Ore
gon- plan, which has solved the prob
lem by its acceptance of first and
second choice"
Taking up the matter of campaign
contributions and the necessity of se-
curing them, he vividly pictured Will
liam j. Bryan's cold jab at special
privilege when he proposed the un-
seating of two men representing, as
delegates, the big business leadership
of reactionary Democracy.
IT." he said, you could have seen
Bryan fighting that cause of the COM
mon people each Democrat would con-
tribute at least one dollar. / don't
mean that the Democratic party
should have money to buy votes, but
to meet the arguments of the opposi-
ton by speech making and the publi-
cation Of enlightening literature"
Warm applause at a half score Of
points manifested the approval of the
audience and even the more radical
utterances in the speech were re-
ceived in such manner as to show that
the progressive people of this city
are in pretty hearty accord with their
senator.
ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE.
The plea for contributions made by
the short address of Mr.. Mayes, who
spoke of one piece Of Republican ad-
vertising in the single issue of one
big Democratic magazine. After stat
ing that it cost the Taft people
SO, 500 for that single one-page adver-
tisement, he showed that the total
Florida contributions to date would
not buy half page for Democracy in
that same magazine.
There are men in Pensacola, he said,
that could give a dollar, five dollars,
ten dollars or twenty-five dollars that
haven't contributed a penny and the
poverty of the Democrats, responsible
for their inability to advertise their
principles, can not but give rise to
some doubt of their national success
despite the apparently bright pros
poets.
In emphasizing the readiness with
which men financially able should
come forward to help the party, Mr..
Mayes cited the loyalty Of Mark Mayo,
who is a Confederate veteran 81 years
old. Mr.. Mayo sent in a dollar the
other day. At the close of the meet
ing several in the audience stepped up
to Mr.. Mayes and offered substantial
assistance.
RoOSEVELTS AMBITIONS.
The speech of Mr.. Wilson was re-
plete with references to Roosevelt. his
insatiate ambitions and the frost
bitten politicians" comprising his brass
band
I'VE are facing" he said, IAN off,
shoot Of the Republican party founded
on the personal ambitions of one man
and no party founded on personal am
bition instead of principal can live"
After questioning the progressive
tendencies Of W. G Hodges, the Bull
Moose nominee for governor. and
raking him over the Goals as one whom
had sought not long ago to eat from
the hand of "a negro Republican leader,
he showed that any Republican who is
truly progressive knows that the Dem
ocratic progressives are standing for
the things which he essentially de-
sires and that he could have best at
tanned them BY joining that party.
Then he took several cracks at the