The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-21


He has in private and public life aggressivelv and
bravely fought the battles of the masses.
PARK TRAAIMELLS public record will stand the
lineght Of inspection and Of his opponent have
dared assa it. They would have done long ago had
ITRAMMELL'S record not been of service for the
people.
PARK TRAMMELL'S law to force railroads to pay
claims within sixty days. or paw an attorneys fee and in
teres has forced the railroads do their duty and been
worth thousands of dollars the shippers and producers
of the State.
HIS FIGHT for franchise or license tax on railroad
Icreated sentiment that brought about law requiring
the railroads pay Fifty Thousand Dollars license
tax, annually
HE STARTED the fight for THREE CENT
RATE for passengers railroads. THE LAW advo-
Gated by him. resulted in reduction of passenger rates
the L. & N. R. R. to three cents mile. NO MAN in
Florida has worked harder for better freight and express
rates than he has.
RAILROAD TAXES RAISED: That the tax may
be equal between the railroads and the average payer
PARK TRAMMELL1 as Attorney General, suggested a
raise of about four million dollars in the assessed value of
the Notwithstanding raise of forty thousand dollars
in the paid by railroads.
HE IS THE AUTHOR of a number of laws giving
the Railroad Commission more power.
PARK TRANMELL.S policy to advertise tracts of
State land when offered for sale has resulted the State
getting many thousand dollars from land sales than
would have been received under the old policy
PARK TRANIMELL since becoming Attorney Cen
eral has caused saving of $4,000 every years in
State printing.
ATTORNEY FEES: He did not say when candi-
date for Attorney General that he would do all of the legal
work for the international improvement Board stated
by Mr. Watson; he said he would assist much posi-
bic with this work He has kept his PROMISE he has
every pledge made to the people, and will during his four
years Attorney General about $4,000 in fees for
special attorneys.
PARK TRAMMELL is only one member of the
Board and responsible for the employment of special
attorney since he became Attorney General Mr.. Watson
has been member of the Legislature why did he not get
law passed preventing the employment of special attor
Ineys, if he thought them unnecessary?
THESE ARE BUT A FEW Of the things that PARK
TRAAIMELL has done for the interest of the people
their servant READ HIS RECORD that has been
circulated.
Legislature. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE to correct
corporation abuses? WHAT LAWS have they to their
credit upon matters where there conflict Of the in
terest of THE MANY and the SPECIAL INTEREST
GLASSES?
PARK TRAMMELL has record of service. He has
done something for the benefit of the people HE IS A
MAN that does things.
PARK TRAMAIELL will render even BETTER
SERVICE in the future he is familiar with the
affairs OF State and the needs OF the people
CONVICTS, ROADS, SUGAR FARM.
PARK TRANMELL'S plan to put the convcts on
the roads with the county the unit for road building
WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES claimed by Mr..
Milton The convict labor will the expense of free
labor equal to number of convicts used.
1t will take an INCREASE IN TAXES of about
IEIGHT MILLS to get ready to Mr.. ltons scheme
of putting them a sugar plantation. And this
HEAVY TAX BURDEN will be for AN EXPERIMENT
in cuvang for sugar the new unseasoned lands
of the Everglades.
PARK TRAAIMELL'S plan will give good roads of
known value the fruits of the convict labor, without
heavy burden.
Mr.. Millions plan will certainly raise taxes EIGHT
MILLS, but the benefits will be UNCERTAIN
Louisiana's convict cane farms have made No SUCH
PROFITS as the figures set forth by Mr. Milton The
facts show but BARE WAGES for the convcts.