The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

He favors the immediate cooperation by the United States gov
eminent with the States in establishing and maintaining system
OF national highways which shall bear mail parcel posts and in.
terstate commerce from the into and between the States and
interior counties He the author the first published statement
in Florida arguing favor Of the constitutional right of the gen.
eral government to aid in this work.
H. vors tn: platform and policy Of the Democratic
ne endorse the farmers free list and the schedules now being
advocated by the Democratic majority the national Congress in
Guiding the removal Of the duty from and from those
uiacred articles which can be made here shipped foreign
tries stand the foreign egh and be sold abroad for less than
the domestic price The Democratic party committed to reason
able rh levied for the Of raising the rev.
enue but there certainly incidental benefits which flow to our
people even from tariff for only he avors fair
distribution Of these reciprocal benefits that manufacturing NAV
be done as probably in Florida as in Massachusetts,
Ne favor' capable and vigorous enforcement Of the antitrust
laws and his position upon this question in the rep
e'entaon the the prosecution Of what
was perhaps the leading under the Sherman antitrust act
since the decision the Supreme Court the United States in the
VII ana American Tobacco cases. defining the
restraint prohibited BY the undue or re-
sran the public and the press country unite in the state
men at the Sherman antitrust law needs amendment or further
LEGISLATIVE DEFINITION While this he has been the onv one
IN the public prints point specific amendments reonrd
wmcn are these First the striking Of the present punish
ment prescribed oy the act which merely for
anu therefore punishment by imprisonment nm tn fen
years the penentay second amendment to the several no
VISIONS to the act which SHALL in provide that the undue
ana restraints prohibited by that act are those re-
san which accomplish the destruction Of comneon and the
establishment Of monopoes BY means which violate other ~ ~
wncn violate settled principles business moral, and which or
IN themselves fagranty dishonest ~ ~ "
ne aVs progressive and aggressive pov and narv Int x
opposed TO consdered experimental legislation which r.vol
and incapable being harmonized with our f
OF national and State government 80 'u A
ne believes that it the public duty Of everv citizen n ~
yer ana vote and take only an interest in n. .. ~ %
nceis VINO shall decide what the law is and Of Officer, h hm
cute the laws but special interest in the ,elect;on ~ th
VINO participate In the making Of the law tsef H .t; h
p 49, snco oe exercised law making and nart;cnlarv
~ n NJ eA e OF the governments right to tax
the administration Of those national health - III,
ha,; -. "a act BY department of tn. government
AZ IN mead cabinet officer with final authorize nd ;S;
ment p'enS OF the national govern.
% a'ors the Inauguration Of active movement n ~ ,b
canal and invested IN machinery digging the Panama
Fords II 70 cut ship canal across he nenin.nla Of
t;m.t.i that this change which rnu. MI
comr ae IN the map Of the world and which nnon +he
~ " the fnama canal would save annrn,;m.ti .,;
VI Inc commerce Of the world haul of eCht one
e 70 avoid passing through the marin. ,,.s mug, anu
!" 'n1 soeu OF the peninsula Of Florida 'u WHICH ne'
:. nc avos the administration Of our ,..;..., -, -,
Spr nv ravkiDlANS WHOSE VIEWPOINT Ann rD HPR
n. fa1ar. .a WITH OUR LOCAL CONDITIONS
re nc .s'os the absolute disqual6cat;on f,o-. 80.
mVclauc primaries of those candidate, oh -
their competitors e' upon abuse and defamation Of
ne Is opposed to demasosuery in or out Of consr..
I'OF'Oa Upoa Ills Private and Business ife
'p'eS%a Upon Questions Of Real Puhiic