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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
MaYes to jennings.
Very truly yours.
T. A. JENNINGS

Pensacola, Fla, March q, 1912.
Hon. T. A. Jennings, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Jennings: Your letter Of
this date has been received. You adj
wise me to use it as 1 please, but am
in doubt as to whether you desire it
published or not. If you do desire 1t
published, and will so advise me,
shall be more than glad to publish it
Saturday morning.
/, with you, regret that a breach
should have come between the Pensa-
cola morning and evening papers"
my making. / did not start the un-
pleasantness. For weeks and months,
myself and The Journal have been the
target for petty little reference, dirty,
snealxing little innuendo, and malicious
covert attack by the Pensacola News.
Knowing as / knew-and as Won
know that knew-your interest in the
News and your part in the shaping of
its policy, and knowing also your pro-
fessed friendship for me, / was at a
loss to understand the motive behind
that policy.
i thought at first that this policy
which began shortly after the adjourn
ment of the legislature last year
might have been the result of my edi-
toriaI criticism of your public action
in defeating the Pensacola charter
amendment which would have given
the city the right to own such public
utilities as it desired to own and to
have a voice in regulating the rates
and service of those it did not own
But / dismissed that idea because
thought you too big a man to resent
fair and open criticism of your record
as a public servant.
1 am not concerned now, however
with the motive behind the News's
policy, and my editorial this morning
was intended simply to direct your at
tention publicly to the fact that while
policy. it was continued at least will
your knowledge and consent and
thought the responsibility ought to be
placed where it belonged.
l do not know what your technical
relation to the News may be on thi:
particular date. But 1 do know thai
| you either put UP the money or fur
nished the security for the origina
purchase of the paper from L. B. Hill
son and that you have since ther
| either furnished the money or the Sc
| curity for the purchase of material foI
/ it. | do know that persons consider
| ing the purchase of the paper have
| gone direct to you and been received
| by you when the subject was under
| consideration. | do know-and you o
| course recall the occasion-that wher
| you were a candidate for the legisla
| ture two years ago you asked me 4
/ become a candidate for the state sen
ate, and you offered to have the New
! write a story suggesting my candidacy
| at the same time promising me TIL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
LAWYER
OF SANTA ROSA
IS IN POLITICS
r. A. MeEAcHY MAKING RACE
FOR THE STATE SENATE
WELL KNOWN IN PENSACOLA.

r. A. McGeachy, Of Milton, was in
Pensacola yesterday on professional
business, and incidentally took occa-
sion TO see many Of his acquaintances
residing in the Deep Water City.
Mr.. McGeachy Is one Of the real live
wires Of Santa Rosa county and "a
making the race for the state senate.
and, naturally, feels that he will be
the next senator from Santa Rosa
county. lie says he finds that such Is
the belief OF every man running for
Office, and IS one OF the many privl-
leges.
He says Santa Rosa county is badly
split up when IL comes to candidates
for state Office and that II is hard to
prognosticate just at this stage Of the
game.
Mr.. McGeachy IS n young lawyer
and has a large circle Of friends not
only i'm his home county but the adj
joining ones. In politics he represents
those principles which are known as
progressive Democracy. and II he goes
to the senate his friends believe that
he will be a power for good.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

The trouble is not with our judges,
that they should be recalled at the
within of the populace and degraded
into subservience to the prejudices of
ignorance, or passion, or both, through
fear of losing their positions. 1t lies
in our horrible and calamitous sys-
tenn of court procedure that has made
our country the gibe and scorn of the
civilized world IN our administration
of justice by law; and if our lawyers
could rise to the emergency and
through our legislatures radically re-
form that procedure, we would soon
hear the last Of the degradation of the
bench by the process of recall.-Live
Oak Democrat.
The Journal agrees that what the
Democrat advocates is well and good;
| that readjustment Of court procedure
is more desirable than the recall of Of
ficers, but the recall is something
which is good to have in reserve to be
used when absolutely necessary. The
advocates of the recall do not believe
in it's promiscuous use, but believe 1t
is a right the people are entitled to
| enjoy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
Discussion of Hundred
Million-Dollar Baby.

In thousands of newspaper the Nc
Lean baby has been discussed for three
years as the heir to hundred mil
lions. And the American peoples vir-
tuous contempt for wealth has been
expressed In sneers for an innocent
baby that happens to have been born
rich.
This thought of baby only in con-
nection with its wealth is a stab in the
mother heart wherever it beats-an
insult to the highest, strongest passion
known to humanity
A babe is but babe throughout the
world.
This one came as naked as the rest
of us came. It's hands were as empty
as were our own. It yearned first for
the mother as did We
We noisily chatter over the fact that
this baby is born 70 a hundred mil
lions. But what can money mean to
this or any other babe? Are its ewes
any brighter, is it's smile any sweeter
or the touch of its lips upon it's moth
er's breast any more tender because
of the fortune that awaits it?
To it the clink of coins is but a
sound, the tints of bills and bonds are
but flare of color. and all the fortunes
of the world mean less to it than the
kiss and clasp of love.
The pure soul fresh from the heart
of God is far too wise to be dazzled by
the glittering bauble of wealth which
later we sink to worship. The babes
heart and mind and soul, like the soft
strong tendrils OF the vine, cling only
to the staunch passions and emotions
and impulses that endure.
The little mite of humanity possesse.
possibilities that cannot be calculated
The tiny hands that clasp and Gins
to everything within their reach hav,
the beginning of unreasonable power
for good or i'll.
The infant mind is virgin soil fol
whatever seed modern civilization ma,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
MR.. JENNINGS AND
THE PENSACOLA NEWS

support OF that paper. You may not
have been able to control it's policy,
but you at least told me that you
would do so. Other instances also
VIII no doubt be recalled by you
wherein your interest IN and control
Of the News was made equally plaiu
to me.
Now, Mr.. Jennings, I have no desire
to have or prolong a controversy either
with you or with the Pensacola News.
have always thought that two news
papers. as well as two people, might
differ in opinion and policy and still DO
able to get along together on person
ally friendly terms. I always prefer
to discuss issues rather than men, and
l like to do 1t decently and directly
and intelligently I do not like Per-
sonalities or personal abuse. I am the
last man in the world to seek quar-
rel, and personal controversies, partlc-
ularly with a neighbor or an old
friend, are extremely distaSteful TO me.
But If the Pensacola News-with
which your interest and influence has,
as you know, never been any secret
between you and me-has not the IN
telligence or decency to recognize that
very desirable status of journalistic
| relations, the responsibility is not on
my shoulders.
Trusting that you will not misunder-
stand the spirit Of this letter, assuring
| you again that l shall be glad to pub
| lish your letter If you will indicate to
me that 1t is your desire to have II
| published, and with a sincere desire
| on my part for a continuation OF that
| personal friendship which L have en-
| joyed and valued in previous years,
am,
| Very truly yours,
FRANK L, MAYES.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
SATURDAY, MARCH %. 1912.
Reason For No
Merchant Marine.

The flag of the United States has
disappeared from the seas. From that
glorious period of 1900, when ships fly
ing the Stars and Stripes carried all
but 10 per cent Of the commerce OF the
world, our merchant marine has dwin-
died until but scant per cent is
now carried in American bottoms
Atlanta Georgian.
Truer words were never spoken, but
It is rather strange that this informa-
tion is being used by some persons to
seek to have coastwise commerce ves-
sells use the Panama canal without
paying tolls. No one with any reason
ing power should believe that free tolls
for American coastwise vessels will in
any manner help TO establish an Amer
lean merchant marine.
Only American vessels may engage
in the coastwise trade, consequently
free tolls would have no effect except
to give the tolls to the ship owners who
are now protected from competition.
America needs a merchant marine !;
needs it now more than ever before in
ports the government has, commercial
vessels would be needed in time of war
if it should become necessary to trans
port a large body of men to the Phil
ippines.
There was but one thing which
drove the Stars and Stripes from
ocean-g going vessels, and there is but
one practicable way to establish d
merchant. marine.
Our abominable navigation laws
which prevents the American hae
floating over ship built in a foreign
country even if Americans own her
and the protective tariff which enable:
shipbuilders to charge a third more
for vessel in this country than they
will sell 1t abroad for. have killed tn,
merchant marine, and until these TIVE
pieces of class legislation are dom
away with American money will con
tinue to be invested in vessels flying
the foreign flags, and you canno
blame the capitalists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
Jennings to Mayes.

jennings 10 NayeS.
Pensacola, Fla, March 21st, 1912.
Mr.. Frank L. Mayes, Editor Pensa-
cola Journal, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Mayes: 1 have noticed
with surprise and regret the editorial
in todays Journal under the caption
"A Friendly Suggestion to Mr.. Jen-
nings."
1t is not my rule to expose private
or personal business matters to the
public and 1 usually refrain from dis
cussing matters of this nature except
with those who are directly interested.
Since, however, my name has been
published in connection with the own
ership or control of the Pensacola
Evening News I feel that it is due 20
all concerned that 1 make public ut
this time all the connection 1 have ever
had with that paper and those oper-
ating it,
Some five or six years ago I rem
dered some financial assistance to a
former owner of the Evening News,
which Indebtedness was never reduced
during his administration When the
ownership was changed a portion of
the Indebtedness due to me was as
sumed individually by the young men
who bought out the paper. They have
since that time been making regular
payments on the amount due and / feel
no further concern as to the matter
of the final liquidation of this indebt =
edness. The corporation owning the
plant does not owe me anything and
neither have / ever owned any of the
stock of the company. 1 have never
controlled or attempted to control the
management or the policy of the pa
per in any particular whatsoever from
the time that I rendered the first f1nan-
cial assistance to the former owner
down to the present time. If I owned
it or could control it 1 would certainly
see to it that it voiced at all times nv
sentiments, but in the past it has sup
ported movements and individuals
strongly opposed by me. At this time
they are supporting some people for
whom | shall never vote.
1t is truly regrettable that such a
breach should have come between the
Pensacola morning and afternoon pa
pers. Personally l am friendly to both
and am sorry that my name should
have been used by you in any way in
a controversy between them. 1 am out
Of politics and am a busy man, look
ing after my own private business
and am letting other peoples affairs
alone and sincerely hoping that they
will not bother me-
You may use this letter in any way
you please, it not being confidential.
l remain,
Very truly yours.
T. A. JENNINGS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
MaYes TO Jennings.
Very truly yours,
T. A. JENNINGS

Pensacola, Fla, March ", 1917
Hon. T. A. Jennings, Pensacola. Fla
Dear Mr.. Jennings: Your letter or
this date, saying that you desire to
have your letter of yesterday publish
ed, has been received and l shall take
pleasure in having the correspondence
appear in tomorrow mornings paper.
In reference to statement that at
the time you asked me to become a
candidate for the Senate, you were not
a candidate for the House and that
you would probably not have been
such candidate, 1 have only to say that
you most assuredly told me then that
you either were or were going to be
a candidate and that one of your OBJ
jects for desiring me to go to the
senate was to have someone at ITALIA
hassee to work on friendly terms with
you. You were also kind enough to
say that you thought could be elected
without any opposition and that you
believed I would make a good state
senator.
I shall take great pleasure in pub
fishing your originai communication
as requested by you in your letter of
this date.
With best wishes, / am,
Very truly yours,
FRANK L. MAYES.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
JENNINGS to Mayes.

Pensacola, Fla, March END, 1917.
Mr.. Frank L. Mayes, Editor Pensacola
Journal, Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Mr.. Mayes: Your letter OF the
21st inst. was received through the
postoff1ce late today. Inasmuch as my
name has been connected with the
ownership or control of the Pensacola
Evening News. 7 think 1t is due to all
parties concer~ Il that you publish my
letter of yeste. SAY.
repeat that | have not at this time
and never have had anything whatever
to do with controlling the policy of the
Evening News or with the acts and
doings of any one connected with T.
Two years ago when the paper was
under another management, after {
conference with the then editor and
his final agreement to support you for
the state senate, / conferred with You
with the view of getting you to make
the race for that position, and told
you at that time that the then editor
was willing to start q movement in
your behalf. l have always been sorry
that you did not run and that you did
not go to the senate. This talk with
you was before 1 became g. candidate
for member Of the house Of reprosen-
tatives and If you had become a can
didate for the senate 1 feel sure that
1 would never have been a candidate
the HOuSo.
Since the change in the ownership
and management of the Evening News
during the summer of 1910 / have de-
clined to hold any conference with
any one desiring to purchase that
property and have directed all such
prospective purchasers to the young
men in charge of the paper, telling
these prospective purchasers at thC
same time that l was not interested.
l do not deny my friendship fol-
those controlling and managing tho
Evening News and / trust that they
likewise are friends of mine. Neither
do deny my friendship for you and
am more than surprised that you
should intimate that you ever thought
/ would not be man enough to talk e
| YOU face to face or to write you over
| my own signature instead of attempt
| ing to have some one else fight my
| battles. This recent controversy be-
| tween the two papers is no affair o;
/ mine, and I am sorry that my name
| has ever been used in connection witt
| it.
| / remain,
Very truly yours,
T. A. JENNINGS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

SOW in it; and according to the plant
ing the fruit will be bitter or sweet,
pulse or being poisonous to it.
The now tender, tractabIe heart will
some day beat strong with love or
hate.
These are truths which every
mother turns to as swiftly and unerr-
ingly as the compass needle turns to
the pole.
For there are some things dearer
even than money; and a baby, rich
or poor, high or low, is one of them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot he
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure F.
CHENEY & co, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known r
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in ali
business transactions and financially abIa
10 carry out any obligations made bv his
firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonstipa-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
You Eirst. Dear CASTOR.

The Pensacola Journal insolently
and flippantly refers the man who adj
vertised for a homely wife to Tampa.
Thanks, Alphonse. after you. The
homeliest girl in Tampa is a Bonnie
Eloise compared with the prettiest
and stateliest Of Pensacola's swarm.
You remember that Bonnie Eloise
charmed when others all failed. 1t is
positively unkind for the Pensacola
papers to mention Tampa's beauties
in the same paragraph with Pensa-
cola's wallfowers. 1t doesn't give their
home product a fair show.-Tampa
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

says he has been assured Of support
from the large and the small cities
alike and that in the country his sup
port is practically unanimous. During
the recent session of the legislature
Mr.. West made a record which he re-
fers to with a deal of pride when ask
ing the voters for support, and at the
legislature he made so. many friends
that he now has numerous interested
workers whom he could not have Sc
cured except through an intimate and
personal acquaintance with them.
While Mr.. West feels that every
thing is in the best of shape he is
continuing to make an aggressive cam
paign, and until the primary is held he
win be constantly on the go and VIII
visit as many precincts as he possibly
can. He is enjoying the best OF health
and says he is enjoying the campaign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
oFFlcEsEEKERS INVITED TO
FERRY PASS ON MARCH q

The literary program to have been
given in February by the pupils of the
Ferry Pass school under the direction
OF their teachers, will be carried out
Wednesday evening, March 81, at the
school house beginning at 7:45fo' clock.
Admission, adults % cents, children 10
cents, the proceeds TO be applied on
tho school piano fund.
Political aspirants win be given an
opportunity Immediately after the en-
tertainment to announce their can
didacy. 21m-5t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

C. A. Glossner. "a Ontario 81.
Rochester, n. Y, has recovered from
a long and severe attack of kidney
trouble, his cure being due to Foley
Kidney Pills. After detailing his case,
he says: Il am only sorry l did not
learn sooner of Foley Kidney Pills. In
q few days time my backache COM
pletely left me and I felt greatly i'm
proved My kidneys became stronger,
dizzy spells left me and / was no
longer annoyed at night. / feel 100
per cent better since using Foley Kid
ney Pills" w. A. D'Alemberte, drug
gist and apothecary, 121 S. Palafox st.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

You Judge a man not by what he
promises to do, but by what he has
done That Is the only true test
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judged
by this standard has no superior. Peo-
pie everywhere speak OF IL in the
highest terms Of praise. For sale by
all dealers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
WEST RETURNS
FROM A TRIP
OVER THESTATE
CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL VISITS PENSACOLA AND
REPORTS CONDITIONS VERY
FAVORABLE.

Tom West, of Milton. spent yester-
day in Pensacola on legal business and
keeping in touch with his Pensacola
supporters. Mr.. West is running for
attorney general of the state of Flor
ida and so far has had no. cause for
fear of defeat, he says.
He has just returned from a trip
covering a good portion Of Florida and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
Pensacola Has EN-.

FensacoIa Ftas I'm,
The Kissimmee Valley Gazette won
ders why so many evangelists and
preachers from the north think Florida
is so wicked in the winter time that
they have to come down here to help
to redeem it. The preachers don I
consider FHorida wicked at all, but are
simply after a fore1aste OF future joys
when they come here.-Pensa cola
Journal
That being the case we can under
stand why Kissimmee has swarmed
with them this winter.-Kissimmee
Valley Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won its great reputation and extern
sive sale by its remarkable cures Of
coughs. colds and Group. 1t can be
depended upon Try it. Sold by all
dealers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

With eight million five hundred
thousand telephones in use in the
United States it would not be unrea-
sonable to presume that hello" Is
used three or four times a day. and
sometimes oftener than that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

The Journal believes that the money
Underwood is spending In circulating
his campaign supplements is not only
legitimate, but well spent and does
not criticize him for so doing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
HEIAx-Fos WAY.

II you had q medicine that would
strengthen the liver. the stomach, the
kidneys and the bowels, and at the
same time make you strong with a
systemic tonic, don't you believe you
would soon be we'll?
That's The Lax-Fos Way.
We ask you to buy the first bottle
on the money back plan, and you viii
ask your druggist TO sell you the sec
ond
1t keeps your whole insides right.
There is nothing else made Ike Lax
Eos.
!. Remember th.e Esm@-z~Ax-EOS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

Uncle Ezra-Do you think the money
young Eph Hoskins made down in
New York viii last him l0ng2
Uncle Eben-You bet it won't He's
going an awful pace, I was down in
the general store last night, and young
Eph was writing hundred dollar checks
and lighting his cigars with them
Puck.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

Neither running, marking time nor
standing still is Uncle Judson; realiz-
ing he could not go the distance he has
taken his seat and is an interested
spectator of the grilling handicap
drive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
Deserves Than ALI.

The Pensacola Journal Of Sunday
contained a pretty, double column edi-
torial eulogy Of Hon. Emmett Wilson,
a candidate for congress from this dis
trict. Emmett is former Chipley boy
and his father, DIR. F C. Wilson, is
one of our most prominent and es-
teemed citizens. He is deserving of
all the good things The Journal said
about him.-Chipley Verdict.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23
An Open Question.

"Just as soon as this cold snap is
over we expect to see more Of the
ladies' says The Pensacola Journal.
Whereupon the Columbia state adds:
Meaning doubtless that the ladies
will resume decollete." Possibly the
Pensacola paper merely meant that
the bathing season would soon be open.
-Danville Register.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

Babies cry the loudest when young
couples are counting in the adjoining
parlor,' says the red haired para
grapher of the Montgomery Adver-
tiser Hall ought to know
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

"A gossiping woman makes me
tired" observed small Donald.
Whats a gossiping woman?" asked
his younger brother.
"One who tells everything she
knows" explained Donald. Mamma
is one; every time we misbehave she
runs and tells papa. Chicago News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

Man need not feel so f1attered when
a woman falls in love with him, or
some women, We should say, because
poodle dogs are affectionately cared for
by some of them, too.