The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-30

OF NINE hlLLlON DCLLAASSj
should be enabled to hold up and ex..
tort from the producing element of
our country the phenomenal dividend
they are paying their shareholders.
But still l hear people daily "cuss-
ing the Railroads, and letting the
Express Companies go their way re-
joicing.
favor the Parcels Post because it
will prove the death knell of these Elk
press Companies; and l am here to
tell you that there is no use of trying
to doctor or control a Parasite; the
only remedy is to KILL 1T.
Now, my fellow citizens, l have also
said in my published declarations that
I believe as implicitly as any living
man in the Biblical doctrine that 'the
laborer is worthy of his hire" and
believe that all labor should at all
times receive the very highest market
price commensurate with the product
sold to the consumer. But l do not
believe in the destruction of property
honestly and honorably accumulated
by the bomb of some worthless
walking delegate" nor do I believe
that such characters have any more
right to extort money not honorably
earned, at the end of Union Card"
than at the muzzle of shot gun.
Capital is organized, and the organ
ization of labor is the only possible
protection against its tyranny and OPP
preston. But Labor Unions ought to
begin to realize that the EMPLOYER
also has some rights that must be re-
spected. A Union Card ought to be
synonym of honor and efficiency,
but alas, we too well know that it is
not. But God speed the day when the
employer needs a laborer in any of
the various professions, that he can
with assurance telephone the author
alize that the man sent him for this
work is worthy and well qualified.
l an before you as candidate for
Congressman State-at-Large.
Capt. J. Ed. O'Brien Of Pensacola,
another of these candidates, is Presi-
dent of the Bar Pilots Association,
and 1 believe there are Sixty-Nine of
these Bar Pilots in this whole State.
Mr. O'Brien thinks he ought to be
sent to Washington to protect their
interests. Now, you know he is in
the employ of these Pilots and is their
professional lobbyist. Is this your
idea of democracy,-to force Seven
Hundred and Fifty-Five Thousand
men, women and children of Florida
to bow the adoring knee and worship
at the shrine Of these Sixty-Nine Bar
Pilots? Is this your idea of doing
the greatest good to the greatest
NUMBER"
We also have with US Mr.. Braxton
Beacham Of Orlando. You ask me
who he is? Well, the few people who
know Mr.. Beacham over in Orange
County, assure me that he is a most
estimable and lovable gentleman
when asleep,-but that he suffers with
Insomnia" a great deal.
There are six of US in this grand
free-for- ALL Well, you may imagine
it free if you want to, but you have
another think coming. For besides
our entrance fee of 1915 which the
State executive committee declared
the sine qua non, am here to tell
you that a hundred dollar bill won't
last you as long as Pat stayed in the
army.
People ask me how I like this
game.
James G. Blaine used to tell
story OF a crowd Of men who went
out on camp hunt. They had en-
tered into an agreement that bound
each and every one OF them who did
my Kicking about the cooking, to
do TIE cooking the ensuing week him
self.
"One day there was some pie
brought upon the table that was more
villainous than anything they were
ever forced to endure, and the wag
Of the party asked the dyspeptic how
he liked it. The latter said it was the
damndest conglomeration that he
had ever seen, but remembering his
pledge, he declared, but then, like
it
"This is the primary system. It's
great equalizer. Some great poet
has said:
The leaves of the oak and the will
low shall fade,
Be scattered around and together be
laid.
And the young and the old and the
low and the high,
Shall moulder to dust and together