The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-21
COLONEL
GIBBONS
IN TOWN
CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE
LOOKING AFTER THE FENCES
JACKSONVILLE MAN DECLARES
voLusIA COUNTY Is SETTING
FAST PACE FOR OTHERS IN
THE STATE.

One of the distinguished and In
.eresting visitors in the city today
vas Col. Cromwell Gibbons Of Jack
solyille, who came to Volusla
county in the interest OF his candi-
dacy for governor. Colonel Gibbons
IS colonel of the First Regiment. and
one of the most prominent military
men in the state. He is a member
Of the executive committee OF the
National Publicity organization and
mas represented Florida in many Inn
portant national councils.
Though he has been prominent In
tie political life of the state for
nearly 20 years, the Office OF governor
IS the first position to which
salary is attached that he has asked
1t the hsgrlds of the voters of Flor
ida. He has developed surprising
strength, and IS greatly encouraged
by the outlook in this city and
county
CO-onel Gibbons recently created
poli,bcal fMore by declaring that
he win be his own campaign man
ager. This is a proceeding that is
without precedent in previous con-
tests for the office of governor. He
has managed for o. hers some OF the
most closely fought contests of the
state, and always with success. He
has built up perfect office machine
in his headquarters in JacksouviEae.
I and with this help he believes that
| he via be able to direct from the
/ field the important moves.
'Volusia county" said Colonel Gib-
bons, lis setting swift pace for
other sections of Florida. 1t is
4 striking lesson within itself OF the
possibilities of interior deyelupmei2.
one of the principles / am adyocaf-
ing strongly. You have had a splen-
did type of new settlers within the
past few years, and these VIII at
ract many others of the same class.
They are developing your lands on a
permanent basis and building far
better than they realize.
"One feature of your development
which attracts me is your activities
IN road construction. tell you
much Of the future progress pros
perry ard happiness of the people OF
FIt4 lda depends upon fine and ade-
iu,ue e highways. | hope it wiz not
DC .ous before We hive a magnificent
aa road from Jack oavTlle right on
do il the great East Coast as far
is il Is possible TO go. l am In
favor Of threading the state with
ti.e highways, and the only way to
dc,onp .sh this without a heavy di-
fs expense Is to work our coHvtcts
cl tine roads
This cOuA ict lease system is
wrong from humanitarian consideTa-
tions, because it makes the state
and al its people a paEty To a
transaction in human beings. 1t Is a
, diversion of the labor of our prison
ers from rightfm field, and is a
highly wasteful process in view OF
. our urgent needs for highways. The
a SJllt& Q- CNLS dtiu AOAf 49, "ANAE
doers at the expense of the tax
payers The state is entitled tC
nothing more than the labor of the
3 convict. If there is a profit IL b.
longs to the peOp'e-not only fol
this geaerat. on, but for those to fol
low. The work of the convhcts
therefore, should go 70 make per
manent and needed Improvement
that ws.l be enjoyed by those OF to
day and others to come Of the CT
liens in ali parts of the state ou
lcomtfnned on last pagel