The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-21
ONE WHO HAS KNOWN THE PEN
sAcoLIAN FOR MANY YEARS
SAYS HE STANDS WAY ABOVE
ANY OF HIS OPPONENTS FOR
THE NOMINATION.
warrington. Fla. April 18th. 1912.

Warrington. Fla. April 18th. 1912.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
OF all the candidates running for
office. the one seeking the nomination.
Tor congressman at large. wtEIe
nome is in Pensacola. has been the
most modest in his effort to zpcure
the nomination in his home cfyy and
county. 1t is reasonable to presume
that this is because the er4ptIarnan
knows the friendly feelir4g. To saw
nothing for home pride, Of mo electors
Yet II may not be amiss. 20 say a few
words for the gentleH.an-a unso-
nclted-that am sl3S. he would feel
TOO much delicacy t., saw himself In
the opinion of all eersons this writer
has conversed wiz. who consider ac-
ton more tnan promises and princi :
PIES more than men, j. Ed. O'Brien is
away above e6her Of his competitors
io' the non.fTation, in the matter of
equipment FOR the honorable position
OF congre ksman at large, and this not
% olspArage the qualifications of
sne[ OF the other gentlemen COM
petlnt< for the same honor.
IL is an honorable ambition. and the
plEthright of every American, to seek
ne highest as well as the lowest
honors within the power Of his fellow
citizens to bestow
In Florida, it is not a question of
pclitics or of policies. The published
declaration of principles of either con-
testant might be exchanged for either
or the other declarations or platforms.
Inc contest is for preference. and be-
tween honorable men, either of whom
would do honor to his state, and the
state might be happy with either. If
rotner dear charmers weL% away -
But being capable of creating happi-
ness, and being competent to produce
great and lasting benefits for the state
is not always the same thing. In the
next two years there will be one
measure to come Nup in congress of
greater Importance to Florida than to
any other of the seaboard states.
namely, the inland waterways project,
and the term of the congressman at
large will cover that whole period
Pensacola and West Florida are vi
tally concerned in the water trans
portatlon proposition and Pensacola
ana West Florida need at the national
capital man WHO knows their needs
anc who is pre- -eminently fitted bv ex
perlence and temperament to procure
AL tnat 10 possible to get for his home
section, as well as for the whole state,
IN any measure that may become law
rave business view of this cues
position, under civil service rules,
fhe names of three men are sent to
rhe party having the appointing
power. John Smith stands highest
so far as educational test goes. Joe
Brown is next, by the same standard
Blu Jones just manages to get a per-
centage that makes him eligible for
application, but he has 20 years of
practical experience in the business
that needs the man. The appointing
power, or authority, is concerned more
Tor results than he is with theories.
and he chooses Bill Jones for the posi-
ton, and ninety-nine times in a hun
dred he makes no mistake. That is
exactly the situation as between the
aspirants for nomination as congress
man at large, with this one exception,
Ia favor of Jones, whom we may use
To represent Captain O'Brien. What
he lacks in the knowledge of the
classics he more than makes up for
In the sort of common sense that made
Andrew Jackson president of the
United States, and that made Abraham
Lincoln the most famous of all the
men of modern times. While other
men are telling how they will do so
and so. it is a characteristic of Cap
tain OBrien to go straight to the pith
or the matter quietly, and then to en-
list the support he needs to gain the
object sought, and there is no blow
Ing of trumpets about it, Action not