The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-15

Michigan and wisconsin" I got the
money together for the trip. told my
eastern friends what q big thing Ia
landed. after years ~ waiting Tor the
r.Eht opportunity. and set out for nag
rev son. go miles 20 the north -
Chicago. found q town % 1900
with only 500 FEED ~ sidewalk. not
q brick huildinE save TIE post once,
Rnd my paper was IN the hay lot -
q barn. two miles out 81 the city
limits. Ny employer Owed fio.0oo. be
had no credit lie vas personally
detested by every man IN town that
F.. 7 talked with. he had the whole ~ -
circulation In place 81 the io0.o 900 he
Rad told me about and I concluded.
In view q this rather formidable ar
ray Of unalluring particulars that this
was no nt place for a ministers son.
I Got out Of the house and started
for the train Ny peculiar eN-em-
p!oyer saw me 60. and he sent the
chief o. police 20 head me on. but
+ got 10 the train fret
a Jeks IN Jersey.
Ny next experience was win
Jersey banker who'd got his paper BY
foreclosinE a chattei mortgage held
BY the hank. Tie meant all right.
suppose. bat had 10 give up he un-
/ Visual proposition when he served on
me the following typewriter notice;
ION and after October I. 1907. no
nev-s item hall appear iu this paper
without the signature % two disinter-
csted persons. neither Of whom shall
be q subscriher. an advertiser. an
onpluye o. relative 81 an employe;
and for every violation - thiu rule
one DAYS pay win b. deducted from
the pay % the person sending such
uhelous story 20 tha composing
reoni@
That publisher h selling automo-
hlca nov.
that's the most charitable word I
can think of-for ne delicate task
of running a Newspaper.
Sucking Old piily Bryan.
Later ON. az Raleigh. ~ O.. work
"a rs hours q day trying 10 psrsuad de-
the Eood democrats 81 the TarheeI
state that William j. Bryan ought
rot O. b. nominated again. and that
John A. Johnson. then governor 81
Minnesota. should he. u wasn't my
J fault tried hard enouEh-but ne
Charlotte convention couldn't sec IL,
and after q bot wranFle. they In
ssructea for Bryan. afterward norai-
mated ne Denver 7 believed then. and
believe uow. that joan A Johnson
could have been elected. but be vas
. not 80 bright a man a. Woodrow
I WllHon.
J lets 81 Boodls IN Pennaylvania.
When D left Florida I went o. tha
shrf coal country 81 eastern Penn
! sylvania, % work on . paper that
. United states Senator Bolas Pcnross
end the republican rims OK the Key
stcne state controlled.
b That is e peculiar country n you
sro night win the ponrosa machine
you can borrow $500 without one iota
! 81 security. and you never viii n
! nHked % pay b back Never before
, never since. have seen 80 much cur
J. rtncy "a he hands - poor people rs
, no trouble 90 al 90 set an the mone1
you Want-f tha county chairnau
3 knows you have always been -rewu-
: lar" But u sou 80 90 ride with 1
: Democrat or II vour wife takes ths
) size - = democrat % the picture shov
; your pull = over and you are q
: M rked man. a bad actor. an undesir-
: nnle citizen from that time cut
] O. didn't 81 bach o. ne penF0sa c8un
Z Wv AHANA AaaA 81 - Viva 10 AHa aa
q cub reporter nows for 1 commits
!, ire high crime and ulisdeTneanor u
p t~entinF sundrT friendu - mine o.
p the other side ~ TIE political fenus
b az though they were real Americas
9 C.tiEsns . believe tha republican as.
2 Feat last month In black rcpublicar
Penusyivanla uaa mainly due 20 80
b social a. vel a. political Arruwanos
9 % ths o.d Euar1. whose member
3 auid have ynu believe that Christ
e himself was an arranIEafion nspuhH-
i can when Sac waIkad this earth. and
b. that He VII rememhsr only ths faith
! fuI ~ that political creed When "a.
D Genes again IN His glory
3 FinallY. Ths~s'a jest Ore Florida
+. Threa years ago. when I waa uork-
. ms eth yous Z Hald In thla Chrlst.
i mas paper fhat I believed the ps1pis
q of West Florida were among ths
@ rlcst progressive. broad minded. uh-
4 sral and whole sulIief people Z had
ssaa in 81 yuara devoted 90 bual.
{ ness that "a an uhsaTVafian ard
% phich. besides. must teach q man IA.
Z man nature AZ much az any caIlinR 90
) earth could teach O. % him Ard ~
y cause. 3 may SAY. 20 Flori1as uhcr.
= atty and generosity and fair ndet-
p rees ard proEress 10 not after al -
3 very Gar 90 seek Do Ia found Tor tha
2 most part. iu the ind1mltabic. con-
. taFiuua optimism of F1orida newH-