The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-24
GOOD NAME OF
STATE INvOL we'd
CIark's Election Would Hurt
Every Legitimate Land
Project.

Hon. r. Hudson Burr, chairman Of
the Florida Railroad Commission and
late candidate for the Congressional
nomination, has Sent out the following
urgent appeal 10 Democratic voters oi
the Second Congressional District, in
which he defines the issues to be some.
thing more than mere question oil
corporation or anti-corporation." Mr..
Burr says
To the Democratic Voters:-.
wrote TO the Miami Metropolis a let.
Ter under date of May 4th, which
thought made my position clear upon
the question of the selection of Con,
gresham from the End Congressional
District, and which was published; but
for some reason that letter seems not TO
have come TO the attention of the voters,
as am in receipt of several inquiries as
10 my position.
The issue now confronting the voters
of the End Congressional District in the
selection OF Congressman, in my judg-
ment, is no longer mere question of
corporation or anticorporation, but the
good name OF our State is involved.
Mr.. Clark has gorSsly misepresentcd
Florida in Congress and in the public
press, and 10 vote for Mr.. Clark now is
TO say TO the world that his slanderous
statements are true; TO vote against him
is TO brand them as false.
Mr.. Clark says he has never been
caught making false statement, never
theleSS you know his statements regard
ing the Everglades and the reclamation
project are without semblance of
truth.
Do you realize that Mr. Clark's whole
sale and indiscriminate misrepresenta-
lions are accepted outside of Florida as
a condemnation of the entire State2
Do you wish to be regarded as endor-
sing what he says?
Do you want 10 be party TO the gross
injury of your state?
Do you want 10 jcopardize the recla-
nation of the Everglades?
Do you want to join in hurting every
legitimate land project in Florida?
4, Do you want 10 bring about a Stagna-
tion of the States development?
Do you wish TO tear down our tax
values and make il necessary for you
TO pay more taxes in order 10 meet the |
necessary expenses of the Stale and
SOunly governments!
A vote for Mr.. Clark means all this
and possibly more.
Under the patents from the United |
States Government the State of Florida |
is bound to reclaim the Everglades, and |
if Mr. Clark'S Misrepresentation of the |
State stays immigration, hinderS further
sales and stops contraCt-holders from
meeting their payments, the Trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund will not
have the money TO continue the drain
age work; and should this come about, |
then under the court decisions the lands
must go to the beneficiarieS under the |
various legislative land grants. Among |
the claimants under these grants is the
Florida East Coast Railway Company, !
whose claim exceeds in acreage the
amount of land now left 10 the State,
and it is safe to assume that this claim
will be promptly asserted when the op-
portunity is offered.
The State must reclaim the land to
hold il. Twenty-Five per cent from the
Public School Fund of the State. Don't
you think the school children worth
more than vote for Mr.. Clark? Mr..
Clark says he is not opposed 10 reclama,
lion, yet he knows that his statements
regarding the same are untrue and he
knows what the result of his attack is
npon the project and the State at large
Every lover OF the truth, every friend
Of Florida should feel it his duty to vote
against Mr.. Clark on May 2Sth. AS
said, during the time was a
THE TRUTH ABOUT FLORIDA IS
GOOD ENOUGH.
THE TRUTH ABOUT MIR. CLARK
IS BAD ENOUGH.
respectfully submit this statement 10
he voters of the District and ask that
hey give the matter conscientious con
'ideration before casting their votes on
election day.
r. HUDSON BURR.
Tallahassee, May 10th, t9l2.