The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-04-19
j. H. HAUGHTON, City Drug Store, Palatka, Fla
The Forces at Work.

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made by Congesman Frank Clark the floor of the House of Repre-
senatves before the Committee Expenditures in the Agricultural
reporters representing asd and other interests
published in the of every the most fragrant and
warranted statements rejecting upon the nd of our state admins
trations and the citizens in general
Some of these reports particularly NV, but
are more so In direct statements than has been CoAs In
Only one man could be found who was willing to- re therefore
taive from Florida in his dasady cowardy bushwha
on u.s. That man is Congressman Bathrck of Ohio.
The damage these two have done to the state of Florida al
beyond conception No in this estimate
the which these false impressions have been spread
syndicate printed hundreds of papers is
written by one Wm Shepherd and dated from for the p
of Florida There such VIM Shepherd living Jackson
nearly all pape the following caption Buy Florida
Everglades Land by the Gallon It's the Best Way Millions of Acres
Frank Clark and picture slowing dredee The article after
menn the fact that inspired by Congressman Caks expose
thousands of anyday fortunes In the gator ponds the muck lands
the cypress swamp the palmetto paes lie buried the feavines
The Journal of Hancock Mich carries article with the of
investigate open charge that
has loaned its and credit to one of the biggest land swinde in
The St Paul Minnesota PoneerPress February H. carried this
'O'''''"' FLORIDA LAND SCANDAL"
CONGRESSMAN Frank Clark of Florida taking unusual
demanding m INVESTIGATION Of means employed to boom
% 1Y m iie' RG c OF Bs9
S SAF WEN Hg1EF o s5 $ % Y HAZE
BEEN MADE THE VICTIMS OF A GIGANTIC FRAUD"
different Of the United States have paid between four and five
million dollars for land $40 to $500 that he would
have plowed with suction redge narrowed with and
vested with steamboat This land lies portions of the Everglades
that permanently under water and cannot BE DRAINED FOR Gull
ITIVATION"
only samples of articles which appeared
ands the newspapers the Nearly all of the syndicate
es bear portrait Of CONGRESSMAN Clark giving him credit for
covering vast swindle etc.
The Paducah KY Democrat Feb 81 dags the name of the late
Governor Browad into the controversy making nasty nsnuaon
The character of article appears in the Spokane Wash Daily
Mnnr Dispatch Milwaukee Wis., Journal and hundred other papers,
The Chicago Tribune of Feb quotes Clark saying Millions of
dollars have gone into the Golfers these land sharks in Florida for
that eight and feet under and that should have
been sold by the quart instead of by the acre"
The Brooklyn IN Y Eagle after interview with Clark says:
THE Florida member realizes perfectly well that there probably
people the State Foda) and district who will cricse him
forcing investigation the ground that such investigation
will put stop lands good and bad submerged
otherwise that will materially affect the financial interest
the This Mr.. Clark says will have weight with him.
The California specially in their attacks
gades Fraud Hearing is Begun The caption the article the
Francisco Chronicle is Clark Stirs Florida Swinde"
The Portland OregOn) Telegram Feb 16 makes special point
of the Everglades investigation having been nsted by Congressman
Clark in whose district the larger part of the Everglades lie that
quaspubc enterprise he reclamation pOecD his
conducted such excite suspicion that it would victim
numbers of people all sections of the country The
gsona representative of the territory in which this lies be-
eveS the scheme be questionable perhaps crooked
The St Louis Republic says: Avoid Florida Land"
The Guard BaeSvie Ark Beware of Buying Lands in
Florida"
will be caught investigation
And all of these inspired by Congressman Clark who he
loves Florida.
To endorse Clark the ballot box applaud these pmediaed
and malicious attacks Florida.
Every loyal patriotic citizen will epudate Clark and thus give the
lie to these vicious tales.
Benedict Arnold deserves the today that
accorded the original
The TRUTH about Florida is GOOD ENOUGH
The TRUTH about MIR Clark is BAD ENOUGH.
R. HUDSON BURR,