The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-23

not know whether it can be done or
not" His own speech shows that he
is doing everything he can to throw
cold water eight, ten and twelve feet
deep" over the entiro project. AS to
his not opposing this great work, he
advised a candidate to make his cam
Paign for governor against this great
work. Is he caught or not?
Samson with the jawbone of an ass
slew a thousand Philistines. Frank
Clark with his own jawbone has slain
millions of dollars of investments for
this state.
The Felsmere Farm people, though
dealing in lands outside of the Ever
glades, find that Mr.. Clark's attack
has damaged their sales. One of the
great dailies OF the state recently pub
lished a statement by Mr.. Clark. CIV
ing this company clean bill of health
The idea of a congressman being in
the position of praising up the lands
of one corporation doing business in
Florida, and emitting others the man
ayers of which happened to be his po-
litical opponents The Felsmere Farm
people will find out that Mr.. Clark's
statement will do them no good. Had
he slandered that company and other
companies, the papers of the west and
other states would have published it.
Not one of them will publish his
laudatory remarks.
A man once said to a barking cur,
II will not kill thee. I will give thee
a bad name" hollering out mad dogi"
Immediately everybody in town was
after the dog. Had he spoken kindly
of the dog, no one in town would
have paid any attention to him or the
dog either.
SIC 'EM, TIGE.
When Mr. Clark is furnishing in
congress deunciation against the en-
terprises of the state, he takes the
clapping of hands as applause, meat
congressman simply say, with apollo
giles to Buster Browns dog, "Sic 'em,
Tige,''
Since Mr.. Clark has made his at
tack upon the Everglades, of Florida,
1 will give a nice little present to
any development company in his dis
trict who will make affidavit that they
have not been damaged by his attack.
1t is a curious thing that a man who
has homesteaded all the land virtues
there are in Florida should have Sc
lected one of his so-called land sharks
to go into partnership with him and
divide profits on the sale of $4,000
acres for 100000.
There has recently been published in
one of the dailies of Florida state
ments from congressman, the purport
Of which would be to recommend the
reelection of Frank Clark to congress.
He must surely be hard up to have
his agents request congressman for
such. This shows the ease with which
a petition can be gotten up. He did
not secure the Recommendation of
Congressman Bathrick, his ally.
Mr.. Clark refers in his speech of
February Sth to a suppression of
certain circular letter; that the Sec
rotary of agriculture told me that he
suppressed the circular letter referred
to at the instance of persons engaged
in selling Everglades lands in Florida.
1 want to know, the country ought to
know, who those persons were, who
could exercise this great influence over
a great department of this govern
ment.'
Last week Senator D. u. Fletcher on
oath before the committee stated that
on February 4th, 1910, he appeared
before the secretary of agriculture
with q copy of this circular letter;
that the secretary told him that the
publication of such a circular had
never been authorized by him, that he
had never heard of it before, and that
in his presence, the secretary directed
the discontinuance of its publication.
Mr.. J. o. Wright, the engineer rep
resenting the department of agricul-
trre, made q survey of the Everglades,
making his report. This report was
modified somewhat by Mr.. c. G. Ell
lott. chief of drainage Investigation.
On page 215 of No. 4, Hearing before
the Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Agriculture, printed
February Is. 1912, appears the follow
ing: "A copy of the printed report
was submitted in July, 1909, but was
not finally accepted until January,
1910. Owing to difference of opinion
among the members of congress and
tho state authorities Of Florida. the
report has not been printed
I heard Mr.. Q. G. Elliott on the
stand. under oath, state that this com
rnunication was undoubtedly written
by him, although the signature is left
blank, there being printed under it
Chief of Drainage Investigation.
Now the state authorities of Florida
were anxious for the publication of
such report. The two senator's Were
evidently anxious for the publication
Of the same. l am satisfied that two Of
the congressman took no action in the
case. There remains but one-Frank
Clark. He can speak for himself
This great hue and cry. Suppression
of report" as though there is some
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