The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-08

equally upon all. There should be alb
| solutely no favoritism extended, either
by the tax laws or by the assessing Of
| flcers. A long step towards equalizing
| of taxes, in my opinion, could be ac-
| complished by changing our system so
as to provide Cor the discontinuance
| of the levy Of an lad vaIorem state tax,
and have the state government sup
ported exclusively by the license end
| franchise taxes. This would rem4ve
| the necessity Of state uniformity in
| assessments, leaving uniformity neces-
sary only in the counties.
Confederate Soldiers and Home.
/ The heroism the bravery, the love
| of country and devotion to duty of our
! Confederate heroes is a heritage Of
| which our state and the South is just
! Iy proud. Every homage and tribute
should be paid these veterans by our
state and her people. Ample provision
/ should be made for the Confederate
hcme and a liberal pension policy fol-
| lowed by the state.
Economy in Government.
| One of the elementary principles Of
! efficient democratic government is that
! the public business shall be conducted
| with the stTictest economy consistent
| with the public needs and welfare.
| feel confident that l can promise the
| people, both for myself and for those
| who are TO be associated with me in
| the state government, that rigid econ
| cmy viii he followed in the conduct OF
! all thea business entrusted to us. I
| deem it appropriate, however, to offer
| the suggestion that the greatest por-
ton of the tax burden which has to be
| borne by the people of FLORIDA consists
| in the expenditures made by their
| county and municipal governments.
| Eternal vigilance on the part Of the
people as to all public disbursements,
! whether state, county or municipal,
| will be, I am sure. the greatest pos
| sible preventive Of extravaganza, and
( | earnestly recommend such vigilance.
on the part of the people of Florida.
Legislative Economy.
More or less extravaganza has at
times been permitted by our legislatures
in the employment of large numbers OF
unnecessary clerks and attaches. This
should be discontinued. The legisla-
ture should, Of course, have all the
clerical assistance required to expedite
business, but the public funds should
not be wasted merely to provide sal
aries for persons whose services are
not actually needed, and who will not
perform any actual service further
than signing the pay roll.
The Outgoing Governor.
1t has been my pleasure and good
fortune, ladies and gentlemen, to serve
for the past four years as attorney
general in the administration of the
able, clean, honorable and patriotic
governor who is today retiring from
office Governor Gilchrist, your able
and painstaking conduct of the office
of governor during the quadrennium
ending today reflects great credit both
upon you and upon the state of Flor
ida feel fortunate in having been in
a position to observe your devotion to
duty and your many manifestations OF
n-anliness and moral courage. You
retire, SIR, with the respect and best
wishes of the people of your state, and
1 gladly Join my fellow citizens in
wishing you a long life full of hap
piness and prosperity.
Conclusion,
In conclusion, my friends, permit
me to say again that l am deeply
grateful for both the past and present
opportunities afforded ne to engage in
the public service. It has offered
field of usefulness which 1 hope has
: horne some fruit. While I have re-
: manned poor in purse, 1 have re5oiced
] at each opportunity to be Of benefit to
the good people who have honored me.
Conscious of my own limitations and OF
my aptness to err in judgment, as all
mortals err, still I have been filed
with the earnest desire to give to the
! people of my state the most enlight-
ened and capable service within my
i pcwer-and, relying upon divine guild
} ance Of Him who rules over the ma
tions, upon the moral support Of the
} men and women of Florida, upon the
: promptings of virtues instilled into me
: in youth by a sainted mother and no.
|. bic father and upon the inspiration
and strength gathered daily from the
: counsel and the love Of a devoted wife,
5 after expressing my warm thanks for
} your presence here and for all that has
, been done to make this occasion such
j delightful one, with a strong realiza-
ton of duty and responsibility, pro-
ceed now TO the discharge of the high
( trust which has been accorded to me.
: GOV. GILcHRIsT'S ADDRESS.
E In introducing Honorable Park
Y Trammell, governor elect, Governor
Gilchrist, following the custom which
r has long prevailed, briefly reviewed a
3 few of the important features which
had marked his administration and
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Fellow Citizens:
= On the occasion of my inauguration as
: governor, Governor Broward, my prede
i cessor. reviewed the principal features
s OF his administration. / do not know,
/ but l presume that a similar course was
pursued by other retiring governors.
The people of Tallahassee have been so
|. nice, kind and considerate towards me
that I feel in leaving here, that I am
I leaving close kinsfolk. In fact, years
a ago (1S22) Gadsden county extended from
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