The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-26

Senator Duncan U. Fletcher has
asked The Journal 60 publish a reply
to the criticism recently made on the
senator's record by National Commit
teeman John r.. q. Crawford. and The
journal takes pleasure In doing SO.
On January 9. The Journal published
Mr.. Crawford's interview.
SECRETARY cATHCARTS REPLY.
On January 9, J. NJ. Cathcart. sena-
tor FletChers private secretary. wrote
The Journal asking it to publish a re-
ply to Mr.. Crawford which Mr Cath
cart himself had written The Journal
declined TO publish Mr.. Cathcart's re
ply for reasons which were published
editOrially on January 20. This edi-
torial read, in part, as follows.
THE JOURNALS EDITORIAL.
The Journal declined TO publish Mr.
CathCarts article on the ground that
his record had not been attacked. that
he himself was not q. candidate for
Office, and that the proper man TO an
swer Mr.. Crawford was Senator
Fletcher himself
Senator Fletcher is the candidate
who IS running for Office. He is the
man who should make replies to any
attack that nc desires 70 have answer
ed The Journals columns are open 20
Senator Fletcher at any time for any
communication which he desires 20 run
oser his own signature and vi hour
c-st 10 him This offer Is a s'anClu'
privilege of which the senator may
take advantage whenever no fuis oc-
casior to do so.
SENATOR FLETcHER'S REQUEST.
Under date Of January q, Senator
Fletcher ,FrJte The JoU~Cal as follows:
Jacksonville Fla, Ian. - 1914.
hon Frank L Mayes, Editor pensa-
cola Journal, Pensds lia. l7l.i.
Dear Sir Referring II yoJr EDITORIAL
or the goth, I wouis 1e a'eI iF vnu
would treat the article By Mr.. Cath
cart, in reply to Mr.. Crawford, as com
ing from me. I approve, endorse and
adopt 1t and would be pleased to have
you publish It.
Yours truly
DUNCAN u. FLETCHER
Tie journal takes pleasure in COM
plying with Senator FTetcheT's request
and the article follows:
REPLY TO, CRAWF FORD.
Editor Florida Metropolis. Referring
to the article entitled Crawford for
stockton" published in your issue Of
the I'd, I call on you 10 prI1t this com
ment.
The fCSL reason gwen Dy hlT. IRA s %
ford opposing Senator Fletcher is, lie
has violated the Democratic platform"
The only evidence Of that is that he
voted against putting lumber ON the
free list in May. 1909.
AIr. Crawford is not fair enough TO
give the vote of Senator Fletcher in
1913, when the Democrats come to make
the tariff bill The records show tnat
every vote of Senator Fletcher on the
"a riff bill OF 1913. Democratic mea-
-lre. was precisely IN accord with the
platform Of the party. Mr.. Crawford
knows this. but ignores #, and goes
back to 1909, when the Republicans
had an overwhelming majority in both
tho house and senate and were able
to make and did make the tariff bill
to suit themselves
At that time no. only were the mill
men Of Florida and the southern states
generally protesting vigorously against
putting lumber on the free list but
Senator Fletcher, with most of his
Democratic colleagues, took the posi-
ton that as the bill that was being
made was not q Democratic measure,
Drrt was a Republican protective Tnea-
sure, they would not feel that 1t was
Just or wise to favor putting the prod
ucts Of the south on the free list while
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