The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-11-03
ATTORNEY ADAMS
GIVES GOOD REASONS
Why Sidney j. Cats is Not
Entitled to the Vote of
Any Democrat.

Flournoy the question as to who is
the Democratic Nominee for Cover
nor of, Florida on the ground that
the question has already been settled
by many tribunals, and is therefore no
longer mooted one SD.
Mr.. Adams also declined to discuss
the question for the following rea-
sons:
In the first place, the voters at the
June primary election settled that
question as evidenced by the declar-
ed majority of twenty-one votes for
Mr.. Knott on September goth to
which has been added for Mr.. Knott
five votes from your own county,
Walton, three from Washington,
three from Clay, thirty-five from
Marion, two from Palm Beach, ten
from Lee, twenty-eight from Hills
borough and sixteen from Alachua,
as against sixty-nine from Alachua
Precinct and thirteen from Dade for
Mr.. Cats. And in my opinion, had
it not been for the strenuous and
able opposition to the correction of
the manifest errors in your own and
other counties of the State, the
choice of the electors would have
been evidenced by much larger ma
iority in favor of Mr.. Knott than is
now on file with the Governor and
the Secretary of State.
In the next place, the State Can
wasting Board settled the proposed
question on September Goth when
they, in compliance with an order OF
the Supreme Court, declared Mr.
Knott the Democratic nominee by q
majority of twenty-one votes, which
majority has now been increased by
the votes above mentioned.
In the third place, the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee on Oc-
tober 18th, in no uncertain terms, de.
clared that Mr.. Knott is the due and
rightful nominee of the Democratic
party for the office of Governor.
refer to the resolution adopted by
that Committee by an overwhelming
vote.
In the fourth place, the Supreme
Courts decisions, rendered on Octo-
Der 9Th, October 7th, October 9th and
October 10th, holding that Mr.. Cats!
either through mistake or design, had
failed to show facts whereby the de-
clared result should be changed, are
in substance a judicial determination
that Mr.. Knott is still the Democratic
nominee for Governor, pursuant to
the declaration made by the State
Canvassing Board on September goth
In the fifth place, Mr.. Cats by
permitting or causing to be sent pc
titions in his behalf to every Board
of County Commissioners in the State
of Florida, and by causing or per-
hitting the Secretary of State to
certify his name to the various
Boards of County Commissioners as
the nominee of the Prohibition par
ty, has himself admitted that he is
not the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. and that Mr.. Knott is the
rightful and lawful holder of that
title.
The question, therefore, which you
propose, having been settled by these
various tribunals and in sundry ways
it occurs to me that any further dis
cussion between you and me on the
subject would be idle ceremony, even
though I had the opportunity and
inclination for such discussion.
Since writing that letter my views
have not changed with reference to
the subject therein discussed. AS a
member of the Duval Democratic
Club and as private citizen, | deem
it my further privilege to state as
succinctly as possible my views or
the present political situation. Not
being public speaker. I have re-
duced to writing what I conceive to
be the most valid reason why the Rev
erend Sidney !. Cats is not entitled
to tn, vote of any Democrat; these
reasons being as follows:
1st, because it has been determined
in the sundry and various WAYS point
ed out in my letter to Mr.. FlournoV
that Mr.. Cats is not the Democratic
nominee for Governor.
2nd. because Mr.. Cats Ala
record shows that he is a political
off-cast of that state.
3rd, because the hest people of Ala
bona, rarticularlv leading citizens ri
Pleasant Hill and Selma. where Mr.
Cats formerly lived, Give him a bac
rerutation. and are of the firm con-
viction that if he were elected Gov
prnor of Florida he would signal'7e
his administration with UNPARALLELED
ex+ravapance and corruption, selling
ont to the highest bidder with COM
junction.
4 because his gross insults to ON
hich school rirl graduates, their faith
ars and mothers. brothers and sweat.
heorts. show him to he a man unfit
md unworthy 70 he Governor. or tc
he member Of the Board of Contro
of our hioher institutions of learning
or TO hold any other office of honor
9rd trust.
9Th. because his use of vile euithets
and urercakahle lanpuaoe in the pres.
orco of two hundred ladies' rs he did
~ his speech ut Gainesville. shows
him to be rolitical ruffan, and unfit
to occurv the Governors Mansion
or orv o+hor ooeition of dirritv.
9Th. because his unwarranted at.
+,or urnr orr beloved old soldiers
,vL0 will soon 90 to ioin their com.
-,odoS Of the lost oausn shows that
he IS ~ heart - PeNuhlican Of the
some s+rire &c Nelson A. Miles enc
his onissarv Rillv Parker.