The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-28
Voters Hear Aspirants
For High Offices
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for a few cents.
WALL ON BUSINESS.
Mr.. Wall then took the stand and /
stated that he was going to discuss
the Office for which he is a candi- /
date in the light of business, and |
defined the term business as not q |
narrow idea Of pecuniary gain, but
a wider thing, an economic force in
a community. "The people" he said, |
fare beginning to realize more and |
more that government is more a mat
ter of business and of business men
and less a matter for professional
politicians.
"The government is business COM
Germ and we are the Stockholders
it is your Office that is to be given
and not the man who holds this
services are amply paid for in both
money and honor, and the man who
receives these honors has no claim on
the people for further honors.
"a man should have five qualities
to make q good public official-he
should have ability, honesty, public
spirit and intimate knowledge of the
peoples needs and education. claim
that have the ability-my record in
business proves that and it is open
to the verification of any one who
chooses to take the trouble to investi-
gate-in the administration of pub
lie Office, sound business principles
are becoming a necessity-the day Of
the professional politician must give
way to the man well informed and
working along sound lines.
Gas for honesty never question
either the sincerity or the honesty Of
any man, but / think that my exper-
fence in municipal affairs and service
on public commissions establishes
mine, and refer anyone to business
associates In Tampa or elsewhere in
the state.
''The third point-public spirit
This is one of great importance and
upon it depends the use a man viii
make Of an Office after he is elected
to fill it.
"As for my record of public spirit
edness,.I make this promise that, if
upon investigation, it is found that
there is any public work in the city
of Tampa, which has not had my sup
port, / viii withdraw from the race.
It can't be done, and on the other
hand, defy any one to show a like
record of any of my opponents.
"Here we come to the discussion
of the fourth requisite laid down for
a public oficial-the knowledge of
the needs of the people. / have come
in close contact with many people,
of all classes, rich and poor, high
and low. Many lines of endeavor
have given me a broader outlook and
view of the subjects from the
standpoint Of the other fellow.
''The fifth and last quality, Is edu-
cation-I do not mean book knowi-
edge alone, for that is only small
part of the final knowledge which be-
comes necessary for man to make
a good public official. He should
have a widely varied knowledge, not
CLEANED from books, but lived and
learned by experience. To solve a
practical problem a man should know
how to use his knowledge, and the
use of this broad education is becom-
ing generally recognized as an es-
sential for good government.
"Only recently did we have DEM
0nstration of the fact, when it be-
came necessary for some one to GO
to Washington 60 work for the eradi-
cation Of citrus canker. Did we 60
and get a professional politician TO
do It You know, and all of us know
that we got a man who had good,
sound business sense and his record
in the capital of the nation has made
the greatest proof of the value of
general education"
Here Mr.. Wall took up the records
of his three opponents, Nathan P.
Bryan, Park Trammel and Albert w.
Gilchrist.
He said that the claim that the
democratic precedent demanded a
second term in the senate is not
borne out, in fact, that it has never
been put TO the voters but once and
at that time Mr.. Bryan voted against
it. He told an interesting anecdote
TO illustrate his contention had IN his
campaign for senator before, Mr..
Bryan had gone after the corpora
tions, but now that he is in con-
gress the corporations have gone
after him.
i Following this discussion Of Mr..
Bryan, he took up the qualities Of
Governor Trammel. He said that
Governor Trammel had accused him
of being a hardware merchant and
that he had earned his living in sell
ing hardware. This Mr.. Wall said