The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-05
WOULD
BUCKLE ONHIs
SHOOT|NGIRON
In Violent Appeal to Preju-
dice. He Closes Cam
paign Here.
PROMISES VIOLENCE
IF NOT ELECTED
Favors Recall of Judges and
Judicial Decis-
ions.

Bitterly abusing the Catholics, de.
claring that every man who support
ed Knott was crook, and declaring
that if he was not satisfied with the
election he would buckle on his
shooting irons" put himself at ths
head of his supporters, and settle
1t as red blooded men should on the
soil of Florida" Sidney +. Cats de-
livered virulent doctrine of anarchy
at Mallory coart last night.
Cats Shooting Irons"
"Buckling on shooting irons" was
Mr.. Cats favorite expression. He
used it six or seven times during the
evening. The first time was during
a hectoring arraignment BIZ postmas-
ter Hancock. Mr.. Hancock said Cats,
had stated that he had Il certificate
to the effect that Cats spert three
years in an insane asylum; and called
on him to produce the document Mr..
Hancock was not in the audience, ant
not receiving any response, Catts'
worked himself into a frenzy and
clared it was good thing a l
with such a lie as that ii his peck
should stay at home, and tha' e
didn't auif it, he. Cats, would hg
on his shooting irons ard 80
him.
Religious Prejudice
"And the balance Of ycu CATS
synpathizers," he shouted with o.
of his characteristic gestures.
For Cats final appeal seemed a
direct invocation to religious preju
dice. He referred frequently 10
Catholic lies" an "infer1al Catholic
priest" and referring to Knott, said
that when man runs with such as
Cardinal Gibbons, you know he cant
pray
"Charge unded"-lIancock
Mr.. Hancock, when seen last night,
declared he had no such certificate a.
Cats said he had, nor had he made
! any such claim From which It seems
that Cats created the alleged SANDER
for reasons of his own.
Attacks The Journal.
+ Cats also paid his respects to The
JOuIildi+ TX neAlu HC Wdo lDE iAEEuDlu
of the press, though, God knows he
qualified himself, "that if it is like
this internal Journals, it wouldn't be
worth having 1t may be said Of the
editor of that paper that il he had to
be knocked dead for every lie it has
printed in the last six months, he
would have had hell fire burning
around him fifteen months ago."
Referring to The Journals discuss
ion of the campaign, Cats declared
that everything unfavoraole to him
was a lie, but he did not mention a
| single one of the assertions he denied
Cats Platform.
He declared he would yet eighty
five per cent of the vote of Florida
because I stand for the American
flag above every other flag, for the
little red schoolhouse, for the freedom
of speech, Of assemblage and Of the
press"
VIII Recall Supreme Coars-
Later on he declared that there had
been vast steals and frauds, which he
intended to set right, if he were elect
ed governor And added that he i'm
tended to @have the supreme court
judges recalled" which enabled
thievery in the ballot box for the first
time in the history of the world"
Cats further said that he would build
a boys and girls industrial institute,
reclaim the Everglades, and accom-
pIish their drainage.
VIII Appoint Nominees.
81 am going to appoint. to office
the men who were chosen in the rri-
mary" he said, because | am a dem
ocrat."
Though he has bitterly assakled
Wilson in the past. he nrv declared
himself for the president.
! Cats was frequently aprlauded by
his partisans.
| He was preceded by Sen. j. A. VIII
liams, of Alachua county, and Bryan
Mack, of Pensacola. Wallace W.
Bruce, of Chipley, and Ben n. Lind
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