The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-06
Cats HAS BEATEN HIMSELF.

Cats, in a tantrdm, is a pathetic figure.
His heason, habitually hazy, is not improved
by seeing red. By his exhibition Saturday.
he Disguised all save the most rabid of his
partisans and proved beyond possibility of
doubt how untitled he is mentally and tenn
perametally to administer the highest
trust Of free and dignihed people.
Turning back the clock of civilization, he
brought his viru1ent campaign to close
mere by the most contemplate appeal to
religious violence that has ever been heard
in civilized times; and like the Mexican
banditti. declared that if he is not satisfied
with the election, he would incite his mai
contents to revolution and smear the coun-
try with blood.
AS Cats has made his campaign on false
issues, his unprovoked attack on Post
master Hancock was characteristic OF the
manner of man he is-a broken politician.
a preacher gone bad, running amuck, and
lusting for blood. Cats knew that Mr.. Han
cock made none Of the claims he put IN the
postmaster's mouth, but he made the charge
simply because he wanted a victim, and 1t
was eminently appropriate for revolution
inciter to attack the representative OF gov
eminent, as he had already abused the
highest ideal of law and order in the state
the supreme court And SO Cats fury
waxed ever greater as he became more and
more certain that Mr.. Hancock was not IN
the audience for wit we we'll, Cats is very
careful to adjust his abuse to the distance
Of his victim of the strength OF his hackers
infamed to violence.
Did it not strike you as significant that
the only point Cats attempted to refute
was charge he himself manufactured
against himself for rhetorical reasons? Had
he been able to do so, don't you know he
would have disproved what has been said
against him, calling every Knott supporter
in Florida a crookS BY the same token
the convicted murderer can call the Judge
liar. but that does not alter his crime.
Did Cats deny the ultimate plans OF his
pernicious secret organization? He did not.
Did he deny his unspeakable attack on the
wornanhood of the state, and the horrible
language he employed in the presence OF
ladies'? He did not Did he deny that ne
had enrolled himself an Independent before
even a professional bolter had any cause to
lump his temporary party? He did not.
Did he prove, or attempt to prove, any q
his charges of graft and fraud? He did not
Did he advance any pohtcal or economy
reason why he should be governor IN
preference to anybody else? He did not
Did he even claim that he ever had the
Democratic nomination? He tried to, but
the people have learned that there IS nc
such thing as the certificate of nomination
to which he makes such frequent reference
that the only certificate is that which IS
sent by the secretary of state to the dlffer
ent county boards thirty days before ths
final election, giving the names OF the dlf
ferent nominees to be entered on the ballot
and that w. " Knott, and w. Y. Knott
alone. had his name so certified IN tn
gubernatorial contest.
Cats is beaten and knows it. And TN
knowledge is responsible for his disgusting
display of temper. Even SO spoiled chic
win scream and kick and bite when ne no
get what he wants. Cats lost many vote
Saturday that he should have so far trans
cended the bounds of deceney, proves ne
not responsible for what he says; that n
would not be responsible for what he did
and it has convinced the people that he mus
not be governor.
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