The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-27
A FRIEND OF THE vErrpn.

a rn'I"O "I VETERAN
He has taken a leading na,,
every fight in every session NJ
Legislature Of which he has hao
member since 1907 for liberal nsn
laws for Confederate Veterans
their widows, and he has SUNNI
every other measure AFFECTING
welfare of the heroes ana heroine
the 'lost cause, or in which
were in any manner interested
He actively supported and voted
every measure in the interest n,
State Militia and successfully dof
ed the military items in the gen
appropriation bill in the session
1915. which made it possible To
plete the hard surface road N
Black Point Military Reservation
made certain Improvements in
military cam grounds.
In behalf of the travelling publicI
introduced and secured the passaa
the "hotel inspection" law third
the House: he also introduced a mi
ure requiring railroad companies|
provide their day coaches with vi
basins. towels, soap and other
veniences for the use of that par
the travelling public that cannot
ford to ride in Pullman ears. JnI
half of the travelling statesmen
railway employees whose occupati
frequently take them away Il
home on election day. he introdI
the absent voters" bill: he irI
duced the absent voters" bill in
Senate and aided in the passage|
this bill through the House in l9ll
He took an active and leading
in securing the passage of the "A
/ Trust" law measure of far reach
and vital importance to the agrj
tural, commercial and industrial id
est of our State.
| He actively supported and voted
/ all Everglade drainage measures
we'll as the bill providing for di
age in other sections of the State
! He also aided in the passage Of
pure food and drug act; the pl
maceutic law; the act providing
geological survey of the State
providing for the appointment O
State geologist; the act making
preparation to eradicate the ca
ticks; acts making appropriation
canning clubs for girls and corn q
| for boys; the new budget" law
handling the county finances
blue sky law; the act creatin!
board of architecture. He is the
thor of the employers liability
He aided il the passage of the
creating a board of dental exal
ers. as well as the optometry law
aided in the passage of the
Grow" laws for the separation
white and negro passengers on st
,cars and railroad trains.
THE FATHER OF CHILD LAB
LAW
He is the father of Florida's
Child Labor law passed in 1907
took an active and leading part ii
curing the enactment of subseq
Legislation Strengthening this
providing for its enforcement.
took leading and active par
creating a Juvenile Court, and
viding for the appointment of pr
ton officers for the handling Of C
against Juvenile offenders. HI
largely responsible for the passag
the act providing for the estah
ment of detention homes and sch
for delinquent children. No mai
the Legislature has done more il
half of the children and those who
afflicted and dependent than he
done, and the official record will
tain me in this statement.
He is the author of the law ena
by the Legislature at its last SEES
providing for the appointment
commission to study the needs
mothers pension law.
No man need be ashamed OF
porting a man whose record Il
clear and as brilliant as that OF
l.. Farris. No man is more desel
of the votes of the people than
L. Farris, and no man in the race
be truer to the trusts imposed in
If he is elected Governor OF Flor