The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-23

Answering Governor Cats cautsic
letter to himself, published in The
Journal of yesterday, in which the
Governor accused him of giving him
misleading advice, and causing him
thereby to be made ridiculous, w. w.
Flournoy, in his answer, published
herewith, accuses Governor Cats
openly of ingratitude.
cit is painful to recall the many
cts which I have done with pur-
,ose that they might be helpful to
GU and to your iaudable ambition
md for the good of Florida" the at
dorney writes. And then adds
which brings us, Of course, to but
one sad ending-separation Of friend
ship" This letter, in full, which con-
ciudes the correspondence. follows:
October 6, 1917.
Governor Sidney j. Cats,
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dear Governor:
Absence from the office has pre-
vented earlier reply to your letter of
the 18th ultimo.
Your letter is keen disappoint-
ment. Possibly should recall and
strictly adhere to the precepts you
have so often expounded, especially
Proverbs 1851. If there is justifiica-
ton for any exception, think your
letter to me affords such.
1t is uncomfortable to me that any
man who has used my offices and
services, both professional and as 9
friend, and for whom I so zealouslv
necessarily and fearlessly and CON
sistently labored, could write me ann
such letter. IF there is ANYTHING
inexcusable, it seems to me that IL Is
an expression Of lack Of gratitude.
My legal opinions to you have al.
ways been upon the facts then stated
and existing and upon q careful con.
sideration "of the Constitution and
statutes of Florida. have given you
no opinion inconsistent Herewith. Nc
! suggestion Of mine has ever been
susceptible Of any construction othel
than q consistent purpose to give yor
i advice to lead you to follow the Con.
!. stltutton as It Is and not as anyone
might have it to be. Ny advice t.
you as to your powers Of suspension
as In every other case, as you wei
know, was after consideration Of thu
! Constitution az1 Of its Interpretation
! by the Courts. My advice to you
i orally has been exactly as I have
written. It has not been differen,
az uAucSxSnC times. O
I If you will read my letters to yor
OF June z, 16, and July s, you viii,
find what I have said with reference
/ to notice, opportunity to be heard
and causes for suspension. It il
needless to repeat It here. You know
what have said and know that j,
has been consistent. l said and still
say that You have the power as dis.
tln"uished from. your duty. to sus.
pend without notice and without q
hearing, but said and wrote YOU
quoting Chief Justice Raney. in Stat.
TX Rel Va. Johnson, 80 Fla. 433. thai
while you had the power to suspend
without notice and without a hearinp
yet it was your duty to give notice
and give . hearin~ to which the Of
ficer had a constitutional right.
! explained this to YOU also, upon tn,
occasion Of your first suspension
which procedure YOU followed in ans
pending c. B. King, January 23rd
1917, the superintendent Of Jackso,
county, which suspension was sus-
tatred by the last Senate.
You. OF course, recall the state Of
facts and the conditions, topethe,
with the parts Of the Constitution
governing the same at the time ".
discussed your powers Of suspensio,
with REGARD to members Of the hous,
and senate. Any high school boy