The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-04
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florida is fortunate-perhaps-
having q governor with pronounced
epistoiary tendencies. 1t gives the
state large amount Of free adver-
Using. and advertising Is generally
eooo Tor business OF course there
may be hypercritical individuals who
OBJECT to the character OF the adver-
Using, but let that pass. It contrib
utes something to the gaiety of the
nation, and IL, so far, good. And We
notice that his contributions to epis-
toiary literature. whether they are in
tended to strike terror to Washing
ton offfcialdom. or simply to end the
connection between some laggard
state official and the public treasury.
are always read with interest and
occasionally with amusement.
The last effusion which we have
seen from his pen is an enthusiastic
commentator Of "Yel-o-Pine OIL" He
commends its virtues in high terms
and signs himself Sidney J. Cats.
governor. state of Florida" If that
doesn't produce a wild rush for
"Yel-o-Pine" from the back country
we shall believe there is no longer
any drawing power in great name.
Tampa Times
Another Senatorial Candidate-
Col W. ". Flournoy, OF DeFuniak
Springs, has made a ringing an
nouncement" of his candidacy for
United States senator. AS Colonel
Flournoy was the legal advisor of Gov.
Cats in his gubernatorial campaign,
his announcement for an office which
is was supposed the governor had
pre-empted, has occasioned good
deal Of comment throughout. the state.
There are those who assert It is a
camouflaged candidacy, designed 10
divide the opposition and make the
governors election sure. That, OF
course, is possible, for all things are
possible In Florida politics. Still there
is some language in the announce
ment which does not seem 10 bear
out this view. For instance this which
we extract from his announcements:
The whisper Of the bride giver. the
corrupt use OF money, whether by
friends. corporations, or trusts and
dark blots OF the anarchist. are not
more baneful or dangerous to our
American institutions than the vote
catcher. the demagogue, or he who
would pay friendly or political debts
for personal or selfish reasons with
out regard for conscience or merit
and at the expense Of the govern
ment."
Now, whom could he have been
"alludin' at" when he used such Ian
guage as the above? Is there any man
in Florida Of whom such language
could be used truthfully? Or is it a
mere Pigment OF Colonel Journeys
fertile brain? If there is such a man
holding any office. high or low. in the
can do some service to an anxious
people, in advance of his election. by
making it known. Come out in the
open, colonel, and hit square from the
shoulder. The people win appreciate
1t more than concealed innuendo.-
Daily Times.
Senator Fletcher Right
We agree with Senator Fletcher en-
tirely in the idea that the government
should not now decide to sell the ships
1t has built. 1t should not make
definite announcement of its policy,
for such definite announcement would
play into the hands of the interests
that would like to buy the ships be-
low cost.
We are not in favor of permanent
operations of ships or of
anything else that is not necessary
to the functions of government, but
while the government owns ships
ships that it has not taken from pr
vate citizens or private corporations.
but that it has built and paid for
itself-it might be well to establish
lines that would straighten out our
routes of commerce and thereby save
expense in transportation and put the
different parts of the country on such
a basis of equality as their location
justifies. Even for this purpose we
would not have the government en-
gage permanently in the shipping in
dutry, but we would not have it sac
rifice. the property it has paid for
with the peoples money in order to
get private interests to engage in the |
Union.