The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-04-04

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Post, forecasts Gov Cats message
to the legislature, says the Times
Union
Gov. Cats message to the Florida
legislature which convenes Tuesday,
April 8, will be lengthy
The message will be constructive
1T will be patriotic.
1t will be an earnest effort on the
part OF the governor to bring about
constructive Legislation for the bene-
fit of the great state and its people.
The relation of state to federal
government and the reaction of ma
tional government on the states, re
Quires consideration Of national af-
fairs. The messages discusses Ger
tain aspects of national affairs.
The first paragraph of the message
will moralize this period as the most
important and interesting epoch in
the worlds history, and will discuss
the termination of the greatest war
that has ever been fought for human
ity and democracy. 1t will review
with patriotic intent, the facts that
demonstrate to the-world that great
nation, attending to its own business
without thought OF preparation for
war, has been able to cope with ma
tons whose supreme idea was mill
tary despotism and Imperialism.
The message will criticise the very
strict laws concerning espionage and
affecting the right Of free speech
which is the heritage of the Ameri-
cam people.
The governor will recommend
memorial from the Legislature Of
Florida to congress Of the United
States when il assemblies in an eX-
traOrdinary session urging as free
pe0ple that these restrictions on free
speech cannot he borne in times OF
peace, for our forefathers ON the
bloody fields Of revolution fought the
battles that established free speech
and free Thought
The system of profiteering which
has come into vogue will be condemn
ed, and in calculating the effect Of
this system the governor will state
that while millions of people in the
United States we're controlled and
governed by the higher principle OF
patriotism, thousands of firms boldly
profiteered and made fortunes
through the exigencies OF the nation
and the necessities of the very PEG
pie. who were struggling to gain vic
tory in this war.
He will recommend legislation to
control the inordinate selfishness Of
these profiteers, which even the world
wide war for democracy could not
keep down.
Criticism of departments at Wash
ington will appear in the message,
declaring that while agencies of the
government were eager to prosecute
certain delinquencies and lack of mo
rality on the part of citizens OF the
nation, no hand was taken to seeing
that Drofiteering was stopped
The message will also allude to
other problems brought on by the
war. with references to the high
prices of commodities and labor.
These problems, now confronting the
nation. are knocking at the door of
congress for solution, and the govern
or in his message hopes solution will
soon be brought about.
He will take a paragraph large in
size. to commend the successful OPP
GRAFTON Of the draft law in the state
of Florida and respectfully suggest
to the legislature that resolution OF
thanks be extended to Capt. Edward
Anderson, who was in charge Of the
draft In Florida.
He will remind the legislature that
many soldiers and sailors who were
in the bloom of health when they left
will return broken in health and will
find their places filed by others, who
will not want to give the places up.
The legislature will be urged that
something be done to assure the re-
turned soldiers and sailors Of posi-
tions which will at least give support
until they can find something better
to do.
He will recommend fire protection
to the Everglades to keep fires out
Of the muck lands.
He will recommend a tuberculosis