The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-23
Attorney General Came to
Pensacola to Make Official
Announcement and Ad-
dresses.
LABOR UNIONS HEARD
HIM LAST NIGHT
Subjects of Missions Will Be
Discussed by Candidate
at First Methodist Church
Sunday Morning.

Attorney General Van c. Swearingen
threw his hat into the ring for the
gubernatorial race when he arrived In
Pensacola yesterday morning and
made the first definite announcement
that he was in the running.
II am the only man who is run
ming Mr. Van Swearingen said in
reply to Ruery. "The other four are
simply trailing behind me in walk.
and a slow walk at that"
Opposing the attorney general II Is
expected will be DIR. Lincoln Huiley.
president of Stetson University. De-
land; w. J. Watson. representative I'm
the state legislature from Dade coun-
ty and former mayor OF Miami, and A.
Cary Hardee Live Oak business man.
Major c. b. Parlkhill. formerly of PEN
sacola, but now of Tampa. is also a
possible candidate.
Mr.. Van Swearingen will speak on
the subject Of missions Sunday morn
ing. at IL o'clock. at the First Metho-
dist church. 1t Is announced.
Laboring men are not fathering un-
rest, and a strike is the last thing that
true union man wants. was an as
sertion OF Mr.. Van Swearingen In an
address in Boilermakers' Hall last
night.
Unrest over the country Is caused
from the fact that only n few are
working. While many are living in ease
and enjoying the fruits OF the mans
labor. who earns his food by the sweat
of his brow" said Mr.. Swearingen. sIf
II Of -
ida. the first thing / would do would
be to issue drastic order to the
sheriffs Of each county to round up
the loafers and put them to work for
the county. If they refused to work for
anybody else. Clean out the vagrants.
together with the negro men and wo-
men who are hanging around support
ing themselves by petty thieving and
crime win cease.
The laboring men are thinking out
their problems these days; they are
studying hard. We are clamoring for
free schools and for free school books
for our children. and we consider that
our ballot is just as big as that or
anybody's in Florida
The speaker affirmed that working
men are always ready to meet their
employers more than half way on any
difference. 1t Is not strife they want,
but recognition, and a comfortable
home and advantages for their chill
dren, he stated.
At the close of his address. Mr..
Swearingen was rendered an invita-
ton to speak hero again Labor Day.
when local labor unions give q picnic
at Palmetto Beach. He stated that he
had been invited to speak az Tampa
on this date. but that should anything
occur TO prevent his going to Tampa,
he would be glad to be here Labor
Day.
IT was announced that Mr.. Swearin-
gen will deliver another address to the
general public tonight at s o'clock at
the city hall
Florida will be bone dry for gen.
erations to come. There is no longer
a chance to come back" This in the
opinion OF Attorney General Van c.
Swearingen. given I'm an Hnterview
here yesterday. speaking of the de-
cision of the Florida supreme court
which has just declared the validity
of the prohibition law enacted by the
special session OF the legislature.
II consider this one of the most inn
portant constitutional questions set
tied by the supreme court for many
years." Mr.. Swearingen, who began his
for governor I'm Pensacola
last night, said yesterday. TT involves
the right of the legislature to pass a
law between times. after the people
had voted and the time when the
should become effective.
January /. last. If this act should have
been reenacted after January !, there
would have been no constitutional
question involved.
Il consider 1t a great victory for the
state and Of greater Importance than
anything which has been before the
court in years. It was exceedingly
difficult for the attorney generals Of
lice. as well AZ the court, to find any
precedent directly bearing upon the
case.
II was satisfied from the beginning
that the legislature had the right to
pass q law to become effective after
the people had voted affirmatively
upon the constitutional provision. This
will undoubtedly settle the prohibition
question ~ far a. Florida - oon-
serned tor generationsL-