The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-06
DR.. LINCOLN HUXLEY
VOLUSIA'S SENATOR

was opposed to abolishing tn
state railroad commission. Blu
let's be fair to the railroads ant
give them chance; let then
make some money and keep out o
bankruptcy.
And | am against gagging the
press. One man came to me with
a proposition to muzzle the news.
papers. Nothing of that sort ap.
pealS to me. The newspapers are
one of the glories of Florida. They
are, in the main, clean, breezy,
newsy papers. Muzzle none of
them! We kept them quiet on a
few things to help President Will
son and to win the war, and that
was all right But remember it
was their shouting, week in and
week out that helped President
Wilson and the boys to win the
war. So | am not for any law to
Imuzzle the press.
And / am for the tax commits
sion too. was one of the very
few who voted to retain it. We
few men lost out. But the tax
commission is right on principle
and | was for it. 1t is a blessing
in source of states and it can be
to Florida. My view was that if
the personnel of the commission
was Objectionable, the people
could vote change. Or, if the
legal structure of the commission
was wrong, change that. But
keep the principle. Don't burn
the barn to get rid of the contents.
So if it comes up again, count me
for it.
And | am for the banks. But
none of your guarantee deposits !!
That was proposed at the last gen
eral session. 1t may come up a.
gain. | hear it will. Well, | will
fight it tooth and claw. We have
good banks and good bankers in
Florida. They go long way to
support and float all the good bus
mess in every community. The
people can't be without them. In
sist on good inspection and super
vision and then hurrah for the
banks.
The farmers and cattle men are
the backbone of much of our pros
perity. They must be helped by
all the good legislation possible.
Where the law can improve trans
portation facilities, and the open
ing of markets, and scientific ag-
riculture and stock breeding, we
should make the law. Hence, I
for one shall be ready to listen
sympathetically to any farmer or
stock man who wants to speak his
views.
There was some talk Of an addi-
tional judge in the supreme court.
| shall be guided by the wishes of
the court on that. If they want
another member to help in the
work, | am for it. If they do not
want another, | am aginst it. RI
hold our supreme court in great
respect, as whole and individ-
ually.
Impeach the governor? That
always has been cool talk. Up to
this time | have kept my mouth
shut about it. But my dander
has been ready to rise most any
time, to repel such foolishness.
What has Gov. Cats ever done to
deserve that, or even to give
ground for such talk? And in
saying this | am not standing for
the things the governor says or
does. He doesn't ask me to. He
is making his own record in his
own way, and if, as senator, l can
do him a good turn, I'll do it; and
if as senator, ] see things differ
ent from him, I'll go on record in
the line of my convictions.
Crack the Catholics? No, not
at all! Protestants, Catholics, |
Jews, and other religionists are
all equal under the constitution.
All have the same political rights.
No favors for any class. No dis
ordinations against any class.
No humiliations nor unkindness
to any. Some would use govern