The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-24

A Graceful Compliment
Editor Frank Harris has an editor
tai in his excellent paper, the Ocala
Banner, in which he decries the glory
of old age, and says there is no beau
ty nor poetry in it. He quotes a por-
ton of Shakespeare's Seven Ages" to
prove it. But Frank Harris is the
last man in Florida who should hold
a light opinion Of old age. He is not
yet an old man. And what is grander
than the beauty of Frank Harris in
tellect in what he imagines is old
age Who. in all the state. has had
q sweeter influence throughout the
state and in the town and county in
which he has spent the greater portion
of his life and is still having 1t I? He
is not old; he has many years of
usefulness yet ahead OF him, and when
the time comes for him to pass on,
it can be said of him that he lived
a life of beauty and left a lot of
roses along the path he trod.-Clearwa-
ter News.
Takes Woman
Miss Marie Evans is rapidly push
ing to the forefront the Monticello
Journal Every page is scintillating
with interesting matter. Mr.. c. Green
who in his '.Davelets from the deep
sea-" has added so much to the fame
of the Lakeland Telegram. is adding
to the popularity of the Journal.
1t has a drive" on and is giving away
an automobile. a liberty bond and
other prizes. 1t takes a woman to do
things.-Gainesville Sun.
Yarn Afioat-
According to the press of the state,
ic ory, a
in the effort to show his fidelity to the
dear people, He asserts that three
Tampa men went into his office be-
fore he called the extra session OF the
legislature last fall, and braZenly of
fered him $780, not to call the spe-
cial. The governor claims he became
wrothy and grasping a convenient ink
well ordered the would be bribers from
his office. He kept the offer a pro-
found secret for almost year and
now claims he does not know who the
men were. II he was so true to the
people he should have at once called
officers and had the alleged miscre-
ants jailed. If he had done this. may
be some one would have believed mis-
yarn. However, it may make good cam
paign thunder for him. as he, in our
opinion, must be a "het air. artist.
Watch out for more big yarns as ther i
campaign progresses.-Gracevi Ad-
vertiser.
How You Going to Do Il p
All the candidates for governor will
promise lower taxes and better schools.
ETC., etc.
Every candidate for governor for the
last twenty years has promised to
lessen taxes.
Taxas have Increased every wear for
the past twenty years.
The Evening Record suggests that
each of the aspirants for the governor
ship present his plan for lowering taxa
ton in Florida. The voters will read
them with eagernesS. The newspapers
will print them free of charge, so in
teresting will they be.
You are going to lower our taxes.
Let's see how you are going to do it.
The candidate submitting the best
plan will receive the most votes.
Anybody can promise. Let's have
your method of fulfilling that promise.
st. Augustine Record.
Same Here
In decades past much was said of
the merit of direct shipments and OF
building up trade via southern ports,
without the without knowing that the
whole business was engineered so that
nothing of the sort could happen. The
was in favor of New
York and the east because there the
railroads were owned. The operation
was for the benefit of the owners nat
urally.
Under government supervision New
York has lost out, and the logic of the
has come to be recognized
Ill Wy ,nxxyt
to see the discrimination ended and,
the ports of the country treated. as
Mr.. Chambers says. as a whole, and
for the general benefit. This prom
ises something like a revolution COM
and TO doubt will be of great
benefit to the southern ports when
put Into effect.
Greater emphasis must necessarily
be laid upon the necessity of prepar-
edness The southern ports that are
best prepared to handle the business
will get the most of it. II we are
marking time here, we should get
busy.-Mobile Register.
To Be Cansratulated-
The Pensacola Journal is to be con- |
graduated upon securing Wayne |
of the Plant City Courier. AS
its business manager. Mr.. Thomas |
will become actively associated with |
the Journal at an early date.
This announcement will be received |
with interest by the press fraternity |
Of the state, as Mr.. Thomas is one of /
it's most popular members. He is ex- |
qualified to serve the Jour /
nal in this capacity and we predict for |
It most fiourishing business under
his able management.
NTr - xxrtI H,<,v f1,aI
of Mr.. +. NJ. Prewitt, who |
has been associated with Mr.. Thomas
in the publication Of the Courier for /
some fime-Qrlaudo Reporfer- Star