The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-18
Hnrdee Pledges Himself to
Better Government IF Elected
Court Room Last Night Was
Crowded With Voters to Hear
GubernatOrial Candidate.
OPPONENTS ARRAIGNEl
Opposing Organized Labor and
Other Charges Attributed to
Other Candidates Refuted.

Denying charges attributed to his
opponents of being against organized
labor, declaring himself in favor of a
more uniform assessment of taxes and
pledging himself to a better system
OF management of the affairs Of Flor
ida than now exists, if elected governor
Carey Hardee held the interest of a
large audience of voters for nearly two
hours last night in the circuit court
room at the court house, which was
crowded to capacity.
Mr.. Hardee dwelt at some length re-
futing charges made by his opponents,
both of whom he asserted were direct
ing their campaign efforts, not against
each other nor himself and The other,
but both against himself. He related
numerous instances and circumstances
to substantiate this declaration. He
criticised their efforts to make the ma
tional issue of universal military train
ing an issue in this campaign and
denied that he was against military
training during the world war.
Never before in the history of the
United States has the nation looked
to Florida as now. America is look
ing to this state. 1t is indeed a great
state and let us not disappoint the
remaining states" he said in the begin
-
ming.
There must not be in the future as
has prevailed in the past in Florida,
sectionaGsm. / am absolutely against
the state being divided into sections
in which manner each section receives
more appropriation than come before
him during his campaign, of the ideas
South Floridians have in regard TO his
In reference to better government
he said: There is one thing that I
pledge if elected and that is better gov
ernment for Florida. There must he
a better management of the states
affairs and this must be executed with
in a short time.
Il consider it unfortunate to be COM
PEELED to take issue with my oppon-
ents in my address but il has gone 20
the limit that 1 feel it necessary 20
take up part of my time. al least,
in refuting the false statements made
by my opponents. I suppose you have
seen on the streets. two "Buddies"'
we'll, that is the way my opponents
rom DeLand and Jacksonville are
conducting their campaign. Both are
Erecting their campaign in full you
night say on me. They will go TO
some places and say If you won't
yote for me vote for the other man.
Don't think the other man is referred
o as me but to either of my oppon-
nts.
MY opponent from DeLand was
peaking to an audience at Brooksville
lot long ago and in the afternoon or
ust before he was supposed to speak
vent with chalk in hands and wrote
n the sidewalks ridiculous thrusts at
ny candidacy. / have been very much
urprised at the way DIR. Hulley is
onducting his campaign and am sure
ou are also as he has done things
uring the past few weeks that has
rought the people to thinking"
TT has been said that / am against
rganized labor. / want TO say that I
ave never been against the unions as
ny body of people. / am always
or them when they are working for
ne right. When / was speaker of the
ouse OF representatives in the legis-
lture / appointed as chairmen of
ommittees members of organized la
or.
II seems to be a problem of this
for the governorship a ques-
on of whether / am in favor of uni
ersal military training. / see no rea-
1n for universal military training in
mes of peace. When the war was
ping on / was heartily in favor of this
aiming. But this is not an issue in
state campaign for the governor nor
ny other official of the state to deal
ith. 1t is a national issue"
He disclosed other issues and closed
Is address with a brief biography OF
Is life.