The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
GARY A, HARDEE LEADING
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
And the Openly Ayowed Champion Of Better Government
in Florida Takes the People Into his Full Confidence
land Canddly and Fearlessy States Exactly Where
he Stands on the Leading Issues in the Cubna-
tOrial Campaign

nation In youth is the time to instill
love of country. Every boy and girl
should be taught the principles OF civ,
| il government and the sacred obliga
tion of constituted authority. An ed
ucation in its broadest sense to be
useful and practical must also be com.
prehensive, developing the physical
along with the mental powers of the
child We should teach the elementary
principles of agriculture and horticul.
ture, as well as the domestic arts
and science and manual training. 1t
must be universal, giving equal oppor.
tunity to the rich and poor alike The
school term in most of our rural dis
tricts is too short, and our teachers
are too often inadequately paid
Taxation
There should be just equalization
of taxes as between the counties and
as between the individuals and corpor.
ations of each county. There should
be more effective system for the as
sessment and collection of revenue.
There should be the strictest economy
in the expenditure. of the states re7e.
nues, consistent with the proper ad-
ministration of the laws. AS a pru.
dent and careful business man would
handle his own business even Sc
should the business of the state be
conducted. / am opposed to the un.
necessary creation of offices and com,
missions, and am in favor with such
coordination of the different depart
ments of the state government as will
eliminate the necessity for them. The
people of Florida are not opposed to
paying reasonable taxes, but they just
ly want to see every dollar so paid do
one dollars worth of service. We can
readily see the necessity for careful
and business like administration, when
we consider that taxes are mounting
all the while. Considering the rapidly
increasing wealth of the state, which
goes to make UP our aggregate assess
ment. taxes should be reduced rather
than increased.
Other Questions of Interest
Our state institutions must be ju
diciously and carefully managed and
supervised If l am elected governor
every official or employe connected
Herewith must be an efficient ser
want of the state, and must ably and
ocnscientiously perform his duties as
such, and the value of his or her SER
vices will not be determined by sup
posed political or partisan worth.
Internal Improvements
/ believe that the final reclamation
of the Everglades districts should be
consummated as rapidly as practica-
BILE, and that the state lands, so far
as possible, should be sold to those
who expect to cultivate tho soil, as dis
tinguished from spectators. To in
sure this result liberal terms for pay
ment should be accepted.
l favor just and equitable reappor
tionment of the representatives in the
state legislature as required by he
constitution.
The development and construction
of inland water ways is one of the
great needs of our state We should
cooperate with the national govern
ment in every feasible enterprise. hav-
ing this end in view Nothing SO rap
idly develops a country as adequate
and economical transportation, and if
elected pledge myself towards its
consummation in every possible man
ner. Our people are now wisely unan-
imous in demanding better roads and
highways, because they realize that
the industrial future of the state large
ly depends on the kind of roads that
she may be in position to offer those
who contemplate coming into Florida
to develop her agricultural and other
resources. believe that Florida should
have the best system of roads that
progressive economy can provide,
and also believe that the funds pro-
vided by the state and nation for
building such roads should be expend
ed in the most economical and Ell
cient way
/ favor every measure that tends TO
encourage and promote or agricultur