The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-31
THE REED BOOM.

There is persistent rumor, which will not down,
despite all denial that the Reed Boom" in Florida
is really anti Fletcher boom, and that those
who are most vigorously promoting the Reed tour"
through Florida, in reality playing into the hands
of the Cats forces
In the editorial appearing in the Miami Herald and
republished in The Journal of Tuesday, attention is
called to the fact that "a Washington correspondent
has openly made the statement that Senator Reed
has been called upon by the Cats forces to to
this state to speak to the anti-American sentiment
whatever that is"
The Herald says: THE effort to make the coming
OF Senator Reed appear in support of Cats
is so ridiculous that 1T hardly needs denial but at the
same time there those who WILL if the state
ments of the Washington correspondent are not re-
futed harbor the suspicion that there is political
movement involved. There is nothing of the kind"
But how does the Miami Herald know that there
is nothing of the kind?" Did the Miami Herald r.
range for the coming Of Senator Reed this state
to speak against the League of Nations, and to in
cidentaly attack President Wilson as he invariably
does And if not how does Herald know it is not
political? 1t is a fact, substantiated by both the
Miami Herald and the Miami Metropolis that the
Hharnber OF Commerce of Miami, or certainly num-
Der of the leading men of that body opposed
to MFR. Reeds speaking in Miami as to refuse to al
low the use of Royal Palm Park for that purpose.
And it is fact that the two newspapers who are
urging that Mr. Reed come to Florida to make his IA
nous attack, the Miami Herald and The Jacksonville
Times Union, both anti administration news
papers and have steadily and Systematically opposed
administration polticies for years
No one who reads either of these newspapers with
any degree Of who expresses any honesty Of
opinion in regard to the Reed Boom, could accuse
either of the two papers Of seeking to aid
forces to align themselves against Fletcher But
there is great opportunst in this state who has
learned to seize many advantages, which were never
intended to aid him in his campaigns. May it not be
that The Herald and the Times Union blinded as
they are to all that is good in the administration and
aligned they have been for years those forces
which have fought Mr.. Wilson have been so con-
cerned with their desire to fost upon the people
anti-Wison policies, to overlook the real reason
Of the Reed advocates in wishing to bring Senator
Reed to Florida?
One thing seems very clear. rhe fact that "there
proven. And the people asking. if there is no
political movement involved what then is the object
of Mr. Reeds visit to Florida? Certainly it is not
because the who at the head of this
ment wish to acquaint themselves with Mr.. Reeds
policies, or to become familiar with his expressed
convictions. Any who keeps abreast of the po-
litca game who carefully reads the daily papers
is filled up with Mr.. Reed and his opinions. The
object, then must be to convince others who not
already convinced. That these convictions of Mr..
Reed opposed to many of the expressed convic-
tons of Senator Fletcher, is well known.
If these things not political what then is poll
tics? And if the great opportunst may not seize an
advantage here, where, under high Heaven, may he
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