The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-15
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Jay, Florida.
March -, 1920.

March IL, l9zO.
Editor Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, Florida.
Dear Sir: Please give me space in
your valuable paper, to express my
views on some things I have observed
since being in the great state of Flor
ida
In the beginning I want to say that
/ am a Mississippian. My work is in
that great state. 1 am spending the
summer in your state and it is at time
of your state campaign. / have been
intensely interested in the senatorial
part of the campaign. 1t was my
pleasure TO hear the governor of the
state speak here this week.
Being a devout reader of the edi-
torial page of all papers. I have had
access to several copies of your valu-
able Journal. Several days ago 1 read
with interest the ruling Of the State
Executive Committee, whereby one
would have to take an oath to the
effect that they would support the
nominees in the general election. I
also noticed your comment in which
you declared that the committee was
! devoid of brains" and that you would
not support them, especially if your
CD friend Cats was the nominee.
Then you come still stronger in an
editorial some copied from an ex-
change. in which you say that If Cats
is elected that it will be because of
his appeals to the ''unintelligent, the
ignorant, and the bigoted, and because
the unintelligent vote of the state will
outweigh the intelligent. Mr.. Editor,
is that not n strong statement to
make regarding the white people OF
Florida? Is that not a terrible charge
to make of the governor of your state?
The question is, is your statement
true? Has the living conditions reach
ed a point in the state of Florida, that
If you oppose any candidate that, you
are ignorant? Since being in your state
I. have met some Of the finest people
that it has ever been my privilege to
know To my certain knowledge some
of those people are staunch supporters
of the governor. In DEPRESSING, L viii
say that they are educated people.
Some days ago, while travelling In
Mississippi another travelling man ask
ed if Florida was what it was ad-
vertised to be- I told him that ! did
not know. Now when see my friend
I will tell him that if he gets the sane
tior, of the Pensacola Journal regard
ing his political views, that Florida
will welcome him with open arms.
Your state extends welcome to all
the world. Advertises its balny CHM
ate. its natural resources, yet one
dares not come here for fear that he
will be classed as an ignorant and
unintelligent person, before he has
time to consult the political advisers
of the people.
The thing that attracts people to
any new location is schools. churches,
and good roads. Now you say that al
of these things viii have TO be aba1-
doned if Mr.. Cats is elected The
ignorant (?l people OF Florida can
carry on these things. They are do
ing it in Mississippi It seems to me.
an outsider, that the governor mas
more jurisdiction as governor than he
would as senator. Please tell me where
in the constitution Of the United
states does it give the s e n e
the mower to close schools, abolish
roads. etc Several Of the states Of
the Union have more enviable rec
ord that Florida in dealing with sew
eraI problems For your information
nleasa look on page 414415 of his