Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-06
GIGANTIC THRONG
CHEERS FL0RIDA'S
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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of industrial defation which in
magnitude, our country has never
experienced before There is rapid
ly accommodating a vast army of I'M
| employed and the farms and manu-
! factories find difficulty in disposing
Florida, forced by stress of circcm-
stances, need to take stock of them
selves and learn again the lesson
| forgotten during the great war, even
| so must the state set it's house in
order" against the, perils of chang
| ing conditions. l desire to call upon
| the people to exercise spirit Of
| charity towards us, who shall at
| tempt to lead during the critical pc
| riod of readjustment and likewise L
| call upon them to practice indlvidu-
! ally those wholesome principles
| perseverance, industry, economy and
| sober thinking.
| Florida's Promising Future
We have no cause for gloomy forez
| boding, no reason for discomfort, II
| only we are filled with CONSCIOUS
| ness Of our inherent power, and
| realization of the matchleSs re-
/ sources which kind providence has
! bestowed upon us. The future is big
| With promise, and Florida may, If
| she will. came into her own; OWL ours ars
|
| not lacking in vision, and il natn I,
| resources she is rich indeed. The
| sturdy character of American cltl-
! zenship is a result of the admlxture
of virile elements OF varied naLloiI-
! alities. In similar sense the anal
! gamation of those ever increasing
| Streams of population, coming TO US
! from every section Of this, broada
| land, must mean c1tlzensnlp "
! spiritual power and material achleVe-
| ment. 49,
ple, given fair opportunity and ma ma
| terials with which to work, VIII
make Florida one of the greatest
states of the union. Do need 10
| call your attention to the vast re
sources granted us by a beneficent
| Creator? Nearly 1900 miles of sea
coast, dotted here and there by splen-
| did harbors. The commerce OF tne
world finds facilities for trade ana
belongs to us. Millions, of acres OF
splendid agriculture and live stock
development, with little more than
! 5 per cent of it under cultlVatlon.
The wealth of our timber supply
| upon the face of the land and the
| hidden treasures beneath it's surface
speak of potential wealth OF untolo
millions, and above all. Gods eternal
sunshine affords us a climate Whlch
| is attracting the peoples Oh less Id
vored climes. 1 am tempted; per
| haps, to speak too much at length
while contemplating the greatness OF
Florida Let us set ourselves reso-
lutely to the task of utilizing the
proffered opportunities, and bulldlng
| here on this heaven favored PENN
sula a commonwealth whose laws
and institutions shall be so just and
so effectively administered that men
| everywhere will be attracted to us.
Not to Dictate
| In it's distribution of powers, the
! constitution has divided our gov
eminent into three departments. AS
| the head of the executive depart
ment [ shall not forget the intent OF
| the fathers who wrote and publish
ed that great instrument and who
meats free and coordinate. A free
untrammelled and independent jul
| dietary must ever remain the bull
| wark of individual liberty. An en-
Heightened and incorruptible legisla-
| ture is the absolute essential IN gov
supposed particular knowledge of
| our laws and policies, acquired
through the administration and exc
cution of them, it is made the duty
of the governor to cooperate Win
the legislature and assist, if posi-
BILE, in it's law making functions. L,
shall propose measures and policies
but shall not attempt to influence
their adoption through the improper
use of executive power.
We are to be congratulated in that
men of experience, ability and pa
triotic conservation to the PUBLIC
good have been chosen as head OF
the constitutional departments Of
our state government. For my part
1 am greatly pleased to be associatc
ed with them in the work ahead of
us and can but feel that the official
family, which 1 may with propriety
call the cabinet, will, from the
abundance of their experience, con-
tribute much towards the success OF
our administration. The occasion is
quite opportune for me to bring them
assurance that executive interference
will not be INDUCED. And only. in
keeping with the spirit of the law
shall 1 concern myself with their
departm entail affairs.
1 wish to welcome, as co-partners,
the men and women who have been
chosen to fill their respective posi-
lions incident to the administration
tween such officials and the chief
executive a spirit of cooperation
and mutual helpfulness. Each of us
may we'll feel honored that we have
been called to service. That our fell
lows have such confidence in our fit
ness that they trust their business
| in orr hands. We can besr repay
them by a conscientious regard for
! the important duties of our respect
| i've offices.
TO Enforce Laws
The laws Of Florida must be en-
forced. Private property must be
respected. The rights of the in
dividual safeguarded in his legiti-
mate aspirations, but at no time and
under no circumstances must the in
dividual, whether in personal or In
a corporate capacity, be allowed to
assert himself to the detriment of
| the superior rights of the public.
The obligation of law enforcement
is upon the executive department. l
! trust that all of us who may be thus
associated will somehow hear the
call of the people for real service
and for high ideals in the admins
tration of the law. Permit me fur
Their to indulge in the hope that 1t
will not be necessary for me as chief
executive to resort to that instru-
mentality of the constitution, carry
! ing the power of removal of subor-
dinate officers. in order to force
proper execution of the laws. The
| incorporation of this high -prerog-
ative in the hands Of the governor
| contemplates, however, a necessity
at times for it's use. 1 would have
everyone clearly understand that L
shall not hesitate to use it when
there appears wanton disregard of
| the oath of office or gross incompe-
tency in the performance of official
| duties.
Perhaps no greater service can be
performed than that of caring for
| our state institutions. Florida has