The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-15

Several weeks ago said in this column
that I would watch with considerable in
terest tc see how many persons voted
against the amendment to the constitu-
ticn providing for the payment OF state
officials their salary each month instead
Of quarterly. AS this amendment could
not possibly cost the state anything
wondered how anyone could vote against
1t, and was therefore interested TO see
how many would vote against a constitu-
tionai amendment just on general priu-
ciples.
While the amendment carried by a
large majority there were several thous-
and who voted against #.
THE way Of the transgressor is hard -
believe is the way the Good Book puts
it, and If that is not just as II IS written
I am sure the meaning is there. am
reading about the recent election and Of
the new senators that will be in the fed
eraI congress, and il appears there are
enough new ones TO unseat Senator New
berry. a condition most desirable.
Everyone familiar with the election
methods employed to elect Newberry
realize how unworthy he is Of a seat in
the senate. Possibly nothing the senate
has done in its history has caused the
public to lose confidence and respect in
that body as the seating Of Newberry.
little doubt, and the ultimate outcome
will not be ematical-Newberry will
go.
This election of Newberry, and the
methods employed. bring tc mind the
state primary election in Florida two
years ago when the corrupt practice act
was so flagrantly violated by certain
candidates. The violations were not
secrets Anyone who could use a pencil
could figure that the law was being VIC
lated and that statements were being
sworn to that were untrue.
The Florida newspapers could have
checked this very largely had they been
courageous enough to exercise some ini-
tiative. but the "let George do it" spirit
seemed 10 prevail everywhere. I am not
doing any Boosting, but am of the opin
ion that candidates making false state
ments and violating the state laws will
have pretty hard sledging Should they
attempt it again.
Often times the practice Of doing unfair
and unlawful things to win in elections
goes by unchalIenged, but sooner or later
there will be someone who will call the
hand and someone has to suffer.
There is an old story about rats sleep
ing in one place, eating in another, and
having playground in still another. The
other day I was talking to Philip Beall,
who resides out In East Hill, and Philip.
was complaining about the hard time ne
was having in trying to sleep in the
mornings. He lives close by the tennis
courts on one of the playground squares,
and everyone knows that the tennis en-
thusiast chooses the peep O. day to begin
his game. think Philip would find 1t in
his soul to forgive the players for their
noise were they neigheors of his, but he
says it is the North Hill players who go
all the way across town tc wake him up
While Philip didn't say 1t 1 imagine he
thinks the North Killers have habits like
the rodents.
Now if L hear of any tennis player being
suddenly attacked from the north side as
he is serving ball southwark, I may not
accuse Philip, but win have my own ideas
on the subject.
1t is amusing how we form ideas about
people. For the last u or Il years have
been thinking ali the time that Philip
Bean was one Of these new corners that
a very few people in Pensacola enjoy
calling Johnny come latelies' and for |