Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-18
lie recently attended in Palatka. H

he recently attended in Palatka. He
gave his personal opinion that capt.
tai removal is impossible because
Jealousy cannot be eliminated be-
tween the several towns which want
to be the capital"
Mr.. Shackleford is close observ-
er. 1t is evident that he studied the
direction of the current in the senti-
ment expressed outside the official
meetings of the body. If he has
rightly gathered that Jealousy can
not be eliminated between the sever
al towns which want to be the capt.
tall" then we had better drop this
movement at once!
If. creating sectional antagonism,
stirrin glocal jealousies, and Great
ing hard feelings among the cities
an dtowns aspiring for the capital
prize, is to be the result of attempt
ing to remove the state capital, then
Florida had better call it off. 1t is
far better osuffer the irksomeness
of unfair distribution of patronage,
better to pay an exharitant charge
of the taxes for state government
and retain the interlocked love and
mutual affection, which peninsular
Florida towns have for each other,
than to break the bond of brotherly
love binding us, and then lose what
was sought.
o the shame of it! Is it possible
that rivalry for prominence in this
matter cannot be carried on without
petty spite and jealousy being given
the reign? We go into primary cleo
tons to select nominee from
among half dozen of the states
best known, most loved, men of polit-
ical aspiration. We select one by
primary election balloting, and then
the great rank and file of us abide by
the result of the primary, and elect
him against all opposition either by
opposing party, by independents"
or "bolters." The settlement comes
in the general election; and then we
forget all unpleasantness, and .one
people, solidly backing the "admin-
istration."
Why cannot the same procedure be
had relative to selecting site for
the capital in case the state votes for
its removal?
Do not the cities and towns which
are acting or talking so as to justify
Mr.. Shackleford's belief that they
will not get together, know that their
attitude is bringing joyousness to the
opposition? Do they not know that
all possible help to create and stir
up sectional jealousness will be fur
nished, gratuitously, by the opposi-
ton? Have they forgotten what hap
pened last time the removal attempt
was made, how that three places
were bitter contestants-not against
Tallahassee-but against each other,
and that Tallahassee smiled and won,
on vote far under a majority of the
ballots cast?
If the towns of peninsular Florida
will agree to go into selective pri-
mary, that one place may be chosen
as it's candidate against the present
site of the state capital, and will
agree to support in primary to be
held the place receiving a majority
of the votes in that primary, and will
pledge themselves, with the rest of
peninsular Florida, to vote" solidly
for the place so selected, the capital
of Florida will be removed to more
site. If this be not done,
then all the time, money and effort
of brain and body which can possibly
be expended in a haphazard, pull
Dick, pull devil fight, will be worse
than wasted, for it will have been
used to so tear up the state that it
will be decades before peace and HAIR
mony will again prevail.-Tampa
Tribune.