The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-04
ONLY EIGHTY-SIX
At THAT MEETING

Washington April 2-Senator Park
Trammell of Florida, having read the
account appearing in the Tribune of
the pro-Bryan element at Tampa a
few nights ago, made a statement to
the Tribune correspondent today in
which he took issue with some of the
statements made at that meeting. He
said he did not propose to let state
ments concerning his work as public
servant 60 unchallenged. The sena-
tors statement in full was as follows:
"Those who spoke at this meeting
at which / am informed only eighty
six were present, in their efforts to
win support for Mr.. Eryan, who is not
registered voter in Florida, have
their right to exalted opinion of him,
but l will not remain silent and per-
NIT them, most of whom are political
enemies of mine, to try to mislead the
Florida voters regarding my own pub
lie service. Taking the speeches as
whole the effort was to try to belittle
my public service and in this way, by
creating a false impression, to bring
support to Mr.. Bryan. The speeches
as far as public policies are concerned
dealt with taxes, freight rates, Ever
| glades drainage and prohibition. My
service will stand the test on all of
these questions.
| rTlr0,,nho,1f YNuh1ia I
have labored to keep down the tax
burdens. Largely due to my standing
/ firm for economy the rate of millage
for state taxes was as low or lower in
Florida during my administration as
governor than for any time within the
past twenty years. have been among
those who had led the fight in the
Senate to make Lighter the tax burden
of the average taxpayer. During the
war a few of US waged fight on the
revenue bill, recommended by the COM
mittee, that resulted in relieving the
so-called common people of more
than half billion dollars of tax bur-
den annually and shifting it to those
of larger incomes and who were able
to pay. We also had the proposed tax
on a number of necessary food pro-
ducts eliminated from the measure.
When the recent revenue measure was
before the Senate I again was among
the senator's who actively carried on
the fight to make lighter the tax bur-
den on citizens of small and moderate
income and vigorously fought the
committee in it's efforts to relieve the
profteers and those of incomes of
more than s6s,OOO annually. The
measure, while it was not what it
should have been, when enacted was
made less offensive as a result of our
fight against a large republican ma
ljority. l was the first member of the
Senate to propose the increase in the
amount of the personal exemption
from the income tax and kept up the
fight until the exemption was increas-
ed to s2500 for heads of families and
$400 for each minor.
81 was the first senator to introduce
bill in the Senate to repeal the reve-
. nue. tax on freight and passenger
charges, that transportation rates
might be lowered The fight brought
about results and the tax was repeal
led. l was one of those who led the
fight last year to cut down the appro
priation for the army and the appro
priation for the navy. The proposed
appropriations were reduced abou
100000, 900 and the taxpayers reliev
ed to that extent. This is a brief ref
: erence to part of my service on th'
tax question I believe this recort
: will meet the approval of large ma
jority of the voters OF Florida, if no
l those who tried to criticize me at tn
b "As to freight rates. In the frs
3 place, voted against and vigorousl
e opposed the present law which au
: thorized the freight rate increases
r Shortly after the increase was mad
t begun an active effort to brin,
C about a reduction. I was one of tn
S first, if not the very first membe,
who took up the fight in the Senat
and before the Interstate Commerc