The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-31
TO THE WHITE DEMOCRATS OF THE
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF FLORIDA:

In his bold and crude attempt to deceive the people, Mr.
Hancock persists his charge that February % 1921
voted in the interest of the Alabama Power Company First
wish to denounce statement false and made to in
iure politically Since have been representative
no the interest the Alabama Power Company
has been before Congress- The proposed appropriation of
$1OO00OO00o which Mr. Hancock refers originated with
the Southern farmers At their urgent request nvest
cation made which disclosed that by spendng$10 000
100000 the completion of the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals
the Government could produce fertilizers at about onehaf
Of what farmers paying and that by doing
the Southern farmers could approximately $50000
10000 annually in their fertilizer bills. At that time mil
lions of aborng ou6of work and are yet 1t
agreed that the appropriation should be made thousands
of their number could employment The bill for the
100000 appropriation passed the Senate January
Ia 1921 Every Democratic Senator voted for it except
Gore of Oklahoma and King of Utah Both Florida Senators
heartily supported it, The appropriation opposed by
Wall street, Fertilizer Trust and big business generally
Mr. Iowa. the Republican chairman of the Appropria
Committee in charge Of the bill in the House, led the
fight against it, and chairman of the committee under the
rules of the Houses had the conclusion IN the debate on the
Bill and be answered and of not Mr..
Good very bitter speech which published in the
Record Of that date at pages 4o9s-99
It is astounding that claiming to be Democrat
and running Democrat for Congress in Florida would
appropriate the language of this Republican chairman Goode
of Iowa. of trying to ride into Congress-
but Mr. Hancock does this very thing Every word in Mr.
Hancock published statements taken from this speech
this Republican Chairman in which he denounced not
the entire Democratic party but the South we'll As
In.
every Democrat the floor of the House that day
for the 00000 just did, except Gavan of
Boston, and Pe of New York proud of vote for it
and feel that would have been traitor to district
had voted against it. Mr. Hancock refuses to that he
would vote for similar appropriation under the
circumstances Yet in order to abuse and msrepresent
and mead the people to position, Mr. Hancock fches
the speech of the Republican Chairman Goode and has pub
shed as paid advertisement in every newspaper in the
district portion of this speech made by the Republican
Chairman Goode and when he attempts to speak he
part of the Goode speech his He has also printed
the speech of Goode together with the roll call the Bill
and is circulating that throughout the District hope that
roll call and see company which Mr. Hancock keeping
He has lined squarey with Wall St. the Fertilizer Trust
big business and the Northern Republicans AT the time
voted the appropriation in the interest
of the farmer and the aboring Mr. Ford had not been
mentioned in connection with the Muscle Shoals project Mr.
July 1921 nearly six after voted S10000
100000 appropriation and the present offer of Mr. Ford
submitted until the second day of February of this year.
almost year after the date of the the appropriation
There nothing in the Record out of it to indicate
that not heartily in favor of the Ford offer Mr. Han
cock few of his ardent supporters have msrepresened
my position this proposition in their desperate efforts
elect Mr. Hancock to Congress. No in Congress
out of it is heartily in favor of the Ford offer for
Muscle Shoals than and expect to be until its finally
disposed of.
This perhaps will be my final appeal through the Press
before the Primary and want to the people to
be deceived by false and foolish charges the eleventh
hour by opponent and his helpers in their struggle to
get votes.
AS your Representative have served you the very best
could and hope by the experience that have had to
improve the service and shall continue
richly deserve.
Sincerely