The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-03-20
JAMES F. SKIES
ENTERS RACE FOR
U.S.. SENATORSHIP
STATE SENATOR FOR ELEV-
ENTH DISTRICT ANNOUNC-
ES CANDIDACY FOR PLACE
HELD BY SEN. TRAMMELL

James +. Skies, or Ot. refers
burg, state senator for the elev-
enth district, has announced his
candidacy for United States Sen
ator, subject to the Democratic
primaries. in opposition to Park
Trammell, incumbent.
In making his announcement
for the position, MIR. Skies said /:
"More than a year ago l def
initely decided to ask the people
of Florida to consider my quail
ifications and record when they
select the Democratic nominee
for United States senator in the
June primaries this year.
Il am now formally announc-
ing my candidacy for this office.
During the past few months l
have visited practically every sec
ton of the state. | have found
the people of Florida, after hav-
ing been visited for years with al
most every conceivable kind of
misfortune, courageously hopeful
and increasingly conscious of
what the new deal proposes to
bring about. They have sensed
the definite end of the old order
of special interest domination,
under which few have always
grown rich at the expense of the
many.
II have found widespread doubt
that any man reared and train
ed in the old school of special in
terest domination, and holding Of
flee under the old system, can
possibly have the necessary know
ledge of and sympathetic interest
in our present needs to aggres-
sively and properly represent the
people under the new order.
'The day for passive represen-
tation in the senate is gone, if
the people of Florida are to get
the benefits to which. they are en-
titled.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
ranking today next to President
Roosevelt as a figure of power
and prestige in national govern
mental affairs, rightfully should
devote only a portion of his time
to the details of Florida's inter-
ests at Washington. 1t is to the
distinct advantage of our state
that in Senator Fletcher's rank
ing position matters of national
Importance and scope necessarily
demand most of his time and at
tention. For that reason Florida
needs as its junior senator man
who knows, through daily contact
and experience the needs of this
state and its citizens; man who
can and will aggressively repre-
sent Florida's home interests in
cooperation with the senior sena-
tor.
Because | am so thoroughly in
sympathy with the new deal and
its purposes, have pledged my
self to give the people new
deal in political campaigning.
"Citizens of our state have suf-
fered long and patiently at the
hands of political spellbinders.
Long-winded, bombastic speeches
by candidates, carefully prepared
and designed only to capture
votes, were a recognized and per-
haps essential part of the old or
der. | am firmly convinced,
though, that the old tactics went
out with the old deal.
To-day the people of Florida
are thinking for themselves. They
will examine carefully the record
of every man offering himself Cor
office. They will easily, recall
that in the past. thousands of
promises have been made them
and pitifully few have ever been
kept.
I'm this campaign there can be
but one issue. That issue is the
selection of a man who can and
will, most intelligently, aggres-
siVely, fairly and honestly repre-
sent the state of Florida and its
people.
This year, unless we mistake
the signs, the voters of Florida
will choose as their next United
States senator that man whose
/ public record mot promises
stands as proof of his unquestion-
ed loyalty to the cause of the
people.
/ Upon this platform shall
make my campaign"