The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-09
j. Y. POrter,W,
Announces His
Candidacy Today

4
j. y. Porter, ~. attorney Of
this city, announced his candi-.
dacy for the State House of Rep
resentatives, subject to the Demo
cratic Primary in May.
Mr.. Porter was born in Key
West in 1909, the son of DR.. j. Y.
Porter, Jr., and the former Alice
Maloney. He was educated in the
Public Schools of Monroe County
and there after received his Bach
elor of Laws Degree from the
University Of Florida in 1882; his
Master of Laws Degree from the
Catholic University of America
at Washington, D. c. in 1941, and
was there engaged in preparing
for a Decorate of Laws when
,calIed to active military service at
the outbreak Of World War II.
Following his release from SER
vice at the conclusion of hostili-
tiles, he resumed the general prae-
Itice Of law in this community.
In submitting himself to the
Electorate, Mr.. Porter stated: 1T
is my sincere belief that one of
fering himself for public office,
owes both his friends, his oppon-
ents, and the citizenry at large
the duty of stating fairly and
honestly his position on all con-
troversial and other matters of
public interest in order that his
campaign might be conducted on
the issues rather than on the basis
/ of personalities. To that end, /
would state initially the political
philosophy on which intend and
am prepared to stand.
First, | am definitely opposed to
Dictatorship, under whatever
name it is practiced, or in what
ever guise it is employed. | be-
lieve that an elected Representa-
tive should, as the name implies,
represent his constituents rather
than act as the final judge over
! their political, their financial and
economic lives. Thus, / believe
that no local legislation of a Goa
troversial nature should be int. y
duced or passed without first sub
hitting the issue to the people by
means of a referendum.
Secondly, | am opposed to any
interference whatever by Rep
reSentativef in the internal affairs
of either the City or County Gov
ernments. The government of our
City and County is the sole prov
ince of our City Commission, in
the first instance. and the Board
of County, Commissioners in the
latter. l submit t.iat it is the
! Representatives. sole duty to in
troduce only that legislation
which is recommended by ma
jority of the duly elected mem
bers of those governmental agen-
cies, BY tt. same token. / believe
that pressure-political, financial,
economic or otherwise-brough
to bear on these duly elected Of
ficials, Immediately nuIlifies all
of those Democratic safeguards
which lie at the foundation of
each individuals personal liberty
and which constitutes his greatest
asset as an American citizen.
| Thirdly, | am opposed to the
recently. enacted Sales Tax be-
cause / firmly believe that it
rests most heavily upon that por-
ton of our population which is
least able financially to bear it.
BY the same process of reason
ing, l am violently opposed to any
Special Legislation. particularly
without the consent OF the people,
which in effect increases the gem
eral burden of taxation by ex-
empting from its just share the
property of any individual or
group of individuals.
| I heartily favor continued as
sistance to the aged, the widowed
a d the orphaned - not by
means of mcve taxation, but by
more and better economy in our
government.
favor the total removal of all
tolls on the Overseas Highway at
the earliest possible date. Mean
while, also favor a plan where
by residents of Monroe County
necessarily travelling over the
| Overseas Highway on the Florida
Keys on business may secure a
reduced toll by means of flat
lsannual or semi-annual charge,
similar to that used in Duval,
EHinsboro and other counties
throughout the State
| As a matter of general policy,
RI believe that all patronage and
all appointive positions should be
given to qualified Monroe Coun-
ty residents.
Finally, l believe that there
should be maintained friendly
understanding and a close CO.
operation between our Local Re
preventative and our National
Congressman and Senators to the
end of keeping, and, if possible,
increasing the present Naval es-
tablishment in this area.
These and other issues I plan
to take directly to the people and
on that basis l earnestly solicit
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