The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-20
Following Is the Text a, Of the Radio
Speech Delivered Early This Week
BY County Commissioner Fronk Bentley

As remarked several times during the first primuy
Mr. Rodmon Bethel and my present opponent conducted
clean campaign They soid nothing uguinst ind sold
nothing ogoinst them My present opponent is upright
young mon. MentYihree years OF uge the son of Mr.
Wiom A. Freeman owner Of the Porter dnd Allen Insur
once Company.
With you. as with me. whenever we wish something
to be done for something of greet importance. 90
to the woman in that particular calling. whom we
know to be experienced and efficient Long before my
opponent wus born. was suid in Key West many time.
when natter OF accounting to the ultimate penny
up. go to Frunk Bentley he'll stroghten out for YOU"
II may be sud that anybody with normal mind cm
learn to do anything Thots true Of my opponent and
you and me- too But you wont man to build your
house you wont doctor to reut you when you i'll.
if you wont lawyer to attend to legal moter for you.
you wont anybody in any particular trade profession.
you do not go to mon or women who is inexperienced
in that particular thing You wont mon who knows.
man whose efficiency has been demonstrated. time and
time uguin
have been On accountant for thirtyfive Yens. and
om chormun OF the county commissions fnonciol COM
miee. the most important in the county. am confident
that the other four members of county commission will
beor me out when say they feel m the right mon to
head the financial committee.
As chairman Of that committee my work not only
tolls assistance in making up the budget but also in de-
terminng to the ultmute penny the ALLEGATION OF the
funds the county receives in its maintenance and its op
eruon see to that your doll is expended in the
way the low says it should be expended
So this contest between my opponent and me SINNERS
down to these questions: Are you willing to pit his mex
perience uguinst my experience? Do you prefer man
who hos yet to learn the incoces Of an Office to who
is efficient in performing the duties Of that Office? Are you
willing to put aside who hos served you faithfully and
and efficiently to nsto who will you fuihfu
lY as have but has to leorn to be efficient?
am normal humon being. just as you ore q normal
human being. and firmly believe you will agree with
that the experience have acquired the Yeus in
whichever work in life may be can't be acquired by any
body else regardless Of whom he may be. by any magic
formula He must leorn have leorned which proves
to the truth Of that old soYing. We leun by expert
ence."
Our county is progressing it hos pro-
crossed before. conceive it my duty. and know you
conceive as your duty to do whatever to promote
that progress. We don't won't hitch anywhere that may
reud that progress such substituting nexperience for
experience. nefcencY for efficiency You won't take that
chonce in your business ond believe you won't toke it
in your county
You have heud the old suyng He has on his finger
tips assure you. thot through experience ond oppco-
ton to my duties have at my finger tips every det Of
the noncol structure Of Monroe County On that bosis
respectfully submit TO you my condiducY at the pgimoy
TO be held next TuesduY.
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