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HIGER EDUCATION
I shalltkontinue to work for the expansion and improvement oiour college
systems.
1- 0? junior college program, II: the conception and execution oi which I. had a
9". who eztpaJlsd until evuny county informs is particlpating and envy child
h fled: urccho its resources. Greater emphasis must be placed upon providing
throulh the junior colleges ndvanod training and education for adults who want to
iminor": their economic status or their caged-gins: live full, happy and useiul liVes.
2. Our great university centers at Gainesville and Tallahassee (white and Negro}
mu be imPr'Vd. partioahmly at the graduate levels. We should press forward [or
the eitlblishment of an inter-goveran Univa oi the Amerias here authe
crossroads of the IHemisphere. V o .
3. The University of South Floridath creation of which 1 had a part, must he
completed.
4. I Khan continue to work, as I did in the legislature of 1955, for the creation
of s new university in southeast Florida; we must lay conumte plans now for the
establishment at n four-year institution in Pensacola.
scoivomv AND EFFICIENCY
Florida needs full value from every dollar of its tax money. 1 will provide
the leadership to achieve that value through the following:
1. Centralized purchasing;
4. Productive invutment of state lands;
3. Maintenance of a reserve of $25,000,000; meet unexpected needs and
national recessions.
4. Employment on the basis at merit with security iorqualied employees
5. Long range planning in its construction program;
6. Consolidation and redunon u! uneconomic boards, bureaus and agencies.
During my service as Speaker oi the House of Representatives, 1 substantially
reduced both the expense of the session and the number oi persons employed, without
reduetion of efciency. That can be accomp.;...eu on a much larger scale for the
administrative branch of the state government.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION
Education is not an expense -- it is an investment. We must amke the maximum
investment possible.
1. Classroom needs m be met. Money must be raised or diverted for this purpae.
2. Teachers' salaries must he suflicient to attract ani keep qualified peraoaIel.
3. A liberal teaching scholarship program must be maintained.
4. An adequate lunch program must be provided.
5. The obliption of the state to the teachers retirement program must he mi.
6. Segregation to the full limit of the law must be maintained.
The education of our children is the first responsibility of our State. I do not
pretend to know all the answers to all their problems, but i am dedicated and
committed to working with parents, teachers, an! all others who are concerned about
and working for their solution.
R EAPPOR TIONMENT
Reapportionment o! the Senate under the present Constitution is a matter (I right
and should be achieved by the legislature without further delay. it can be done, and
as your Governor i will oifer to both houses of the Legislature the leadership ht
was successful in the House oi Representatives during the 1955 extra-ordinary smsion.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
Revisinion of our constitution has bevn one at my principal objectives since entering
public service. i am one of the five charter members oi the Citizens Constitution
Committee and in the legislature have successfully sponsored revision of major
articles. of the Constitution, such as that relating to the judiciary.
Constitutional revision is the prime requisite to governmental reform. It
should be achieved by the submission of a complete revision to the legislature, so
designed as to be adaptable to article-by-article adoption. It should be based upon
further study by a representative citiaens' committee, and designed to correct the
mistakes revealed by past m failures.
A new constitution should provide, among other things, for:
l. Umistakahlc gubernatorial succession;
2.. An elected lieutenant governor;
3. Reapportionment of the legislature:
4. Home rule;
5. Reorganization of trial courts;
6. The maintenance of segregation;
7. The reduction oi overlapping and dupliatin functions.
The end result should be a government more responsive to due people and
more efficient and economical in serving them.
SEGREGATION
I believe in segregation. As Governor at Florida it will be my duty to prov the
leadership to maintain segregation, without violency, anarchy, or the closing :1
schools, a '
powers.
The Governor of Florida has a duty not only to provide the leadership within
the state in this explosive area, but also to express to the rest of the nation, with
dignity and determination, the convictions of the people oi Florida on this abject.
I am convinced that i! we conduct ourselves with dignity and determination
and maintain a peaceful environment in nch this problem can be resolved, tint
over the years die people will themselves work out the solution. It is to them that
we must his turn.
in the meantime, we must not be turned aside irom our goal of making the
facilities for Negroes equal as well as separate, so that within their splnre they
too may enjoy lite, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
CONSERVATION
The natural resources oi this state are one oi its greatest blessings. They should
be preserVed and increased.
1. Conuol oi the game and fresh water fish commission should be returned I: the
hunters and tishers of Florida with such scientific advice as they deem nemssary
to assist them.
2. Thelaws for the control of abuses in fresh and salt water fishing, and its-the
protection of our game, should hedi rigidly eniorced.
3. Public hunting and fishing preserves should be established by agreement with
landowners, for the sportsman rho has been fenced out and posted out.
4. Commerdal fishing, consistent with sound conservation practices, dion
encouraged in every way possible.
5. The state should provide the leadership in developing inland waterways ior
recretional purposes. By the investment oi relatinly small suns, which will more
than be compensated by the addional gas tax deriVed, Florida can be nade amcca
for boating enthusiasts. Anilable Federal funds for this purpcn should he idly
exploited.
6. Our park system, now prtially dormant, should be developed to the maximum
limit oi our financial ability. It is a vast resource on vhich we are not now receivim
a {air return.
7. A statewide. long range policy [or the utmost utilization oi our submerged lands,
by the state and by private interests which also serve the public interest, .k should
be adopted and agresaively pursued. in doing soheuli consideration must be given
to preserving the natural beauty of our coasts and the rights of upland omn- s.
8. The Central Is South Florida Flood Control project must be reviewed, and then
supported by money and by all encouragement to our delegation to Congress to their
efforts to secure the promised Federal funds - now.
9. Forest tire-control and the most advanced conservation and re-iorestation
practices must be supported and expanded.
ROADS
Tfn' cost of modernizing our primary and secondary road system in Florida is
approximately one billion dollars. Existing revenues are not adequate to mectthat
cost. Federal appropriations beyond those presently available are not certain. l
propose the iollowing solution:
1. Using the sutciency rating system as n basis (first publicly revealed by the
Legislative Council of which I was a member) adopt a long-range plan for the
construction of most-needed Florida roads. Such a plan should be a joint eHort
a! state, couty and city ofcials and other leaders. Such a plan would:
a. Bad the piece-meal, stop-gap construction which be long plagued Florida's
road building program.
b. Enable counties and cities to wisely spend their own road money to (it
into the state system.
c. Reduce the costs 01 rights-oi-way by allowing abundant time [or their
acquisition, and reduce the economic loss oi property omers somtimes disastrously
aifccted by year-to-year changes in road plans.
d. Secure a proper balance between expenditures on iarm-to-mrket ends an!
arterial highways.
2. Construct the Florida Turnpih from Fort Pierce to Orlando, under a bill which
1 led to passage in 1955, and edits-ma! a turan to Jacksonville vhm
trailic prospects indicate that will be feasible.
3. Provide all-possible assistance and guidance to cities in the devclcpmentoi
modern expres sways.
4. Make maximum use of available Federal funds.
Roads -' continued
5. Eliminate completely, without reservation, political factors in the controctio.
of roads in Florida. It can be done, and I can do it.
CITR U5, AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK
The keys to an ever-expanding agrrl cultural economy are quality and marketing.
As your governor I will: -
1. Work aggressively to cooperate with the citrus growerl the farmer, d the
cattleman, both through research and through legislation, to make the name :1
Florida synonymous with quality.
2. Carry on the fight against agricultural diseases and work out a fair plan for
the compensation oi those whose property is conscated in the fight for he gemral good.
3. Use the iacilities oi the Development Commission, and coqsrate with all
agricultural groups, to promote larger and better mkets ior Florida produd s.
WELFARE
The existing weliare program should be maintained with emphasis on rapid processing
of applications while guarding the deserving from raids onuliare iundsiy the undeserving.
The Development Commission should turn its auention to the (nation in Florida
01 a market for the skills 01 elderly pople, encouraging the Itablishment of branches
of industry which can profitably employ elderly people (or iour-iour workdays.
Increased emphasis should be placed upon the rehabilitation phases at the
program ior aid to the blind. The Development Commission should emphasize the
opportunities for the profitable employment 01 blind people who {requendy have highly
developed abilities not requiring the use of sight.
INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND LABOR
With the development at cheap paer from oil, natural gases and atomic energy,
Florida stands on the threshold of industrial greatness. Out utmost diortslnuld be
directed toward attracting industry which is clean and pays goal wages. Full
cooperation must be given to The later Anerican Center Authority. I do not believe
the governor oi Florida should neglect his heavy duties oi administrationto bea
gloried chamber of commerce secretary, but he should cooper-auto (all; with
private industry and with the Development Commission wherever the prestige and
industry etal continued
influence at his oiiice can eiiectively promote the development :1 Florida.
The tourist industry of Florida is still its backbone and will be withinthe
foraeeable future. To insure ita continued growth, the pniaes oi Florida must be
sung and seen all over North and South America. High standards must be encouraged
and maintained in busineases catering to tourists; nosnic:ls: MP." we our watchword;
and an ever-improved advertising program the tool i th which we work.
Labor haa come oi age in Florida. It: vital contribution to our economy, to
legitimate political aspirations must be recognized. As Governor I will see that
the voices of labor are heard \dth respect in government cmncils. I will work to
promoat smooth and workable relations between labor and managemnt. I will
continue to advocate an adequate program (or workmen's conpenaation, employment
service, unemploynt compensation, apprentice training, and give prime consideration
to labor's needs in industrial developmnt.
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