The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-03-13
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The Bronson County Times is an ar
dent supporter of Mr.. Call for reelection
TO the United States senate and as ar.
IDENTIFY opposed to AIr. Dunn's election to
that distinguished body.
II says that Mr.. Dnpn, It belieges. went
through the war unscathed." Would
the Bronson County Times have had
the Whole Confederate army killed? II
not, why does it refer 10 Mr.. Dnnn's es-
cape with life and limb as q crime?
It goes on TO say further, that on one
occasion Mr.. Dunn had a sore toe or
an "ingrowing toe naiip and when the
order of march was given, couldn't
walk. Now, isn't that q severe charge?
Is it not a wendertu. stOry2 The Times
is pitifully "put TO" for something with
which to bes mirch a good mans ehsrae-
ter, and we hope that it is already
ashamed of having attempted to do 50 !.
Sampson, with his great strength and
courage, coud not have done much on a
march with an "ingrowing toe nail"
But in the half column article of the
Times, it does make one charge, which,
if true, would lessen the ard0r of Mr.
Dunn's supporters and would be Jlotch
on his r. cord.
The Times lays that he was "never in
a battle"
Fortunately for Mr.. Dunn, his com
manders, General Finley. General Bull
lock aud Colonel Badger. and many Of
his comrades in arms, i, side il 0eala,
and testify 10 his fanlfdl performance Of
| duty as private soldier. He enlisted
when a boy, was in blttle when beard
less youth, answered to as many roll
calls as any private soldier in the on.
| fedeTaie army and followed the fortunes
of the Confederate flag from the rise I'M
I'll the faEl OF the Lost Cause." He
was 10 battle, in hospital and
prison, and il is not imnrobable that du-
| ring those memorable four years lie may
have had a ''sove toe or al ''ingrn Alng
toe nail" Even great men are afflicted
with iniirmiiies of Tie flesh yes, We
night say mere than that.
Grant acknowledged to fear, and Fred
erick the Great, 80 coWaIdice.
In the first battle Of iiie war, Nhea IN
charge of command, Grant said every
hair on his head stood On end, notwillI-
standing his experience in Mexico, aud
Frederick fled in dismay and disorder
from the field. But in the numerous
and memorable battles that followed
neither ever again flinehed nor laltered
aud furnished the world with TIE mosl
brilliant achievements in military an
nails.
Had the editor of the Bronson Times
been there as critic with his little peu
history would have been deprived Of It's
greatest military triumphs.
Unfortunately for the Times and
| fortunately for Mr.. Dann's friends. he
never 1inehed nor falteret in battle,
youth though he was; and doesn't have
| TO acknowledge To the weaknesses of tb 3
flesh that siezed either Gram or Fred
erick.
1t is charged again az a crime against
Mr. Dunn that he accepted Of
ice while the republicans had coIiroI o.
the stale.
Didn't Gamble and other good Demo
ocrsts do the same? Didn't Mr. Wlkiu-
son Call seek election TO the senate by
| Republican votes? and il is even pablo.
I ~ charged that he tried 10 Influence
| those votes by purchase, and Senator
Fowler, OF Putnam county, who makes
| The charge, iestitie5 to the time aud
place and circumstance If the trlnsac-
| ton, how aud Ia whom the money Was
p9iC.
Now Bob Toombs said he had 20
more compuac,ion Of conscience il
buying negro votes tan ne had in bny-
ing negro slaves, aud We don't knon bur
what Bob was right, and Mr.. Gail may
have entertained the same idea, so
we do not use this IS charge
against him, Bat what is the difference
IN trying 10 hold office from Rrpnbli.
cans and failing, AID trying and sas
ceeding?
Those things are of snail moment
And Mr.. Calls war record Is it any
better than Mr.. Dunn's? Is it as good ?
Now, We make no attack on Mr.. Calls
war record. He may or may not have
had an ingrowing toe nail" bnt we do
ray that his supporters should be the
very last in the world 10 attack the war
record of others. Mr.. Calls was not the
most famous in history.