The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-07-27
THE EDITOR or THE BANNER AND
his FRIENDS.

back on his friends" and specially
mentions Nessrs. Burford, Long and
Wilson as three friends to whom he
has been conspicuously unfaithful.
On the contrary, the editor of the
Banner has been as conspicuously
faithful to these friends as Moham-
medan is to his prayers.
Early recognizing in Mr.. Burford
the possession Of singularly intellect
ual gifts, and wishing also to have
Marion county assume and assert her
full share in the political counsels of
the state, the editor Of the Banner got
Mr.. Burford to consent to the use of
his name for Presidential elector in
1888 AT that time he was almost
stranger to the people Of Florida and
to the members Of the convention, bat
the editor of the Banner got his dele
CATION to make him q member of the
committee to select the Presidential
electors and when once on that COM
mittee was so earnest in his efforts
that Mr.. Burford was unanimously
selected. And in Mr.. Burford's
speeches in the campaign the promises
of the editor of the Banner were more
than fulfilled. He displayed an elo-
quence and magnetism on the stump
that had rarely been equaled and
easily gave him a lasting reputation.
In his canvass for the legislature the
editor of the Banner stood by him,
and in the measures he sought to for
mulate into laws, especially in the
measure known as the redemption
act,n while some of his other friends
turned their backs coldly upon him.
the editor of the Banner gave him the
full measure of whatever influence he
possessed.
The editor of the Banner has never
turned his back on him and if to-mor-
row he was candidate for any Office,
the editor of this paper wouldn't ask
whether he was for or against Call,
he wouldn't let this be an issue in the
way, and would never for moment
let his pen be idle in his behalf.
Friendship doesn't require friend
to turn his back on one friend to serve
another. If this We're so friendship
would lose its meaning and would be
changed into perfidy.
The New Capitol says:
Another lifelong friend, and lifelong worker
in the democratic party in this county, has been
slandered. traduced aud defeated by Senator
Call. This man has stood by Frank Harris
We refer to Hon. H. W. Long Does not Mr.
Harris haunt into Mr.. Longs face his candidacy
for the senate, which means principle involving
the reelection of the to the United States
senate, that left nothing undone to destroy him
personally and politically"
The editor of the Banner is not re-
sponsible for Mr. Calls acts. He is
not his keeper, and friendship doesn't
require that he should take part in
Mr.. Longs and Mr.. Calls personal
feuds and factional fights.
But in his fight for the land Office
Mr.. Harris did not go back on Mr..
Long and Mr.. Long knows it. In
public aud in private he labored in
Mr.. Longs behalf. He wrote Senator
Caa urgently asking him to withdraw
his charges and consent to his confir-
nation; that he was certainly mis-
taken as to Mr.. Longs attitude to-
wards him; that Mr.. Longs life work
as democrat and his conspicuous and
efficient labors in its behalf, entitled
him to the office for which he had APP
piled. He stated that Mr.. Longs de-
feat would bea political blunder to Mr..
Calls own aspirations, and in every
way Mr.. Harris urged Mr.. Longs
cause. He never for moment turned
his back on him. He says here and
now and always that Mr.. Long is and
has always been faithful servant of
democracy and that the democratic
party can not too conspicuously re-
ward him.
And so again, the New Capitol
charges that the editor of the Banner
has gone back on George Wilson.
As long ago as 1876 Mr.. Wilson was
a candidate for the legislature from
this county and he had then the edi-
tor of the Banners most cordial and
active support, as he has had since for
every Office he has striven. The edi-
tor of the Banner even supported Mr..
Wilson for the nomination for state
senator against SO good and true
friend as the late Hon. Jno. +. Dunn.
When the editor of the Banner as
certained from Mr.. Wilson that he
would become candidate for the of,
fee of internal revenue collector for
this district, Mr.. Harris without ques-
tioning, with no if,snor and's, caring
not whether the dog stopped or the
rabbit escaped, whether Mr.. Wilson
was for or against Call, or the whole
senatorial and congressional outfit,
immediately pulled off his coat and
rolled UP his sleeves, with the ardor
true friendship stimulates, and never
ceased his efforts in Mr.. Wilson's
behalf, and If his efforts have borne
no fruit, MIR. Harris intentions at least
speak for themselves.
If his friends did, Mr.. Harris did
not permit Mr.. Cali to stand between
him and them, and he leaves it to
their consciences to say whether they
have been as true in their friendship
to him as he as been to them.
Sharper than a serpent's fang is the
faithlessncss of friends.
The Marian aaslntv annvov,f;0x,