The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
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tCALA, FLA, Jan. -Hdi s-$t.
Eda.r MmefloercIs' Re,e9.
| am appalled, at tie Attitude Of
your paper. Pardon M Tor obs~tviae
4 ~ aim aud purpose atd cuI
seems to be 10 induce csli.fi'i5,s a. jd-
vest their money ia sections and CONF
mnnities bya pretense ana f.l-e sho.e
Of prosperity.
With you and your spouie1iS
it has come TO the pass talt "a mau
whotells the truth must bedeuoulei
as dishonest and n demag que.
You lent year co!umusfo the ele2-
On Of Mckinley ana pretended 10
= that great majority oil yotr
sN-citizens in TIE south hlt SUD
denly gone daft. That a discuss GA OF
the silver issue had made them luus-
ties and veritable asses You closed
your eyes to methods tha. wera ~ dis
graceful as any chimes that hllcEa
our calender and continued 10 pirate
even into IN ing cars that the cleo
ton Of Mckinley would restore conf
dence and iuaugurate an era of pres
peIity the like Of which Lad uat been
known in the worlds history. Tou
made these statenen ynu said by
virtue Of yoar being ia loueh and 81
bow with The manufacturers aal cap
italists 0t1,e country Tou spoke 81.
ifBy the card You assumed the role
-.r5f a prophet
By courtesy We viii saY thae U.Nia-
ley was elected. At least Nsrli tu-
ma aud bis money bags were .j9nu
phant.. Confidence lrss not u.a stii4t
lied, and it is shame O. sly that I'll
has; but, beeuU>e we DO not s1.
You proclaim u dish 8,~t. rasr'si-
~ has no more folio @ed McI1lul ~
election thauit folluWei iher ped of.
the Sherman iaw three ycara b-fre,
which was 50 eondisuilv pre- cts i.-
Tho spect,eleis given IL IS ola c~t H.
lishea banks elosiug their tolFs, faet
ries -cutling wag s. and s3of in1
hHiurs, biz mercantile hoH-es gaisg
down with, a crash, eWsAapar pass.
Y lng into lhNslenFls Of size, 81 With
- la,fa'ss eIxf< 1IresFFrite' rs tl-lf
~ - -. =.--lss ----.slhis,i oslts5l
art Of assimalal...n Tfake ..4i.ki.
comments aaeas these ter itle rou.l
tons, We are denounced 80 dem,
gogues and common eaenies, ard ou
OF your Correspondents, Mr.. V.Baf
i. Ashley, of Raleigh, X. G., SD atio
OF us, AXIS: Has lie silver lio.,..
destroyed their honesty aud trnth,nI
ness?" Permit me 90 ask Mr.. Asi,lc
If it has come to H. dishonest - roa.
ment on conditions as fhey actin BIZ,
exist? Must We poor deluiei ...flv.,
craze" editors lie TO De patriotic? an
we expected to s.iia truth aud n.uzl,
convictions in order 90 make af lis.
pretense of prosperiiya Aia.
SHAM" in big letters, DC tn. most,
for the new year, aud must we conn.
try editors, follow the example of the
Manufacturers Record. how down
and worship at its false shrinee +
this the type Of prosperity thar Nc.
kinleyism promi,ed?. Must W. brand
the 'ealamity how!er9 as a common,
enemy, aud crown the "pr spcrit,
liar' with a laurel wreath? j. rs do
sTFay with "shanIs" and tell thu truth.
z. L. HARiIs.
New York auI Boston continue io
lecture the south aud west. This.
places are The center and splsn.ay of
our eiyilization-the south ana We,
We are taught 60 believe sre ID raash
edges, bur li,tle r.moyed from lar-
barism. Yet We have tire STA en.f.t
Of Rev. o. S. Morrow, Of rap~k., -u
perintenacut cf the ChjaiIea~ 50
ciety Of Kansas. that almost s..-,.,a.
the waits srut f.am N.w
Y&rk and Boston 10 tAat s.1tp. ar.
crfplinai> Whats the matter ui.a
thes press Of Boston and Nos Yafs
taking an inir"spactiup? Wig sl,aali
children born in the cry lap az c.vi,;-
cation, be@fiaiinal~?