The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-04-30

uEA tIcsANlH8dA W OtAfeE5t UuL WITHOUT 3
particle Of fear Of Al attempt at q con-
tradiciion.
What Has CALL Nor DoyE9
He has not grown rich out OF his
Office. He has never sold his influence
for pelf nor power. He has never
lodged a vote on any political issue.
His name has never figured In any
public scandal. His fingers have never
clntched auy of the public plunder.
He Is as poor today as he was when
he first entered public life. This, in
ordinary times, should be no special
mark Of virtue, but amidst the ocean
Of almost universal corruption which
has prevailed since lis entrance into
public life, is tribute to his char
acter more precious than gold stud
ded with diamonds; and, alas, alaek
3 an eneonIum tina. can be paid TO
but too few Of our modern statesmen
Senator Call has been a senator more
than half a. long as John Sherman,
and the same opportunities for ''feath-
ering his nestn that Senator Sherman
''msGe the most Of were alike pre-
seuted to Wiikinion Call, but always
met with the same stern, heroic re-
buke, Get thee behind me, Satan"
When he first entered the senate,
Mr. Sherman, like Mr.. Call, was a
poor man" He had no other oecu-
patton than that Of United States
senator. He has not only ''elad him
self IN pCrpl and fine linen aud Jared
sumptGousiy every day" bat owns
one u lie most costly marble palaces
in the city Of Washington, and has de-
posted in the bank something like
the snug sum Of TWENTY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
No. Senator Call has not been q
thrifty senator.
Had be taken advantage Of the OPP
fortupities his official position gave
him, and had in this campaign twenty
millions Of dollars at his disposal, who
in this audience believes that the little
corporation newspapers in Florida
would today be barking at his heels?
Yea, had Senator Call forgotten the
training Of his youth, )" aud had got
ten as his share twenty millions of the
public plumber, | fain but sorrowfully
believe 30 good person as the good
Baptist brother who made the unprO-
voked, unjust and ungracious attack
on his private character and public
virtue would almost be tempted 10
PROSTATE himself before him as did the
children of Israel of old bow them
selves in alteration before the golden
calf" yea, fear that this would be
the picture, even though Senator Call
should sometimes, at rare intervals,
follow Paul's advice and take a little
wine for his stomach's sake and his
often infrmities!
WHAT Has CALL Done?
He has been honest. He has been
faithful TO his trust. He has been
loyal to the democratic party. He has
been true to his friends. He has had
policy that he has adhered to, and In
adhering TO it has made enemies, and
his friends love him the more ''for the
enemies he has made"
Do these things count for nothing {?
But it may be altogether from which
end Of the telescope you look at them
through whether they appear big or
little.
The political forces in this state are
divided into two classes: Those who
want to control the corporations and
those who are controlled by them.
Now, we who represent the former
class are not extravagant in our claims
nor eXOrbitant in our demands. We
are patient and long suffering. If the
political machine could be broken and
fair elections obtained in Florida, we
believe it would be ascertained that
we who represent the former of these
two forces would easily poll three
fourths Of the votes. It is now Just
the other way. But
Truth crushed TO earth shall rise again.
The eternal years Of Cod ara hers:
Bat error. wounded writhes in pain,
and dies amid his worshippers.
OF our four members In the con-
gress Of the United States the corpo-
rati0ns have three and we ask for only
one. Does this show greed? Does it
lopk like we want to win every pot?
Does it show an Unsuitable, upsatisfy-
ing, inordinate, dangerous ambition?
Yet as modest as we are in the en-
forcement Of what are our rights, we
are told by those who in the last cleo
ton were his most ardent supporters,
and still claim to be his friends, rather
than have Wilkinson Call returned to
the United States senate that the allied
capitalistic forces in this state will
spend fifty thousand dollars, estab-
fishing newspapers, substituting edi-
tors and buying up members Of the
legislature to defeat him, and we are
implored to pull him down. Shall we
DO 1t? Shall we strike our colors, sur
render our manhood, and capitulate
Internationally to this power? 1t re-
mains with you, fellow citizens, to
make answer, and without appropri-
ating any more of your time, take
great pleasure in introducing to you
TINS man whom the common people
love and the corporations fear.
LR2,;nkiNer
" PERRY pAvIs'J
x A Sure and Safe Remedy in