The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-04-30
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'ocaiz Bsnaer. oct5Ser = 1875
At the meeting in 0caIa last saIur-
day, Mr.. F. f. Harris, Of the oeala
Banner, introduced Senator Call, and
in answer to the question, What Has
Gail Done ?v said:
If the same question was asked Of
any other senator, what would he the
repiy2
Senator Charles w. Jones received
more encoGiums than was ever ac-
corded any other Florida senator. If
this question had been ssked about
Senator Jon+s hen he aas at the
climax Of bis splendid career, what
great public policy could have been
pointed 10 Is having been originated
by him? l. there a single public
measure that viii 60 down in history
bearing his name or the impress Of his
genius?
The services Of the junior senator
from this state were 50 enlinently sat-
isfactory TO his entire constituency
that be was reelected without opposi-
ton from any quarter and BY unani-
nous vote.
Can any one in this audience point
10 particular measure that made him
particularly Distinguished
maze tnis point. NY fellow-citi-
tsus. III ~ dispAr4geuieas 70 The Hon
4auel pasco.
Ii shis 4gs-~4lyn sger- applied 20 81
tDf Morgan, Of Alabama, or seuslor
f-sree. 81 Aii~-lssippi. fwo Of tla.
9le=t aud most logical # southern
motors. what would ~ the ans ger .
Are there any great public measure~.
,8En Of the great events II this nlo.i
yentlul ga. that viii survive their
erus in the senate con-pleuously
e4fiug the NAMES Of these most dis
tinguished men?
Longer ihAn aay other man now
living Senator Harris, Of tennessee,
has been ia public life. I intend no
=
nor would dim the luslrous chara4:-
ter Of this most remarkable man. but
ask if there he a Tennesseean here,
though regarding him with affection
born OF love aud veneration, who can
point to single measure OF his that
distinguishes him high above his fell
lows?
If this question be applied to Sena-
tor Daniel, the most gifted and eIo-
quent Of southern senators, what
would be the answer? What distinct
i've measure is the petted offspring Of
this most popular and eloquent son Of
Virginia?
There is no policy that is theirs that
is not in a lesser or greater measure
Senator Calls.
To the question. "What has Call
done?" proudly make answer, and in
making answer I shall deal in no full
some flattery-no high-sounding pam
egyric:
He has voted for every democratic
measure.
He has voted against every measure
that was not democratic.
In letter dated September 10, 1890,
the late Senator Joseph Z. Brown, of
Georgia, writing to Senator Call and
defending him from the unmeuted
and unjust attacks Of ceYtrin Baptist
ministers for his vote for the appropri-
alton Of certain monies for Indian
schools, said:
1t affords ine great pleasure % say that have
had the honor to serve IN the senate with you
for more than ten years and during au that
period have watched your course and your
votes carefully have always found You an At
tentive IaboTious, able and faithful senator and
on questions pertaining 10 religious liberty. 10
matter n what shape they have arisen. have
observed that you aud almost invariably voted
together"
Senator Brown was a consistent
member Of the Baptist church and
held in high esteem by the Baptists Of
Georgia.
Senator Call has succeeded in OBJ
tanning larger appropriations for pub
lie improvements for Florida than the
entire aggregate amount she received
ia all the years before his entrance
into the United States senate.
This, of itself, should entitle him TO
some little consideration from the pe0-
pie of Florida.
He succeed d in having appropriated
larger sum Of money for public
building in the city Of jacksonville
than was obtained for Savannah by
Georgia's able senators and represent
Atives.
Through his efforts public buildings
have been erected at Tallahassee, Tam
pa, and other places, and bills were
introduced by him providing for pub
lie buildings at Fernandina, st. Au-
gustine, Ocala, and elsewhere.
He voted against the unconditional
repeal" Of the Sherman law and for
the ''free coinage of silver at the ratio
Of l6 to ! )" without that colossal inter-
national agreement humbug that is
made with the intent to deceive the
innocent and unwary.
lie voted for bill for gresnbacks to
be deposited in repositories, SO that the
plain people" could obtain money
for "small enterprises" at something
like reasonable rates" of interest.
He voted for the interstate COM
merce commission bill.
He has supported all measures look
ing to cheap transportation for pro-
ducers-that defenseless class who,
largely because Of excessive freight
rates, exc out a hard aud scanty living
by facing and sweating in searching
summer suns.
He was the strenuous advocate of
that measure the last national demo-
cratic platform pointed to" as one OF
the ''prOudest achievements. - of the