The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-19
Mr.. M'LEoD HITS BACK.
Writes an Open Letter to the Evening
Star.

letters of the past few days are IN,
nrst efforts in this line and this not
, VIII be my last to infiict on the public
regarding Bro. Porter and the con,
missioner's contest.
Yes, Bro. Porter, it is a well-knowr
fact that stood on the Chicago plat
form and indorsed every letter of it a,
true democracy. / voted for w. J
Bryan with all my heart, and hav,
yet to feel anything but shame for tn.
act. You will find my trail in thr
county through the national campaign
and my sentiments were openly ex
pressed. | don't know that through
your glasses my democracy can
be compared to that of Mr.
leagues. A tree is known
by its fruit. SHOW me one huckelber-
ry in the last campaign from Mr.
league, other than the vote he says
he cast.
did not want Governor Bloxham,
but when my party by large major
lty named him for the place, I ate my
crow like man, calling on nay gold
friends TO emulate my example and
vote for the peerless Bryan and cau
now turn to Governor Bloxham and
say; if | am crow, be democrat and
eat thereof No, Mr.. Porter, you VIII
always know where to find my posi-
ton on any issue. have never hid in
the bushes, sulked in my tent or
played the hypocrite, let the cost be
what it would. The fight now waged
against me, is not on account of my
financial views. No, name the baby
what it is: Doodle and pull, not gold
and silver.
In the Gainesville Sun [ see the
commissioners report for last month.
The total expense and service account
of II. G. Denton, clerk of board, was
$l0.59, ours $1,000 for the month.
Rich people we of Marion, when we
can pay over and above Alachua
county, bonus of 500. Al for clerk hire.
This would in twelve months go q
long ways on a mile of good road.
Why don't you howl to the tax pay
ers at such as this, Bro. Porter? Or
does this come within the c5rcte?
If the governor sees fit to endorse
what the democracy desires, and
places me on the board, it will indeed
be pleasure to plant myself between
such cledr-hedded extravaganza as this
and the county treasury and demand
one hundred cents in actual service
for every dollar going out.
When you spoke of my favoring the
Banner as the advertising medium Of
this county, you there showed the
cloven hand. You want this pull to
force the country people to take your
gutter sheet. My letter to the
Mail and Express clearly defined my
position as to county advertising and
your insinuations as to my being I'M
der obligations to the Banner for MY
appointment are of a low, lying type.
Why did you not take me up on the
new Jail job? Can't it stand the rays
of investigation and discussion
The Marley company row sues the
county for 81 800 we do not owe. Why
don't you howl to the taxpayers Of
this? Is there anything in the bushes
here? Has theiStar an application in
for an iron fence, or are its natural
tendecies to divert the public eye from
the business and not financial issues
involved in this contest against me? I
have gold men on my petition who
refused to sign the Porter-Glover. Mil
Ter petition. Why did they see fit to
differ from other gold people? Their
reasons were certainly not financial.
No, MIR. Porter; the cloven foot is
too plain. She won't pump. know
your feather, but see if you can't
bring out the nigger in this wood-pile,
and not get infatuated with the little
fellow or go sprinting after the golden
calf, as you did in Saturdays TRADE.
Just come down and tell US in plain
English what Porter wants, If YOU
don't get it, honest confession is good
for the soul. Also, what have you
against Carney and myself? / am
persuaded you are deep down after
Carney. What have you against him ?
Get out your grubbing hoe and let Us
have the substratum of this hatred.
Don't try to lead the pubic into per-
sonal matter Vengeance is mine,
saith the Lord, and not yours, Bro.
Porter.
You misquoted me before the coun-
| ty committee in words that l did not
utter at that time. My remark that
day was to the clause relating to the
national obligation of a voter, to
which was opposed, and was this:
"Mr. Chairman, that clause means
that If the devil is nominated at Chi
cago, we viii have to vote for him.
l can't recall at any time such an
expression as this of yours. This
phrase is as false and misleading, 20
the best of my memory, as was the in
tention of the writer in using 1t. My
language is not as chaste at all times
as it should be, but it doesn't need
any embellishments of the Ananias
type.
Perhaps, Mr.. Porter, you can re-
member circulating the impression on
the streets that the representatives
and senator from this county were
against me. What foundation haC
you for that?
am sorry to say, from talking will
the people, your esteem in the publ,
? favor is not what your cloth would in
dicate, and, changing Horace Gree
ley's expression to suit the occasion
would advise YOU to repent. 90 sves