The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

Shakespeare.
Surely, sir, the apotheOsis of Marion
county craftsmanship will arrive in
this year of grace. The fiOodtide of
that rare and radiant article of mum
dane greatness is upon us. y ground
swell of political power for Marion
county i'm the coming session OF assoc
ciated legislative wisdom and rapid
firing brains will surely boom to the
surface when the ship of state next
April cuts loose from her mOOrings
and starts on her voyage of discoveries
ia fence laws, the practicability, adj
visibility and respectability of the
state Keeping bar rooms and who shall
toe its L. :. Senators, besides many
other things too numerous 10 men,
tion. a. the repentant sinner said
when trying Ia enumerate his trans
gressionss.
Thirteen aspirants have so far shown
up and the cry is "still they come"
This il actually prodigal, when We
consider that there is no statute pro-
tecting raw material. The bounty of
Providence sometimes in things that
man can do without, is so great that
We can truly wonder at His ways.
And, sir. a. THIRTEEN is hOOdOO,
was thinking that some relief to the
people would come from that awful
fact. But believe, sir, that There
are Others" who, believing in such a
hoodOo and that no one of them can
arrive" because Of being in that
psycho- mathematical mystery, will be
encouraged to ''come OUT
oh, aiutit a shumee
feline. are there any more at home Ike you.
But, sir. the exigency of the times
i upon Ia, and we must boldly meet
the parade. | say let them come; 1t
will show that Marion county is gifted
with statesmen and, may be, black
horses. | was going to say that the
woods is full Of 'em, but i'm reviewing
the list find that many of them are
from town, and notice that the royal |
profession are largely ''in it, Sir, !
greatly admire the legal profession. |
The salt of the earth comes from that /
learned brotherhood. Many years ago |
there was practicing in this circuit a /
member who had a great reputation /
for defending murder eases. And l |
remember that one of his most inn /
passioned periods ofeloquencein every |
speech that he would make was his /
eulogy of lawyers. always winding up |
with the peroration: Gentlemen OF
the Jury, next To the angels come the /
-a-w-y-e-r-s!"
Well, don't object to one lawyer
going to the legislature if he is strong |
enough not to be led astray by the /
other two statesmen who will accom- /
pany him, and there il enough law
Yer i'm him To make pTima facie case /
in his favor 10 that effect. And If We /
cannot get such a one, then am IN |
favor Of sending all Of that profession |
that may run i'm the primary, in order /
that We may still have one. think /
this Is fair tOting with the dear peo- /,
ple. some of whom, | understand, |
think so much of themselves that /
they are prejudlced against lawyers.
I do rot know whether a lawyer 1
ought to be held responsible for any |
opinion on the fence. He is noted for 1
opinious on horseback, but on the 1
fence-welI, that is another story.
The only time ever heard a lawyer /
discuss the fence business was some I
wears ago IN court room. The ques-
ton was whether or not the fence IN .
question was lawful fence. He I
rounded up in a far-going voice by |
saving: Gentlemen of the jury, the
constitution and statutes and customs
NAV declare what is a lawful fence
Cures When Doctors Fail.
Mrs. Frank ChaissOn, Patterson, La,
AT ,,,alaria /