The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-01-09
Mr. FILDES DISCUSSES POLITICS.
An Sorts OF . euberastorisl Contest
Will the Democratic Party
Declare for Free Trader


map cannot do for another. Notably
every man must for himself pay ma
tur.'s final debt. There can he no
substitute there. He cannot even
have the collie aud let somebody else
suffer he pain. Nor can man seek
office In primary election and 1t
somebody else do the running for him
He must do the running for himself.
There can be DO proxy there. There
fore. il is almost idle To discuss men
for office who do not first shy their
castor into the ring. But Ill may toe,
A. a ser Of preliminary s6irmish,
that close friends of a possible csndi-
date will first feel the public pulse
before the political gladiator will HIM
self strip 90 the waist. / see by the
newspapers that the measurements
and weights f Frank Harris, Frank
Adams. Bob Davis. Editor Stovall
and jeff Browne are being taken for
the gubernatorial contest. They are
all first rate men Frank Adams and
JEFF Browne are young enough To wait,
IL they want TO. but Harris. Davis and
Stovall had better not coquet with
time too long With all these gem
tlemen in the race. there will he An
interesting campaign. Stovail A. ear
nest eloquent and active, while Har-
ris j. thoughtful snd logical. Both
hsys Influential peWSpsper- 10 hack
them. while Harris has the ad"ant-
age 90. perhaps, being A. well known
a. Auv man ina the state. Both Jeii
Browne ana Frank Adams are redo
leut With cordislIty and both would
en;er the race with the laurel Of Vic-
tory m the last PRIMARY enclrrllnE
their browS. Boo Davis must come
npAce with tht. distinguishing char
actrriS'ic~ If having fed Ia fullnr-S al
the public crib. This vii likely
mark him among hIs fellows. lie
will likely prove the most interest
ing specimen In the great political
hipodrOme. and will. therefor. be Il
fayoriie. but Il remains with These
gentlemen themselves whether theN
viii be candidates There il no sUct
thing a. nominating man nova
DAYS nolens volens. still Ne need mo-
be alarmed in apprehension of {
scarcity Of candidates. There l. al
ways fun crop rip Ior the political
market.
FARMER MANN Discussed.
DO YOU think those gentlemen yoJ
have named are the only ones wh'
will enter tire race" ventured tn
scribe.
"Wen," replied Mr.. FIldes."
observe that Farmer Mann l. build
Ing, or 10 be more accurate, l. talkius
bout building a good road. Jus
where he purposes IL IL lead canno
81 present conjecture hut l Su~per
that he ha~ tecnm,. 80 greatly attach
Ell O. Tailsha~~,e during the admin
eAAA'tAl ~ HffAt ia " ~ =
he will be loath 10 tear himself ANA
from the capital. Mama, you know
l. a political tlpt-sm. H. has dritfe
ashore and has heeu gathered in thv>
past t~o wears tie j. a striking illu,
tTaiiou uf mN contention that there
very little leEgiu inFlorida's polit ia
Water. Nou couldn't Keep Mann :
the bottom with tom of water. Il
political campaign MAS on he woul
snap the chains that bound him vii
the ease and certainty thata hurricaI
twists twig. heS. Mann l. out
again ashore, aud you may deepen
upon il, he l. Al work in the polite,
vineyard"
FREE TRADE ns>CI>SEp-
Perhaps the Democratic party
the next campaign, p argued the scri
will declare in favor ~ Zee trade.
mot likely MIR. FIldr> reptile
While a large number of Democrat
probably majority, have alwa.
favored free trade, the party, a. au q
gsnization, has only ou two occasion
declared IN its favor. The first was
The Congressional caucus at Philad,
phla IN lSl0. Ia it, platform il the
declared for free commerce with
nations, political connection Wi