The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-11-13
Boards Open LETTER.
Tells About Political Somer.
suults of Jennings.
q RED HOT R0aST.
Says tie Governor Opposed Railroad
Commission, Free Silver Plank
and Primary Election System.

| cent letter in the Journal, OF that
| city. Dir Beard among other thing>,
has tn. following 10 say:
To tue Democratic People of the
State Of Florida:
Their are three candidates asking
tie SURFACES of the democratic voters
Of this sIate IN tue 1894 primary, for
the nomination 10 the senate of the
United Slates-twO southern gentle
men ana Gov. William Sherman
Jennings.
II Gov. Jennings is correctly re-
p,rted il the public press, he said in
hls speech al DeFuniak on the 29th
ultimo: Il would like to have the
public just put the last two democratic
platforms IN one column, aud Senator
Taiiaferro's record ia Another and
compare them. II there l. anything
Ia common betwe-n them have
never been able "a discover it"
/ J. al Insult To the Intelligence,
morality aud patriotism OF the de,uo-
crazy Of this stale for GOV. J -tuius-.
with the record thu; n hss rehiud
him, and with him. to attack Senator
Talialerro, or any one else, a. having
a record Inconsistent with the last
| two federal democratic platforms.
If the public" were to lake CIV.
Jennings record aud compare IL Win
those TWO platforms. The public
/ would see that there il not only moth
! ing lin common between them" bat
that they are absolutely antagouistic.
| RECORD A. SPEAKER.
1t is well known fact TO all who
are couverzant with the political his
tory of Florida, aud the factions into
which The democratic party has been
divided for the past twelve years, that
GOV. Jennings was made speaker o.
! the house of representatives of the
legislature Of this state in 1885 by the
| corporate Interests, because OF hi,
well known suhseTviency 10 those ia
terests, a. demonstrated when a mem
ter OF the house in 1893. Viii,
: speaker OF the house he lett the chat
10 light the railroad commission bill
and on page 80 OF the Journal 0
Proceedings of the house OF represen
tatives for 1895, | find that Mr.. Jen
nings introduced. ~ an amendmen
TO the railroad commission bill, tn,
following, viz: provided, That tn,
provisions Of this bill shall not in any
wise apply to the county of Herman
do, in the state Of Florida" all
charitable enough 10 the iu,el!igeuc.
T of Mr.. Speaker" Jennings to believ,
that he knew that no county could b,
exempted, 10y such an ameudmen, L
, = general Jaw, from the operation @
that law; and that he only introduced
the amendment 10 further convinc,
those whose influence had made hin
speaker" taat h. was representing
their interest,", anJ not the interest
and welfare OF the masses o. the PEG
pie of the state of Florida. For som,
very interesting aud instru tive read
ing a. to MIR. Speaker" Jennings anC
his position in reference To this bill,
refer TO pages 564 ami $50 of The Hous
Journal for 1895. Gov. Jennings i
; also reported in the public press, a
f saying in his speech at DeFuniak, Oh
1 | the 29th ultimo, that Senator Italia
/ | ferrO is continually talking abou
| what he "favorsn or what he Stands
, for. but that he never takes any step