The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-03-25
AND TALIAFERRo AT
MAYO


March an accouu, Of thu JOINT dis
cu>-lou az Mzyo between Senator
Talizferro and Governor Jennings in
which tn correspondent said the
governor pu, the senator to shameful
Il gnt.
This paper did the correspondent
the fairness to quote from him at
length. Can any newspaper employ
fairer methods
A writer in the Ocala Star, who
gus himself a. ''One Of the Mayo Au-
dieuce" claims To be grestly amused
al the attempt of the Ocala Banner
10 crItizise the orsJory and logic Of
FlorIda's governor.
The Ocala Banner rarely attempts
10 be amusing because it realizes that
il possesses in no measure nor degree
the peculiar genius Of Mark Twain
30 the man from Mayo ascribes to ii
gifts that il does not claim TO possess.
Al examination Of the article OF
this writer in the star Will mud that
be fails To be amusing or even fair.
We give al extract from the article:
Governor Jennings. with his finger pointed
at Senator TaIiaferro. SAID. Did you not vote
10 -=a; Matt Quay. the deepest dyed republican
ever appointed TO a seat II the senate Taiia-
fe-rc said: Il voted with the rest OF the demo
Gratis You did Then Governor Jennings
read the votes cast for the seating Of Quay, and
OF the thirty three votes cast only three were
cast by democrats. and one Of them was cast,
b. !; said 70 our shame by Fioridss junior
senator.
Zone Of the Mayo Audience" seeks
10 convey the impression that Sena-
tor Taliaferro voted for the seating Of
Senator Quay against democrat.
Senator Quay had no democratic
contestant and between two republi-
cans, why had not senator Talisferro
q right To make a choice?
Senator q lay owns winter home
ia Florida; l. one of its steadfast
friends aud on many an occasion has
aided il in securing appropriations
and ia other ways.
Why should it be said to our shame
that Florida's junior senator voted for
one republican in preference over an
other, the one known to be friendly
to the state and owning home under
its Dalmy skies?
Governor Jennings aud his man
Friday in making this statement seek
to fasten y wrong impression on the |
minds of the democratic voters, |
which, to say the least, is unelevat-
ing and dis.reditable.
We pity the poor, ignorant, super
stitiOus negro, who holds sacred the |
LEFT hind foot Of rabbit taken in a
grave yard in the dark of the moon
bys cross eyed man with freckles and
red hair, but il the statement Of this |
writer be true, what shall be said OF |
the poor, deluded democrats Of Mayo,
hoo.dooed by Governor Jennings, |
vino rave against n public officer for |
doing his duty for his state 10y secur-
ing appropriations for deepening its
harOors, increasing lis trade and
thereby adding to lis growth, pros
perity and magulficence?
But that is what this writer, Zone
OF the Mayo Audience" said those
democrats up there did.
70 be fair Ne quote his language:
senator Taliaierro- said Governor len.
uings, Did you not secure an amendment to
the river and harbor bill, appropriating $4,000
for Bscayue Bay"
I did, answered senator Taliaferro.
Governor Jennings. Did yol not secure
another amendment to the river and harbor
bill, appropriaung an additional $4,000 Tor
the same BisCayue Bay
Then We are told that those poor
Taylor county democrats went wild
with ecstacy and glee and shouted:
Jennings wins"
Can anybody believe that there are
democrats in any part of the domain
of Florida 80 deluded a. 10 90 xild
over such a statement:
We don't believe it,
The man who was zone of the
Mayo Audience continues:
when quiet could be obtained. Governor
Jennings resumed and stated that this BIS