The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-03-04

repeats the story that he b&s done
Absolutely nothing f1r any poiot west
of the -. Johns river.
Ire governors readings - admit
rle s;zpeU6o1zuesz u Mr.. Tslisf---
roe E0Fk f8r th- lupT0veu4ent - me
naFoor. along :1e =ast cOas, 81 FlOEI-
"a. yet decryilg hIs ef0rts for TIE
Eezteru s@cti51 - the state ls done
FOR the p8rp0se 81 AroBsiug = preju-
dice il TIE minds % the voters Oe-
cauze IL !. known that Mr.. FIzgle'
owns large Interests On the Ezsi
C0ast sud 10 Interests OF tl- Wet
Cast
Occupying the high position 70
zhich n Ia ben called o. tue IL
telligeDt voters % the state this effort
Oh the part % the governor L not :
przis=~Ortny one.
L = tue that Senator TzlizfsrrO
us= succeeded IL securing very large
appropriations FOR the East Coast and
al FlCrI1isu- Mo ar loyal 20 81.
sections % The state and can rls-
superior - Ioea! prejudices should u
. patriotic enough 20 hold ~ his hand
AID praise lin for his WORK.
But the statement tina. senator
. TAliaferro has done nothing Tor the
I West CoasI viii Tot hold water.
Further along il his letter il wiiI
. seen that the governor claims that
The senator i himself largely inter-
ested il the West Coast and reads
lin the riot act for doing 30 much in
his Own behalt.
The average man generally yields
70 self interest. and if Senator IaIia-
ferro l. largely interested in the West
Cast why should he be hostile to it?
The Ocklzwahs river, Crystal river,
Port lamp Port Inglis, Homo-asss,
Czrrabelle, Apalachic0ls, Pensacola,
Ocals, Gainesville, and other points,
are al west Of the ~. Johns river,
aDd Senator TalisferrO has worked
most strenUou-ly and successfully for
appropriations Tor All these places,
and. besides, has introduced private
claims for individuals, such a. Eich-
-Iberger's cotton claim, and pensions
for Indian and Mexican var veterans
VINO live vest Of the 81. Johns river.
The governor 70 the contrary not
TitbstsndIng, Ne repeat that Senator
TalisferrO has never permitted the
-. Johns river % become d boundary
Lire barTicading AMI paraIyzing his
-fiOrts IN the upUuildIng Of the whole
state Or any citizen thereof who has
4 lawful claim against the govern
nent
The late &. 3. Collins seems 10 have
sized hun up about right when be
laid he had talked less and done more
than any representative W. had ever
sent 10 the senate.
The governor repeats the chestnut
that Senator TaliaferIO has not intro
duced = bill, resolution or amend
ment embodying any principle Of the
democratic platform, which he holds
lie was commanded u do.
But il is remembered with some
degree Of distinctness that the plat
forms Of 1896 and 1900 were not en-
approved by q majority
Of the voters Of the United States,
and an administration both in the
legislative and executive departments
Of the government, hostile to the
principles enun ;iated in said plat
forms, was enthrOned in power, and
in the face Of which to attempt to
enact those principles into laws
we're a. idl- a. IL attempt to beat
back the tides 81 the ocean with h
straw
Senator Caliaferco u entirely will.
ing to leave that sort o: preteu-e a.
craftsmanship to the gallery perform.
er-.
We shall make further comments
on the governors letter Just a.
soon a. We have the space