The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-05-27
BROWN REPLIES TO BULLOCK.
Says ne Supported the General 40
Years and Expected Better Treat
ment

QTeO a1u thirteen True lIIChNo IL
the state of Florida, who cast
their votes for me, allow me through
the press of the state to extend 10 you
my heartfelt thanks for this token of
your confidence and believe, nOtwith-
standing what may be said OF me
through the press by others my
euemies) is no proof of my insincer-
ity.
General Robert Bullock, grand,
brave old soldier of the COnfederacy,
a few days ago visited jacksonville
Goth of May and there writes a COM
munication purpOrting to be in
answer to a letter directed to him
from Mr.. S. 2. Sigh, another true
and brave old veteran, who lives in
Jacksonville, but who is not much at
letter writing, and possibly General
was stopping with him at the time
this sO.called letter is stated to have
been written. At all events, why
would S. P. Sigh wish to write let
ter when he could not have been
more than two blocks away from
where General Bullock was stopping.
To me there seems to be just here a
shade of inconsistency.
Again, General Bullock starts off
his communication by asserting that
he will not presume to advise his old
comrades how they shall vote; but, in
closing, says: II want to say that
believe the democratic people of Flor
ida will be safe in nominating NapO-
leon B. BrOward as the democratic
candidate for the high office of COVER
nor of Florida"
Somewhat inconsistent again.
And, now let me say to my COM
rades and friends, that [ have been
voting for this grand old soldier and
members of his family for just 40
years, and he has known me from a
small boy between the pillow handles,
and can testify that 1 have tried to
live in all good conscience towards
my fellow man and that the first of
fee of any dignity, except a member
of the legislature that L have ever
aspired to, was governor of my state,
and then after a month or more,
when l had spent about $3.50 in prep
aratiOn for nay canvass I heard that
General Bullock was seriously con-
lenplatiHg making the race for gov
ernOr himself, whereupOn immediate
Iy went and asked him if such was
the case. He said that he had been
thinking about it. / then told him
in that event 1 would withdraw in
his favor and support him to the best
o. my ability; he thanked me very
c)rdailly and the next day asked Inc
if l would make such a declaration
through the papers, which L did and
waited on him some three weeks; at
the end of which time he told me
that he could not make the race and
for me not to wait longer on Linn.
then re-annOuuced my candidacy and
made the race, and my old cOmrade
says now that he did not support me
because he "knew me too WELL" Now,
| ask is this inconsistency or ingrati
lude?
will not call it ingratitude for this
to me is a harsh accusation, but let il
be a fault, to which we are all liable.
But this l do say. After 1 had served
General Bullock for forty years pOliti-
cally and caused none of his cattle to
be ring-streaked, speckled or grizzled,
he might have overlooked my faults
and given me just one vote.
However, make no charge. And
now concluding with the same spirit
that actuated this old veteran to say
vote for n. B. BrOward, let me appeal
10 you for the good and glory of Flor
ida and her people and admOnish you
to vote for Hon. r. w. Davis for our
governor. Respectfully,
G. NJ. BROWN, sR.
Cured His Mother of rheumatism.
my mother has been a sufferer for
Il.