The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-01-01

posed to- M S St2on a%are that he is materially
bill and impression that favor these
measures The facts that Senator emphat
fight that defeated bHthe only one of the two
that came before the Senate for consideration
Inc purpose OF the AIdreh bill was not Mr. Stockton
implies to issue currency but to distribute surplus
county. municipal and railroad bonds sIrpIus in tbe
Treasury result only from unnecessary There
should be taxation con-
extortion and to extort money
Democratic principles amy 6bgonsv la open violation Of
also opposed the discrimination in favor of national
Of railroad bonds as security for Government money
ANOTHER UNTRUE STATEMENT
No Mr. Stockton says I a Tallahassee dur
ing the session Of the last Legislature fighting
This statement is also wholly unfounded Indeed. by
what strange process of reasoning he reconcile his
thereto. anu amendment 0nered
I to Tallahassee. as conceived it
To be duty be there and discuss generally mem
upon questions of national import had no word to saw
the subject Of State legislation other than favor liberal
appropriations for educational
young young of equipped as will
youth any state I appeal to each and every
member Of that legislature each speaking for himself
THE REBATE ALLEGATION
No. G. Mr.. Stockton says through my influence
rebates were obtained for the . B. Company.
states that dae) 1890 1891 and 1892
and again from 1894 to 1897 he Reneke with
vouchers for large sums in rebates for the
and had with until nearly
two years after Mr. Reneke he began checking
rebates, and the fact is. have my asked
railroad for rebate for anyone I became
YEAR Tas elected yceD3ent without aR6 about duties
or COMPENSATION and had nothing whatever to do with
for 1t single pound Of groceries anything else.
am not a defender of freight Determinations be-
leve in full accord with party, be
ComlSson IN every state as well as an Interstate
both equipped with such powers the prompt
between shipper and carrier
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
1t be added that delegation has been an
important factor IN obtaining lower freight for Florida
by successfully advocating the Improvement
Vas insignificant compared to what it to-day. an
less t3an annually to over twentv-hye
millions The eights have sought the cheaper haul
progresses will the port increase to the
advantage Of both producer and
have made some inquiry system Of rebates
alleged TO- have obtained some and informed
siven-not to one firm aione ms Mr. Sf,cEton zeI5 ~
YOU beievebut wholesale merchants generally at com
In mis- attack upon the c. E. Rogers Company why does
Mr. Stockton Sudousy conceal public
received rebates in that same rate VAR Has he conveniently
orgotten it,? Let us refresh his Mr. Stockton
established largely through efforts He had been in the
1acts5TyIe and through his eyTeenca in f5 bena
This received rebates other companies
VINO solicited the rebates whether
1t all. l do know. did certainly. They began
I'M told, when steamship line established between
Noble and Tampa. which put Tampa Jacksonville
reght rate Jacksonville time having
icaly baSing point
he Tampa merchant could buy barrel Of -four and
delivered at Tampa by the Mobile line for the
reight it would Jacksonville merchant
81 -four delivered Jacksonville
{ the railroads Of Jacksonville this
eng threatened they argued with loss Of
usness through the of the steamship
rider retain the business the There
retaliation, backward and IN
lis that the wholesale houses including the Tampa
commercial Company given rebates N n