The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-05-13
TALIAFERRO PRODUCES LEI
TER FROM STOCKTON TO
HENRY N. FLAGLER.


80 Tn ALL senate. 1z--7l-LEo pa
. .ou.-d tie meeting uu;il nearly mid
night, and was = warm proposition
: from ~: u last. The uotzUl feature
. a., the clash "a, the lew campaign
material VIII which Senator Talia-
/ ferro confronted his opponent in the
shape Of letter written by Stockton
+ 10 H. u. Elagler il connection with
+ the sale Of the Times-Uniou by tie
/ Stocktons to Flagler. This letter Mr..
/ TaIiaferro used 10 support his charges,
! made last night, that stockton was
I responsible for the entry OF Flagler
into Florida Journalism and politics
/ and that Stockton had sought Tela-
tious with the maguate. The Sens-
! tors comments Oh the letter We're
''cruzhers" % q most Uuanswerablv
I variety. AMI aroused he audience TO
high pitch OF excitement. He
calls NE corporation hireIing," said
the senator, "a tool Of Mr.. Flag!er,
and yet, pointing TO Stockton, there
sits the man who was the tool Of Mr..
Flagler a. long as Flagler would have
him. the man who received $4,000 Of
Flagler's money, the man whose
hypocrisy this letter reveals to the
/ people Of Florida"
{ Sir. Stockton. who spoke first, in
/ duIged IN his usual denunciation Of
/ the Times Union and the charge that
the prees Of the state was subsidized
| by STANDARD OF! money to oppose his
candidacy. He went into series Of
/ details about the banking affairs Of
! Jacksonville. and waved the two
/ pages Of manuscript which, be said
contained every speech that Ialiaferro
had made in the senate. He CRITICS.
ed the senator for obtaining pension
/ FOR Pat Murphy, az Jacksonville,
whom n- called ''p1IiIi.ai bum .
( and also iOr pushing through ill TO
/ permit th- SeaDOard 10 Guild IT. rail-
rozd bridge across the Manacee, =
work necessary 10 the building OF It's
extension from Tampa into that
region.
When Mr.. Stockton declared that
Senator Taliaferro had not made so
much a. a dot OF All or cross of a
{" in the measure securing the Indian
war claims fund, Senator Taiiaferro
advanced to the front and exclaimed:
MIR. stockton ii you can prove to
these people that the statement you
nave jus. made Il true, / will with
draw from the race" Nj. stockton
didn't prove it, and Mr.. Taliaferro l.
still running.
When Senator Taliaferro arose to
speak, Mr.. Stockton, although he had
asked for the privilege ola reply, bum
died up his papers and left the stand
but was called back by the senator,
who asked MIN to remain and hear
what he had to say about him. Mr..
| Stockton returned TO the stand.
The business senator had fire III
his eye and determination in his voice
throughout his ringing speech, which
was both a complete defense Of the
| insinuatiOns and accusations against
himself aud his record, and a scathing
! blistering humiliation Of his OPP
ponent. Mr.. Taliaferro was saluted
a. he began, by the discharge Of a
cannon in the street, and by round
Of welcoming cheers from three.
! fOurths Of the crowd.
"Preposterous fabrications," was one
Of the terms used by Mr.. Talisferro in
abiding 20 the Stockton charges.
Throughout, he was emphatic, and
convincing, and the letter from Stock
ton to FlagIer proved new bomb in
his adversary's camp that made a
strong impression upon his hearers.
His experience in this campaign has
made Senator Taliaferro a vigorous
and effective debater, and few we'll
balanced or more impressively deliv-
cred speeches have been heard i'm this
city.
The crowd was with the "business
senator"