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

H.. p, ocala, Fla, Dec. Il, 1908.
Dear Sir-The unbrOken custom Democratic party
conduct office been at all credtabIe
Without any attempt to hatter YOU is but fair
term in office the Indian claim collected
soldiers of the Seminole Indian 1857 their
widows have been pensoned the State has received larger
the location public buildings than in av
similar period and appears many
which shows that your influence felt and
Notwithstanding these you be aware that
certain charges have been made against in the
return to the Senate. To be specific, charged:
zen t55 t t your gs8n by influence was 50 bra
, That you opposed primary system:
That denounced the Kansas City Chicago plat
That, by implication you were in favor
of the Fowler asset currency bill and the Adrch bill in the
That you went to Tallahassee during the last session
of the Legislature and opposed the of the antitrust
That through your influence rebates were obtained
That through rebates competition was sifed and
that a wholesale
in Jacksonville in effort to compete with that
That you are under the influence of the Standard Oil
9 is also charged that you have done nothing for
Florida and deserve credit for the collection the
your public require you to Washington
your constituents a them that
you Tnoua reply 70 them IN some PEOc manner and for
Ocala Banner. Very truly FRANK HARRIS.
Washington D. G. Dec 16 1893
My Dear s-Yours Of the 4th instant rendering me the
columns OF the Ocaa Banner reply charges
by my opponents the Senatorial campaign which
charges YOU enumerate received and take pleas
in awaiting myself of kind offer deprecate
test full of misrepresentation make this reply
necessary began campaign at Punta Gorda without
complain others a
and honorable worthy of the ambition of any
necessary to aCqu2nt you and through YOU the people of
NOTHING IN CHARGES.
TsgTg r o NOTHING in the ebarss as shall show They
a
Investigation under the searchsht of public discussion and
laure of good and upright and patriotic to be wholly
all OF the charges are covered up in the maze of the past
Ions before election and that but of them. which
my service in Congress 'lS ''''S
NO CORPORATE INFLUENCE
No. Mr.. Stockton my election by corporate
influence was SO bTazen that the people We're astounded
members of the Legislature of 1899 and is wholly without
foundation fact The people Florida have
thar all Of the newspapers and the leading the
ness OF that election and congratulated Florida upon the
fact that there were no scandals at our capital such as had
been Witnessed and deplored at CAPITALS elsewhere
what he saws he sfouj have fe, 7r0on tboee Who rune
datey after the contest sought he did to extend
Mr. Stockton was a member of the Duva County conven-
o9 winch x Ganmol+s proposed my Rome Tor the sePate
t 20 S ++ ana oISmL my rliIo ana IL WI
and active for my opponent
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM
No. .. Mr. Stockton that have always bitterly
f5t for this afemn W ao ers those no in the n9a
states senate who strenosIv eneav0rd 70 bring TO vote
the resolution Constitution provide
people-a step far in advance of Mr.. Stockton.
THE PARTY PLATFORMS.
No. 8 He asserts that I denounced the Chicago and
This statement is also wholly unfounded
cratic platforms without exception supported
stockton much?