The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-02-26
ANSWERING CHARGES.

| pledseu 10 say sOneluiug III praise Ol
the development of the east coast sec
ton of Florida and the man who is
behind this wonderful transformation
and because also it is little shy in
the discussion of Old issues.
A review of its files will show that the
Ocals Banner has always sung songs
ofpraise of the states developers and it
could not show its inconsistency and
littleness more glaringly than by
Withholding praise for the man who
is chief in this good work.
Without TIE Ocala Banner saying
it, the fact is apparent to all men,
who have eyes to see and ears to hear,
that Henry VI. Flsgler is benefactOr
Co Florida and is entitled to the friend
ship of its people.
When he shall have been gathered
to the tomb of his fathers, the press
of Florida will unite in praising him
in rich and pathetic prose and tender
verse-why not strew some of these
flowers along his pathway now while
he is in n position to appreciate their
beauty and enjoy their fragrance?
Now as TO the other issues.
The Good Book says there is a time
for all things. Anyone, especially an
editor, shows poor taste to do things
out of their proper season. However
luscious, there is no demand for
Florida watermelon when the snow Is
on the ground, or an oyster roast when
the thermometer il climbing up
among the COS.
The editor of the Ocala Banner was
graduated from the stale rights"
school of democracy, bat its discussion
was somewhat. interrupted 10y the
unpleasautnrss that prevailed from
81 10 %.
The editor OF this paper is a. much
in favor Of paper CURRENCY today "a
he was when il was made an issue 10y
the brilliant writings of the editor Of
the New York Mercantile Journal,
but the time for il discussion j, 40
longer opportune.
He also still ftvors the 10 70 l plank
in the Chicago platform, but the recent
discoveries of gold in Alaska has for
the time quoted the demaad for the
free coinage of silver. And with the
demand for it quieted its discussion
is inappropriate.
Tbs editor Of the OcAla Banner is as
much IN favor of the single tax" to.
day as he was when Henry George |
was making his great campaign or it |
as an issue, but il is now no longer to |
the front aud an attempt to place il
there would only be a waste of space
and time, neither of which hangs
loosely on his hands.
Tie state aud interstate railroad
commissions have been established
aud become the settled policy of both
parties, hence no longer present an
issue for discussion /
However much We may love the
past and revere its traditions, We can
not atturd To waste our lives shedding
tears over the things thatl lie buried in
the graves of our ancestors, bat We
must resolutely turn our faces front
ward and battle with new issues a..
ike the waves of the ocean, they rise
ana fall, and come and go.
Inc musician, who plays constantly !
)n one string Or on an instrument
BADLY out Of tune, must not expect q
srge audience or a superabundance Of
applause.
New occasions teach new duties.''
thousand Dollars Thrown Away
Mr.. w, w. Baker, of Plainview,
Neb., writes: My wife had lung
rouble for over fifteen years. We
ried number of doctors and spent
'ver thousand dollars without anv
elief. She was very low ana lost
III hope, when a friend suggested try
rg Foley's Honey and Tar, which |
lid; and thanks be to this great rem
dy, il saved her life. She is strong
r and enjoys better health than she | :