The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-04-22
VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, ST. LOUIS

public schools to go out into the world
and stand abreast of the college
graduate in the business world;
favors a more stringent vagrant law.
one that will put to work the vast
army of loafers in our towns, the
farmer should be protected against
unreliable labor, and believes he
should have a contract Law to that
effect, opposes the no fence law as he
believes this matter will settle itself
81 the proper time.
Ed L. Wartmann, Citra's favOrite
democratic leader, a candidate for
legislative hOnOrs, was the next
speaker. He said the tribute paid
him by his neighbOrs in unanimously
asking him to run for the office to
which he now aspires cOntained:mOre
honor TO him than would his election.
He spoke feelingly of his more than
twenty years residence among his
neighbors aud said the unbOunded
faith they had in him was worth more
than the political hOnOrs they would
thrust upon him. He referred TO his
platform as published and spoke on
these lines in no unmistakable terms;
would vote TO ask national congress to
aid in building hard roads which he
considered worth more to the citizens
of Florida than any other one thing
to aid in the upbuilding Of the state;
thinks the state should pay for the
armOry of our local military company
instead of the county; the proper way
to get the sentiment of the people on
the fence question is to have side
ballot box at the primary and let
every voter give his choice with the
ballot; vagrancy law needs amend.
ment and he will work to that end.
George @. Mathews, candidate for
legislative honOrs, was the next TO
speak. He made clear cut, concise
and logical speech setting out his
views on the important questions OF
the day; Mr.. Mathews stated his pref
erence for Hearst for president on
account of the position he had taken
against the trusts and said he cOnsid-
cred this move one of vast import
ance as it meant an unheaval of the
people against the money power; he
is for Hearst not because he believes
that he is the smartesU man in the
country, but for the principles he ad-
vocates; he said it had been brought
out against him that he had lived SO
long i'm foreign countries that he could
not have the proper interest in mat
tiers American; he replied to this by
saying his living in South America
and seeing things as they existed
there:inclined to make him more of q
loyal American of him than he was
before.
John B. Floyd, of Irvine, known
over the county as the "no fence"
candidate for the legislature, was
then called upon and made a short
speech explaining his views on his
favorlte theme. He said his views
on the subject had gained in popu-
lsrity since the last election; did not
want a community to have the mo
fence" unless they want it; he was
reported after the last election as
dead" but he was there to state
that he never was more alive in his
life; he beIieves in compulsory pay
mept of poll taxes; uniform sys.
tenn of text books for our schools aud ,
the same prices paid by other states /
(which is now half of what Florida !
PAYS; favors labor contracts. "Send |
me to Tallahassee" says Floyd, land
if 1 do not secure these reliefs 1 will !
at least tell you why" He is rank
mo fence" man, but says those who
don't want it may turn their goats
put and let them forage on their
neighbors' crops if agreeable to the
parties concerned.
The candidates for sheriff, Allan
Rodgers, ]. P. Galloway, J. L. Smoak