The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-03-05
1llllfERRUs REPLY
Senator Answers the Letter
Of Ur. Frank Harris.
aRrGas TO ATTACK ON RECORD.

clssn, oisnif'sd and conssrvat'v
easement Of Faets-oeala eanne
Prsoso<, the Communication u
! Abrasive Form-Strone Editoria
lnAssSsmsnt.
We print in today's paper . ioite
nom Senator Tahaferro in reply I
certain charges made against him b.
those Who oppose his return TO IN
United States Senate.
II seems to US that the frank ant
sxpa,ci, manner in which he meets lnes'
charles clearly entities him to a fsi
and impartial hearing. and his lette
must appeal very strongly to TIT
Democratic voters OF the State.
A man shOuld discharge his politi
cal duties A. conscientiously as h'
aoss his moral and religious obliga
lions, and In exercising the right d
suffrage should weigh the evidence
~ In q jury trial.
We feel that Senator Taliaferro II
(airiy entitled TO q reelection. and be
usve that this will be the people
vel Oct at the polls.
His record as q Senator has faI
surpassed the most sansuine expecta
tons OF his friends. and no public
servant from this State has accom-
pushed 30 much In the same length
Of time.
Just what his achievements have
bssn IL modestly stated in the letter
that We today lay before our read
srB.-Bditos1al Leader in Banner.
Hon. jas. p. Taliaferro. Washing
ton. D. c.: Dear Sir-The unbroken
custom OF the Democratic party In
florida has been to give its officials
two terms II their conduct in Office
~ been At all credftable
Without any attempt to fiatter
you, It 10 but fair to say that your
record has been exceptionally good.
During your term In Office the Indian
var claim has been collected: the
soldiers OF the Seminole Indian war
q lsb6-67 and their widows have
been pensioned; the State has receiv.
q larger appropriations for river and
harbor improvements and for the 10
cation and erection Of public build.
inGS than In any similar period. and
your name appears on many OF the
most important standing and special
committees OF the Senate. which
shows that your influence 10 felt and
recognised In that body.
Notwithstanding these facts. you
must be aware that certain charges
have been made against you In the
and on the stump by
those who are opposing your return
to Che Senate To be specific. 4, Is
charged:
i. That your election by corpor-
ate influence Was 30 brazen that the
people were astounded.
= That you are opposed to tho pr
nary system.
>. That you denounced the Kansas
City and Chicago platforms.
=. That by unmiStakAble implica.
don. you were In favor OF the Fowler
Asset currency bill and the Aldrich
bill In the Interests OF the trusts.
=. That you went to Tallahassee
turing the last session OF The Legis-
|ature and opposed the passage OF the
lnti.trust bill.
D. That through your influence re-
bates were obtained from the rail-
roads for the c. B. Rogers Company.
u That through these rebates com
petition was stified. and that AZ a re-
'uit Wholesale house after wholesale
house failed in Jacksonville in an ei.
on to compete with that company.
T. Inat you are under the influ.
nee OF the Standard OIL Company.
" II u also charged that you have
zone nothing for Florida and desery.
40 credit for the collection OF the In
Han war claim
~ your public duties require you
. DO In Washington and henca c.r.
lot reply to these charges from IN.
'tomp. your constituents. or At leas,
number OF them, think that Won
mould reply to them In some public
manner. and for this purpose I tan.
Tor you the use of the column. n, I
no ocala Banner. Very truly
FRANK HARRIS"
M. Frank Harris, Ocala, Fla
~ Dear Sir-Yours OF the l4th g.,
tant. rendering me the columns -,
40 ocaIa Banner to reply to certain
nafses made by my opponent in tn.
campaign, which char..
ou enumnrate. has been rece,vso
no l tAke pleasure In avai!ips nv.
'n OF your kind offer. denrec,ts
'o0''st 30 full of misrepresenta.
'"n Is to make this reply seem nae.
''arJ began my campa,s, =,
snA oorda without personal a,,u.
'on 70 any oandidate-indeed. I said
would not complain II other. sougn-
- once; that 1t was a hig, on.
onorabIe one. worthy OF the amh,,,on
any man-And l shall use no ner
'na'ties here only in so far "a &.
70 scQuaint you and
..ousn you. the people of Florid.
''th all the facts.
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