The Ocala banner., 1905-07-21

the gubernatorial race now being
waged between Clark Howell, of the
Atlanta Constitution, and Hoke
Smith, of the Atlanta Journal, and
we took occasion in that connection
to say some pleasant things about
Editor Wilson, of the Florida Times
Union, and suggested that it would
be nice for the people of Florida to
honor him with the gubernatorial
nomination as a fitting recognition of
the services the press has rendered
the state in 80 many campaigns and
in other ways.
When we indicted the article the
editor of the Star was as remote from
eur mind as the Rocky Mountains
are from the sea.
1t never occurred to us that before
making this suggestion we must first
ask the Stars permission and get it's
consent.
But as usual the Star ''butted inn
and said exactly what we quoted it
as saying.
What did we say that the Star
said:
Not personally, but only incident
ally, the editor was hostile to Editor
Wilson's nomination, and in his usual
breezy way said many pleasant things
about him, but that he was hostile to
MIR. Wilson's nomination only be-
cause of his nearness to Mr.. FIagler.
The Star denies the allegation in
the following ungarbled, unmutilated
extract:
The occasion of the present controversy
that it suits Mr. Harris to say that the editor of
the Star opposes Editor Geo. W. Wilson of the
Times-U Union for governor because of his con-
nection with the F1agler interests There is
not any fair-m minded and intelligent man who
can read what the Star has said on the subject
and believe that we oppose Mr- Wilson, unless,
of course. like Mr.. Harris, who is afflicted with
a sort of political Jim jams that makes him see
things that are not there The Star has even
definitely de clared that 1t does not oppose Mr..
Wilson. and that would satisfy any reasonable
man 1--WE have doubt it satisfies Mr. Will
son), but Editor Harris continues to mourn, and
will not be Cornforted-
The above extract is taken from the
issue of the Star of July 1s-
In the issue of the Star of July u,
the Editor of the Star speaks as fol-
lows: (No garbling, no mutilitation.)
We simply said thar it was one OF Editor Har
ris' ways OF paying a close personal friend
compliment though we deemed the suggestion
impractible. because Mr.. Wilson represented
,r,f Stat
paper which Mr.. Wilson conducts and Mr..
Flagier owns.
Further along in the same article
the Star editor said:
We didn't diccuss the reasons why Mr. Viii
son could not be governor. simply remarking
that because OF his connection with Mr.. Flagier
propositson-
Again from the issue of June 81. we
make the following extract without
garbling or mutiitation:
We say impossible. for so long as Mr. Wilson
IS the exponent and mouthpiece OF Flagler's in
tere>ts. so long will he have no more chance to
become governor of FLORIDA than the man " 10
is writing this. and who never had the vanity to
ever dream of such an impossible occurrence
1t is very kind of Mr.. Harris to editoriaiy sound
Mr.. wilson's name, but there is no gubernator-
ial mantle awaiting him a long as he is the K
inc of the g. and g. T--U- no matter II the
state press IS ready to back him up as does the
state press of Georgia line up for Clark Howell
and Hoke Smith for the gubernatoria1 honors.
If this is not saying exactly what
we said the edivor of the Star said
we should like to know the reason
why and confess that we fail to COM
prehend the meaning of plain Eng
lish.
Now, who is it that sees in curves
and zig-zags; who is it that has men,
tai strabismus and all those3sort of
hideous things?