The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-07-14
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Courier, the NJ adiSOn Recorder ana
the Ocala Evening Star, don't want
and will not have Editor Wilson for
governor of Florida because forsOoth
it is alleged that Mr.. Henry NJ. Flag
Ter owns part of the stock of the pa
per Mr.. Wilson edits.
1t is not for a moment contended
that Mr.. Wilson is not splendidly
equipped for this high Office. It is
not for a moment contended that in
season and out of season, in stress
and storm and sunshine, he has not
been faithful to his party. 1t is adj
mitted even without saying that he
gave to Cleveland, and to Bryan, and
| to Parker, full measure of support
and accepted victory and defeat with
the grace of hero.
The only thing that is alleged
against Mr.. Wilson by the aforemen-
toned papers is that he is the editor
of a paper partly owned by Mr.. Flag
Ter.
Why should this initiate against
any man? Why should it be her
aided as crime.
Mr.. Flagler is full-fledged citizen
of Florida and is doing more for its
advancement, because of the extraOr-
binary resources at his command, than
a regiment of ordinary men. He has
made a garden of a wilderness. He
has beautified and adorned it. 1t is
now everywhere recognized as an
Eden easy of access and the ordi-
nary man going there finds his small
investments yielding him fabulous
sums.
Mr.. Flagler has now or will soon
have thousands of men at work con-
| Meeting the coral reefs as far remote
as Key West to the mainland by a
railway, and the uniqueness, grandeur
and audacity of the undertaking is
| attracting the attention of the en-
gineering world, and later on this dar-
ing enterprise will be throbbing ar
terry of traffic and commerce and will
be crowded by the tourist and sight
| seer.
Why should a man who is doing
such a marvellous work as this, be
cordially hated by the people of
Florida?
| We don't believe it-not a word OF
it. We believe it is libel on their
intelligence and fairmindedness. We
believe, on the contrary, that the
| people Of Florida are more than
kindly disposed towards Mr.. Flagler
and duly admire his pluck, his enter
prise and his munificence.
Why should the people of Florida
| smite the hand that is identifying and
| enriching the state? The bare sugges-
ton we feel does our people an in
justice, which, when the proper time
comes, they will be all too glad to re-
pudiate.
Through the great newspaper which
it Is said he controls through Mr.. Will
son there daily breathes the spirit of
| tolerance and fairness, and not now nor
at any time has it uttered one word
inimicable to the party in power or
that would bring single stain of re-
proach upon the fair name of the
/ state.
We believe at the fitting time the
people of Florida will be altogether
anxious to show their appreciation
for the magnificent favors Mr.. Flag
Ter has shown them in the most en-
phatic manner possible.
King Edward has distanced the
strenuous Teddy and easily steps to
| the head of the class-he has brought
the dove of peace to the Astor house
hold.
If Rockefeller will now give S1O,-
OOO, 600 for the betterconstruction and
equipment of country schools he will
have done great thing for his coun-