The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-10-20

This Seuass Almost Like Political
RsbellDoa.
The light the True Democrat is
throwing upon the state printing
should cause the people to sit up and
take notice of the corruption that has
flourshed about this work for years.
1t would be interesting if the Dem
ocrat would show if some of the bills
were as carefully audited as those for
other kinds of printing-the delin-
quent tax list for instance.
As showing the strength of the
clique mixed up in this business the
following incident is of Importance:
A salesman for a wholesale paper
house became worried over the credit
he had extended to the state printer,
came to Tallahassee during session
of the legislature hoping to collect,
or at least get some assurance of
payment. A talk over the matter
secured nothing but the advice to
seek Governor Jennings.
HE will tell you that 1 am all
right" said the strife printer in part
ing with the salesman.
That individual returned from his
interview with the governor in the
best of spirits.
sit is all right, - he declared. ''Gov-
ernor Jennings explained things to
me and it is much bigger than 1
thought
The finances are little tight just
now, but there will be plenty of mon
ey in a little while, and the governor
told me not to fear for my account,
as my house would be paid every
cent by the state printer.
The executives explanation was so
soothing that the line of credit was
extended.
OF course this was kindly act on
the part of Sennings. 1t could not be
otherwise, for who would connect a
statesman and executive of a great
state with the paltry graft dribbling
from the state printing?
Hilson had toted Santa Rosa county
to the state convention for Jennings,
and pacification of the salesman was
appreciation of that favor. Only that
and nothing more-would be the con-
struction by friends of Florida's
''best'' governor.-Arcadia News.
During our recent trip to New York
We had a very pleasant interview
with MIR. H. NJ. Flagler. He is in
splendid health, as straight as an ar
row, and. although seventy-six years
of age, would easily pass for sixty.
He attributes his remarkable vigor to
his sim piicity of living He says that
he was poor until after he had passed
middle life and when he began TO ac-
cumulate riches his habits were al
ready formed, so no part of mis- life
has been spent in luxurious or riotous
living. He eats three simple meals
day, and, except on extraordinary Oc-
casions, retires at $50 and enjoys
sound siumber. He says the country
is enjoying a season OF unrivaled
prosperity; that sixty billion of dol
lars have entered into the channels of
trade through entirely new business
concerns during the past year. His
greatest ambition is TO complete his
marine railroad to Key West and live
until the accomplishment of the great
undertaking. The work will not be
let by contract, As was at first pro-
posed, as there is such vast differen-
&c in the bids. In a little while large
number of laborers will be at work on
this stupendous enterprise. Mr..
Flagler is certainly good friend of
Florida.
The digging of the tide water ca
nal from the St. Lucie river at Stuart
to Lake OkeechObee and from the
lake to the Caloosahatchee river, will
be the greatest public improvement
ever undertaken by the state of Flor
ida. Besides retaining millions of