The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-07-13
Bob Taylor on His Election to the
United States Senate.

Politics has its lights and shadows
mostly shadows. The man who wins
at the primary earns his honors, and
may the Lord have mercy on the man
who loses. And yet. it cannot be ques-
toned that often the man who wins
is the loser, and the loser is often the
winner. The winner ought to be a
good Samaritan and the loser ought TO
keep his lips closed. 1t is hard for
the man who triumphs to repress exul-
tation; it is difficult for the vanquished
to conceal his wounds. The victor
alone deserves sympathy, who knows
how to suffer in silence. This is true
not only in war but in politics. Grant
never boosted his achievements; Lee
never paraded his sorrows; Mckinley
received his honors without Boosting;
Bryan accepted his defeats without
complaining. 1t takes more courage
to survive the wounds of defeat than
to gracefully wear the crown of con-
Queror.
The philosopher in politics accepts
defeat as the old man accepted the
situation when he was expelled from
the ballroom. He had too much of
the "Oh, be joyful aboard and as he
staggered down the street he heard
the sound of revelry in the ballroom
above; he found his way up the stairs
and saw the young folks wheeling and
whirling in the mazes of the misty
dance. The old man got excited and
tried to get partner, and when the
ladies all refused, he pulled of his
hat and went galloping around the
ballroom alone until he galloped into
the arms of a couple of strong men
who ushered him to the top of the
stairs and gave him push and a kick
and he went revolving like a hoop
down to the street below. But truth
crushed to earth will rise again"
He rose and stood with his back
against lamp post and looking up
into the faces that were gazing down,
said: Gentlemen, you may be able
to fool some folks, but you can't fool
me. know why you kicked me down
them stairs; you don't want me up
there, that's the reason!"
A gentleman asked an old politician
in a recent heated campaign how he
was running. We'll, sir" the old pol
itician said, L will tell you a story to
illustrate how l am running. An old
Texan was telling the preacher in
his town of his narrow escape from
death in cyclone. He said the cyclone
caught him up in the field where he
was blowing and whirled him far up
into the air, and he was accompanied
cattle and mules-sometimes they
whirled by him and sometimes he
whirled by them, but the cyclone let
him down mile. away into another
field unscathed and without a scratch
upon him. The old preacher looked
solemn and said: Nov, John, you are
sinner, but don't you believe the
Lord was with you in that cyclone?"
Il don't know whether he was or not,
said John, "but if he was with me, he
was a-goin some''
Many reasons are given by men for
entering the field of politics. but it
is quite probable that the main rea-
son which actuates them all is con-
tanned in the story of the doctor and
the baby.
A society lady who had been away
from home all day, neglecting her
baby. sent for the old doctor to come
and see what was the matter with
it. 1t was feebly crying and looked
pale and sick. The old doctor took
it in his arms. 1t Immediately began
to root around in his bosom with open
mouth and the old doctor solemnly
handed it back to its mother and said:
81 am sorry to tell you, madam, | can
do nothing for the child" The lady
began TO weep and plead with the doc
tor to save it. But the doctor shook
his head solemnly and said: 81 repeat,
madam, | can do nothing for the child
lit is hungry"
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