Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-23
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papers that have criticised Hon
:, Frank CLARK for HE eulogism IT MIR
n. NJ. FlsgleT in his Miami speech
: The Times.Union says;
= "a periodical has sprung mp In De-
Land known AZ The Mercury II
announces that il IL published week
ly to uphold the right and suppress,
. the wrong A man who parts hi,
name in the middle is announced ~
its editor. aud manager. IL contains
not one line of news. not one item
tending 90 benefit Florida or any
county or town in the State, not OLe
suggestion calculated to advance the
interest of any individual, outside o. y
peculiar clique Of politicians whose
only hope for power lies in the effort
to array the people against the mon
who are 80 rapidly changing Florid /
from q wilderness TO the most dear.
able portion OF the United States.
1T IL not surprising that such pub.
lication should attack Mr. CLARK tor
making complimentary reference To
Mr.. Flsgler. for those who would fight
progress in Florida look on Mr.. Flag.
Ter rs their arch enemy, and he should
appreciate this as the highest compile
ment that could be paid him.
THE attack on Mr.. Flaglar, which
this periodical publhhes, engages in
Reneralities which do not call for spr.
cisl answer The general tenor of il. /
that Mr.. FlaRler Il one Of the wronea
to be- suppressed. has standing
answer much more effective than ANY
that could be- made OF word. T.,
stretches along the Atlantic a line of
beauty and prosperity over three hun.
dred miles, and IL 10 there to stay
whether The Mercury, or whoever
owns IL, would like to blot it out or
not.
"Bnt the line IL not yet complete.
The Mercury would like %
'top its completion. When il ia com.
pleted, u will be- the most remarkable
achievement in the history OF railroad
Mountains have been tun.
lelled, hut never before has = railroad
cached arros. the sea to an island far ,
Iistant from the mainland.
"Whs Mr., FlARler's work inspired by
Old hearted .eliishness? Why did
Iot some one form a company 10 eI- :
end railroad two hundred miles be. a
ond the last settlement that contained ;,
WI hundred people? Why was not a ,
ompAny formed 10 build over the keys !.
nd across the waters To Key West? n
these were ~ clearly money making 4
ropositions, IL Is strange that the Gilt. /,
ring opportunities for wealth were =,
eglected 90 long
In passing on the character w 90
movements OF any man there IL one "a,
'st which with an honest man /. final b,
veryone who wishes tu discuss MIR
laeler should apply IL Of such We >,
X Would you undo his work .,
'onld you change the East Coast back Y
to n wilderness Would you atom :,
otk on the Key West extension aud -,
AR up the track south 81 ritusvill.y :,
'onld You ohliterate the towns along =,
IL Indian river and B,s,ayne hay and -,
I'VE th" farms grow up IN gra.. AMI 81
rrd' Say ~ II You dare N not.
INIT that your attacks were Inspired
the meanost aud moot conference.-the ,.
alice p.
After Mr FlAglcr shall have passed u
way HE monument, will remain 10
me ~ them ~ Tar ~ man can see INTO n,
- future The magnificent palaces n,
at he hA' built will crumhle. bu, h, "a
one ~ all men has huiltA country and "a
Will never pa.s away The band q, i,
'nrrets and steel with which he will a.
nd Key West To the mainland vail N
we to be- renewed from time 90 tim. A.
}, the garden spot ~ the wotid today. a,
cid 'ng 'ts Tichss to tholsAuds, will .,
'on tempt hundreds ~ thousand. ~ N
are them and =. long ~ u remain. 60
. deal home for men the man .,
ho opened b, u ,citl-msu, should %. a.
member-d " =,