The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-04
PETE sTANLeYs REPLY.
A Tribute to Our Florida Citizens from
the North.

Of Voter" Citizen" "Can-I-Open"
I'D and such for the purpose of
shielding his real name from his alb
surd expressions, It's evidence that
there's something dead up the creek"
or all the attempts 10 pay tribute
20 Mr.. Sistrunk, but one Is traceable
TO any real being, and that was paid
him in my first letter recommending
Mr.. Davis for states attorney. Voter"
in replying to the said article, made
complete failure in his attempts to
insinuate upon the "Ohio gentleman"
or to add single star to the crown
of the cracker boy" and there is but
little for me to reply to--just shoot
toward the direction from where the
smoke rose is all 1 can do.
Without touching upon the points
so ably met by Mr.. DeHon, we will
run along the line of Voters" argu-
ment G, to where he is pleased 10
places, and Directing 50 seriously TO
my time honored customs and dem
ocratic principles" because | recon-
mended Mr.. Davis upon the fact THAI
he had some experience in the duties
OF the office, he would call it good
democracy TO vote for Sistrunl: and
against Davis because Sistrunk was
born In Florida and Davis was not.
This, gentlemen, is a new plank in the
platform to me.
And then pops up another. Can't
Open" says he'll bet so and so that
Peter Stanley is not Floridian!
Shades of ignorance! thou hast Gu
riosities upon thy blissful shOrei
Gentlemen, your absurdities are so
distatseful that the flowers upon your
tropical shores bow their heads in
very shame! Wonder the soft, sweet
breezes don't cease to float upon the
evening atmosphere.
Taking you at your words, you con-
fine the states citizenship to those
born within her borders. Then what
are the balance of the great population
OF the state?
/ came from Alabama-an adjoining
county to the Florida line-at the age
OF 16 years, since which time / have
labored increasingly fer the states in
terests. Then, under your "time-hon-
ored customs and democratic prirci-
pies" ] am yet a citizen of Alabama
and not of Florida!
Shades of Moses
What interests does the people of
other states-ESPEcIALLv THE
NORTHERN STATES-have in FLOR
ida any way? Is there a state in the
Union that has held up to the north
more glittering invitations? Have We
Cor you. If you 50 term citizenship,
not painted your resources in every
shade and tint found among the flow
ers Of the Eden land? Held up YOU
climate to the sick and delicate; tolC
OF your mineral your ineXhaustibe
forests of timber. and your fruit trees
bearing balls of gold. trucking. stock
raising, and the list is not half told
have you not invited capital from the
north with these pictures?
You have said to the rich--coIne
help US to build up the waste places
You have said to the pOor--come; it's
n poor mans country. You have said
10 the laborer. We have plenty % dc
and the wages are high. You have sale
to the professional man-come; tho
fields are white with harvest-time
trosts and the grain should be gar
nered in.
From old oceans wave-washed
shores TO the great lakes of the busy
north your message has been borne
upon the bosom Of every passing
breeze and heralded in every north
ern home.
With what effect?
Look around about you. Let your
minds eye penetrate the fog of jeal-
ousy. What are our northern Florid.
lans doing? They have hardened unto
the message and come. Dazzled by our
oft-repeated stories of the land of per-
petual sunshine and fields of ever
ripening fruits: charmed by the mag
nlficent forests. lakes and streams and
lulled into that happy southern style,
movements and manners characteristic
Of the southerner. by the balmy breezes
that sip the sweets Of every flower and
perfume the rolling blue waves OF the
briney deep.
They have come and with them come
sinew and muscle; brain and bone and
energy. Their hands have touched the
wheels of progress everywhere and set
in motion the great machinery of pros
perity.
And now, finding no other excuse
upon which 10 base their persona
preferences, there are those who would
pull from it's peaceful resting place
the dear old Confederate flag and I'M
furl its war-sCented folds against Jhe
peaceful political aspirations OF
young Florida citizen who happened L.
be born in the state Of Ohio since the
dear old flag was folded up carefully
and laid away forty years ago.
Shadows of consistency. thy jewels
are brighter than the stars
Then all who were born in other
states than Florida are not entitled TO
governmental representation. accord
ing 10 the policy set forth. Makes no
difference how much taxes ono rOi,rhr