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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
IT PAYS TO BE GOOD

Referring to Crosby 5 NOyes of
the Washington Star, who died recent
ly in California, the Oakland (CalD
Enquirer calls him one who loved his
fellow men and reprints an interest
ing article from the Trade UniOnfst,
in which it is stated, He was genial
to his employees, and the devil in the
composing room shared his kindness
alike with the foreman" 1t was due
to a clubrOOm which Mr.. NOyes had
provided for his employees that he was
able to scoop the other Washington
papers on the shooting of Mckinley.
The news reached the Star after the
paper had gone to press and the typo
force had left for the day.
The news editor rushed to the club
room, where he found several of the
linotype operators, stereOtypers and
pressmen. By reason of the fact that
they were instantly available the Star
was able to get on the street with an
extra an hour ahead of its rivals.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
TIMES HAVE CHANGED

Times change, and men change
with them In 1891 John F. Dunn of
Ocala, one Of the best men in Florida.
was a candidate for United States
senator in opposition to Hon. Wilkin-
son Call. Mr. Dunn was a national
banker, and this was urged by the
Call forces as a clinChing argument
against his election, and he went to
his grave without che achievement of
his worthy ambition, largely as the
result of a prejudice created against
him because Of his vocation. Govern
or Broward vas and is and always has
been a member OF the faction that
made relentless warfare on Mr. Dunn.
He was Mr. Broward then. AS Gov
ernor Broward, with a seat in the
United States senate at his disposal
he appointed a national banker a few
days ago to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Mil
ton, who was appointed by Governor
BrOward to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Bryan, is not
only cashier of a national bank ar
half a dozen banks located at other
points in West Florida. 1t would. of
course, be inexcusable in the Tele-
graph to even intimate that the ap-
pOintment of Mr.. Milton is inconsist-
ent with the prOtestatiOns of the fac
ton of which the governor is now the
undisputed leader, and we could not
bring ourselves to do that.
1t looks very much like Duncan L.
Fletcher will win in the contest for
the United States senatOrship From
the beginning of his campaign Mr..
! Fletcher had a number of warm sup
porters in this county, and this num-
| Der has steadily increased until We
/ do not think we Overestimate when
we predict that he will get at least
/ 90 per cent of the vote cast by Brad
/ ford county democrats. He is at pres
| ent making a tour Of the state, and
/ from the newspapers We learn that
he is gaining friends at every point
he visits, and that the impression is
steadily growing that he is the fittest
/ of all the candidates for the exalted
honor. Mr.. Fletcher's ability is ev-
erywhere conceded and the Telegraph
believes he is a thoroughly good man,
/ in whose hands the interests of the
state will be entirely safe.-Starke
/ Telegraph.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
BABY'S EYESIGHT
WAS THREATENED
By Terrible Eczema-Head Became
a Mass of itching Rash and Sores
Would Scratch Till Blood Came
Much Money WastedinFruitless
Observation-Disclosures Was Soon
CURED AT SLIGHT COST
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Our little girl was two months old
when she got a rash on her face and
within five days her face and head were
all one sore. We used different rene
dies but it got worse instead Of better
and we thought she would turn blind
and that her ears would fall of. Shs
suffered terribly, and would scratch
until the blood came. At night W
had TO pin her hands down. This
went on until she was five months old,
then had her under our family doc
tors care. but she continued 70 grow
worse. He said il was eczema. When
she was seven months old L started 70
use Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment.
and CutiCura ResOlvent, and in three
weeks what a changel 1 kept using
the Cuticura Remedies for two months
and our baby was a different giri. You
could not see a sign Of a sore and she
was as fair as a newborn baby, and al
for the small cost Of dollar and seventy
five cents where we had spent Ten
times the money for dOCtOring. She
is now two years old and has not had q
sign of the eczema since. Mrs. II. y.
Budke, R. F. ID. 4, LeSueur, MINI,
Apr. Is and May ?. 1907"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Our congressman. as well as our
senators are growing beligerant
News comes from Little Rock that
Senator JEFF Davis engaged in a fist
fight and got rather badly pummeled
And now news comes from Washing
ton that Congressman Frank Clark
has had a similar experience with
similar results. 1t is almost becoming
dangerous to be a statesman. Many
have recently died, several are crit
cally sick, one shot a negro in a street
car, and several have had personal en-
counters in which blood has flown.
But it must be remembered that even
statesmen are but men with their
weaknesses and infirmities.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
AS THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL
VIEWS IT

1t would, Of course, be fragrant in
justice and discrimination to extend
transportation privileges to the Ocala
Banner and refuse them to the Pen
sacola Journal. And the reasoning is
equally clear from the point of view
of prohibited class legislation that it
would be an injustice and discrimina-
ton on an even larger scale to give
transportation to newspaper men as
a class and refuse it TO the farmers,
the doctors, the lawyers, and all the
other subdivisions of society. some
of whom might very likely have stuff
they would be glad to exchange reg
ularly for transportation. and which
might be as valuable to the roads as
the advertising in the papevs.-P1 n
sacOla Journal.
Is the Pensacola Journal actually
unaware that the railroad companies
employ lawyers and doctors and pay
them for their services partly in
transportation, not only for them
selves, but for all the members Of
their families?
1t has always been recognized as
a good business proposition, and was
not done for the purpose of seduction
or corruption
When the railroad companies ran
commissary department, as many
of them did, they were glad to buy
groceries and give pay or part pay in
transportation.
1t was recognized as a plain bust
ness proposition the same as barter
and trade in other lines of business.
When the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way (then known by some other
name) was built across Orange Lake,
it was done by Messrs. Harris, Bish-
op and other orange growers, and
they took pay in advanced freight Ger
tif1cates and in personal transpOrta-
ton. The owners of the road didn't
have the money at that time; these
orange growers did. and wanted the
road to cross the lake instead of go
ing around it, and thought that the
trade was a legitimate one, and they
did the work and took pay in trans
portatiOn accordingly, and there was
no fuss made about it. No one re-
garded it in the light of a special
privilege"
When the road was extended from
Orange Lake to wildwood the work
was undertaken by the firm of Messrs.
E. W. Agnew & Co. of this city. They
took pay or part pay in advanced
freight certificates.
The other merchants did not re-
gard the transaction as a special
privilege"
What the country needs more than
anything else is a return to common
sense on the part of the newspapers,
legislators and railroad commission
ers.
From President Roosevelt down our
men in public Office are becoming en-
tirely too meddlesome.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

All the winter tourists of st. Peters
burg are nOT hOmeward bound. Ev-
cry passing train is crowded. If Ocala
were to put forth any special effort
it would seem an easy matter to Sc
cure a large tourist patronage. With
our high hills and beautiful ham,
mOcks; Silver Springs, a beauty and
Ioveliness all its own; Lake Weir. a
few miles south. and Blue Springs
and the WithlacOOchee river. with
their natural charms. even to those
who are not the special lovers of the
rod and reel; and Orange Lake. with
It's natural scenery and cultivated
groves. excelled by none in Florida. it
does seem to us that Ocala could be
made general headquarters for large
class of tourists who love a rich and
varied scenery. A gentleman from
st. Petersburg was in our Office yes
terday and said that if his city was
so blessed it would be a fortune to
It's people.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
BEFORE MEN BECAME so HON.
EST

In Eve o.den times, before men be-
came 50 honest, it were not regarded
as a meritorious thing to 6ry up the
fountains that produce "the milk of
human kindness"
For instance, in the Concord stage
days, if a driver, with an empty coach,
were to meet a wayfaring man in
search of honest employment, and
gave him a life" that is, permitted
him to ride a short distance in order
to rest his weary limbs, it were not
regarded as a crime.
1t is a crime now-it is so pronounc-
ed by our severely fearless law max
ers.
In eye olden time" if a conductor
saw blind man on his train without
the wherewithal to pay his way, and
in the kindness of his heart overlook
ed him and permitted him to ride on to
the next station, men really prOnOunc-
ed a benediction upon the conductor
humanity; and his sympathy and
compassion extracted praise and com
mendation from all the other passen-
gers.
Our Jealous law makers. led by such
eminent refOrmers as our friends,
Broward, Stockton and company, have
made this sympathy and compassion
a crime.
To exchange advertising space in a
country newspaper for railway trans
pOrtatiOn is now classed as cOrrupting
"a twin evil alongside Of murder, an
archy and treason.
Don't the littleness OF these things
make one hang his head in very
shame?
No wonder Chancellor Day wrote
his book entitled, The Raid on Pros
perity," in which among other things
he says: I'VE cannot consent as a
country to have our laws made and
our pace set in these awful things by
men Of small and unworthy concepts.
We must have thinkers everywhere
from the dinner pail to the pulpit,
clear-visiOned, practical thinkers; men
who have something to think with as
we'll as 10 think about"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
LOOKS LIKE LAMAR

There is no kind of doubt about it.
Bill Lamar made a fine impression
upon the people of the counties in
which he visited during the past few
weeks. The newspapers of Ocala,
Fort Myers, Tampa and other plac-
es in that section of the state speak
Of lis speeches as eloquent and force
full full of logic, good sense and con-
vincing argument, and withal refer
to him aiG his candidacy N the most
fattering terms. 1t looks more and
more every day like Bill is a winner
Madison New Enterprise.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The state democratic campaign
committee has laid down the follow
ing as a guide to those who may vote
in the coming primary: Those, and
only those persons shall be permitted
to become candidates before or to
vote at or participate in the manage
ment of any primary election held
by the democratic party in Florida,
who are white democratic electors.
who declare their adherence to the
principles and organization OF the
democratic party-natiOnal state and
cOu8ty-who are by laws of the state
lawful electors of the district in
which they offer to vote, who have
paid their poll taxes legally due not
less than ten days before such pri-
mary eeltciOn Is held, and who shall,
when challenged by an electOr, pledge
in writing upon oath before an in
spector, his honor TO abide by and
support the result of such primary
and vote for the nominees thereof"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Or AlbertOn 5. Cushman. assistant
director of the office Of public roads
of the United States department OF az
rieulture at washington. ID. C.. SAYS
that dusty roads mean disease-many
diseases. tuberculosis. pneumonia. ty-
DhOid. and many other ailments that
human flesh is heir to- He says that
the oiled roads Of California ara not
Buly an aid to comfortable travel. but
Is boon 10 health our OCala city
officials should stick a pin here
What must The dust OF our streets
produce in the way OF disease and
death? Sweep the streets and OF
them and We will have the cIeaaest
and healthieist city on the globe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
MALLORY PAVED THE WAY

Senator Mallory Of Florida paved
the way. before his death. for the re-
moval of what had become an abuse
in the attendance Of senate and house
committees at the Obsequies of a mem
Der of congress. The ante-mOrtem re-
quest of the Florida senator led TO
comment in special correspondence
from Washington. tending to show
that the journeys of funeral commit
tees are junketings in which dignity
and grief for the dead play no part
There was no congressional represen-
tation at the funeral Of Senator
Whyte of Maryland, according to his
own request thar the usual commit
tees of the senate and house be dis
pensed with.-MobTle Register.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
SLEEP KILLED
By an Itching HumOr. Another
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

81 broke out with a humor which
spread almost all over my body. The
itching would get worse on retiring
so / could not sleep. / tried several
remedies but IL grew worse until / gOt
some Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Pills
which began TO relieve me at once. By
the time l had used one vial Of the Pills
the humOr was entirely gone. wish
every sufferer could secure the Cuti-
ezra Remedies. Travis Bates, Hamburg.
Ark, April 20. 1907"
Complete External and internal Treatment f1r
Every HumOr 81 Infants. ChildrEl. and Adults con
5fsts % Cuticura Soap f25cl o. Cleanse the ska
Cuticura Ointment t5OcD % Heat the SKIN. and
CutcIIra ResOvent f5Or fOr the form % Chncoafs
Coated Pulls, 25c vial % COZ To- Purify the Blood
Sold throughout the world Potter Drug a Cfssm
Corp. sole Props. Boston Mas
RTMailed Free. Cuticura Book Skin Diseasas.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The editor of the Pensacola Jour
nal. more than any other editor in
Florida. has a reputation for doing
marvellous things. He is ambidex-
trous. not only with his hands but
with his brain. But he is now con
frouted with a proposition that is 90
ing. 70 tax even his powers OF rising
equal TO the occasion. The Miami
News-RecOrd says that he is engaged
in the heroic proposition OF electing
Hon John s. Beard 20 the United
States senate without defeating Gov
ernor Napoleon B. BrOward Tor the
same position Can he editor OF the
Journal do IL?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
A PLEA FOR DIsHoNoR

The Pensacola Journal, whose
heartstrings are wTung by its desire
TO elect Beard to the United States
senatOrship, without defeating Brow
ard for the same office. is out in a de-
Tense Of the governor for his repeated
violations of his pledges to the party
and To the people.
Listen while the Journal sings:
Dear, good editors of the OppOsi-
ton, give us a rest on Governor
Broward and his alleged infidelity to
his alleged pledge To do just what ev-
cry local and county primary told him
to do in every appointment he made
Neither in law, nor in morals, nor in
common sense, nor in good con-
science. nor in the cause of good gov
eminent, is he required to do any
thing of the kind. and if he obeyed
that cast-iron rule it would put aside
his own personality, his own judg-
ment and his own conscience as chief
executive of Florida, responsible to
the people for the character of every
appointment he makes. and make
him a mere automaton to register the
will of others"
That is to say that when the dem
ocratic platform makes it a condition
in the candidacy of a governor that
ne agrees to make appointments of
only those persons who have been Sc
lected by a vote of the people, and
he accepts nomination and election
with that understanding and with
that sacred pledge, there is nothing,
according to the Journal, either in
law or in morals to compel him to
keep his promise.
But the complaint against Broward
goes further than this.
In addition to his pledge to his par
/ ty, he has repeatedly made pledges
to the people themselves that he
would abide by their decision as to the
choice of officers, and after having
made those promises, he has deliber
ately broken his pledged word and
has appointed to Office men spued out
and cast out by the people in the sec
tons where they live.
No fine drawn distinctions can be
made in these cases. Broward has
repeatedly broken his party pledges
and his personal promises.
The Journal is not its true self wher
it attempts to put in a defense fO1
that sort of thing 1t does not believe
in dishonor; it does not in other cas-
es advocate. or recommend dishon
Orable actions, and it is only its in
tense partisanship for the presen
governor that impels it to appear il
the unfavorable light, the above ex
preston would Indicate
The News-Record is unwilling to be
lieve that the days have gone by .ha
mans word can be broken withou
dishOnor to himself; utterly refuses t
believe that a pledged word is any
less sacred today than in former
times.
Honesty, honor, fidelity are change
lesS.-Miami NewS-Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
1T WAS so NOMINATED IN THE
BOND

Senator Milton has removed all
doubts on the subject, and in an in
terview with a Journal representative
says plainly that he will not be a can
didate at the primaries for the senate,
but that he will cordially support the
claims of Governor Pensa-
cola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The populists held their national
convention at st. Louis yesterday.
There were 100 delegates. All were
instructed TO vote for Tom Watson
for president but those from Nebras-
ka, who were instructed 70. vote for
W. J. Bryan. and the delegates from
Alabama. who were instructed to vote
for former Congressman Howard. Mr.
Watson will try very hard to revival
ize his party and under his direction
it will make no more compromises
or combinations with other parties. II
is not believed that it VIII cut much
Of figure in the next rational cam
paiign, but one cannot always some
times tell.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Hon. Duncan u. Fletcher, Congress-
man Lamar and Governor BrOward,
candidates for the United States SEN
ate. have opened campaign headquar-
tiers at Jacksonville. and are sending
out bushels of literature to the voters.
-Volusia County Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The attorney general of the United
States does not seem to impress Con-
gresham Frank Clark any more than
if his name were plain John Smith.
Mr.. Clark says that Mr.. BOnaparte is
ignorant Of the law and unworthy Of
his Office. That is pretty plain speech.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

A New Yorker fell FIVE stories. and
afterwards declared that the accident
only increased his appetite. 1t is not
believed the public generally will
take the tonic regularly, however,
Atlanta Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The Gould family's objection to the
Prince de Sagsn certainly cannot be
due TO his lack of financial ability.
He has succeeded in making debts to
the amount of $4,000. O00.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Those Tampa gentlemen who went
to Havana to teach the Cubans the
noble sport Of the turf, have returned
thoroughly impressed with the belief
that sons of the Queen of the Antil-
les" are not built that way. The cock
pit is their delight.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

1t does seem a little strange that
a member of congress in Washington
on his way to address a temperance
convention should have a gun in lbs
pocket. But there is a good deal of
virtue sometimes in a gun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The Palatza News just incidentally
remarks that when ii comes right
down to the eternal fitness of the man
for the place. there can be no Ques-
tioning the fact that the senatorial
toga would be most becoming to the
Hon. Duncan L. Fletcher.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The Ananias club at Washington
has grown this winter TO such pro-
portions that it is no longer consider
ed an honor to belong TO it.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Bars seems to have run up against
hard lines. Last time IL was Bruwari
and Stockton and this time Il Is
Stockton and Broward. Bars seems
to be out in the cold entirely. 10 is
now only the Two Friends
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Mr.. Alfred Vanderbilt is willing to
pay Mrs. Vanderbilt $1,5OO,OOO ali
mony and not fight the divorce pro-
ceedings.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Hon. AlOnzo p. Baskin Of Dunnel-
lon, Fla, died last week with cancer
of the stomach, and his death is re-
GREETED throughout the state. The de-
ceased was a man of the people. and
ne had their confidence and esteem
Analachicola Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Bob Evans fleet will be bOmbarded
with flowers at Santa Barbara. 1t is
to be hoped that none of them will
strike below the water line where the
weak armor plates are located.-At-
lanta Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10
ONLY A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE

The Nashville Banner says: Some
body has perpetrated this: Massachu-
sets makes shoes and boots, while
Kentucky makes booze and shoots"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Chester Gillette. who murdered
BILLY Brown" was electrOcuted Mon
day. He confessed the murder, said
his sins were forgiven, and he expect
ed TO go right on to heaven.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Gen. Gilchrist and Hon. John y. c.
Stockton both declare that they will
sweep the state. Hon. JEFF Browne is
saying nothing. but is busy saving
wood all the same.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has ordered r.
ported a bin apprUpriating SI1J.OOD
for a public building az Miami
Good!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Next TO Bryan and Roosevelt, La
Toilette Of Wisconsin is probably the
most prominent reform figure on the
horizOn.-Pensacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The Jacksonville Metropolis wants
to know what has become of Tampa's
candidate for the senate. 1t is pre-
sumed that Colonel Brown is prepar-
ing to make a flying start. using Ha-
yana as a base,-Tampa Evening
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

A severe blizzard is raging in Red
River Valley, Minnesota. A foot of
snow has fallen. Florida winter tour
lists, you had better remain longer in
Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

The COurier-JOurnal calls our
strenuous president the big Noise"
Was there ever a more appropriate
phrase?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

II the poPulists Of Florida were %
hold a primary and nominate candl-
dates for Office certain democrats
would change their platform in many
particulars
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

Hon. T. J. Laud-Brown is doing his
canvassing in Havana, so says the
Tampa Evening News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

A sea serpent 100000 years old
you can unearth most anything nova
days in that state of matchless poll
tics.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-04-10

L'Engle apologized to Mr.. Lamar
for the indecent cartoon which he
printed. Even at that. Mr.. Lamar is
easily satisfied.-Tampa Evening
News