The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-11
SURvIVALS OF THE FiTTEST

1t stirrs our lazy gizzard TO hear all
this talk about Jacksonville wanting
the earth In Offices. Why. bless your
soul. II they have the men Of ability
10 fill them, az John y. e. Stockton.
Bryan. Fletcher. st al, why let them
trot out. Isn't this free country and
can't any man who has the inclination
cok3. To the front and say to the dear
pebble with your permission 1 want TO
se1ve you? Why should any other Sec
tioh object? They have the same priv
ilege, IL their men are OF the caIibre
needed for such service. 80 far as We
are concerned. we don't care a BOBBY
halls from, IL he has character and de-
cided ability, let him aspire and leave
1t tn the voters Of the commonwealth
To decide. There Is no royal road TO
office, or success in business. but the
gifts nature gave man and his ability
to display them to the public. You
might az well say, why do Jackson
Vile. Tampa. Pensacola and other
towns grow i'm excess OF other points
i'm business and wealth? True, nature
has favored them In location, but ma
ture doesn't do IL all: IL takes the
initiative and genius Of people whb
congregate there To do the work and
stamp the greatness OF their makeup
OF. their work. 1t is no more possible
for every man to be a success in life as
measured by material things, than 1t is
for Rev. J. Il. Culpepper to bring ev-
cry hardened yinner in Ocala, regard
less OF sex or color, to the anxious
bench. Ability and application, with
rare good judgment does more to make
success wherever you find splendid
characteristics Of mankind than any
other thing But ii is not quite all. as
the worlds history shows, ii takes con-
ditions, supplies some places by nature
and denied many others. And on re-
Election, fairly Intelligent person car
name the natural conditions and the
places where men i'm business have
succeeded to "a degree beyond the
dreams Of possibility, IL such persons
had conditions are circumstanded. The
same conditions are true when applied
to transportation-interi points never
have been and never viii be in the
class with seaport cities or wateI
transportion. III all the fine spun theor'
les OF the illusionist could be put int
practice in a momcn. II could not b
done. though the minimum dawnet
right now. Craftsmanship is produc
Of no cline or location. It's simply II
the man and men Of that intelligence
and forethOught are better for 1t whe'
these qualities are seen and appreciat
ed. In this instance, in state and ma
tionaI affairs those points are JACK
sonville, Tampa and Pensacola, though
some very superior and fine materia
is scattered In other sections Of tn
state as demonstrated in the person
of Congressman Clark and Bill Lamar
II the interior Is too modest 1t Is tn
old story over again Of rural simplicit
and modesty as against the cities
push, progress and pugnaciousness t
dictate and control. We say again lie
Jacksonville, or any other place, Sc
coast or interior. trot out Its men
decided ability who have demonstrat
ed they are successes because OF thei
upright and honorable methods, preser
them to the voter and let the publ
verdict be passed on them and let u
stop wailing about this place and thu
man.