The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-05
RITTINGER AND LIGHT
If the Former is Elected, he Will
Represent All the People in
Practical Manner

BittingeU is the only consistent dem
ocratic candidate for legislative hon
orS before the people Of Marion coun-
" il, the primary Of next Tuesday,
June 18th. The record establishes the
fact When il comes TO qualifications
ne possesses them in a larger degree
Tran his opponent, with more ability
to present them To those who must
pass upon legislation. He is just a.
&C girous as Mr.. Light for just and
equitable legislation, but has q wider
vision Of its application affecting all
tie people. not only Of his county. but
! the state. If you send him TO ITALIA
/ hassee he will iegislate not for an in
| terest or a class. but the people ir-
respective OF location and calling.
/ Mr.. Light says he is farmer and
J for the farmer. He understands their
needs better than does the editor Of
/ tn Star and hence can do them
! mere good Bittinger denies this plea.
/ l. is partisan. and no partisan or class
/ legislation can be just as q whole. Mr.
/ Bittinger sees more farmers in the
/ course Of Il year, talks to them more
! about their condition and knows more
! about them than Mr.. Light possibly
| could His business brings him more
/ in direct contact with the farmers
! ten 20 one. than is possible for Mr.
! Light.
For twenty years, not as a candi-
| GATE. but as a journalist. a neighbOr
ana fellow citizen. Mr.. Bittinger has
! tr;.v ersed Marion county, meeting and
| I'll
! mechanic. the miner, the lumber man
and the man Of every other calling
! being told OF their conditions. their
| hopes and their fears. and telling them
again to their neighbOrs in the next
| community and their fellow citizens
on the other side OF the county, and
! he challenges not only Light, but any
other man, to prove. that he knows
any more about the people OF Marion
! than Bittinger. If elected. he will do
| all in his power for the interests of
! his constituents. 1t must be remem-
/ bered that there are a hundred men
! in the Florida Legislature, and it has
/ been proven time and time again that
| he who goes into an assembly of thar
! kind with rash and radical schemes
/ OF reform arrays against himself the
| quiet and conservative men who al
ways do the real work of legislation,
! utilities his power for good. and
! makes his influence if anything harm
/ full 10 his constituents. Mr.. BittingeT
/ can do more and better work in the
I legislature than Light because his
/ views are in greater harmony than
! Lights with those of a majority OF
/ thu other members. So, If the voters
/ desire 10 see Marion county repre-
/ scented by two members working in
/ harmony for their interests. instead of
! one. they will vote for Bittinger.
/ Understand that he does not accuse
/ NJ" Light of being dishonest, on the
contrary accOrds him perfect SINGER
/ ity. but he has simply deluded him
! self in believing he can. if elected
! work out his ideas for the betterment
Of the peoples interests. Practical
/ business men deem Lights ideas inn
/ practicable.
With these opinions about the legis-
J lative situation. Mr.. Bittinger asks
all Marion county democrats for their
votes on June 18th.