The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19
bROWARO IS FOR BRYAN
The Governor Writes a Strong Letter
Indorsin9 the Candidacy of the
Brave and Brainy Young
Lawyer


March II. 1905.
! Editor Star: Knowing that Won
take an interest III public affairs
ito the extent OF desiring and aid
! ing i'll putting int" office men that
! YOU believe will render to the peO-
! pie the best service. is MY reason
! for writing YOU on this OCCASION
TO be simply an officer whose
sympathics arc with the masses is
not enough; We should have pub
lie official, not only whose >vm-
pathics are with the masses, but
who Will work to bring about the
enactment Of such laws ilmmcdi-
atcly, as will produce the greatest
good t. the people Of our country.
No real value results from arriv-
ing at Il right conclusion, on the
part OF Il public official. or iOr
his heart to be i'll the right place
unless he plants Il tree. waters the
plant, and bring, the crop to har-
vest. The active public life of /
man is SO short that we can Ill al
ford to wait for those things that
are very .valuabl: or precious to
us; we cannot afford to put men
into Office who will not at once 60
enthusiastically to work to bring
about every good thing for us that
they can. iii the line of work that
we have delegated to them.
Some time ago. under my re-
spOnSibility as Governor to select
the best man for the position. | APP
pointed Hon w. ]. Bryan United
States Senator to succeed Hon. S.
K. Mallory. who died on the ed
day of December, 1907. Since
that time, have noticed several
discussions i'll the newspapers as
to why Mr.. BRYAN was selected.
There are several very strong rca-
Sons why | appointed MIR. BRYAN.
The principal one being that |
know him to be well-htted from
tie standpoint OF educational
equipment; powerful in debate ::
with a> strong disposition to take
the initiative in any fight that he
! deems to be right: a man who has
/ made good wherever he has been
i placed; who, as County Solicitor
of Duval County. prosecuted with
out fear or favor the rich and the
! poor alike: who will do his duty,
even though his sympathy in
many instances NAV cause his
heart to ache; a man who was
! born and rcaScd in Orange county.
afterwards divided into Lake, Or
angc and OsccOla: 4 man who
! knows the needs of our people.
and a man who loves the people OF
! his State. | know that it is his
! desire to fill every position that he
occupies. faithfully and well. He
, is man who will improve every
opportunity Ia benefit his state and
make happy its people. for he is
proud of his State and proud OF
her people. He not only possesses
the initiative lut the capacity II
! do; he is physically and mentally
very able and exceedingly indus
triuuS. These are chiefly the rca-
SONS why | appointed him. They
! commended him 10 me, as they
will commend him. believe. to all
! those who know him. and | be
licvcd he would serve the people
best. 1t IS truc that he is my
! friend, but It is true that he Is
the friend OF every honest man
+ rndcavoring to make an honest
living in an honest way. He is
! opposed To vice and will not only
) trown upon il. but he will dO all
that he can tO weaken and destroy
! it. wherever it is found.
commend him to Won and sin
! Ccrclv ask that YOU give his can
didacv Your careful consideration.
and if upon investigation you find
that | am right i'll my estimate, |
ask that YOU do all that Won can
to nominate him.
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