The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

nom his party, denounced the leader
ship Of William Jennings Bryan, and
held out this offer to the republicans:
II you put what my people want
In the bin. il you give them protec-
ZION against Cuba on pineapples, and
give them protection against the pau
per labor of Egypt on long staple cot
ton, and take care of their lumber
and all these things, then you may
put what you please in it
When some of the other demo-
cratic congressman ESPECIALLY
Choice Boswell RandeIl of Sherman,
Texas began to reproach Clark, the
latter became very frank and explicit.
Speaking on the floor of the house,
he said:
As long as a protective tariff
system prevails in this country, as
long as the articles we have to buy
are taxed, as long as my people have
90 bear the burdens of it, they say
that we ought at least to have a divis-
ION Of the benefits. That is where 1
stand. You may call it 'swag' or
what you please
''Clarks attitude didn't meet with
universal approval at home. For his
detection Florida's legislature passed
resolutions of reproof. Then Clark
took a train back to Florida, walked
In upon the legislature, and declared
himself still more frankly From his
speech before the Florida legislature
on that occasion, these two para
graphs are taken:
Now, / want to tell you one thing
my brethren. / spoke of the great in
terests of this state You know what
they are. You know what they are
worth 10 Florida. You know whether
IL is worth while to build up the ma
terial interests Of this state, OF
whether it is best to follow a sicken-
ing fanatic sentiment or not
1--WE have been following a fatu-
Gus light We have been travelling
through the desert and eating the
husks. while our brethren above the
divide have been living on the Fat of
the land love the traditions of the
south; l love her glorious history;
but, my brethren, am tired of living
back forty or fifty years ago. be-
lieve that this southern country is the
garden spot of this great republic.
believe the time is not far distant
when her industries shall thrive,
when her products shall come forth
beautifully from the earth, and with
proper legislation and proper politi-
cal guidance she will prosper as no
other section of this country can. Il
am for the south. / am for Florida,
her products, her industries, her men,
her women, and her children against
the world
The Official account of this speech
shows that it was punctuated by
great and prolonged applause, and
tremendous applause On the other
hand, the Florida legislature did not
see at to rescind its resolution of GEN.
sure. II is fair to say that a certain
amour: of public opinion throughout
the south genuinely endorses the atti-
tude expressed by Mr. Clark. 1t is
this section of public opinion which
is relied upon by those democratic
senators who have voted with Aldrich
frequently. 1t is pity, however, that
a senator who expects to endorse
the republican policy of protection,
who is going to help Aldrich out in
tight places, and vote for the duties
that Mr.. Aldrich proposes-it is a
pity that such a senator does not get
himself elected as a republican. Bad
faith is inevitably involved when any
democratic senator goes over to Al
drich, for unquestionably the majority
of the votes that sent him to Wash
ington were cast for him in the be-
lief that in his votes and speeches in
the senate he would support the ira
ditional policies of the democratic
party."-Collier's Weekly.
Golfers view is exactly the opin-
ion expressed by the Reporter-Star
for the past some time. AS it will be
remembered we advocated the idea
some months ago that whilst we we're
masouerading in democratic clothing
We are really playing at democratic
doctrine and working at republican
doctrine.
Were inclined TO take Frank |
Clark's word and call ii 'swag,' though |
for this state of Florida to proclaim |
herself a democratic state and |
through her congressman and sena-
tors openly and above board stand up |
in the halls of the nation and hold up |
one hand with a democratic vote in
il and twirl the fingers Of the other
hand under its coat tails for a share !