The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-26
THE SENATORSHIP
tManatee Kecord)

Although the race for United States
senator has just cleverly begun to
warm up in earnest, il is neverthe oss
sufficiently advanced TO read disti-cc-
iy the Handwriting on the -"
which is. that Senator James p. Ta L
ferro Will be reelected, possibly a
the first. and certainly in the sec. !
primary. This is the news that COS
from every section of the state.
The Record some time ago sta
its position in reference to the st
atorship and Senator Taliaferro. ~
went thoroughly into the matter a. :
record of the senator before we de
clared for his reelection. In the past
we had opposed Senator Taliaferro,
but after carefully investigating his
tory at Washington and what he had
accomplished for Florida. and, great
er still. what he could further accom-
plish for his state. we saw that We
would be doing ourself and the state
an injustice to further oppose him.
His record showed that he had been
tireless worker for his state. and
that his honorable bearing and busi-
ness methods had won for him the
confidence and esteem Of his fellow
senators, and although the admins
tration was republican, his standing
was such that he had been honored
above other democratic senators in
committee appointments, being
member of some of the most import
ant Senate committees. We felt that
his standing at Washington was
worth great deal TO the state so
much, in fact, that were his services
discontinued at this time that the
states interests would suffer thereby.
This is the way we felt when we de-
clared for Senator Taliaferro's re-
election, and now as the campaign
advances we are absolutely positive
of the correctness of our position.
The state of Florida is yet in the
pioneer period, and while its develop
ment had been wonderful during the
past ten years, and the United States
government has been liberal in its
appropriations for public buildings,
harbors, forts, ships and hundreds of
other things that are so essential to
the rapid development of a state, yet
the work has just begun, and today
Florida needs and demands more at
the hands of the national government,
perhaps, than any other state. No one
can dispute this if they Will but
glance at the map and note the sea
coast of our state, to say nothing of
the rivers and other important i'm
provements that can only be made by
national assistance. Florida's future
depends upon national recognition in
point of appropriations, and her fu
ture progress will be retarded with
out continued hberality on the part
of the national government These
are facts that no one can deny, and
the Record is satisfied that there lives
the progress of his state retarded in
any particular.
Thus, the old saying ito trade
horses in the middle of the stream is
bad business" applies with force to
Florida's interests at Washington,
and to trade senator's at this time is
bound to work an injury TO the state
in the nature of things it can't help
it. y new man must get acquainted
and get on to the working of things,
and il generally takes him year or
two to do this, and then the chances
are against him as ever getting the
present standing of Senator Taliafer-
TO, during which time the states in
>terests suffer. This is plain, unvarn-
| ished reasoning, and is takes no great
/ intellect to see that the states inter-
ests demand that Senator Taliaferro
| be kept at Washington in order that
Florida may get the benefit OF his
| strong personality. his senatorial es-
TEEN and standing which he has built
| up during the past twelve years as a
! servant of the people OF Florida
| His services just now are more i'm
| portant to the state than ever before.
| and he is in better position to DO
/ greater work for his state than at any
| time during his public career. and il
| would be an honor worthily bestowed
| for the people to re-elect him, in
| recognition of services faithfully and
! well performed, in the first primary