The Ocala evening star., 1910-03-18

4 Concise and Convincing Argument In
Favor of Third Term for the
Senior Senator
(Manatee Record)

Altough the race for United States
senator has just cleverly begun to
warm up in earnest, it is nevertheless
sufficiently advanced to distinctly read
the Handwriting on the WALL" which
is, that Senator James p. Taliaferro
will be rejected, possibly in the first,
and certainly in the second primary.
This Is the news that comes from ev-
cry section Of the state. The Record
some time ago stated it's position In
reference to the senatorship and Sem
ator Taliaferro. We went thoroughly
into the matter and record OF the SEN
ator before we declared for his reelec-
ton. In the past we had opposed Sen
ator Taliaferro, but after carefully in
vestigating history at Washington and
what he had accomplished for Florida.
and, greater still. what he could fur
ther accomplish for his state by vir-
tue of his standing and knowledge Of
the workings Of the Senate we saw
that we would be doing ourselves and
the state an injustice to further op
pose him. His record showed that he
had been tireless worker for the
state, and that his honorable bearing
and business methods had won for him
the confidence and esteem Of his fell
low senator's, and that although the
administration was republican, his
standing was such that he had been
honored above other democratic sena-
tors in committee appointments. being
a member Of some of the most import
ant Senate committees. We felt that
! his standing at Washington was worth
! a great deal to the state. SO much, in
fact, that We're his services discon-
in cd al fe'S
teres would suffer thereby. This is the
way we felt when we declared for Sem
atcr Taliarerro's reelection, and now
as the campaign advances we are aD-
solutely positive OF the correctness of
our position The state OF Florida il
yet in the pioneer period, and while its
development has been wonderful dur
! ing the past ten years, and the United
! States government has been liberal in
/ its appropriations for public buildings.
haTbor3, forts. ships and hundreds of
| other things that are SO essential to
! the rapid development of a state. yet
the work has just begun. ara today
| Florida needs and de ne nls more at the
! hands Of the national government. per-
/ haps, than any other state. No one can
dispute this if they will bat glance at
| the state. to say nothing OF the rivers
| and ether important improvements
| that can olly be made by national as
| sistance. F.oridas future depends upon
national recognition in point Of appro-
pr!ation, and her future progress will
be retarded without continued liberal
| ity on the part of the national govern
ment. These are facts tha- no one can
! deny and the Record is satisfied that
there lives no true Flordian who
$40 a mr. Of CT a to
retarded in any particular Thus the
old saying ito trade horses in the mid
, die of the stream is bad bIsiness,' ap-
| plies with force to Floridas interests
| at Washing gtou, and to trade senators
at this time is bound to work injury to
, the state. IN the nature of things it
, can't help It. new man must get ac-
| quainted and get on" to the workings
| Of things and it generally takes him a
: year or two to do this, and then the
chances are against him ever getting
the present standing of Senator Talia-
| ferro. during which time the states in
! terests suffer. This is plain unvarnsh-
| ed reasoning, and it takes no great in
teliect to see that the states interests
demand that Senator Taliaferro be
kept at Washington in order that Flor
ida may get the benefits of his strong
personality, his senatorial esteem and
standing which he has built up during
the past twelve years a servant OF
the people of Florida. His services just
now are more important to the state
than ever before. and he is in a better
position to do greater work for his
state than any time during his public
lcareer, and it would be an honor worth
lily bestowed for the people to reelect
| him, in recognition of services faith
| fully performed in the first primary.