The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-22

THE FAIRFIELD PICNIC
The political rally and picnic at
Fairfield yesterday was no exception
to the rule that has prevailed in that
section from time immemorial, as TO
cordfality of reception and royal hos
pitality The crowd was a good. large
one, in the neighborhood Of 100 per-
sons and full roster of candidates.
Hon. Marion l. Payne was master OF
ceremonies and the way he few the
Bird Of Freedom" oratorical1y speak
ing, must have made that bird smile
in his empyrean heights. as tickled
as were many of the candidates at
the superb compliments paid them by
the chairman.
The speakfest began at 1880 and
with the exception Of an hour for
dinner, which was deferred until 2
o'clock when all the legislative can
didates had delivered themselves. last
ed until o'clock. The candidates for
public instruction and county COM
missioner declined to even exhibit
themselves.
Mr.. f. L. Carney was the first
speaker. His address was similar to
the one at OH AhCSOys SACcpI tldt dt
the beginning he stressed the coming
OF woman suffrage and paid he fair
sex handsome compliment. The
questions propounded by the temper
ance people. four Of them and which
are published below. were answered
in their entirety. He said he had not
touched q drop Of liquor in IS years.
Mr.. Baxter earn Of Ocala re present
ed the Anti-Saloon League and Prof.
+. Wilson Green OF Pedro presented
the temperance question.
Dr. Baskin followed as a candidate
for the state senate and Mr.. Carney s
opponent. He was for uniform text
books: opposed to county division and
said that while he had nothing to do
with the introduction into the legis-
lature Of bill reducing the doctors
license OF SIS to IS a year. he ridi-
culed the idea that the lawyers want
ed their license repealed, because
they. too, did charity work. There
was no comparison in the charity Ia
bors Of the two professions. The doc
tors got up in the middle Of tie night
in all kinds Of weather. drove miles
over discouraging roads. adm nistered
to the sick, followed it up for weeks
and then the poverty of the family
tor had no heart to ask fee. The
attorney sat in his coy office during
his office hours, to 3, and f a dis.
tressed widow appeared and her ap.
peal made an impression he nrofferet
few words Of advice or drew pa.
per for her and that was al The
doctor gave his time, his money, hi:
strength. The only question sked BY
the temperance people and answered
In the affirmative by the doctor, was
the one which referred to the enforce.
ment Of the statewide prohibition
amendment: He said if he were elect
ed and the amendment was passed
he would do all possible to see that i
was enforced. He said the questions
were no part of the campo gn. ant
simply answered them out of courtesy
The doctor declined to state how h,
had voted on the proposed an endmen
two years ago. Prof. Green called hi!
attention to this fact but he ignored
It,
l. s. Light was introduced as 9TH,
littlest man with the biggest guns,
and all laughed. He went over hi
legislative record and told how HI
saved the state $4,000 in clerk hire
How 10 clerks had one clerks job anc
nv" oCSGio Oh ScItSd NY pIOAE anu III
knocked 'em out. He spoke of tn
row it created and that sheol almos
broke loose when he routed Pete
Knights clerk. who was Peters good
looking photographer. Spoke of tn
inequality of taxation; cited the ia.
on the Rentz railroad and then on tn
a. c. L., etc. He desired to return t,
equalize these and bring the hiddel
wealth of the state onto the ia:
books and also to correct the loca
fish and game laws which he kelpe
TO pass and which he said we're no
right, but laid it to his wicked fellow
legislator w. D. earn. To the liquo
question his answers were emphat
ically yes. except the last one: how h
voted. He said none of your business
Mr.. Green, and then there were shout
OF laughter, but later he sai6 he vot
ed dry.
Mr.. J. P. Phillips of Ocala followe
and in substance repeated what h
said at Fort Mccoy, only re1narkin
- that DR.. Baskin has appropr ated hi
platform. On the temperan g ques
lions he was emphatic on the RICH
side OF the questions. Attorney Ra
Il. Bullock came next. This was hi
maiden speech in the campo en- H
views Of negro education. He sal
they were a part of US in a ci--ic sens
and to educate them was % max
them better and more INTEL, cent la
borers and mechanics. He ia, ored In
dustrial education and opposed WON
en- suffrage with a burst OF e,oquenc
about permitting his wife an daugh
ter. marching in line with their col
ored sister in the polluted ream Q
politics. To the wet and dry ques
tions; he opposed the amendment. II
answered yes to the second question
no to the third, and as to how he yot
ed he first recounted his version G
the experience state wide prohibitio
had in Tennessee and Georgia an
with that he voted against H.
The next candidate for the legisla
ture was Col r. F. Rogers OF Lynn,
He was introduced as the Gig gun
OF the campaign. The colonel receiy
ed immediate recognition ari mad
the most eloquent speech OF the da.
He spoke Of the place of his firth an
made the astonishing staten. mt ths
he was born at ten years age i
South Carolina. But he corr cted, tn
same by saying he left the old Pa
metto State at ten years of age an
came to Lake city, where n reside
until he came to Marion count V. Spok
OF the honors conferred on hin by til
city and county. That he was a men
Der of the state constitutions CONVEX
ton in 1885. and with Jut re Spie
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