The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-28
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES
Old I'm the Faith-Equai Oppor-
tunities to All Men


| this life, and to the fifty-seventh year
of my residence in Marion county. and
| having spent nearly forty years of that
time in active political work as a DEM
| ocrat. and having for sixty-one sue
cessive years voted at all general cleo
tions for all democratic nominees
without scratching a ticket: although
1 have retired from active political life.
being the recipient of three of the best
daily newspapers of the state, which
are carefully read by me, / feel i'm
PEELED to submit a few propositions.
criticisms and statements upon the is
sues involved in the extraordinary
political canvass now being made
throughout this God given country Of
! ours.
l was glad to note that in the speech
delivered by Gov. Woodrow Wilson at
Columbus. Ohio, that he clearly de-
fined two separate kinds of big busi-
ness, one of which should be classed
as monopoly, trust, combine, and
should be prosecuted or controlled by
existing law. The other kind, a big
business carried on without objection
able features. l want TO emphasize the
fact that hundreds of naval stores
men, sawmill men, and phosphate men
throughout the county and state are
engaged in immense businesses that
are neither monopolies, trusts or COM
bines. 1 live near one of that class
of men whose payroll is $4,000 month
ly, or $4,000 a year, most of which
goes into the circulating medium. The
employees of these concerns being con-
sumers. afford a ready market for the
surplus products of the farmers of the
surrounding country, at remunerating g
prices. In case there is one thousand
firms as above stated in the state,
which is a reasonable estimate, they
annually pay into the circulating me-
dunn Of the state the immense sum of
$72,OO0,000 and in, addition an immense
sum of city, county and state taxes.
l respectfully submit that there has
never been a political party that all
the rank and file of which is morally
pure. and that from long experience
of personal observation l have found
that any man. or body of mer, who ap-
peal to the dear people with PROPOSE
tions that will become a panacea for
bear watching and are not safe to
trust. The great Bull Moose indi-
vidually, and the socialistic party, col
lectively, are inculcating theories and
pledges that can not be sustained by
the history of past nations, or the
logic of the present, and reminds me
of az story of great convention held
by the beasts of the earth, who after
due deliberation placed individuals of
the country upon an eminence in view
of green meadows for stock to Craze
upon, sparkling cool waters to quench
the thirst, beautiful flowers, and all
the luxuries and necessities of life,
and then said. Jump and possess all
these necessary things to make life
tolerable and happy" They, at the
common command, Jump" jumped,
and got the worst fall of their lives,
and found all the alluring offerings to
be a myth and ridiculous hoax. L
would be pleased to be Informed by
what process these would-be reform
ers will pacify the rank and file of
their party, and how they will get rid
of special interests, grafters, bosses
and the corrupting influence of wicked.
selfish men, This can not be done eX-
cept by a spirit Of anarchy strong
enough to destroy our republican form
of government, which guarantees ev-
cry citizen freedom of speech and the
right to participate in the administra-
tion of the government without regard
to sect, creed or religious faith. L re-
spectfully submit, were it possible TO
elevate a hog in the garments OF the
tallest archangel of heaven, and place
him near "the river of life that flows
from the throne of God, on either side
are trees. the leaves of which are used
for the healing of nations" that IN
that exalted position that hog would
H. ftrrt hnr
all political parties have their proper
ton of hogs, or bad men. The Saw
ior of mankind chose twelve apostles.
one of whom proved to be a devil In
the economy and wisdom of a. bene-
fcient God, every intelligent person in
the world was created a free moral
agent with capacity to choose the
right and reject the wrong. An indi-
vidual constitutes an individual unit;
the Individual of states constitutes a
state unit. and the individual Of our
nation constitutes a national unit, ana
there we find the good, bad and indif-
ferent. all possessed with the same
rights, powers and prerogatives, ac-
cording to their several abilltles, IN
the affairs of the nation. l might nave
stated that We learn from the Bible
as evidence of Gods making all Great
ed beings endowed with free moral
AGENCIES that before this world was
created the devil was an angel, VINO
with the created angels was placed on
probation The devil got up rebel
lion, and there was war in heaven
and the devil was cast out into hell
drawing with him a third part or the
created angels The great democratic
party being a party of the people, Tor
the people. and by the people, does
| not claim any inherent right, except
| by and through the people to adopt
such measures as Will relieve them OF
| trusts, combines and monopolies that
have been built up, fostered and sus-
| tained by the republican party thru
an unjust protective tariff, and as evil
dence seems 10 indicate, by combines
with great trusts by officials in high
authority. These trusts and combines
| seem 10 have furnished the money to
elect presidents thereby reversing the
| will of the people. The democratic
marty is now the great progressive
party. with just enough of the reac-
tfonary 10 conform TO and keep in line
with the fundamental law of the ma
tion. All men who favor a party OF
the people are requested to join with
ms in our efforts to restore our beloved
country 10 its original purity and sim
nlicfty. The only war against capital
j. to keep it within its proper sphere
| without depressing the people We
want the Iaboring man TO have fair
and square deal. but do not favor pa
ternaI guardianship of the people
which would make its votaries in
dolent, shiftless, and do away with
| that stalwart manhood essentially