The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-03

law than is given to all men is respon-
Sible for every evil that has crept into
this government. Equality of oppor-
tunity is all that is needed to make all
things right for all men. Abolish spe-
cial privilege and the trusts viii dis
appear, the tariff will cease to be a
burden to the many and an opportun-
ity for illgotten riches to the few,
and judges will no longer make decfs-
ions favorable to the few and that
bear hard upon the many because the
few will no longer be powerful enough
to make Judges.
When special privilege. which car
ries all these things in its train. shall
make way for equality of opportunity
which was guaranteed to the people
when the constitution was made, all
governmental evils will disappear.
1 was against special privilege when
| seemed TO have failed in all of my
public undertakings. / was against
special privilege when my hour was
darkest and my hopes faintest of full
fllment. I talked and wrote against
special privilege when to do either
was dangerous to my liberty and to
my property. l know that | can bel
know that 1 will be-against it now
my words, my writings and my deeds
count for something has been given me
by the people of the state in which 1
was born and have spent my life.
With this determination to fight
against special privilege and to fight
for equality of opportunity, no bust
ness man need fear for the success of
any worthy venture in which he is now
embarked or which he may in the
future engage in when ! am in Con-
gress. No corporation dealing with
individuals or with the public need
tremble for the success of any good
plan it may have in effect or in prepar-
alton. No professional man, nor far
mer, nor mechanic, nor common labor
er, nor artisan. nor craftsman, nor
clerk need be afraid of anything that
l may do while l am representing the
people of Florida that will hurt him
or his interest provided that he con
fines himself to good works.
| Will do equity to all business men,
corporations and private citizens but
they who ask equity of me a repre-
sentative of the people of Florida
must come to me with clean hands.
In my campaign | have said that l
would open wide the doors to all
rooms IN Wnlcn the puDl1c business Is
transacted in Washington so that the
people may know what is going on in
all the departments of the government
they have established 10 promote their
happiness and advance their welfare.
Will do this if | can and | believe that
can, having as my inspiration the
words of Thomas jefferson himself
who said that all the public business
Shnn11 ha al hafpra ha r,nhlip
gaze.
l owe my election to men and not TO
money. | Will be able to remember
men. An environment of money
makes those whom it surrounds forget
men My election has been a demon
stration of two things: First. that
money can not elect a man to public
office in this state, and, second. that
the people of Florida stand behind
man who with good intent proclaims
the truth without regard TO whom the
truth brings pain or pleasure, loss or
gain.
1 thank the people of Florida for
| the faith they have in me- My heart
responds with gratitude for this signal
mark of their belief in the integrity of
my motives and in the promise Of my
| ability to execute. With a humble
| sense of my own unwOrthiness, l ac-
| cept the mission on which the people
of Florida have sent me. and asking all
of the people TO help me and depend
| ing as We all must do upon the infinite
| love and wisdom of the God above US,
will 10 the best l can TO accomplish my
mission for the honor and glory of my
| state and of my country and for the
happiness and welfare of the people.
| Claude LEngle.