The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-23
HERBERT s. PHILLIPS CONCLUS|VELY SHOWS
FALS|TY OF SPARKMAN'S RIDICULOUS CHARGES
Mat
of Home and SUNNI hood in Lieu of
the Man for
uOns,AtO

Tampa, Fla, Oct. %, 1911.
To the Voters of the First Congress
sional District: When Mr.. Sparkman
announced his candidacy. l wrote him
a letter in the words following, to-
wit:
Tampa, Fla, Oct. %, 1912.
Hon. S. VI. Sparkman.
Tampa, Fla.
My dear Sir:
l notice that YOU have announced in
this mornings Tribune that you are
candidate for Congress to succeed
Yourself AS have already an
nounced my candidacy, I beg to assure
you that I will be pleased to have you
arrange to discuss the issues with me
in every county in the district. Not
knowing just what time between now
and the primary will suit your con-
venence on account of your public
duties. I will arrange my business to
meet you at such times and places
you may select. | am writing you at
once because 1 am informed that you
will leave Tampa in a day or two to
be gone until Congress convenes.
Among other things, l shall insist
that the fact that you are the retained
attorney for the A. c. L. Railroad and
for the Southern Express Company
and that as such attorney you are now
drawing and during your entire term
| in Congress have drawn, a large SAL
ary each year from these public ser
vice corporations, dsqualif1es you to
| represent the masses of the people. |
| shall insist that your action in bolting
| the democratic platform and caucus
| and voting with the republican ma
chine to continue the autocratic power
| of Cannon, the republican speaker Of
| the House; that your action in repu-
dating the democratic platform OF
1908 and voting for the Dingley tariff
/ on lumber; that your failure to mi
| tiate or advocate legislation since you
have been in Congress having for its
object the protection of the masses
| from the oppressive methods of the
special interests, should be repudiate ed
at the polls by the democratic voters
| of this district.
| Hoping to hear from you at your
| earliest convenience, I am,
| Very truly yours.
| H S. PHILLIPS.
On November the eleventh he replied
to the foregoing letter as follows:
| Tampa, Fla, Nov. II, 1911.
Hon II. S. Phillips,
Tampa. Fla.
My dear Sir:
1 have yours of the 2sth ultimo
suggesting that an arrangement be
made between US to discuss 1.-The is
sues" throughout the district.
Replying, l beg to say that a COM
mittee having the management of my
campaign will likely be organized, to
| whom l refer your letter. and will
gladly carry out any arrangements
this committee may make with you
Personally, 1 may say, I have no OBJ
lection to discussing with you any and
all issues that may arise between us
regarding our respective official re-
cords, and 1 hope to be able, as 1 fee
confident I will, to answer to the sat
isfaction Of the people of the district
any objections you may see proper tc
raise to mine.
Yours very truly,
s. VI. SPARKMAN.
Not hearing anything further from
him or his campaign committee. I be-
gan an active campaign on February
the 21st.
When I would speak l would read
the foregoing letters and tell the peo-
pie that 1 was still waiting to hear
from Mr.. Sparkman's campaign com
| AHdL was no puppel 10 dc
only when a committee should pull the
string; that 1 was trying to deal witt
a personality and not a committee, and
that I needed no committee to decid.
such matters for me-
| On or about March 18th. there ap-
peared in a number of papers as ad
vertising matter a statement prepared
by Mr.. Sparkman or his committee
| stating that the above references
which I was making 10 Mr.. Spark
mans failure to meet me stamped m.
as a heartless, soulless creature, be
cause l knew Mr.. Sparkman could no
meet me on account Of his wife's i'll
ness.
, In order that I may brand as abso