The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-29
VOL. 19. OCALA, FLORIDA, MONDAY JULY 29 1915


and products that go 10 clothe the ma
tion. which which formerly was ex-
ported to Europe, the United States
is actually importing cottons, wool
and many foOd-stuffs. Laboring men,
and men working on salaries, whose
compensation is fixed in accordance
with conditions and the cost of living
twenty years ago, find that all their
time and energies are required TO get
food and raiment for their families.
The American tariff has become a
Kissing and a by-word throughout all
this broad land The republican par
ty in the last thirty years has lent it.
self to the beneficiaries of the tariff
and TO the money trusts. 1t has ut
terly neglected the wage-worker. the
salaried man and the great body of
consumers in this country 1t has
outlived it's usefulness. 1t has lived
beyond its day and generation.
Since 1876 the laws governing the
banking and currency of the country
have remained unchanged. re-
cent investigation in congress proved
COnclusively that the panic of 1907
was handmade by a few men in New
York, who wanted to put some of
their enemies out of business. =
! The Chinese are ahead of us in this
matter of currency laws. The money
| interests of the country control, and
have controlled, the republican party.
THE farmer, the salaried man and
the laborer have no friend at court in
the counsels of the republican party.
Mr. Taft obtained the presidency up
on a false pretense; he professed
| sympathy with the common people.
| lie deceived and hoodwinked the
when he was elected and seated. he
proceeded to carry out Roosevelt's
| nOlcieS-in a hearSe Wherever the
people had a chance to vote for dele
gates to the late Chicago convention,
| Mr.. Taft was among the "also rams,
but the old national committee, com
! posed of a lot of "standpatters" and
reactiOnaries, who We're afraid of the
people and feared Roosevelt, conspir-
cd to steal the nomination from the
! peoples choice. and aided by a lot OF
pie-counter pirates from the south,
did steal nomination.
Gentlemen, was in Chicago.
examined all the papers in the con.
test from the western states. and
know what | am saying, and | say ii
deliberately Twelve political
| bandits from the state of Florida
with Joe Lee at the head and furnish
ing the brains, and a Vermont Yam
zee at the rear of the procession, tot
ing" the garbage can, aided and abet
ted this theft. The president of the
United States has paid a dirty, mis-
cradle debt to a lot of CONSCIOUSNESS
grafters. headed by a negro as black
IS your hat, by appointing as a sue
cessor to the venerable and beloved
James w. Locke, a man whose only
claim to the high office of United
States Judge is that Joe Lee and
Chubb helped steal a denomination.
Il condemn the nomination of JOhr
VI. Cheney, not because Cheney is {
bad citizen in his private or profes
sional life. but | denounce and con
| hi.
nomination. 1t is openly charged tha
this man Chubb has an agreemen
with Mr.. Cheney by which .Chubb il
to be appointed clerk of the United
States district court. Nobody ha
had the hardihood to deny this. If i
is untrue, let somebody deny it. TIL
transaction is tainted with dirty pol
tics. and the president of the Unite
States has debauched the federal ju
dietary in the state of Florida
But they say that the demOcrati
party has reformed. They say it i
progressive. When did it becom
progressive? The truth is that tn
democratic party is the opportunis
party in this country. But they sa
that Woodrow Wilson is an earnes
md true advocate of the people
rights He is too recent cOnver
TO the cause of the people. | do nc
believe in death-bed repentance. w
say to Mr.. Woodrow Wilson: 'TO
may be in earnest when you prOfes
20 stand with the people, but you ar
an eleventh hour convert. You ca
go to the foot of the progressiv
class and spell your way up from III
ranks l believe, personally, NJ
| Wilson is honest in the sense that h
will not steal himself. nor permit otf
ers to do so with his sanction, and b
way of parenthesis I might add tina
in this respect he has an immens
lead over Mr.. Taft, who has demon
strated his ability as a receiver c
stolen goods, with knowledge of tn
fact that they were stolen.
There is no man who has lived i
all these United States at any tin
within the history of the country VIII
occupies the place in the hearts
all the common, ordinary. everyda
people of the United States such {
Theodore Roosevelt occupies. He
our leader. We profess his faith, ar
while we may be delayed. and viii
We may be obstructed, the day W