The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-19
SPEECHES FROM MILTON
AND CONGRESSMAN sPARKMAN

AND CONGRESSMAN SPARKMAN
Dir. ". II. Milton, of Mariana, z
candidate for the governors office, az
eompanied by Mr.. T. B. Lanier of Ia
wares, arrived yesterday afternoon from
Leesburg. where Mr.. Milton address
ed a good-sized meeting Wednesday.
The two gentlemen put up at the
Ocala House, where Mr.. Milton was
kept busy until speech making time In
meeting old friends and being intro
duced to new ones
About S o'clock, Mr.. Milton, accom-
panied by Mr.. L. ". Duval, chairman
OF the county executive committee,
proceeded 10 the band-stand, where Mr.
Duval in a few well chosen words, in
troduced him TO the considerable num-
Der of voters who had gathered TO hear
him speak
Mr.. Milton set forth his platform in
an hours talk, which was closely heed
ed by the audience. He made a
straight business talk. setting forth
his views plainly and forcibly. The
main issues he treated on were build
ing roads and working convicts He
made a good argument to show that
construction of highways by convict
labor would be very expensive and at
once impose heavy additional burden
on the taxpayers He set forth his
plan to place the convicts on farms
those on one farm to raise supplies for
those employed on another. which
should be located in the Everglades
and raise sugar, which should be sold
and the proceeds applied TO building
roads with free labor.
Mr. Milton is not a visionary. He
has studied the plan closely-more
carefully than his critics-is convinced
| that IL will work, and is convincing
many other people of the soundness OF
| his views. He is firm believer in Ev-
| erglades land, and before scoffng a.
him it will be well to remember how
so many people scoffed al the plan OF
their drainage when Broward began tc
advocate 1T a little over eight years
ago.
/ Mr. Milton called attention to &
phase of working convicts on the roads
that our people seem to have forgotten
though often enough alluded to IL
other states. and that is the humiliation
of the convicts at work on the road:
| in view of the travelling public every
day.
| Mr. Milton is not versed in the art!
either of the orator or the demagogue
He made a straightforward business
talk, during which he was courteous Z
his opponents and appealed to n
prejudices. While his audience wa
not a large one-a hundred and fit.
perha ps-it was made up of represen
tative men, who gave the speake
close attention, and applauded him a
the finish.
| In the course of Mr.. Millions address
the following question was handed u
to him:
"Ars you the w. H. Milton who /
treasurer of the American Buildin'
Company Of Jacksonville, Fla, and /
you are, have you ever read one 0
their so-called investment or loal
contracts and would you say it was
good thing for any man to pay hi
money for?"
Mr.. Milton replied as follows:
81 am not treasurer, nor have / eve
read one of their contracts. nor am
advising anyone to purchase such
contract, nor have I ever done So"
The company has been operating i
Ocala, and names Mr.. w II. Milton a
its treasurer.
In conversation this morning, Nj
: Milton gave a more extended explana
ton. He had taken part in the organ
fzation of the company and been name
its treasurer, but, realizing that he ha
no time to attend to it, had declined t
serve as an officer and had drawn on
of the company. In the meantime, sta
tionery, with his name it as treas
: urer. had been printed and sent on
without his knowledge
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Milton
5 speech, Mr.. Sparkman was called 70
and Mr. Duval arose, not to introduc
him, as that was unnecessary, but t
: make way for him. Mr.. Sparkman ha
not intended to make a speech
: Ocala. In consequence of constar
travel for the past few days and night
] and anxiety about Mr. Sparkman, h
was almost too wearied to talk. II
] Ocala friends, however. insisted o
5 hearing him, and he finally consente
f to speak, If he could do so without in
terfering with Mr.. Millions meeting.
r Mr.. Sparkman is another plain bus
ness man. who speaks to the point an
] doesn't try to put on any frills. H
] held the close attention of his hear
3 ers for an hour. during which he CAV
an account of his performance of h
Y congressional duties. He treated tt
charges against him, and SnoWe
t where some were untrue and some r
t tdiculous.
e At the conclusion of Mr.. Sparkman
: address, the audience dispersed. Dul
K ing the night, Mr. Sparkman left Il
r Jacksonville. to meet Mrs. Sparkma
Y and accompany her home. She has bee
= Ill for some time, has been in a hosp
E tai at Baltimore and is only recent
t strong enough to travel
\ Mr. Milton remained in the city owe
e night, and this morning resumed h
canvassing tour. He has undoubtedl
made additional friends by his visit.