The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-23
NEXT TUESDAYS PRIMARY

1t will decide the election or rejection
for a majority of the candidates. tho
1t will intensity the conflict for some.
There Is long list of them, and we
think this is the proper time for the
Star to announce its preference and
give its reasons therefor.
First on the list are the presidential
preferences of Oscar W. Underwood
and woodrow Wilson The Star has
steadily supported Wilson from the
first announcement of his candidacy. Tt
has done so because of its belief,
founded on observation. that he is the
democracy's best candidate; the one
most likely to win. It believes that
Harmon or Clark would also make
good candidate, but so far as Florida
is concerned these candidates are out
of the field. The circumstances point
more strongly to them having been
put out with view TO defeating the
entire party than to electing Under
wood. Mr.. Underwood is a good can
dfdate. and man, and would make
good president. but he has the least
chance of any prominent democrat of
being elected He has not the force
on the real battlefie1d-the northern
states-that Wilson has, and as a
en- old antfpathies that Wilson is not
exposed to. The common people have
confidence in Wilson. legitimate bust
ness, law and order are not afraid of
him, but the protected interests that
have swelled to immense proportions
under tho rule of the republican party
hate him and see their restriction IL
not their finish in the triumph of de-
mocracy, and naturally combine
against its strongest leader. The Tn
derwood organs in Florida sneer at the
idea that there is combine against
Wilson, but a man acquainted with
state politics only needs to look at
them to have his suspicious strength
ened. Beginning with the Times
Union, every paper that has been the
apo1ogist and defender of special in :
terests is fighting Wilson and boost
ing Underwood. The names of Har-
mon and Clark were withheld from
the ticket against the plain order of
the executive committee by Car Price.
Pleasant Holt is running Underworld
campaign. Underwood is openly prais-
ed by William Rockefeller and his
brother plutocrats, and his campaign
is evidently receiving heavy financial
support from somewhere. Underwood
issabsolutely the first presidential can
didate who has spent large sums OF
money in advertising. His outlay in
that respect has been something sur
prising. A few weeks ago the Under
wood supplements were sent to al
Florida papers that would use them
Not only were they printed and ex-
pressed free, but all the papers tha
demanded pay for circulating then
were paid. The Star knows this for Z
fact, as it was offered a fair price tt
insert the supplements in its regular
edition, but declined because the sheet:
would not work in its folder A thou
sand dollars would be very conser
vatiye estimate for circulating the I'm
derweod supplements in this stat,
alone. At present, the Underwood
campaign committee is sending plat,
matter to the Florida papers. ant
judging others by the price asked, AM
received, by the Star, this service viii
cost a couple of thousand dollars NJ
such expenditure has ever been mad
by a presidential candidate in thi
state before, and as we can see b!
our exchanges similar expenditure
are being made in other states. VIII,
is paying all this money and why
Heretofore, it has been enough for {
paper to favor a candidate and supper
him editorial1y. The expenditure o
this great fund is positive evidenc,
that Underwood's nomination is worth
big money to some people, and wh'
they are is not difficult to guess. 7
has always been very well understood
that the genuine democracy was sh.
of coin. while the republicans hav,
had it to burn in every election for tn
past third of a century, tho they hav
never turned any of it loose in tn
South before. They are sowing i
broadcast now in hopes of causing
split. and it is a sad thing to see evei
a few democrats taking the bait.
OF course, it would be very crafty
ing to the South to see a Southern
man once more in the presidential
chair, but it will be very little salts
faction to help nominate one to SCI
him defeated. Let no good nature,
and patriotic Southerner fool himsel
into the belief that sectionalism il
dead. 1t is only dormant and atten
uated, and needs but the nomination
of a Southern man to restore it to
life that will decide the issue in near
" every close Northern state. All mel
well acquainted with national affair
understand this: therefore those wh'
are trying to obtain the nomination o
Underwood are traitorously endeavor
ing to march the democratic army int
a republican ambush.
Therefore, if you wish to do you
best for your section, your party am
the entire nation, when you go II
vote next Tuesday, let the first thins
you do be to mark cross before tn
name of Woodrow Wilson Some of TIL,
allegations against him by Underwood
shrfekers may be true: he may wea
a nightshirt and hang his teeth o,
the bedpost at night; he may have lef
the name of Deacon Skinner of Pos
sumtrot. Ga, out of his history, h
and Marse Henry Watterson ma,
have voted for Palmer and Buck
ner in '96-all the same he is democ
racy's best bet today. and that lis wha
we are concerned about
Even THO Florida instructs for vii
son. 1t will be best to send avowe,
Wilson men to Baltimore to carry on
the instructions of the people. Florids
viii send twelve delegates to the Ma
tionaf Democratic Convention Their,
are a number of candidates for tn.
honor. and the avowed Wilson mel
are as follows.
State at large. J. E. alexander. y j
Angle. Montcalm Broward, John FL
Deane. Hayes H. Lewis. Geo. G
Mathews.
First Congressional District: w. X
Zewadski. Wayne Thomas. With tn,
second and third districts the Star i
not concerned.
Cut out the names of those men o