The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-26

hrough the north, and especially in
Few York, amounts practically to a
all" said w. L. Percy, secretary of
.he Dobbs & Wey company, who got
lack home yesterday after three
,reeks' trip through Cincinnati, Column
&us. Buffalo, New York city and other
Joints.
ssThe Republicans don't want any
kody. to tell the truth. Roosevelt is too
much Of a demagogue, Taft has been
anwise, La Toilette is so much of a
nrogressive that he is practically a
kocialist, and Cummins is not in the
&,,nning. OF the Democratic candidates
Underwood is the only man who meets
heir demands for constructive
.tatesman, one who knows the practi-
<sl side of government.
North Strong For Underwood.
aNine out of every ten Republicans
mink Underwood would make a good
resident, and of those nine the ma
5ority are ready to vote for him. OF
curse there are not few who always
<ote the straight Republican ticket
vas talking to one of these, who had
Expressed his dissatisfaction with all
"a party's candidates, and 1 asked him
1bout Underwood.
awell, / would be inclined to for
Let that 1t was election day If you
dominate Underwood answered this
sralght ticket Republican.
"The north has paid more attention
10 the last session Of congress than
has the south. They know what IN
terwood is doing, and they have learn
"A about the man. For this reason
mere is a demand for him that was
/ revelation to me, and 1 am from the
south."
. Such is the gist OF a recountal by
DIR. Percy, of his trip, containing the
most remarkable view OF the presiden-
hal situation in the north that has yet
been presented here. His trip was a
revelation to the man from the south, a
nan who left Atlanta not counted
among the Underwood supporters, but
Who returned enrolled under that ban
Der because Underwood Is the man Of
khe hour, the man of destiny at the
Psychological moment in the history of
The Democratic party"
Talked With All Glasses.
Mr.. Percy's statements are not drawn
merely from scratching Of the polit-
Ical surface in the cities and states
Through which he passed. He talked
Nth laboring men and, by the way, 1t
Fas from them that he heard the first
favorable mention Of Underwood; he
baked with business men who control
thousands Of dollars, and 1t might be
added that he took lunch with an ac-
sive candidate for the presidency, not
Mr.. Underwood, which, however, did
pot blind him to the fitness Of the
southern man.
Underwood Much Talked About.
when left Atlanta / knew little Of
Oscar Underwood. I thought when he
pas mentioned that he was all right as
} congressman. but beyond that never
vent.
The first thing that set me thinking
of him and his chances for the presi-
1ency was a conversation which | but
led into at Buffalo. had just return
% from Niagara Falls and was wait
ing Tor my train. A group of laboring
men. mostly railroad men, were dis
eussing politics, and I entered into the
conversation without their knowing
who or what l was. One of them was
rank Rooseveltian, but he was inter
fupted by one of his friends, man
dressed in overalls.
I've been watching that fellow
underwood. l like what he says. and
/ IKE what he does, and I'm going to
scte for him.
Then I Talked Politics.
That set me to thinking, and from
fnen on / talked politics every time 1
E@ the chance. And then l COM
menced to notice funny thing about
ne Republicans. and that is that they