The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-20
ADVOCATE NOT IN POLITICS
tFlorida Christian Advocate.

Htse Idttci uds pOiItINlduo dIC va
pable of resorting 10 all sorts OF
schemes in order to win votes. They
will stoop to any kind of misrepre-
sentation. in the hope of deceiying
the men who hold the ballot in their
hands.
AS an example OF this we see that
an effort is being made to drag the
Florida Christian Advocate into the
present campaign, and make il APP
pear that this paper is taking sides
in the contest.
An article from the pen of Rev j.
Edgar Wilson, one of our contribut-
ing editors, is being used freely as
campaign matter. making it appear
that what he wrote several weeks ago
was prepared for the contest now on
in the second primary, in the inter-
est OF a certain candidate; and fur
Their. thar this paper is making an
appeal to the Methodist candidate
to support the Methodist candidate
in the present race for superinten-
dent of public instruction. This mis-
representation we donOunce as unfair
official tactics, such as will recoil
upon those who resort to it.
We doubt if Brother Wilson had
this particular contest. or any other
as to that, in his mind at the TIM
the article in question was written.
for it was published before the first
primary when there were number
OF ontests similar to the present one
being fought out, and had as much
reference to one as to the other.
The politicians have garbled Broth
or Wilson's article. and particular
Paragraph has been taken from it
and twisted about so as to accom-
plish their purposes.
So far as all that is concerned
however Brother Wilson signature
was TO the article in question. He is
responsible for II. and is abundantly
able to take care of himself.
The editor of the Advocate does
not endorse all that goes into tho IA
per. neither from the pen of its con-
tributing editors nor from other cor
respondents. No editor does this. of
course
We are not ready TO endorse all
Brother Wilson said in that article.
for our policy has always been to
give our support to the man best
qualified to fill the Office, regardless
OF his church utilization. We will
+, most assurcdly give our support
however, TO the Christian man. the
moral man. rather than the immora
man and the sinner. believing thar
Tie Christian is better qualified to
fill any able Office than the man who
disregards the laws of God and the
laws of man.
Not only has the campaign com.
miitce referred TO garbled this articl,
ard distorted its true meaning. but
the Baptist Witness of this week has
done its contemporary an injustice
ana either ignorantly or intentional.
y given its columns over TO the same
unfair methods.
The same isolated paragraph i:
copied in the Witness. with the state
ment that ii is clipped from tn,
Florida Christian Advocate" evi
IDENTIFY seeking TO emphasize the fac
, that this Appeal TO the Methodist
D OF Florida comes from the Advocate
The esteemed editor of the Witness
should have at least given the author
OF the article in question. and shoul.
! not have allowed himself and his pa
4 per TO be used in this campaign a,
a he has done.
we are not in politics. and mos
emphatically refuse to be drawn int
l.. but We condemn in unmeasure,
I terms methods that are unfair. Thos
VINO resort TO such may look out fo
the rebounding force of their trick
cry They must pay the price TO
their folly.