The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-09-06
DECEPTION AND MISREPRE-
SENTATION

organ of the prohibitionists. Both
sail under the motto, Il Am Heller
Than Thou" but we do not know
which is entitled to the pennant.
The Appeal to Reason denounces
all who are not marching under the
socialistic banner as belonging to the
capitalistic class, which it denounccs
as being responsible for all the ills
that flesh is heir to. 1t holds this
class responsible for human greed,
for poverty, for prostitution, for cor
ruption and debaUchery and for ali
the sins Of unrigL'cousnes for which
hitherto the devil has been the bur
den-bearer
And yet, as We said but little
while ago, there is no disputing the
fact that wherever the American flag
floats the door of opportunity is open
alike 10 all. and the saving, frugal
working man of today becomes the
capitalist of tomorrow.
The organ. miscalled Clean Poll
tics" is in the same boat with The
Appeal 'to Reason" so far as it at
tempts TO deceive its readers by its
Misrepresentation of the other polit-
zeal parties now struggling for con-
troll Of our national affairs.
a single quotation will show the
manner OF its deception and misrep-
reseatation
The record of hese two old par
ties condemn them 70 everlasting
damBati0n at the hands of the Amer
lean people They are everything
that tbev ought not to be. and are be-
come all things to all men if by any
means they can skin some.
ll,r their rule and admnistra-
tiou The land is filed with poverty,
want injustice starvation and crime.
Ibss a1Ye coined into gold the life
blood 80 Little children, sacrificed
Fa4 ga the altar of drink and virtu-
ogs sTiho0d on the altar of lust.
tHaer their administration the
Erte8 d. mammon has monopolized
$3.50 tHe rea'ive and sustaining forces
40 manure and capitalized human hun
aer tar gain.
fhes have organized the forces Of
eanp.s and demand 50 as to squeeze
the proIgcer a. one end and the con
Gunner af the other
o. not The farmer supposed to be a
Producer Is not the very fabric of
or civilization based upon the sue
cess 81 me farmer? And at what time
u he history OF the world did the
farmer obtain a better price for the
fruits 81 bis toll?
Ne can remember when the Ban
uer eas only four pages, yet the sub
scrIpiion price for a year was So. Re-
ceivlng the subscription price in
chickens and eggs, we could live on
them for a week Now. the paper is
twelve and sixteen pages, and the far
mer AN pay for il for a year with a
single chicken and a dozen of eggs.
O. this condition such as to grind
the farmer into the very dust of the
rroand72
The Rural Home is the name of a
newspaper unconnected with poll
tcs O Is printed in the interest of
thp farmers and here is what it says:
THE crops for this season are ex-
csileaf The crops are bumper ones,
aud consequently the whole country
ul become prosperous
SO Won see the true keynote of the
situation r.. that il lies in yourself and
fhaaa aho are similarly situated
those aho live in the country and in
small towns The cost of living will
continue to 20 mp just in the same
nfaa ur lon as the increase of popula-
f|nn continues. unless the increase IL
fandsfHns Is cores pondingly carried
aloHs
IF estimated az the time of this
ST. hat the Yields for this season
Wheat GO. O00, 900 bushels
s.fu 5000 un0 900 bushels oats, l.
nHn bushels barley, 100000
N bushels. rye 3S.300,00 bushels
tawHu it Joe. 000 bales hay, G0,000,-
faus potatoes. 56o.000,000 bush
So oa see the soil is richly re-
Nafa#nN those who know that it pos
rrh pure gold. and the crops
rh.N htf Tie soil has more gold in it
f.n 81 fac gold mines that the world
H.s aauced and the gold is going
~ ame more plentiful year after
Nar because the population is in
trraeln- and the demand is here for
fHe PRODUCTS
ra is The condition on the farms
Ahat are the conditions in the cit
fH
80 and set a house built, either OF
Hsa8 or stone. or brick. and see what
cos' YOU And there never was
Nr when there were so many
Eagsss being built
@ee Nhsi the lumber will cost you
tne sangl.s the brick. the nails, and
.hns chat goes into its construc
fun