The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-22

Who owns the Times Union and gives
little consideration to what it says.
But 1T is enough TO make the blood of
any free American citizen boil with
Indignation to read the dope sent out
from Washington praising the work of
the 'plute" representatives, while the
real representatives Of the people of
that interest owned ewspasper no mat
Times-Union and tse itskword for 1t
one would be led 70 eenevs that Frank
Clark was about all Florida has up;
here; that when anything is done Clark
did it. The fact is that Clark is small
potatoes and few in hill up here. He
cuts practically no ice at all He is
merely a peon of the most ordinary
sort. Occasionally he is handed a lit
tie appropriation and told what a
great man he is merely to keep him
satisfied with his affiliations with the
money interests.
Clark must be given credit. however.
for one thing. He is an artist at the
''hot air" stunt, and an article in the
Times-Union of the 18th inst, was a
prize winner 1t told how reluctant
Clark was 10 talk about what he was
doing for his constituents, but that he
had been prevailed upon to consent to
an interview. Now, wouldn't that rattle
your grandmother's dishes? He would
follow a reporter around the block to
even get his name in print in any old
sheet and the dear old Times Union is
the idol of his heart because it has
torders to print all the s1ush Frank
sends in.
| Some more hot air in the same issue
| of the railroad owned newspaper was
| a statement by Clark that he would
/ present to the postmaster general all
applications for office in his district
whether he indorsed the applicant or
not. Anybody who knows anything at
| all knows that an application unen-
dorsed by some member of the delega-
tion would never reach the postmaster
general but would go into the waste
basket at the first desk Of the fifteenth
assistant secretary. But Clark is
| politician and he thought that little
stunt would fool some OF the appli-
cants into the belief that though una
BILE to secure Clarks endorsement he
was their friend and saw to it that
they got a hearing. Dear offieeseeker,
/ if Clark is not for you he is certainly
against you and it would be foolish to
| base your hopes on any rush rot.
Don't be fooled by this little grand
stand offer of the representative from
the second district. If he is for you let
him come out manfu1ly and say so. If
against you let him tell you so frank
| ly. Then even though you cannot
agree with him you can at least re-
spect him as a man with the courage to
say what he means
Senator Bryan is at home just now
He made good in his pension fight and
1 has materially raised his standard as
an able senator. In the main he has
been right in the principles he has ad-
vocated and there is no reason to be-
/ lieve he will not remain so. Bryan's
| stand from now on VIII be watched
with interest, for much depends upon
| him. If he stands true to progressive
democracy and shows the backbone
necessary to combat the pressure that
will be brought to bear upon him, the
progressive democracy of Florida will
get practically all they ask, but if he
wavers much will be lost Those who
know him well believe he will stand to
| the rack and his thousands Of friends
in Florida are expecting the very best
of him and they will hardly be disap-
pointed.
| Claude L'Engle and Emmett Wilson,
while new to the job, give every prom
ise of making good. They will proba-
bly, prove hard workers for the people
and being fresh from the people they
know what is wanted and expected of
them. They have their fighting clothes
on and it will not be their fault If a
number of old established precedents
are not knocked into a cooked hat. Be
ing progressives they will fight for the
progressive cause side by side, even
though the worst comes to the worst
and they have to battle all alone and
unaided by any other member of the
Florida delegation. Though, of course,
this is unlikely for valuable aid is ex-
pected from Senator Bryan and there
is every reason to believe he will line
lup with them