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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS THE
OLOGY

Mr.. John Sharpe Williams enjoys a
very fine reputation not only in the
aw-making body but in the world of
letters as well, which is a higher and
more imposing honor. In an address
recently delivered in Philadelphia he
gave a brief allusion to his religious
convictions. The figure he gives
is a very homely one and will he
comprehended by most of us and will
be very solacing to some of us.
The distinguished Mississipian
says:
my theology of life is that God
is as good to His children as we are
to ours, and you know that, while
we chide and chastise them for
their sins, We always forgive them
and always love them. He put us
here with the birds and trees and
flowers to make us happy. l believe
that men and women who try to be
good fellows" in that they are good
and helpful to one another, will have
a good reception when they cross the
border. l get tired of the Puritan
ism that teaches that God is hunting
for a nencuse to dam u.s."
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uointment that is lodged in his hands.

pointment that is lodged in his hands.
So we suppose that in the matter OF
free tolls in the Panama canal the
change of front of the president will
be sustained, although 1t seems to us
that 1t is not only democratic meas
ure, but those who favor the United
States in the exercise of this right
have the better of the argument. To
exercise this right cost us three hun
dred millions of dollars and the loss
of many lives; it is believed by many
American citizens to be an exclusive
and patriotic right reserved to and in
the United States in its monumental
benefaction-the construction and
gift Of the Panama canal to the world.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Henry Clews gives the following ex-
PLANTATION of the Monroe doctrine:

Henry Clews gives the following ex-
PLANTATION of the Monroe doctrine
''As a nation we are exceedingly
sensitive about the Monroe doctrine,
the indefinite claims of which are al
ways source of possible information
al difficulty. 1t may not be generally
known that this doctrine really origt
mated with Canning, the prime minis
ter of England, in the early days OF
the republic, who as an offset to the
threatening powers of the Holy ALI
ance suggested this policy to the
American minister in London. He IN
turn promptly forwarded the sugges
ton to Washington, where its value
was quickly recognized by President
Monroe and his cabinet The latters
memorable pronouncement FOLLOWED
declaring our intentions in regard to
countries south of us. Great Britain
has consequently always been friend
the Monroe doctrine, more so than
Germany, or any other European pow
er, and her endorsement undoubtedg
strengthens our ability to enforce IT,
In view of these facts it is easy TO
see why England is so ready to leave
the Mexican situation to the states
manship of the United States, al
though the reasons which actuated
England to favor the doctrine Of non
interference are probably not so aP
parent now as they were when Prime
Minister Canning suggested it to the
American minister at London.
ION the other hand also, it is quite
obvious that, while the Monroe acc
trine at one time probably constituted
our greatest source of strength, 1t I'M
questionably today constitutes our
greatest source of weakness"
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AN EXPLANATION

Time is a great softener. Fs,.
Frank Harris was formerly ons ].
Claude L'Engle's most unrele.,,'.
critics. Now his paper freousr,f
lauds Claude. and even Fred Dsp.s
ry, too. What 'smatter. pop?-Orl,.
do Sentinel.
Well, the explanation is slm,.
enough. 1t is because Claude h.
done something really meritor;on.
He has introduced a bill in coners..
the purpose of which is not to itch.
the ears of the galleries. but is to m,
stop to the fragrant Inequalities 4,
our freight rates, and If the bin b.
comes a law it will be of inestimahl.
benefit to the entir esouthern sectIm
by putting it on a parity with Other
sections of the country.
In a bill of this sort there Is IA
play to the galleries, and it does 4,
author infinite honor, and IL II cas
be enacted into law his name will a.
cupy a wonderfully high place In the
annals of history.
As to Colonel ]. Fred, he has N
Gently become one of the editorisl
fold, and his little publications.
Arrows tipped with so much bright
ness that it is shown that he shouls
all along have been occupying place
on tripod instead of on a piano
stool
And in this connection this paper
desires to say that it is not in sympa
thy with the thrusts that have been
hurled at Colonel ]. Fred, because
dealing in musical instruments he has
the assumption to run for congress.
1t seems to us, other things being
equal, that dealing in musical instru
ments is Just as legitimate as plov-
ing, splitting rails, tailoring clothes.
editing newspapers or handling Law
books, and if Colonel ]. Fred is quail
flied in other respects he has as much
right to aspire to attain political hon
ors as anyone else.
We think that he is given this right
under our form of government, as II
is a government "of the people. for
the people and by the people" Colo
mel J. Fred is part of the people
and has the right to a seat in the con
gress if he can muster up votes
enough to place him there, and when
he gets there, if he does not do any
thing he will have done as much as
a great many who have filed space in
that august tribunal.
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CREDIT BELoEeE TO THE PARTY

The Wilmington Star quotes Sen
ator Simmons as saying in a recent
speech:
The greatest achievement Of Wood
row Wilson lies in the fact that he
has restored representative govern
ment in this country; that he has
taken the government out OF the
hands of those special interests and
laid it once more in the hands OF the
people: and that the people rule MOI
only at the ballot box, but IN the
United States senate.
This is a pretty good variety OF
taffy. and we do not object to Presi-
dent Wilson's having it except as
some six and a half million democrats
are robbed of their share when 1t is
all given to him. 1t is true that the
government has been taken out OF the
hands of the special interests ana
given into the hands of the people
in the sense that it was managed for
the benefit of the special interests,
and is now managed for the benefit or
the people, In the sense that the peo-
nile control it now any more than they
have always controlled it, the state
ment is not true The government
has always been just what the peo-
pie made it.
The government was run for the
benefit of the favored interests, while
now it is run for the benefit of the
people, and President Wilson is in
sympathy with the change, and has
done all he could to bring it about,
but no one man deserves credit for
the change The fight between the
people and the favored interests was
in progress when President Wilson
was a barefoot boy, and it has been
in progress ever since. The change
that has taken place in the govern
ment is not due to any one man, but
to the fact that the democratic party
has won at last. President Wilson
has originated nothing. He went In
office with his orders. and he has car
ried them out.
Senator Simmons speaks as if the
democratic party had no principles, as
if it were a mere aggregation of pre-
tenders seeking office. If Clark, I'm
derwood, Harmon, Marshall, Burke or
Falk or any other democrat had been
oIootad r. nfeioo aitbor 0f them would
have done just what President Wilson
has done, or rather congress, under
the administration of either of them
would have done just what it has
done. They were all pledged to the
same principles, they were all in ear
nest, but even if they had not been
they would not have dared to violate
the pledge.-Times-Union.
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The Punta Gorda Herald says that
the esteemed and most accomplished
editor Of the Tampa Times is suffer
ing from a prolonged attack OF acute
erudition. But il is not necessarily a
fatal disease, and we hope that the
very learned and alert editor will re-
cover. The Herald says that he has
read and remembers so much that
no error in journalism or newspaper
logic, photography or rhetoric. history,
science or politics escapes his scru-
tiny and paternal correction.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Why is the government spending
millions and millions of dollars in the
deepening and improvement of our
harbors? Who uses these harbors
Is Il not those ships engaged in coast
wise trade. OF course Il is. Id they
contribute anything towards making
navigation possible for them? No.
Then why all this fuss ia eKempting
them from paying tolls passing
through the Panama canal? II looks
90 us like IL Is wasting at the bung
and saving at the spigOt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
The QUICK AND The DEAD

Sad is the lot of the rich man.
the conclusion of the Tampa Tribune
That bright newspaper says:
THE income tax hits him while DC
is alive and the inheritance tax mus
him when he is dead.
After collecting a heavy income
tax from George w. Vanderbilt, New
York state now proceeds to, collect
heavy Inheritance tax from the iof
tune he has left.
There is no refuge from taxation
1t gets you alive or dead"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

People OF Sumter county will be
glad TO learn that Mr.. w. A. King has
decided not to leave Sumter county.
He has purchased from Mr.. Raymond
Moore that portion OF the Harris grove
lying south of the Outlet. Including
the house. He will continue to live
there, and the many friends of this
estimable family will still find their
home open with old-time hospitality.
Bushnell Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

We are glad that Ed Lambright,
the bright, effulgent luminary of the
Tampa Tribune, has declined big Of
fer to accept a staff position on the
Century Magazine. His pen would
brighten up the pages of that publ
cation, as John Temple Graves has
done for the Hearst publications, but
without his daily scintillations the
Florida newspapers would suffer an
eclipse. We are glad that he declined
the tempting offer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

God bless the 1agl Let it float and
fill
The sky with it's beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low. sweet chant of its wind.
swept bars,
And the chorus of all it's clustered
stars.
Embrace II, o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While it's colors blush warm on your
bosom of snow.
Defend II o fathers; there's no sweet
err death
Than to float its fair folds with a sol
dier's last breath!
And love 1t. o children! be true to
the sires
Who wove 1t in plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel l.. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

II Is generally understood that the
postmasters for Jacksonville and
Tampa will not now be appointed un-
III after the primaries in June. This
is done as a special favor to the gen.
tlemen composing the congress who
are candidates for reelection. To
make choice between the applicants
Is placing them i'm an embarrassing
position-after the primaries it will
not matter so much. Some members
OF the congress are braves
others.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

The Summerfield Chronicle says
that Hon. Joe w. Davis. serving the
unexpired term of Nathan Mayo as
county commissioner. has done good
service and therefore should be re-
turned. The work done by Mr. Davis
has proved satisfactory and every
voter should rally round his banner
and re-elect him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
WHEN WORDS ARE JEWELS

The Macon News, in very inter
esting article, tells of the force and in
fuence of words when used at an op
perfume moment.
1t says:
"Watchful waiting" is coinage
from the presidents fertile vocabu-
larry.
Those two words define the atti-
tude of the Wilson administration to-
ward Mexico better and more COM
prehensively than any number of YER
bose state documents.
A sentence, paragraph, a few
words, have illuminated the life. the
character, the career, the times or
the deeds of many men.
"Vedi, vidi, vici," was Caesars
laconic message after the battle of
Pharsalia; and it told the Romans
more than If he had sent them a de-
tailed account of the triumph at
arms.
There are some men whose names
are insignificant in history because
they never said a single smart
thing. There have been many like
the English monarch who never
said wise thing and never did a
foolish one" But others have perpet-
uated themselves by flashes of wit,
by just one saying that personified
their character, or by a noble utter
ance that wildly illuminated their ma
ture.
"Why was l not there with my
Franks?" asked King Clovis upon
first hearing the story of the Cruel
fiction.
Henry w left reputation as a
chivalrous, brave, admirable King,
because he said to his soldiers at the
opening of the famous battle of Ivry:
Children, if the colors fall, rally
to my white plumes-you will find
them always on the road to honor
and victory"
The whole reign of Louis XIV is
epitomized in three sentences-"The
State, it is l." his formula of abso-
lutte personal power; 81 have almost
had to wait" his measure of royal
pride; and "The Pyrenees exist no
longer" a phrase that bound two ma
tons more firmly than the formal
treaty itself.
after me, the deluge," said Louis
XIV, bequeathing to posterity, as De-
Maupassant says, the keynote of his
supreme Indifference.
"Give me liberty or give me
DEATH" shouted Patrick Henry there
by sounding the fullest depth of his
patriotic ardor.
81 regret that / have but one life
to give to my country" sighed Ma
than Hale in a manner sublime, even
though he did crib it from Addison.
Language is given us to conveal
our thoughts" remarked Talleyrand.
That one line betrays his willy, tricky
nature as the great diplomat.
81 took it," boosted Roosevelt, and
in three words we have the very soul
of his administration: 1t is complete,
when we add "the strenuous life" to
his credit.
Impossible! Never name to me
that blockhead of a word" answered
Mirabeau, the magnificent Mirabeau
whose sheer genius, it is believed by
some, would have saved the monarchy
in France if he had lived. "When
am gone, they will know what the
value of me was," he said on his
death-bed.
"Ah, Liberty, what crimes are COM
mitted in thy name!" sorrowfully
spoke the brilliant Madame Roland
an epigram which expresses the spirit
of the principles for which she died
beneath the guillotine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

At the annual convention of the
Florida State Bankers, to be held at
Lakeland, April "a and rs. Mr.. ]. NJ.
Thomas, vice president of the Mum
roe and Chambliss Bank of this city,
is on the program for an address on
"The Relation of the Banker to the
Farmer"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Hon. r. c. Stanford. of Kissimmee.
ex-president of the state chamber of
commerce, wants to pledge every can
didate running for the legislature to
good roads measurers. Good roads is
more important than the deepening
OF harbors.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

The Pensacola News says that
some men are willing to die in bed
while others prefer to ride on
murder" cycles in pairs. Riding
double on these machines is a very
foolish and ,foolhearty practice.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

The Palatka Times-Herald says
that at last accounts President Will
son was pounding planks. out of the
democratic platform. That is hard on
his secretary of state who was its
chief builder.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Contending that he is still govern
or, why did Mr.. Sulzer run for the
legislature. and occupy a seat in that
body?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Mr.. McAdoo seems to have been
the most active member of Mr.. Will
sons cabinet. Since a member of 1t
he has been going" some.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

The Kissimmee Valley Gazette is
out In four column picture of Capt
w. J. Sears who is a candidate for
congress from the fourth congress
sional district. He is very popular
in HIS home county and would be just
as popular elsewhere il he were as
well known.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Speaking of Hon. w. j. Crosby the
Symmetrical Chronicle says that he
rendered the county admirable ser
vice and won their confidence as a
member of the board of county com
missioners. and in the event of cleo
ton to the legislature. will undoubt-
eddy give splendid satisfaction.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

If Claude L'Engle will muster innU
ence enough to pass his bill to pre-
vent rate discrimination he viii be 70
turned to congress hands down
Ocala Banner. Looks like he VIII %
returned anyway, but the passage o.
such a bill would greatly enhance DID
chances.-Orlando Reporter-Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Georgia has farmer who has made
10000 pounds of meat. It is this kind
of farming that is going to place the
south in the limelight of the nation.
The index finger of destiny seems
pointing in this direction.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

The Tampa Tribune says that Ben
Thrower, who was hurt duhing the
Gasparilla festivities in that city, is
now able to be on ton crutches.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

U. S. Civil Service Commission an
nounces an open competitive exani-
nation at ocala on Saturday, April IL.
1914, to make certification to fill a va
cancy in the position of rural carrier
at Burbank.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

Mr.. o. H, Wright, prominent com
mission broker of Jacksonville. hss
been arrested and placed under SOW
bond pending an investigation OF sns
accident which caused the death q
Mr.. Faunce McCully.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-26
POPULAR BOOK DRAMATlZED.
''Brswstes's Million" To be The Bill
at Colonial Theatre Saturday
Matinee and Night.

Probably no book dramatizstion
of recent years has enjoyed the sue
cess and popularity that has attended
"Brewster's Millions, George Barr
McCutcheon' remarkable tale of
frenzied finance, which will be given
at the Colonial Theatre Saturday
matinee and night.
Thu title character is in the capable
hands of Louis Nilsen and the sup
porting company is one of exception
Al merit. The story of the play is
flmiliar to the average thestregoer
an9 book reader and tells how Mont
gomery Brewster, inheriting a mil
lion dollars from his grandfather,
while given a hnuse-warming and a
surprise party by his friends, who
sbower congratulations upon him, is
informed by a solicitor that his
mothers brother, who has just died,
has left hin a fortune Of $1,000,
coo, ON condition that he shall spend
the million within . year, the rea.
son for the stipulation being that
the young mans mother had been
left in want by tn grandfather, and
the uncle does not wish her son to
enjoy an inheritance derived from
that source.
The conditions are that he shall
not give the million dollars away
that would be too simple-yet he is
not to be mean. He must spend
ii in some Legitimate way,
bv investing in some business, OF
using il for his enjoyment and that
of his friends. Above all, he must
not disclose his purpose. he &C
cents the conditions and his efforts
to make himself penniless in
short time, makes up the fun that
follows.
IN to the last minute, some com
plicatioas or other threatens to de-
feat him, but his wit and dexterity
extYicate him from every emergency
and he finally succeeds in his task.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-26
FEBRUARY. e. 1914
SNAPSHOTS.


lit takes a pretty good mixture 10
combine business and pleasure.
misery loves company. but il is
aDt TO be case Of unreQuited aifec.
ton
MANY a man puts whip aud spurs
to bis brain who negleets 10 bride his
tongue.
Success is a cocktail composed of
our own strength and other people s
weakness.
The difference between a man and
a cake Of yeast is that any cake of
yeast can raise the dough.
The more a man intends to do to-
morrow the less be does today.
Some people get stoop .shouldered,
and others are naturally stupid
Many a man is too much Of a pes
simist TO order spring lamb 10 a res
taurant.
Sympathy is very comforting, but
don't let it influence you to be the I'M
der dog.
Many a persons generosity ex-
tends no farther than giving advice 70
a starving man.
NO man ever realizes how insight
dcant he really is until he attends his
own wedding.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-26

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
1ne dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
thst is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
q constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing it's work The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
af testimonials
Address Il. J CHENEY & Co Toledo
Ohio.
Sold by an Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constis
patton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-26

end Of the season his working capital
and profits tied Up IN garments which
have deterioratcd 20 such AZ extent as
g. q impossible 10 get even cost
At t1s end Of each season Che up
to-da-e merchant employs the clear
inc sale 81 means OF dispCsing Of
an remaining garments Cost Is not
taken into consideration. prices are
made that viii capture The roman
who considers nothing bat the price
She is appealed to with flowing re-
auctions she gets bargain g is lrae
but She misses the season wear
which tbe woman gets who pays q
legitimate price