The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-20
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

OIL us, and has already brought some
of the many surprises that have been
in store. but thus far the surprise o.
Il political nature IN the way OF as
pirants for positions Of public trust
which are usually found W usurp 2
large portion Of the new year greet
irps. has not made the formal bow.
However, we are assured 10y the evil
dence of rumor that the grand old
county Of DeSoto will nto lie forced
to Join the class which m~Ni Of ne
,ciity go begging btcausS there
vet remains Il considerable Ealsuber
Of her citizens who are wfahg t.
follow in the footsteps OF IRE faith
ers.
But there is one office At Sast to
bc partly chosen by the peops Of De-
Soto FOR which we have hHdrd the
name Of no candidate mentioned, and
have been surprised that it should
lave been permitted to 20 unnention-
ed for even this length Of ht..e, ana
relative to suitable incHmbcnt FOR
this office we seize this opportunity
to suggest the name Of one who ap-
Tcars to MS to be well qualified In ey-
cry respect and, thus, one VINO will
be honorcd by the office, hut who, In
turn, will honor It. The office we
have reference to is the 9th senate.
rial district. comprising Manatee anu
DcSoto counties, and the name Of
the individual we have reference to
is the Hon. A. N. Wilson, Of Mana
tee county.
Mr.. Wilson is one Of the - land
marks Of this section OF F7VaAAn, AMI
is familiar with every appopsut iRter-
est hut nevertheless his recoRd as a
former legislator shows him 10 be a
man thoroughly progressive In his
ideHs. One may read i'm h1s career
the appeasing fact that he kas . prop
or conception Il tho future II T1orl-
da, and therefore hir choice Rer this
position would he IN sitting order.
Men Of this type should lie Aae men
wohm the people Should thASu the
mantle around as chosen leader in
the affairs OF government, I'D then
there would be less cause - regret
when any issue affecting the public
good shall have been detersised. II
is simply another sase II baing prop
erly guided by the light q eNper-
fence.
During the session OF the florida
legislature Of 1918, and also n 1915
Mr.. Wilson was a member II the
house of representatives iron Mana
tee county, and that he rendered
valuable service to his constituency
is evidenced by the record in the ca Sc,
hut matters Of local import did not
consume all Of the valuable time Of
his membership and hence it will be
found in the search OF legislative his
tory that his name is recorded affir-
native on every measure FOR the ben
eft Of Florida and negative on every
measure detrimental TO the states in
terests. And not only did he vote
right as a member Of that body, hut
a proper inquiry will reveal Me fact /
that it was through his personnel
that many Of the measures of great
moment were properly Influenced by
the body Of which he was a member.
Mr. Wilson is a man Of the proper
legislative type.
We have no doubt hut that Mr.. Will
'on would again be chosen as a mem
'er OF. the house from his home coun-
y, but we trust that he will become
convinced that there is more in store
or him, because in serving as senator
rom the 9th senatorial district he
you'd yet hear the asme relationship
o the people Of his county, and at
ne same time he would represent
arger interests in a local way Of
9th Manatee and DeSoto and, with
J, he would render even a greater
ervice for the Advancement and ma
rial prosperity of his state. A. NJ.
wilson, Of Manatee, will he the prop
man in the proper place for the
Pat in the state senate from the 9th
district at the next session
the legislature. -Zolfo Truth.
The above article is another indi-
ltion Of the wisdom of Truth.
We do not know as to the informa-
on that led the Truth to the favora.
e assumption Of Mr.. Wilson's can '
dacy, and assume therefore that he !
advocated because Of his peculiar
lalifications for the office and the y
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