The Punta Gorda herald., 1916-01-27
Behold the Man!

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honest man is the noblest work
of God" F."
That is why The Herald advo-
Gates Albert w. Gilchrist for T.
nited States senator. 1t knows
him to be honest in every sense o1
the word, and not simply honest
| but bravely so. He has the moral
courage to declare openly and
stand steadfastly in behalf Of
what he believes to be right. Hi
is one man who comes in answer
to the prayer Of John G. Holland
God give us menl A time like thii
demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faitf
and ready hands;
Men whom the lust OF Office does no
Men whom the spoils of office canno
buy; 80
Men who have honor men who VIII no
Men who can stand before demagogu'
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking!
Tall men, sun-croWheu' WIN "Fe "D"''
In public duty and in private thinking
For while the rabble with their thumb
worn creeds,
Their large professions and their httie
deeds,
Mingie in selfish strife--lo! Freedom
weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting JUS
tice sleeps.
No man has ever dared to i'm
pugn Gilchrist s honesty or his
moral courage. Virtually every
citizen of Florida recognizes his
possession of these two indispen-
sible attributes, characteristics
without which no man should be
entrusted with political yower.
Gilchrist never hesitates for a
moment to declare his position on
any public question. He takes
his stand regardless of whether
it is popular or not. Neither
popular clamor, nor the appeals
of friendship, nor the expectation
of political or pecuniary reward,
can deter him from openly de-
cIaring in favor of what he be-
lieves to be right. He has been
tried and found absolutely trust
worthy in all crises and contin-
gencies.
He is not an orator, but he is a
man of brains, of ability that is
practical and that is always try
ing to accomplish something that
is worth accomplishing. When
he was chosen governor, some
people thought that he had but
little ability. Before two ses-
sions of the legislature had been
held, it was discovered that he
was one of the ablest men in Flor
ida. He showed that he knew
more about the constitution of the
state than some of the ablest
lawyers in the legislature.
He knows as much as any other
citizen about the needs of the
state, and no man is more loyal
than he to Florida. He does not
merely talk about the interests
of the state, but he does his best
personally to promote them.
When he became governor, he
did all that he could to carry out
his platform pledges, which was
regarded as something unusual,
as it is generally supposed that
prediction platforms and pledg-
es are made merely to secure
votes and not to be remembered
after election. Gilchrist never
makes a promise without honestly
and earnestly trying to keep it.
If he should be sent to the SEN
ate, the people may rest assured
that he will work ceaselessly and
effectively for the interests OF
Florida, for he is a tireless work
er, one whom difficulties cannot
deter or discourage, a Floridian
of the purest patriotism and the
loftiest integrity, who can safely
be depended upon to accomplish
results of vast value to the state.
Knowing all these things to be
true of Albert w. Gilchrist, The
Herald gladly and earnestly COM
mends him to the patriotic voters
of Florida as in every respect
worthy and well qualified to rep
resent them in the United States