The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-26
MR.. BITCH HAS
SOME MISINFORMATION

Editor Star: While L expected the
last article | wrote to end our little
controversy, that is so far as / was
concerned, / cannot help but commend
you for coming out openly and above
board, although little late, and stat
ing that the Alachua precinct vote for
governor should be counted. That is
what have been trying to get you TO
say for two months or more, also
since Mr.. Knott has requested that the
recount. in Madison be thrown out on
account of fraud, | believe you will
now acknowledge there was fraud in
Madison, and this l have been trying
to get you to say for three months.
hope to see you, Brother Benjamin, in
the next few days and shake your
hand and congratulate you for this
much; maybe, oh, maybe, we will yet
get together on Mr.. Cats before Nov.
9TH. The evidence of fraud in the
Hamilton county case was practically
as great as that of Madison and while
the night hawks work was almost as
crude, he was not quite so greedy and
this and only this in my judgment
saved Hamilton. | wonder how many
men in Florida believe Mr.. Knott
would have asked for Madison to have
been thrown out if Hamilton remain
ing in would not have given him 2I
more votes than Mr.. Cats. Many of
Mr.. Knott's friends are like you, Mr..
Editor, in regard TO Alachua precinct
and until this is counted and Mr..
Cats given those 90 votes majority
and Mr.. Knott overcomes them they
will not sustain him, and yet Mr..
Knott is doing everything possible to
prevent these votes from being count
ed. Could Mr.. Knott have been in
Alachua last Saturday when Mr..
Cats was there and have seen the
tremendous ovation those people gave
Mr.. Cats and have known how they
felt about his steps to count them out
| believe he would have felt that he
had done, not only them wrong, but
had done Mr.. Cats an injustice and
had not been square with the party
and would then and there have I'M
dertaken to undo the work which he
had done. Just as well, Brother Ben
jamin, try to dam the Mississippi
river as to prevent Mr.. Cats from be-
ing the next governor of Florida.
Now, let's see about the guardians
of liberty. You say you have two OBJ
jections, one is that they are un-
American, the other that they are un-
democratic. Un-American! If there Is
an organization in the United States
that stands stronger for America for
Americans than any other, it is this
organization; if there is an organiza-
tion in the United States that stands
for the Stars and Stripes higher than
anything else it is the guardians and
the fact that Uncle Sam will stand
for the hosting of the yellow sheet OF
the pope's above the stars and stripes
occasionally on our battleships is ar
insult to every American citizen and
] believe the beginning of the end OF
this outrage is here now. For the
individual Catholic ] have the kindest
feeling; / number many of them
among my friends, but it is the HER
archy that we are after and by the
help of God and the patriotic organi
cations of the United States, we viii
stop it's encroachment on our liberties
Un-democratic! Our organization
knows no party-every white person
male or female, over the age of Fl, OF
good character and report, is invited
to come with us in Florida. In a dem
ocratic primary, the democrats vote
for and support the man whom they
feel most nearly represents their idea:
and principles, and | have never
known of their boiling nominee, al
though it is charged that some did il
in the city election of Jacksonville
when the present mayor, man whc
it is said, has become rich on prop
erty owned and leased and rented il
the red light districts of that city ano
who stands up and by the liquor in.
terest of that city and who said the
day after his election, in the press
"go to it boys and have a good time
am with you," as against Mr.
Swearingen who had done his utter
most to break up these districts ant
enforced the law, or tried to, agains
great obstacles; and devout Metho
dost and Sunday school teacher will
one of the largest classces in the state
Our organization stands for prohi
bition and many of the prohibitionist
of the state are with us. / believe tn,
beginning of the end of rotten politics
red light districts and the use or sal,
of spirituous or malt liquors is on u
now and you will see by investigation
that the guardians of liberty are il
the forefront of the fight, and some
day in the not great distance when yol
learn more about Us, you will thini
os US with more charity.
J. S. Bitch
Montbrook, Sept. 25.
Mr.. Bitch is somewhat slow. Owe,
two months ago, the Star said RI,
vote in Alachua should be counted
However, we do not complain. Mr.
Bitch is more inclined to give thu