The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-20
GOV. CATS ELECTS THE
VERY SYMPATHETIC APPLl-
CATION OF "PooR FLORIDA.
Manufacturers Recordl

In our issue of March % we pub
lished few letters from southern
governors in response to a telegraph
ic inquiry aste what they were max
ing toward taking military census
of Their states as to resources in men
and materials. Commenting on some
of the replies received, we said:
From Governor Cats of Florida
there came a telegra mas follows:
Telegram received in regard to
showing military strength by the state
of Connecticut. Will say that we
have not taken a census down here
yet, as We do not think that war is
close enough TO warrant it. In case
we have war you can count on Flor
ida doing her part"
practically this says that we pro
pose to wait until the house has been
entered by the burglar. the goods
stolen and the people robbed, and
then we will look around and see what
should have been done by the man
who was killed to protect his family
and his goods. That indicates the ap
probation that Governor Cats show
of the situation With the president
of the United States warning the
country with all the power at his com
mand as to the danger ahead of us,
and with every man Of Intelligence
recognizing the situation, Governor
Cats does not think the war is close
enough to justify any advance prepa-
ration in order to guard against it,
but he proposes to wait until war is
upon us, and after war has come.
Florida can be counted upon to do its
part. Poor Florida"
In reply to the editorial we have
received from the governor of Florida
the following letter which merits pub
LEGATION only because it indicates a
condition politically greatly to be re-
GREETED by all lovers Of that splendid
state:
Estate SeaD
With Motto:
In God We Trust.
Sidney J. Cats, Governor.
J. V. Burke Secretary.
state Of Florida,
Executive Chamber.
Tallahassee. Fla, March y, 1917.
Manufacturers Record. Baltimore, |
Nd:
Dear Sirs-T note YOUR scurrilous |
article concerning the governors Of /,
the south and what YOU have to saw
especially in regard to the governor |
of Florida about a military census. I
am also acquainted with the fact that /
you represent the big interests and |
are very anxious for war, not because
of any patriotic sentiment but be, |
cause it will bring dollars into your
Golfers and theirs If we had taken 2 /
military census | would not have been |
fool enough TO have told you anything |
about it. / have reports only to my |!
self. and 10 the war department all |
matters Of this kind and Florida NAV |
not be Is poor as you think in having !
the governor that she has If you
Catholics in Maryland think that you |
can run over US Floridians suppose |
you raise a regiment and come down |
here and see how quick we will make |
YOU fellO VS. hit it back to the north |
from whence you came If you have
no better message than the one that |
you had in your last Record you need |
never send me another copy | am |
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any help from you or any of your plu- |
tOcratic kind. You will find that if |
we go to war Florida will do her part |
as l told you. You need never send |
me any more kilograms to answer. |
You strictly attend TO your business |
from this and | will attend to mine, |
and if you try to attend to mine any |
ni0ce I VIII get me a good lawyer and |
will sue yo: for damages.
Respectfully,
SIDNEY J. CATS
Governor.
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