The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-10
By DOLLY pALRYMPI1-

NNNCE upon a time I heard a man IU y say that a certain woman he had W known was the greatest combina- tion of coquetry and religion that he had ever seen.
 Yesterday I met a man who is the greatest combination of religion and poll tics that 1 have ever known. He is Floridas preacher-governor, the Hon. sid- ney J. Catts, whose spectacular candi- dacy and subsequent election to the highest office within the gift of the peo- pie of Florida was the talk of a nation for days afterwards.
 From cowboy to preacher. from preach CT to insurance agent. from insurance CT to governor of the great common wealth of Florida, is the record of this big hearted, ambitious, vigorous minded man. who, in spite of factions. regimes, old fashioned ideas, and all sorts of ob- stacles. surmounted every difficulty and rode triumphantly into the gubernatorial chair with the plaudits of the people falling thick and fast about him.
 I diagnosed Governor Catts' case yes-
 
 noting his intense and determined, yet kindly and sympathetic, manner, and [ decided that there were two marked characteristics that he possesses which qualify him as winner" one is, his natural ability and the other is, his straightforwardness, the latter he pos- sesses to tremendous degree.
 '"Tlrere are two things which have guided me always" said Governor Catts r oal~o 7 I,fs, Y,,~ 4- zt.u.. had drifted into politics. "One is to be with the peopele if they are right, and the other is that the Lord wills me to do so; and then, to quote St. Paul. If I live I live"
 And this has been the keynote of his life-a life full of good deeds and big achievements-the keynote which is guid- ing him now to discharge men in au- thority under his Jurisdiction who do not keep the law to the letter; sheriffs, judges and men vested with authoriy who disregard the high calling given them and place themselves under the ban as incompetent officials.
 "But how do you reconcile religion and politics?' I questioned further re- calling as I did how when the gov ernor was candidate in the guberna- torial race in Florida. in some places where he was stump speaking" the meetings. like Private John Aliens jackpot and poker game" didn't exactly call for them to. be "opened with--er--er prayer''
 You don't find much religion in politics" the governor answered, smiI- ing in his genial. whole -souled. cor dial way. Religion and politics are not generally supposed to be on friendly terms. yet wouldn't be with. out my religion for all the politics in the world, much as love the game. Hut they can be assimilated: neither should govern the other: no hier- archy. whether religious or political. should dominate a man or nation; my motto is America for Americans. which is the Keynote to the salvation of our native land todayY
 This war" Governor Catts said, lis one gripping, vital subject before the world today politics, petty business affairs, social conditions ali sink into insignificance beside the enormnity and gravity of the terrible situation. Let me tell you something. lady (the governor has very characteristic lit- tie way of saying lady to you which savers Of very genuine, old fash toned. high minded courtesy) if America was full of Americans toda7 like it was when George Washington gave the call to arms and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Tn dependence, there'd be something to talk about, an army under the Stars and Stripes which would be for Amer ica first, last and all the time. Tha tide of immigration has brought into America divers peoples from all parts of the world. until we are not an American nation at all, but natiot composed of all sorts and kinds o, people; polyglot conglomeration. o. course. there are loyal citizens who have adopted this country as their own, but there are many more who are not loyal, who are making their money off of the fat of our land and at heart despising it utterly Look at the German espionage system here! A per- feet network of disloyalty and trea- son.
 Let me cite an instance Cover nor Catts continued. "The other day down in Florida I was waiting for train at a small town. I was about to buy my ticket when I heard some very bad language emanating from a man who stood near me. looked around and heard him swearing all sorts of