The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-05-17
REPUBLICAN PATRIOTS

apers and statesmen were fond of
JUMPING onto President Wilson so to
peak with both feet and were never
Iappier than when pounding him hip
md thigh
His "watchfuI waiting" policy was
'idiculed from ose end of the contin.
INT to the other
1t will be remembered how they
his diplomacy and states
with that of the wiley old
Mexican tyrant very much to the
presidents disadvantage
The old bandit was made immacu-
late and comparing his intellectually
with that of Wilson's those distin-
guished PATRIOTS said was only to
make one laugh
But their mighty man of valOr soon
fell and with a thud so sicken'ng that
none were found so lost to common
decency as to do him reverence.
Huerta died in an American prison
and carried the brand of his treach-
cry by having his pockets stuffed full
OF German money.
AS President Wilson began to grow
in popular favor those self-same pa
triots we're compelled TO find some
other target with which to launch
their poisoned arrows of ridicule and
venom and they selected Mr. Jose
plus Daniels. the secretary OF the
navy,
Here they imagined that they had
found a real soft thing and for months
they reveled in clover
The secretary OF the navy was rid
iculed from Dan to Beersheba. He
furnished food for all the republican
funny papers ana supposedly witty
photographers in the country.
But the country began to awaken
to the fact that the American navy
In all its history was never in so
prime condition as under Mr. Dan
lels administration. Gradually its
efficiency became to be everywhere
acknowledged AMI today Mr.. Daniels
s loaded down with encomiums
These distinguished harpists, under
he leadership Of Senator Chamber
ain chairman Of the committee on
military affairs. next selected the sec
'etary Of war as one marked for
laughter.
Never III the history of any govern
nent perhaps was ever such an &C
,usation made against one depart
nent of the government by one sup
,osed to be in close touch with it and
Who it was supposed spoke from
positive information
The distinguished senator said that
4e war department had completely
allen down"-hai ceased function
ng When the secretary said that
" early sprtug there would be on
he soft OF France 4 half million Am
.rican soldiers he laughed the state
nent 70 sc0rn
It has been clearly shown that the
chairman Of this important commit
ee spoke from rancor and in ignor-
lnce OF iuexcu5abIa facts.
Time has verified every statement
made by the secretary OF war in an-
'wer to these Numbering and unpa-
riotic charges
Then these self-styled patriots
startled the country with charges Of
graft and snail-like prog
'ess at Hog Island YET when the
Of publicity was turned on
It was discovered that there has been
TO such Development in shipbuilding
anywhere siuch Noah built the Ark
The next target was found in the
person Of Mr.. James Creel. He was
brought to task for saying what SEN
ator John Sharp Williams said so
in the United States SEN
ate and which does Creel and himself
infinite honor
Here is the statement that called
forth so much wrath:
American does not have to rise.
She has already risen. years ago. She
stands upon q plane of civ
iIization and progress and enlight-
ment unequaIed by any other part of
this world in the past and now She
has very largely risen to that level
because she has in peace prepared
for more peace rather than spending
her energies III peace preparing for
war We have. like our English cous-
jns across the water, found that our
psat policies left US unprepared for
Prussianism efficiency" when the
war came, but like them we too may
say as they ought TO say. that We are