The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-06-07
POLITICAL SPEAKING AND
PICNIC At TURNER POND
Crowd Was Not Large But Speakers Put
Plenty Of Pep in Their Language--A
Great Time for All

Turner Pcnd IS thirteen miles al
most due west from Ccaia on he
Marie road TIE nayd read runs di.
Tectly through Inc picnic grounds.
The pond Is u nammock some dis
tance beyond 4 huge American
flag vas stretched across ne road 50
no wayfar1ng man could possibly
mistake the place.
Besides the Dig American Tag floa,-
ing gracefully 70 the breeze tie Red
Cross girls as usual we're active IN
dispensing ice cream cones and soft
drinks as well as cigars. cigarettes
and tobacco for the benefit OF this
popular and patriotic organization
and Other little girls were selling
badges for me Florida orphans
home.
Mr. " @ Brewer, VINO, because Of
the spurs he Won as master of ceTe-
monies a. the Romeo gathering, was
unanimously elected 10 perform me
pleasing functions Of TINS position
again and ADDED yet more laurels 10
bis trow Is a past master q ne
business
Hon. Iaca HcCully was PAT forward
to breaA he political tx M1 &c
Gully il extremely modest i elect
ed lie does not entertain the nope Of
revoldtoni2ins things a. ms capitol.
re says ma rs viii te only one 81
more man one hundred Legislators
hut that be VIII DO what re Can IN
making he county a cTeduatle legls-
lator and promises that ne viii not
make those VINO vote for BIN asham-
ed Of him ae promises 70 move
with prudence and caution he IS
opposed q ne establishment OF juve-
nile courts except IN the bigger coun-
ties In me small counties i is a
waste Of pubic monies Ae is OF
posed 70 The present primary law and
viii vote fer is total abrogalioD lie
is opposed 10 printing me laws. Says
that they are not read and that their
distribution among me voteTs Is (
waste Of me TAX payers money. "a
yors a strong xagrancy laN Re w.ll
favor q reeppo~tionment q ne state
Wants Marion county -o have ( tall-
Pledged senator and does nor wan! 20
divide that honor with Sumter &c
doubts il any Of oSg Jaws VIII stand
test OF me courts as tie constitu.
ton Is violated n n0t having q re
appoIuonment. Tavors the county
getting the tnll oeneht q the automo-
bile license : opposed 70 no
fence laW
Nj n A Fort is Mr. McCuily's op-
poRent and next mounted me ros.
trum re says that mis- platform IS
briefly stated n three words Re
trencnment economy and reform
Applying these several planks ne
claims 1nat ms friend McCully mas
stolen rodlly every plank OF MS plat
form 1or when re started out Mae
only favored the adjustment u the
juvenile courts
Mr. To1t SAYS that i elected he
VIII SO 70 he legislature with nc
strings tea to him. His hands VIII
be united and viii always Is open
for inspection
He thinks ina, his io4~teen years
Of service on the board Of county
commissioners will he useful 10 him
as a legislator and if elected ne will
try to give as faithful service 10 the
people II this higher position as he
has given them in the lesser one on
the county legislative board
He favors abolishing all the "a
yious state commissions that are not
giving the state value received for
the money they are costing He
says that he will endeavor to repeal
All pernicious laws and II elected viii
consecrate mis- efforts 10 lettering
conditions Mr. Fort makes a very
pleasant plea.
Hon George ". Scoheld, VINO is
more and more developing into a re
doubtable campaigner, next took the
platform and as usual made a most
pleasing and felicitous speech. He
said that an office not worth asking
for was not worth having and he did
not hesitate 10 ask for a repition of
the fayors already shown him. He
said that he had every reason to be