The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-29
COMMUNICATION FROM
CONGRESSMAN CLARK
To the Democrats of the Second Con-
gressional District of Florida:

u
gressional District of Florida:
As you know, while | have been
actively engaged attending to the
peoples business at Washington in
this, the most critical period of the
nations history, my opponent has for
the past several months been indus
triously travelling over the district,
attacking me and my record in Con-
gress. / say "for the past several
MONTHS" because he was going into
the different counties actively work
ing, long before he made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy. If
times had been normal, so that in
justice to you; | could have left my
post of duty, nothing would have
been more pleasing to me than to
have spent month or so, giving you
a detailed account of my steward
ship as your representative in the
Congress of the United States. But
felt not only that you would ap-
prove, but that you would fully ap-
preciate my staying on the job," and
would not be misled by the misrep-
reservations of my record which
have been so actively circulated.
My record in Congress is one of
which / am not ashamed 1t is an
open book for the inspection of all
men. Of course have made mis-
takes, but they, have been "those of
the head, and not Of the heart" No
living man can place his finger on the
place where i have proven untrue to
my people. l have made the fight for
your better interests and / have
scrupulously kept the faith. Without
cupy position of influence among
my colleagues in the House; l am
chairman of great and influential
committee; | am recognized in Wash
ington as an active and ardent sup
porter of the presidents policies; I
am the dean of the Florida delega-
ton and am now in position to rem
der better service than ever before. A
new man would be placed at the bot
tom of an insignificant committee,
and would be absolutely without in
fluence. AS a plain matter of bust
ness, do you think it wise, in this
world crisis, to exchange man who,
by years of hard, faithful work, has
reached place of influence at the
head of a great committee of Con-
gress, for new man who can have
no position or influence? Is this a
good time to supplant experience
with inexperience? No other state is
doing so. Shall Florida risk her in
terests in the hands of new and un-
tried men, when all the other states
are keeping their tried representa-
tives in Congress?
Respectfully,
Frank Clark.
To the Democrats of the Second Con-
gressional District of Florida:
As my opponent and his supporters
have been industriously circulating
through the district the charge that l
am not in harmony with the policies
of the president and those who are
directing affairs at Washington, Mr..
S. D. Huggins, supervisor of regis
tration for Suwanee county, deter
mined for his own determination to
write Hon. Claude Kitchin, represen-
tative in Congress from North Caro-
lima, and the brilliant leader of the
democratic party in the House of
Representatives, and get his opinion
in the premises. He did write Mr.
Kitchen ,and received reply. I de-
sire to say that did not know that
Mr.. Huggins had written Mr.. Kitchin,
and had no connection with it what
ever, but | want you to read what
this great leader of the democrats in
Congress has to say, and here is the
| letter:
| Washington, May %, 1913.
Mr.. S. d. Huggins, Live Oak, Fla:
My dear Sir: 1t is a pleasure to
reply to your letter of May 20th, just
received, inquiring as to the record