The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-05
OF THE VETOES
GOV. CATS is so PROUD OF
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he did as an Individual 1t is a we'll |
known fact that Gov. Cats had no in
fiuence with the war department. 1t |
paid no attention to him beyond the
scent courtesy demanded by his offic-
ial position. Senators Fletcher and
Trammell and Congressman Clark did
far more toward calling the attention
Of the department to conditions at
Camp Wheeler than the governor
The men at Wheeler and other camps
suffered from a shortage of physic-
ians, nurses and supplies in the au-
tumn of 1917. but this the govern
nent could not help. and it made up
| the defects as fast as it could.
The governor continues: "He to !
gether with Captain Anderson, the
local and district boards, physicians,
lawyers, etc, gave to Florida the best
draft service in the whole United
States, our cost for getting soldiers
to the front being $2.17 apiece, one
cent lower than that of Oklahoma,
and the same work done in Georgia
cost the United States government 81.
Does this not show the greatest effic-
iency, especially when we say fur
ther that as far as the governor or
Captain Anderson were concerned, no
man ever escaped the draft service ?"
| Not a vote should go to any man
simply because he tried to do his duty
by his country at war. Gov. Cats
crippled the efficiency of his state at
the beginning by dismissing, on &C
count of politics, it's experienced and
efficient adjutant general and putting
in his place a civilian, whom he later
declared inefficient and dismissed.
Capt. Anderson and the draft did ex-
cellent work, but they acted under the
orders of the general government and
never consulted Cats. There are a
thousand men in Marion county, none
Of them candidates, who did more to
win the war than Cats did.
Next the governor gets off the fol-
, lowing: Governor Cats stands for
the common people, he himself being
as ordinary, everyday Florida crack
, Ell, and he stands against the pluto
cratic power which others in this race
will stand for"
The natural answer to this is that
Florida crackers are born-not made
The term is not an honorary degree
conferred after eight years residence
Governor Cats is no more "Florida
cracker" than he is an Eskimo (thank
: the Lord.) "Plutocratic power" OF
course is pure bunk.
! The governor brings in religion as
. follows:
/ "Gov. Cattis is plain, straight
everyday Baptist and is not ashamed
to confess that he believes that Christ
e is the Son of God, and if elected tc
4 the United States Senate will stand
! for the following things:
81. The curtailment of immigra,
! ton.
r "2. He will stand for the right OF
every Protestant minister to be al
: lowed to enter any camp or canton
, ment of the United States army OF
: navy at any time, whether at peace
OF war, and have same rights as 6
priest"
n In reply to this it may be said: NJ
: one objects to Governor Cats being
a Baptist, and every intelligent pei
e son knows that the Baptist church
v teaches that Jesus Christ is the Sor
: of God. Questions of religious faitf
= are to be settled in the heart and con
science of the individual and cannot
/, be determined at the ballot box
: Neither the Baptist church nor tn,
s founder of Christianity have to rely
D upon a general election to vindicat,
their position, and neither are honoreC
- by being dragged into a circular is
y sued for the sole purpose of securing
votes for political office. "Rendel
= unto Caesar the things that ar,
S Caesars and unto God the things tina
r are Gods" is as appropriate today a
when Jesus uttered the words.
immigration is already sufficient.
curtailed by an act passed over tn
presidents veto.
All ministers and religions are nov
equal before the law in this country
ITwo-thirds of the army chaplains ar
Protestants, Methodists. Baptists
!: Episcopalians and Presbyterians
:. Chaplains hold commissions in tn
I; army. Volunteer pastors are neces
:: sarily under restrictions, otherwise
!: Especially in time of war, spies in tn
:: guise of preachers would have un
{: limited opportunity of securing valu
:; able military information for the US
!: OF the enemy.
/: Finally, we may ask, what credi
!: Go you claim governor, after all you
r protestation about economy, the poo
E: mans friend, and the like, for tn
{; result of your administration bein
!. that state taxes have increased fror
, six to twelve mills? Do you think yo
. have earned votes by an increase o
state taxes fifty per cent thus far
4 Yes, governor, your record. is stat
I taxes have climbed from six to twelv
mills during your administration. Yo
may forget that-but the people Wi
not.
III Following are relief bills to REIN
hIrse suspensions by Governor Gait
which the state senate found to be un
1 justified:
Z. B. Johnson, county judge Hamilto
III county Irregular session 1917, vetoe
and passed over veto at special ses
sion 1879 .......S ITO
II l.. D. Howell, county solicit
tor, Duval county ...... 4,243.0
c. F. Burgnan, county COM
missioner VOlI1Sia county IS2 n