The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-20
Wife of Victim of Con
Men Vows Vengeance
Against Crooks

will seek to enrich one section 10 'ne
damage of another; they Will oppose
this and that for selfish and factional
reasons. FACTIONS are certain to DC
arbitrary wherever they can make d
stand and it behooves the sopei-
minded, the conservative people 10
be certain of their spokesman. Ihe
Democratic party, after having had a
majority voice in all matters OF gen
eral interest for. time will be the
minority party in the next congress
and it is only natural to expect tha'
great changes will be attempted by
the Republicans along various lines.
Florida, with her unusual situation
and her resources and possibilities
scarcely realized and only beginning
be appreciated and developed requires
strong men in Washington More is
needed than that they are loyal ana
energetic; they must be statesmen:
Florida has such, men in congress at
present and is proud Of them. Their
records are such as to make our
people sure that their rights and in
terests will not be overlooked or il
fringed upon-and sure that the plea
for recognition or stand against at
tack will be made clear and compre-
hensive.
In Senator Duncan U. Fletcher
Florida understands that she has a
statesman of the old school. A man
whose talents and. integrity are adj
mitted by friend and foe. A man
whose ability and judgment are es
teemed and understood by the great
est and best men in the country
Conceded to be an authority on many
subjects of Importance in nationa
and state government he enjoys the
regard Of the people of all the fac
lions and parties. The junior sena
tor is beginning to win attention an(
regard, and in the lower house Franz
Clark enjoys the. fullest confidence
of his party and is generally know
and esteemed This is also true o
Representative Sears and of Repre-
Sentative Kehoe. and Representativ,
Drane.
The Florida delegation in Washing
ton is we'll understood by the HON
folks and their personal qualification
are generally known and in the stat
. it is also likely that there are me-
, of equal integrity, ability and enter
! price, but the country at large doe
: not know them. Without in any wa
, meaning to belittle the work and in
portance of member of congress
, must be admitted that like the sailo
, the new man must learn the ropes"
n. The time would seem to be urgen
, for Florida to be well-represented i
] Washington. now and during the ne1
few years as never before. In on
plan of politics it is certain that ther
D will be men brought forward and pr
!, lsented to the people as eminently fl
t tied to represent the state in the III
TONS capital. Arguments will /
. heard and fault will be found with til
: men now In congress-but in the in
G mediate future as never before v
d should be careful, However gre,
# may be the advantages of "rotatic
lin office when applied to local pos
d lions there can be sensible apple
& ton of the idea to men IN plac,
e where the whole country is co
Ie cerned.
Elder sister states have shown
II Florida the wisdom of continuing
y send their statesmen to congress,
10 ing assured by practically every n
AZ ord of their efficiency and Wort
o. Names have become househc
r words in the country and even (,
" Their count for something and poi
ae lar opinion, after all Is worth havil
NC Statesmen exist, outside the capt.
N but they are not as useful to tn
1t sections or their country as the
8. who are regularly returned when |
he period for which their election cert
&c cate guarantees has expired.--Ja
,ot sonville Times Union
ce