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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26
"US DEMOCRATS"

The Jacksonville Evening Metropo
lis says:
president Wilson says he will hold
the Republican party responsible for
delay in peace treaty proposition
Amt that just like Democrat?"
And why should not ''us democrats
stand behind the President in this po
sition? During the war democrats
and republicans stood together for
our country. Whatever war power
was given to the President was given
by consent of both the great political
parties. Whatever expenses we in
isurred came from the votes, in con.
gress, of both democrats and republic
cans. When the war ceased, we re
joicd alike. Woodrow Wilson was on
every tongue.
Then the republican leaders began
to realize the danger of going further
in praise of Mr.. Wilson. A presiden
tial campaign was approaching and
instead OF praise they began to criti
else. That criticism became bitter
1t is useless to say the Peace Treaty
and the League of Nations is not now
IA party issue. The republican lead
ers have designed and made it so
There was nothing else for them to
do. The clash of steel and roar OF
cannon have ceased and politics now
holds sway. The republicans control
both the Senate and the House OF
Representatives. Future legislation
is in their hands.
IL we are wise we will stand by the
President and leave it to the repub.
iican party to settle things. They
Mill bite off more than they can chew
Let's "us democrats" play critics
awhile.
The glory of American achievement
is Woodrow Wilson. Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Postmaster General Burleson has
undergone more than the usual
amount of criticism, the same as Dan
iels, Baker and other members of the
Wilson cabinet, but at no time in the
history of the country has the
postoffice department been SO
materially improved. Go to any post.
office throughout the area of the
United States and see the packages
sent by parcel post that were former
ly handled entirely by express, and
the sender saves money on every
package. Its expansion has been mar
velous.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26
POLITICAL COERCION
To the Editor ocala Banner:

| To the Editor Ocala Banner:
| / am told that any number of demo
Gratis in the southern portion OF the
state, warm friends of Hon. John W.
| Watson, who believe that he would
make a fine administration officer
would like to vote for him for govern
/ or in the primary election, but they
are told that vote for him would
mean half vote for Van Swearingen
so if they are patriotic democrats they
will vote for Carey Hardee because
he was the first to enter the guberna-
torial race.
| Then l am informed there are 9TH
ers up and down the east coast and
other parts of Florida who would like
to vote in the primary for Lincoln
Hully, because of his towering intel
| lect; they believe that he would give
great tone and dignity to the office
of chief magistrate and would place
! Florida on the map as would no other
candidate; yet for the fear of the
election of Van Swearingen they are
persuaded to vote against their con
victions.
| Also there were large number of
friends who were most anxious to
have the Hon. Charles Parkhill of
Tampa to enter the race for governor
but hesitated and finally declined 20
have him do so because the same spec.
ire bobbed up as a stumbling block in
his pathway.
Is this not form of coercion?
| 1t is we'll to continue a system that
produces condition of affairs like it?
Some renowned statesman once said
that the way to do away with bad
law was to enforce it.
To do away with the primary system
which has let loose such pandora
box of evils upon the state ought not
every elector vote his conviction and
if it results in the elevation of unde-
| sirable men to office the quicker there
will arise very general demand for
| it's abolition.
How would it do for the friends of
/ the respective candidates to call for
the holding of a convention to choose
| between them, put them all in nomin-
alton and agree to abide the result,
and in addition nominate full set OF
state officers calling themselves con-
vention democrats, and go before the
people with the hope of restoring the
old representative system that in the
olden time resulted in the election of
able and gifted men who reflected
honor on the state and respect for the
office of governor and other offices Of
I distinction.
AN OLD TIMER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

On a three thousand acre tract of
land near Gainesville, the new state
institution for the care of epileptics
and feeble-minded will be erected. 1t
is wise to have such institutions in
the central part of the state. equally
accessible to the rest of Florida, and
three thousand acres can certainly be
made into farm that will supply food
for all the state institutions that do
not have their own adequate.-Miami
Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Victor L. Berger is the issue in the
special election called for Dec 10 in
the Fifth congressional district OF
Wisconsin. The socialist leader. who
was elected to the present congress,
but denied his seat following his con-
yiction for violation of the espionage
act, is again the nominee of his party.
He Is opposed by Menry II. Boden
stab, a republican, whose candidacy
is backed also by the democratic or.
ganization and local society known
as The Good Government League. -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26
THE UNITED STATES WON THE
WAR

We print an article on another page
of our paper, taken from the New
York Herald-a very constant if not
a very malignant critic of the admin
istration-which, after careful Pc
rusal of General Pershing's report, is
moved to say that the United States
forces saved the day for the allies and
won the great world war;
1t was beyond all odds the greatest
war and the greatest victory ever re-
corded in human history.
General Pershing's report sets all
controversy at an end and puts for.
ever to rest all quibbling.
Before the United States took part
in the severe conflict the allied forces
were being daily driven further and
further back toward Paris.
Indeed, one of Germany's big guns
was already within range. doing de-
structive work, and it looked as if the
city was doomed.
The allied armies had lost their
morale, and were discouraged and
heartaess.
But when Uncle Sam began land
ing his troops, full of pep and deter
mination. the spirit of the allies re-
viyed, and almost from the moment
that they were put on the line OF
march the Hindenburg line began a
retrograde movement, and from that
day until the final ending its move
.ment was backward, forever back
ward.
1t was so marvellous that it seemed
like miracle.
And stop to think for a moment
with what CELEBRITY our troops were
landed
To no one was it more of SIR.
prise than to the chairman of the mil
itary affairs committee, who had but
recently publicly avowed that "the
war department had fallen down" >
had ceased functioning."
When the secretary of war stated
that we would land million troops in
France before the end of the year the
chairman of the military affairs com.
mittee laughed the statement 20
scorn.
But what did the facts reveal?
Before the end of the year we had
landed two million troops without the
loss of life, and this, too, in the face
of the fact that the ocean was net
work of mines and German subma-
rines.
Not only is it true that we safely
and eXpeditiously landed two million
soldiers, but all the necessary acces-
series that go to equip an army of
that magnitude were as safely and ex-
peditiously landed.
Horses, mules, wagons, harness.
foodstuffs and feedstuffs, which re-
quired many more ships than it took
to convoy the soldiers.
In none of the pages of history is
such marvellous feat recorded.
But marvellous as it was, yet more
marvellous still was bringing to an
end so quickly this most stupendous
of all wars.
Yet young gentleman said in our
hearing not long since, and perhaps
for our edification, that the admins
tration of President Wilson had been
but comedy of errors.
Beside it's achievements, the luster
that surrounds the brow of the histor
jc figures of the past pale into insig.
nificance.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

We do not know how it is with
other ordinary common folks. but
with us it seems almost like sacri
iege for some men, who were looked
upon as siackers in the world crisis,
TO assume now to teach what they are
pleased to term true. red-blooded
Americanism to those of us who eiad,
y and periodically responded to ey.
cry call OF the government. When
the crisis has passed what heroic
nerve these men do display.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Mr.. Victor l.. Berger. who was re.
Gently booted. out of congress, ha.
been reelected from the fifth Wiscon.
sin district. He, like Lodge and Ro-
rah, and Poindexter. and Hiram John.
son, and Reed and Gore, is against
the league of natoins. and no doubt
brags about his red blooded Ameri
canism.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

1t is officially stated that the Mill
tary department at Washington has
the names of 10000 bolshevists and
other "agin the government sore
heads" on it's deportation list Whis-
per it softly-just suppose a detective
has been in the vicinity of our curb
stones with both ears open.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

John Temple Graves says the fol
lowing is good platform for Pres
idential candidate: Work or starye
save or want, play together or your
play hell, be an American or get out
OF the country. John Temple is red
blooded.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Mr.. Hoover has been SO impartial
neither turning to the right nor to the
left, but pursuing the straight course,
going right ahead and doing the right
thing at the right time-that no one
can guess on which ticket he intends
to run for president
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

A Topeka man carrying two sacks
OF coal to his home was shot down
and killed by special officers who or.
dered him to halt. His wife and ba.
bies needed the coal to build a fire..
With their only protector dead the
wife and babies will need food as well
a. coal. It is hard old world for
many people.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

We suppose that Borah, and Jim
Reed, and Poindexter. will all pre-
tend that the democratic members Of
the senate, after emasculating the
league of nations. killed it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26
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,hE oCALA WEEKLY aHs

spicuously in evidence everywhere,
that the one who runs may read, what
is this young sprig, who imagines
himself seer, trying to put over US !?
In the midst of a prosperity unrival-
ed, we suppose the Miami Herald
will profess to find wisdom in this
young mans remarks.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Coming in contact with so much
hypocricy, hatred and jealousy seeing
so much of the baser side of human
nature, Senator John Sharpe Will.
liams of Mississippi says that he had
rather be dog and bay at the moon
than to remain in political life. One
may well imagine that he is thorough
ly disguised.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

The league of nations was made a
political issue in an. election district
in North Carolina, but the anti-league
candidate had no show. 1t ought to
point moral.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

The Florida Methodists have gone
on record as favoring the peace trea.
ty. Looks to US like the Methodists
know good thing when they see it
Apalachola Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Here 1t is the middle of December
How many times have you had to
start fires in the old crate to keep
comfortable? Can you see any partic.
ular reason Tor finding fault with
Florida wsather?-Winter haven
Chief.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Florida has about SEQ sawmills, pro.
ducing yearly 1880. 100000 feet of
lumber, not counting crossties, poles,
slaves, veneers, tanks, etc.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

A man that can't be happy in Flor
distilled bottled in bond crouch. Such
weather. Sunshine, flowers and oran-
ges.-Winter Haven Chief.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

who killed Cock Robin 2" asks the
New York Herald. With one accord
the people respond "The republican
senate killed Cock Robih.'
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Miss Mexico seems ready to adopt
desperate measures in order to attract
visit from a bunch of young men in
khaki.-Charleston News and Courier
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

1t would greatly simplify matters If
a dozen or two of statesmen would
stop running for Presidency until they
get pending public business cleared
up.-Sharon Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Joe Earnman is veritable modern
Santa Claus. He has raised funds
enough to give Christmas tree we'll
laden with presents for every school
in Palm Beach county;
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

The doughboys after riding on
trains in England. France and Ger.
many, say that the American rail
roads are the best in the world. The
United States stands at the top in
many things.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Entered as second class matter
The postofflce at Ocala, Fla, unde
Acts OF Co~sress regulating ssoon
mail matter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Says a Chicago merchant: "Per-
sons are buying who never bought be-
fore, and persons who formerly
bought s. cuff links are now buying
diamonds. Everywhere the same
story is told. Don't look like the
country is going to the bow-wows.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

The unrest and discomfort in this
country are almost entirely due to
radicals on the one hand and prof.
iteers on the other. and the people
will support the government in any
move II may make to suppress the
two classes. Bristol (va.) Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

With the bay filed with oysters.
fish and shrimp, they ought not to
be hunger strike in Apalachicola-
Apalachicola Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

We are real sorry for those poor,
down trodden coal mine owners who
only made 500 per cent on their in
vestment.-Apalachic Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

The radical does not favor radical
theatment of self.-Greenville, Is.
CD Piedmont.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Hon. Oscar w. Underwood and
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall
are seeking the democratic presiden-
tial nomination.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

AS long as guUu BUD Davis lives,
Gainesville can not properly be called
"rhc home of the feeble minded"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Governor Roberts says the people
are sitting on seething volcano.
Well, they've got to get heat some
way.-Patrson Press-Guardian
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Senator Harding of Ohio is also a
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for president.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

IL the reds deported themselves bet
ter they'd not be deported. Green
vile Is. Co. Piedmont.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

We arr real sorry for those down
trodden shoe men who paid their la.
borers, 81 cents, their tanners anoth
er se cents Apaiachicoia Times
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-12-26

Woodrow: "Still your move, Henry
Boston Herald.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Destructive Fire
at Middletown

Fire of unknown origin yester-
day morning destroyed the Town
Hall at Middletown causing a loss
estimated at $4,000 which is only
partially covered by insurance.
The building was a fine business
structure containing three Of the
leading stores, Redgrave Brothers
hardware store; L. V. Kinks gen.
eral store and S. M. Rosenberg S
clothing store, in addition TO the
Opera House and the Masonic
Lodge. All of these were totally
destroyed. The Postoffice and the
home of William Woods, which adj
Join the Town Hall were damaged
somewhat.
Fire companies were summoned
from Smyrna, Wilmington ano
Port Penn and did excellent ser.
vice in saving adjacent buildings
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Continental Employees
Entertained at Movies

The Newark Opera House Com
pany last night entertained the
EMPLOYEES of the Continental Fibre
Company and their families at a
moving picture show. About 800
tickets were presented, one half
for the 7.15 performance and one
half for the later show. An ap-
house enjoyed q Pathe
News film depicting the battle
fields Of Dormans, Chatillon, the
Marine and Chateau Thierry. Var
ious phases of warfare, treatment
of German prisoners and means OF
TRANSFORMATION were shown. This
was followed by "Pals FIRST" a
thrilling dramatization of Frances
Perry Elliott's story of the Ten
nessee Mountains, with Harold
Lockwood in the stellar role. This
brilliant young actor who lost hls
life i'm the recent "fu" epidemic
was at his best in the dual role OF
Danny Rowland, hobo, and DlcF
Castleman, heir to millions.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Governor Gives Christmas
Gift to State

Governor John G. Townsend has
presented a handsome SILK en-
broidered state flag, regulation
army size, as a Christmas gift to
the State. Heretofore Delaware
has had no state flag, a fact that
caused some embarrassment last
Nav when the governors OF the
several states met n Philadelphia
The loan of Delaware's otilclal
state flag was requested but the
authorities could only reply that
the state did not possess one. Inc
handsome flag presented by the
Governor will meet any future re-
quests and when not in use VIII
rest in a glass case in the govern
or,s parlors at the State House.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
CAPTAIN Carswell Now
With General Staff

Captain S. Randall Carswell, son
of William B. Carswell of Elsmere,
who has been in France for more
than a year, has been transferred
TO the General Staff of the FIRST
Army, which is now part of the
Army of Occupation. This infor-
nation is contained in a letter
which Mr.. Carswell received from
his son recently. Captain Cars
we'll, who is Delaware College
graduate, has seen much active
service in France. He has been IN
the hospital twice as the result OF
being gassed and only left the hos
pital the last time about month
ago.
Newark post., 1919-01-01
A Happy New Year, friends, to you
RED CROSS SECURES Y
1896 MEMBERS
Nearly Double Previous En-
rollment for District

The night before Christmas all
committeeman turned in to the
chairman for the Red Cross Christ
mas Roll Call a complete list of
names for the district and an as
surance that thorough canvass
had been made. Miss Alice Kerr
who served tirelessly as secretary
to the chairman, Mayor Eben B.
Frazer, had the accounts of these
who completed the canvass of
their districts before Saturday
night in excellent shape and was
able to make complete report on
Tuesday evening. 1890 members,
nearly 200 per cent of the previous
enrolment is the astonishing total
for this di'stl ict. In addition to
this, 10 subscribers for the Red
Cross Magazine were secured,
making a total of $1,000 to be
turned over to this organization.
In view CT the fact that 20 per cent
Of Delaware's population in adult
memberships, was all that was eX-
pected of the state, Newark de-
serves great credit for the ready
response to this worthy call and
for the spirit that was manifested
both by the faithful solicitors and
by the patriotic contributors. The
children in the public schools and
the students at Womcn's College
attained 100 per cent membership
AT local headquarters the chair.
mail and his earnes% co-workers
expressed themselves as highly
appreciative of the good worl
done. They were anxious to re
cord the namss of contributors il
the local paper but space woult
not permit. Red Cross records
however, will contain the name O.
every earnest, patriotic man, wo
man and child who with "a hear
and dollar" furthered the worl
, Of this great organization.
Newark post., 1919-01-01

the association in January, 1919.
The following young gardeners
merited honorable mention: James
Thompson, Erika Grothen, John
McCue, Irwin Cornog, Justin
Steele, J. Edwin Conrad, Irving
Kashell, Charles Hopkins, Abra-
ham Hoffman, Wesley Dempsey,
Naomi Riley, Sidney Hoffman,
Richard Manns, Penro:e Wilson,
Dorothy Hayes.
A large part of the earnings of
these boys and girls has been in
vested in Thrift Stamps and War
Savings Certificates. Unfortunate
ly, several children were unable tc
, complete their garden club work
because of illness and vacations
Also the war program was too
heavy for the Club Leaders to di
rect the children as they desired
to do. In view of these condition!
the Newark boys and girls have
certainly helped their country b,
increasing the food supply.
Jessie Kich, the 11-year-old win
ner says, "This is why joined tn
Garden Club. l wanted to hell
raise more food, so that Uncl
Sam could send more food to tn
soldiers in France, and so that h
. could be able to send more food t
the Allies. Another is that | want
ed to help raise more so as to re
duce the cost of living here"
Newark post., 1919-01-01
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
WELL ATTENDED
M. f. Church Presents Purse
to Treasurer

Christmas services in the local
churches were unusually we'll at
tended. A $50 service was held
in the Methodist Church and the
congregation completely filled the
church. Special music was fur
nished by the choir and a strong
sermon, "No Room in the Inn,"
was preached by the pastor, Rev.
Frank Herson. Previous to the SER
mon a purse of $50 was presented
to Mrs. John Crossan in grateful
acknowledgement of her many
years of faithful service as treas
urer of the church funds.
A midnight communion service
at the Episcopal Church was well
attended in spite of the inclemency
of the weather and service al
1890 was likewise we'll attended.
At ST. Johns Catholic church
a high mass with special music
celebrated at 5 o'clock was the
principal service of the day. Later
services were held at 7 and at 9
lAll of the services were we'll at
ptended, the greater number 0.
worshippers attending at 5 o'clock
Newark post., 1919-01-01
Bond Brown Accepts Posi-
ton at Reistertown, Md,

G. Bond Brown, who was recent
ly released from the service has
accepted position in the English
and History department of the
Franklin High School at Reister-
town, Maryland, 16 miles below
Baltimore. He is a graduate of
Delaware College, class of 1918,
and has had special training in
educational work having enrolled
for Teacher Training when the
Department of Education was es-
tablished several years ago.
Mr.. Brown will report for his
new duties next week.