The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-25

among our relatives and friends and
we can't help thinking they are en-
titled to a few little privileges. We
think they rather resented the gov
ernor calling them his "boys." but
compared with what they could have
done they were very mild to him.
Somebody brought up the Brooks
vile hotel affair, which was unneces-
sary, and the governor called him
liar. The governor is too profuse
with his information to other people
that they are liars, and also makes a
fool of himself. with his constant in
vitations to fight. He is perfectly
safe in making these invitations-at
least he is in Ocala, where nobody
could be hired to hurt him. He is
probably wise enough to know that.
When the noise became too marked,
Sheriff Galloway walked around in
the crowd and quoted those who were
making the disturbance. We regret
to say that some autoists off in the
distance sounded their horns occas-
ionally.
For a while after Mr.. Galloway
quoted the crowd, the governor had
plain sailing. Part of this time he
used on the league of nations. Now,
the league of nations may be good
and may be bad, but one thing is GER
tain, and that is that six-year-old
boy in the primary school knows as
much about higher mathematics as
the governor knows about the league.
1t is evident that he has never read
the peace treaty, or if he has that it
is entirely beyond his compre-
hension. He must have CLEANED his
knowledge about the league from Tom
Watson, or some rankly partisan re-
publican.
One of Cats remarks plainly
shows that he is in sympathy with
Lafollette and the other men who
voted to stay out of the war and let
America become Germany's back yard.
1t was nearly ten o'clock when the
governor brought on himself severe
calling down from Sheriff Galloway,
who Immediately received a round of
applause from the crowd. The governor
was comfortably Dragging on him
self, telling of all the things he had
done, especially about removing offic-
ers, and said our sheriff's head was
in danger, and would have fallen if
he hadn't "fired"s Osteen. Sheriff Gal
loway, who had been assiduous in his
to preserve the speaker from
at once came to the plat
form and gave the governor a severe
talking to. He told him that he had not
told the truth, and invited him to re-
move him right then and there if he
wanted to.
Cats was almost paralyzed. He
stammered and shook and could hard
ly find any words to say. He finally
apologized to Mr.. Galloway, and the
sheriff then turned to the crowd and
it to keep quiet, which it
did, but not until it had given him
two good rounds of cheers. After
that the governor went on with mis-
talk, which soon after came to a
rather tame ending, and he received
a feeble cheer as he closed.
There was a big block of Fletcher
men, among them many of our best
who stood in front of the
platform. They listened respectfully
to the governor all thru; except when
he made his attack on Mr.. Galloway,
and the sheriff answered; then they
cheered the sheriff. They came out,
we believe, with the best of inten-
lions, wishing to help make the eve
ming a pleasant one. And this was
the Stars hope in advertising the
but the governor spilled the
beans when he made his uncalled for
and discourteous attack on the sher-
iff.
The truth of the matter is that the
sheriff did not "fire" Osteen. Mr.. Os-
teen was an energetic officer, but
somewhat too rough in his methods.
But he had the sheriff's confidence,
and the sheriff stood by him. Some of
Cats partisans tried to have Mr..
Galloway suspended on account of
Osteen, not so much that they object
ed to Osteen but some of them want
ed Galloway's job. Osteen had some
virtues-among them is one of stand
ing by his friends. Seeing that he
was being used as a pretext to make
trouble for Mr.. Galloway, he resigned
and went to Jacksonville. He also
went into the army, served in France,
and after doing his bit is now a citi-
zer and hardworking mechanic in
Jacksonville.
Mr.. Galloway, as all his friends
know, is much more given to prevent
ing than causing trouble, but as he
said, what is his Office in comparison
wit hhis work and worry and then be-
ing insulted in the presence of his
neighbors. He doesn't care enough
for the Office to sacrifice his self-re-