The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-14


sen of Tampa in a private letter to
the editor of the Ocala Banner says:
Recalling your late and illumin-
alive editorial on the status OF former
Senator Joseph w. Bailey OF Texas. |
now take pleasure in handing TO you
an editorial summary OF the effects of
the primary recently held in Texas
upCn the candidacy of said Bailey
This is from the Dallas News. a paper
which during the camnaign was very
particular TO give the speeches and
campaign of Mr.. Bailey much promi-
nsnce IN its columns with credit fol
the thousands" which his reporters
reported hearing him. Or course such
Harness. only made his fall the hard
~ a. the editorial readily shows with
cut telling that side of il.
In other words Mr. Bailey made an
unfair fight in a clear field and lost
Re was reported gone 10 Washington
10 try some important cases, but most
likely 20 consult with Reed and other
Supporters Of the opposition policies
In order. 90 determine his best manner
of withdrawal from the gubernatorial
race. He may run. but he is beaten,
and Bailey never likes a straight out
chase for a clean defeat
"ln conclusion I would say that you
have my best wishes for your own
success in your campaign for cleo
ton 20 the delegateship TO San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Wilson in his message to
Oregon has given all forward looking
democrats, as we'll as Americans. the
keynote 20 the campaign. Regardless
~ Hl.n fclf 20
woodrow Wilson. he is still the one
geat world figure with a vision and
that vision must come true before the
world can be at ease again. II Amer
lea Is 90 be a factor in the progress
Of the world towards better days and
higher ideals OF civilization its must
follow the principles enunciated by
woodrow Wilson. and this is moving
and as a people we must move with
Il II We want TO hold the place which
ms leadership has given TO us.
For my part. regardless OF whether
bryan has forgotten that oft quoted
saying OF his fathers, Il would rather
be right with the minority than wrong
with the majority for if l am right
with the minority il is only question
CT time until the majority will be the
majority" as his advice on the ques-
lon OF the league indicated. / had
rLther go down to defeat in the next
campaign on a clean cut issue If
national and international right than
win on an evasion of questions Of
eternal Justice.
Cordially yours.
r. H. WESTER.
The following is the editorial from
the Dallas News:
No political cause has ever suffer
ed so catastrophe a defeat in this
state as that which Mr. Bailey sub
mitted TO the democrats of Texas
last Saturday 1t may be doubted.
IN TACT, II we should find the record
OF any equal TO il in the history of
American politics. Just now it looks
as II Mr.. Bailey had carried fewer
tnan ten counties, and those, with two
or three exceptions. counties in which
Germans are a considerable percent
age OF the population. Full returns
may show that not fourth as many
precincts went for him as counties
against him, and if we could have
complete count, we should probably
see tnat the majority of the votes
lAgalnst him was in the ratio OF not
less tnan ten TO one. ConSideed geo.
graphically, ones sense of the over
swhelming character of Mr.. Bailey's
pefeat is only heightened. Whether
'Sln east or west Texas, north or south,
OF IN any of the intermediate sec
uons, 1t is the same story. Nor is
COOKE county, nor Gainesville, nor
even the First Ward thereof, in which
Mr. Bailey relocated his residence for
the occasion. an exception. They, too,
nave rejected and rebuked Mr.. Bailey
ana his cause. Surveying the whole
scene, those communities in which
mr. BAILEY mustered a majority must
appear 10 one as small and far remov-
tion.
We shall probably hear that the
result is not a true assessment OF
puoilc opinion. Precinct conventions
PROBABLY do not draw out as large
vote as does primary election,
dlthough II looks as if the attendance
Vh tthese was unprecedentedly
large, out we know of no reason to
suppose that the vote drawn out Oy
precanct conventions is less represen-
talive, Certainly it would not be COM
pnmentary either TO Mr.. Bailey's fol,
lowers or to his powers of persua-
sion 20 assume that they were less
concerned than his opponents The
1act probably is that the percentage
q non-voters was IS great among Mr.,
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