The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-21
CALKINS AND ANGLE

The people of Ocala did themselves
an injustice the other night when they
did not come out to hear Jas. d. Cal
kins, candidate for attorney general,
make an address. Mr.. Calkins is
man who in the rush and crush of
latterday politics has not forgotten
the art of oratory. He is moreover
a man we'll posted on the affairs of
his state, of the nation, and one whom
it is a pleasure to hear.
Mr.. Calkins is a real statesman.
Elected by the people of Nassau to
the highest office in their gift, the one
which has the most influence for their
county and all the state, his record In
the legislature shows that he is fully
worthy and appreciative of the honor.
He serves for honor alone, for every
time he goes into a campaign he has
to. refuse many cases. any one OF
which would pay him more than his
sixty days at Tallahassee.
Mr.. Calkins is an excellent lawyer,
one of the best in Florida. If he is
elected, he legal business of the state
will be well attended to. He may
in time aspire to another Office, but
he will never neglect the affairs OF
the state to forward his own ends
AS in the state senate, honor and
clean work for his state will take first
place with him.
Allie Angle
1t is impossible for anybody to dis.
like Allie Angle, candidate for con.
troller. Allie is the original hard.
luck child-before he had been borr
an hour jinx had snuggled down in
his cradle, and has been his partner
ever since Allie has ever and meri
toriously tried to shake that jinx, anc
has hopes that the storm of shot anC
shell on the western front scared il
away. The war is the one thing AL
lie has so far not let get away from
him. When Allie heard there was {
war, he said to his nearest friends
"Ill bet it stops before can get int
it." and hotfooted for a train. The,
say he stumped his toe, fell down ant
rolled over five times before h
brought up against stump. But h
caught the train and he caught tn
war, and didn't let it get away from
him.
Allie-Captain Angle-was in tn
service of supply. Some ignoran
people make fun of the service of sup
ply, because so many of the boys il
it were in the base ports and depots
and way back on this side trundl
ing truck and pounding type
writer's when they would rathe
have been going over the top or shov
ing shells into the maws of the can
non. But there were a lot of the S
o. S. boys up on the front, too; car
rying ammunition and grub to tn
very front lines. And Fritz's shell
and bombs from his planes fell anon,
them, and one of the easiest to hi
among them was Capt. Allie Angle
helping to keep the boys supplied
and with his face ever buttered wit
that jolly smile of his. You may re
member that Allie didn't have to e
into that war. He was over the ag
limit. But he thought it was probab
ly the only war he would get chanc
at, and he didn't let it get away iron
him. There is no fake about tina
shabby old uniform of his. It ha
been covered with Verdun mud ALI
so full of smoke from the rifles an
cannon that even the coolies came 0u
on the seams to gasp.
The Star isn't supporting Allie.
promised it's vote to Mr.. Amos. bu
if there were three men in the rae
Captain Angle should have it's secon
choice. AS it is, we wish the Office Q
controller was twins. so Capt. ALI
Angle could be the youngest of then