The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-06-11

900 in Louisiana. Why? To assist in
his election if he were nominated?
Louisiana will have nothing to do with
that To assist in his nomination: to
secure negroes who have no more to
do with the election of a republican
candidate than has the King of Sene-
gambia to help force his nomination
for their personal advantage BIZ
FORE AND AFTER THE NOMINA-
TON.
Wood spent $4,000 in Michigan.
Lowden spent $4,000. Johnson spent
$4,000.
They were campaigning there,
speaking to the voters, to win the ap-
prevail of those citizen voters in a
state primary election that bound its
delegates to vote for the peoples
choice. Johnson won by an over-
whelming majority IL 10000 and got
the whole thirty delegates. But a sys-
tenn that enables 1.-THE Man with the
Doodle" to hand out money to negro
rump conventions In southern states
where the real voters exnress no
choice-for votes of delegates who do
not represent republican voters-is
the system which makes you repub-
lican suckers.-Chicago Examiner.
"oLD TIME DEMOCRACY"
What is the fruit Of all this talk
about "Old Time Democracy" with
which the democratic press has been
flooded within the recent past by Mr..
Vice President Marshall and number
OF others?
About the party. abandoning its ira
ditions and getting away from tho
moorings of its founders?
5 About the formation of the so-called
Constitutional Democratic Club OF Du-
val county which has gone on record
as denOuncing the party for its max
ing assaults upon the constitution
and turning its back upon those sac
red rights reserved to the states"
ETC., etc."
In all sincerity we ask what is the
crop this kind of talk has garnered!
1t is told by Mr.. Lodge in his key
note speech in the republican conVen-
ton now in session in Chicago.
From an immense mass Of vituper-
alton and abuse we make single ex-
tract.
After denOuncing the democratic
party for plunging the nation into war
in 1860, which we suppose we must
bear in humility and meekness, and
saying that this destructive party
must be driven from power. Mr..
Lodge says:
"They must be driven from Office
and power not because they are Demo-
Gratis but because Mr.. Wilson stands
for a theory of administration and
government which is not American.
His methods. his constant if indirect
assaults upon the constitution and
upon all the traditions of free govern
ment, strike at the very life OF the
American principles upon which our
government has always rested. The
return OF the Democrats to power with
Mr.. Wilson or one of his disciples
still the leader and master of a great
party, which before his advent pOss.
essed both traditions and principles.
would be long step In the direction
of the autocracy for which Mr.. Will
son yearns and heavy blow to the
continuance of free representative
government as we have always con.
ceived and venerated it. The peril in.
separable from Mr.. Wilson and his
system goes far beyond all party a..
visions, for it involves the fundament.
al question OF whether the govern
ment OF the United States shall be a
government of laws and not of men.
whether 1t shall be free represen.
tat1ve government or that of a dicta-
totshlp resting on a plebiscitet car.
ried by repellent methods. Mr.. VIII
son and the autocracy he represents.
and all which those who believe in his
doctrines and share his spirit repre-.
sent, must be put aside and concIu
sively excluded from any future CON
troll. Bear this well in mind through
out the campaign, for 1t is the first
condition of our ability to enter upon
the path which will carry us forward
to true progress and to wiser laws.
1t Is the path of Washington. of Lin
coin and of Roosevelt from which Mr..
wilson has sought to drag US. We
can only regain it by once and or ell
condemning the man and his associ-
ates who have thus endeavored TO
turn US from the right road into the
dark and devious ways which with all
nations lead to destruction. We there
fore make our appeal Ior support 20
all who love America, to all. what
ever party name they happen to bear.
who are true to the faith of the Rash
ers, to Join with us in this great work
0f rn1ou,nfin,.