The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-03-29

He would be a rare specimen and /
could produce thousand to one who
would disprove what he says.
Cats and Taxation
"There is one thing the people are
deeply concerned about their taxes.
You observe the governor talks lot
about his vetoes-the measures which
were not approved-but why does he
not tell you that the state tax rate
was in 1915, mills. 1916, 61a mills,
and after he became governor, in
1917, it was mills. in 1918, 10 mills,
and in 1919 over ~ mills?
SIS he a sincere friend of the poor
man, of the people, who, instead of
causing a reduction in their taxes. in
creases them 100 per cent. in four
years?
"To be fair, | do mean to say that
some increase was not warranted, but
when he attempted to lay the blame
OIL the legislature, ask him what bill
he objected to that carried an increase
I ir taxes? Ask him if he was not
constantly recommending NOR
boards, more commissions, more
places for him to fill?
The Governors Family
"He might have saved the state
over $4,000 by refraining from H.
legally removing county officers elect
ed by the people, without cause
When he says Governor Cats sand:
for the common people," you might
with propriety enquire are the com
mon people the Cats family! Here il
the showing as to whom he stands for
Daughter, private secretary. s. 2,00'
Daughter, secretary of state
board of institutions and
board of pandons .......... LOO
Son. naval stores Inspector. 400
t Son. adiutant general ..... 300
! Son, harbor master at Key
West estimated fees in ex-
cess of 100
E Son-in-law, tax collector, Du-
= val county ....... 400
n Governors salary ..... 600
n Governors contingent fund. :. 1,20
o Total to members of Cats
family SoZ ,ZU
"Does he forget he just had been
the state long enough to be eligibl
!. for the governors office? He say
o by way of capitalizing his religion q
: political asset. that he is a plan
. straight, everyday Baptist l hay
. too much Difference for religion
. permit the subject to be dragged int
o the mire of politics. and have tC
. much respect for the Baptist faith
. concede that it needs the endorsemel
of Governor Cats or welcomes his e!
. ploitation. My grandfather was bal
fist minister, so was my uncle, n
o parents were Baptists. / am a trust'
y Of John B. Stetson University, Ba
. fist institution.
N 81 have been twice elected to Il
Q Senate while member of anoth
. church, which believes in the divini
Q of Christ, and the essential doctril
of Jesus, and the unchanging su
. stances of religion.
. ".That church has furnished five o
. of the twenty-eight presidents of t
O United States. But mans religion
sacred, personal thing, a matter b
. tween the soul and the soul make
N and has nothing to do with this co
. test.
. eff there is anything guaranteed
every citizen by the constitution
. the United States, it is perfect FIRE
. dom of religious worship. What Y
are concerned about is, in Judging
: man, is his conduct; what is his cha
acter, is he honest, truthful and Gle
not what he says he believes.
81 refuse to discuss the subject wi
man who links himself with Jes
Christ and Sears. Roebuck & Co. Su
sacrilege proves conclusively t
fraud and humbug and deception