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century, political party was organic.
! ed which called itself, The American
Party. BY the public it was known as
the Know Nothing Party. 1t had an
ephemeral existance. In the year 1860
! it put presidential candidates In the
field, Bell and Everett, who were de.
feated; the Civil War came on and the
American Party became extinct. But,
had one plank of its platform been
adopted as the policy of our govern
ment, all the present trouble would
have been avoided. That plank was
that, foreigners coming to this country
should remain here twenty one years
to become eligible for citizenship.
This conspiracy against our govern.
ment is begun, nurtured, fostered and
supported by our citizens of foreign
birth. With the adoption by our gov
eminent, even now, of that plank OF
the American Party there would be no
future conspiracies against it, for by
the time foreigner has been here
twenty one years he learns what our
national constitution is, how our ma.
tionl laws are administered under it,
learns that it is the best system OF
government ever devised, and he has
no desire to see 1t changed.
The American Party plank that,
foreigners coming to this country.
shall dwell here twenty one years TO
qualify them for citizenship, is cor.
rect proposition.
It should be adopted now.-Jasper
News.
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THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT
Secretary Lansing says:

Secretary Lansing says:
Since the overflow of the auto
cracy in March, 1917, the Department
of State has studied developments in
Russia. The study which has been
made of the Bolshevfst movement,
shows conclusively that the purpose
|of the Bolshviki is to subyert the ex-
listing principles of government and
society the world over, including those
countries in which democratic instruc-
tons are already established. They
built up a political machine, which, by
the concentration of power in the
hands of few and the ruthlessness
Iof its methods, suggests the Asiatic
despotism OF the early Tsars. The re.
suits of their exercise Of power shown
by the documents presented in the ac-
|companying memorandum, have been
Generalization, civil war and econo
mic collapse
"One Of the main aims of the Bolshe.
visit leaders from the very beginning
has been to make their movement a
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
A LONG LOST BROTHER

Victor Berger's statement in New
York that captains Of industry work.
ing for the government at dollar a
year stole half of the $4,000, 900, 900
this country spent In the war" will
create sickening suspicion in some
quarters that the Republicans of the
House of Representatives may yet hail
him as long-lost brother.
When this Congress first assembled,
the leaders of the majority party had
two fixed ideas. one being the rejec
ton of any treaty of peace that the
President might negotiate and the
other the conviction that the Treasury
had been looted by the negligence if
not the connivance of the Admins
tration. The bushwhacking of the
treaty was left to Senator Lodge and
his round-robiners, but the duty of es
tablishing the other part of the pro-
gramme was conferred upon countless
committees Of both Houses. While
ell of these Investigators started out
buyantly, most of them adjourned sine
die long time ago.
But your true partisan never forgets
and never learns, and so it is reason.
able to expect that the cocksureness
of Berger, recently the outcast, will
revive the old spirit of defamation
and, now that he has been reelected,
enable him to gain a seat among his
peers. With such extreme views as
to the criminality of the men who help
ed conduct the war, he might even
aspire to Republican leadership if only
he were clever enough to introduce his
ISLANDERS with the claim that he is
100 per cent. American. World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
A GOOD EDITORIAL


From sensible view point it is
strange that, in the midst of the
country's prosperity at the time when
wages are higher than ever known be-
fore; at time when luxuries. hither-
to enjoyed only by the rich, are largely
shared by the poor. that any man, OF
party Of men, could seek the overthrow
OF our government.
Yet. such is the case, as is attested
by the recent deportation of a shipload
Of conspirators and the arrest last
week Of thousands OF others who were
banded together for the destruction Of
our government.
And. yet for all this our government
is to blame.
Away back. in the fifties Of the last
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Political conditions in Mexico are
reported to be serious, with an increas
ing tendency toward civil war. The
struggle for the Presidency is said BY
Mexican exiles in this country to have
become so bitter that the election, SET
Tor July. long before then may be set
lied by the sword.
There are three candidates in the
field. They are General Pablo Coma
las. Of Coahuila, Caranza's first choice;
Ienacio Bonilla, OF Sonora, named BY
che Civil States or military party
and General Alvardo Obregon Of the
same state. The strength Of Obregon
j, nnid to have been greatly increased
81 CarrnnEa's refusal to allow him tc
~,fkdraw from the army to try for the
k-ae;dency : favor which was extend
- q Gonzales.
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ALL WRONG


Close on the heels of the announce
ment that John d. Rockefeller gave
another hundred million to charity
comes the announcement that crude
oil has been advanced to S. per bar.
rel The dispatch says: These
prices are the highest ever quoted in
Pittsburg for the grades of oil (cruds
oil) affected" No cause was assign
ed for the upward movement other
than that the reserve supplies are not
steady.-Plant City Courier.
All wrong. Mr.. Rockefeller is the
largest buyer of crude oil in the world.
Don't let's minimize the gifts of our
philanthopists.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
THAT DEMOCRATIC BREAK
debate?

That supposed break between the
president and Mr.. Bryan gave great
glee not only to the republican press
throughout the country but to any
number of lukeworm. dishwater demo
cratic newspapers in this state and
elsewhere and they have not shown
$50 much happiness in any number of
years.
But the text of Mr.. Bryan's remarks
at the Jackson dinner did not justify
those omnibus scareheads in the said
newspapers and Mr.. Bryan denies alb
solutely that there is any break be-
tween himself and the president and
Mr.. Bryan as we'll as the president is
perfectly willing that the league OF
nations shall be transferred from the
senate of the United States to the
people.
That is where it is going and those
in favor of the league of nations have
no fears OF the result
The duplicity of the senate is well
understood. Mr.. Lodge and his satel-
|iites viii find it q very difficult mat
ter to fool all the people all the
time"
The people are going to be aroused
and they will arise in their majesty
and might and hurl those obstruction
lists from power.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
OUGHT

The Advocate has been using some
type cabinets which it found particu-
larly suited to the climate Of South
Florida and few years ago cost $40
each. Wishing to add some type to
our outfit we recently ordered another
one of these $40 cabinets and wednes-
day received a bill for the same, only
instead OF $40 there had been slight
raise in the price, the bill reading
s70.25. ouch-Florida Advocate.
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THE FOURTEENTH CENSUS

When King David took the first CEN
sus on record the hatred and suspi-
cion aroused by it were witnessed by
the belief that "the Almighty punish
ed the whole people for the impiety."
In 1712 when Governor Hunter, ot New
York, attempted to take census the
same Biblical prejudice handed down
from the time of David compelled him
to leave it unfinished. A few years
later when the New Jersey govern.
ment wished to take a census OF that
state it did not dare begin.
However, the provisions OF tho fed.
eral constitution made census necss.
sary, and soon censues became a part
of the ordinary machinery of the fed
eral government. The first census OF
the United States, in 1890, was taken
by the marshals of the judicial dis
tricts, sixteen in all, without any fixed
form of schedule of enumeration, each
marshal acting as he pleased. This
first census cost $44,337 and, as might
be expected, was very inaccurate end
unsatisfactory.
The second census, in 1900, intrust-
ed to the States Department, cost $780,
100 and was equally unsatisfactory.
The third census, in 1910, somewhat
improved In methods an satisfactory
in results, enlarged the field of in
quiry for the first time ii include the
industrial and manufa curing coodf.
lions of the country. The fourth GEN.
sus, in 1920, first separated the whites
from the colored population the Ia
tives from the foreign born. 10 the
census OF 1880 the industrial features
were dropped entirely and the field Of
inquiry narrowed.
The census of 1910 opened new
era in this government activity. For
the first time health and educational
statistics were gathered. Then was
made the first systematic effort to
gather valuable statistics on a large
scale. However, the statistics were
so inaccurate as to cause public scan
dial. Furthermore, the expenditure
1888, 370-caused widespread criticism.
Not until the census of 1850 was
Census Board created to prepare suit
= IL - Il ,,n;fo,.,,, o,,ocfi0pS Enupaorq.
tors we're appointed and superinten
dent of census selected. The result
Justified the venture and the expendi- |
ture, which amounted to $1,423,350. |
From that year the federal census has
been an invaluable adjunct to the ma
chinery and assets of the United
States.
The increase In the cost of gather.
ing the census-from $4,000 in 1890
to $12,00O,0OO in 1910 and probably
a larger amount in 1920-indicates the
growth of population and the ever
widening field of inquiry. The popula-
ton in 1890 was found to be $685.
PA. In 1910 it was found to be 3d.
4O2,151. The fourteeneh census, of
1920. on which work began on January
2, is expected to show a population Of
from 100000 to 112,OOO,OOO. Also it
is expected that the census will show
the wealth and resources of the United
States far in excess of those of any
other nation.--New York Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

There could be no better American
than Cardinal Gibbons, who, in speak
ing at Baltimore about the United
Americans, an natural organization.
with proposed membership of 5,00O,-
600, the purpose being TO combat the
activities of radicals, said: IF these
members of the red" organization
don't like this country let them go
home. If they do not go then we will
have to send them there. Troy
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

worldwide social revolution. TheT
mistakenly declare that success in
Russia depends on the development OF
corresponding social revolutions in an
other countries. Bolshevist policies
and tactics are subordinate to the idea
of international proletarin revolution.
Apparent cmpromise with "bourgeoise'
government or countries have proved
temporary and tactical"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
The republicans are sim undergone

10 1VVWWIENtEErN F7v1EE
the snperhuman efforts of fixing the
responsibility of the defeat of the
league of nations on Wilson if it fl
nally ends in defeat There is one ex-
ception. Senator Borah is honest and
candid enough to assume and for his
party to assume the full responsibility
Tor its deafeat Well. it may be said
Of Borah that he is at least hontst.
We wish that it were possible to say
the same Of Lodge, Reed and some
others.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The new million dollar depot at Jack.
sonville has been q great advertise
ment for the city and state and the
hundreds Of thousands of people who
pass through it this winter viii tell
Of its beauty and completeness in ev-
cry state. Every new Improvement
helps to make Florida more popular
and prosperous.-Times-U Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Many persons in the United States
are awfuly concerned about the suffer.
ing poor of foreign nations. but. do not
care the snap Of their finger for the
poor Of this country. There's a rea,
son. Jasper News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Through the columns OF the Tampa
Times Frank Huffaker continues to
tell Whose Who in Florida there
seems to be an army Of EN-.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
THE DEFLATIoN or THE CUR
RENcy

1t will be remembered at least by
many Of us that just after the civil
war money was abundant, values were
in proportion, and the country was on
a high wave Of prosperity.
The redundancy of money and cor
responding values of all forms of prop
erty in the North gave birth to mil.
lionaires in plenty, farm lands and
farm products commanded higher
price than was ever thought possible
and miners and manufacturers grew
opulent.
In the South, Confederate money
and Confederate bonds and all state
bonds were repudiated and the ne
groes were emancipated, but cotton
was commanding fabulous prices
which partly reimbursed the losses
for the reputation of money and
bonds and for the abolition of the
slaves
But somehow or other the redun
dancy of money did not satisfy the
|financiers and cry was inaugurated
for the resumption of specie pay
ments," as cry is now being heard
for the "deflation of the currency"
Good old, misguided Horace Creole,
continued to expostulate through tn,
columns of his newspaper, the New
York Tribune, which was power il
those days, that ''the way to resum,
is to resume"
Finally the resumption act wa
passed by congress W hich quickl.
brought on the severest money crisis
| the country has ever known and pov
erty and want soon followed in it,
| footsteps.
| Again we have redundancy o
money; the banks are Overlooking
and the pockets of most ordinar!
people are bullying with the coin o
the realm, because the highest prices
ever known for farm products and thu
labor of ones hands are being obtain
| ed.
Because of this PLETHORA Of none!
the cry is already being heard for "de
flation."
Why?
Is it a crime for everybody to hav,
their pockets stuffed with money, O.
should this princely condition of at
fairs be confined to favored few?
Let it be remembered that all form!
of money, paper, silver, nickel, copper
are all on parity with gold, and viii
buy as much in the markets dollar fol
dollar as gold.
As compared with gold there has
been no depreciation of the currency
So why deflation?
Let the money be called in and the
scenes that followed the resumption
act will be repeated, and we shall
4
again have an army of tramps and
hobos. empty dinner pals, soup hous
es and breadlines.
Those sights now unknown will be
come familiar and want and the fear
of want will invade many now pros
porous homes.
Let the redundancy of money con
tinue for as long as it is plentiful all
of us will have chance TO get share
of it, but call it in, let it depart from
the channels of circulation, and the
hope of getting it will be an impos
sibility as it is impossible to create
something out of nothing.
Under the present financial system
money panics are impossible, and as
long as the present system is contin
ued one need not expect a recurrence
of BLACK Fridays and with a re
dundancy of money prosperity vii
continue.
u
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Some newspaper correspondents say
that some of the eastern nations form
their ideas of the customs, manners
and character of Americans from
the antics of Charlie Chaplin as seen
i'm the movies.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Those newspapers that have been
IN the habit of giving Mr., Bryan I'm.
gracious digs whenever occasion
offered are now feeding him on sugar
plums and patting him on the back,
Since his split with Wilson the yellow
streaks have all disappeared.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The editorial of the Gainesville
Sun are religiously read. Just sup
pose that "Col. Bob" was on one of
our big dailies? 1t would be to the
democratic party like an army with
banners.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

With the country going dry" and
the women winning their way to the
polls, many besides the Louisville ex-
editor think that the country is on the
downward path. But all the same IL
is climbing to higher heights.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
PHONES

Entered as second class matter q
the possoftice ct Ocala, Fla, unAe
Acts Of 'oagress regulating secon
mail matter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The decision not to allow liquor to
be sold on United States ships looks
like another attack on the freedom Of
the seas. baltimore Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The Ney York Herald, the Paris
edition of the Herald, and the New
York Telegram have been purchased
by Frank Munsey of Magazine fame.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Mr.. Maurice Maeterlinck, famous
Belgian poet and operate director is
visiting the United States.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

From the appearance of the court
dockets 1t looks as il Billy" Sunday
did not do permanent job in driving
che devil out of Tampa"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Are the members Of the cabinet
running for reelection, Cats or anti
Cats?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The Michigan courts have sustai i.
ed the indictments in the Newber.y
cases Uncle Henry Ford issnow hay-
ing his inning.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

Airplanes demands landing fields if
the service is to be expanded and
grew into Importance.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

1t is predicted that In time the Enc
fish win become the universal lar
guage.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

The Argentine republic is handing
out welcoming hand to the Germans.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16

the Berlin riots.
tie Berlin riot.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06

tiaries do not gradually reduce the
DOPE" but they cut It right of, and
II has never been known TO XIII any
one yet. This method will be tried
In this county.
Southern Rendezvous.
!, According to county and city on
Gals, dope" fiends from all over the
south are making Chattanooga their
headquarters and are coming here by
droves. They have an organization
(which keeps In touch with things ev-
erywhere. For instance, before q
dope" flend &C aes to Chattanooga ne
is posted about tho city. and when he
steps from the train he knows the
names of the detectives and police
men, and also knows right where to
go to get dope"
Gen. McGaughy stated that his Of
fee was flooded with complaints
about dope" fends, and he intended
to run every one OF them out OF the
city or put them In the workhouse.
He said every city and county officer
would be told to arrest every dope"
iiend he found ana put him In jail
and the grand jury would indict him
and the criminal court send him to
the workhouse.
"They are bad citizens" said the
assistant attorney general, "and when
desperate for dope will not hesitate
to kill or rob-"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06
is NAMED "CRITERION"

Chattanooga latest motion picture
house which will be located at
No IS East Seventh street, will be
known as the Criterion. This name
proved the most popular In a contest
held by the management. Mrs. r. t..
Began, SIT East Fifth street and Frank
Cotton, 1911 Vine street, were the first
contestants to suggest the new name.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06
To RID CITY OF
DOPE FIENDS
Grand Jury to !ndlCt All Ad-
diets and They Are to Be
Sent to WOrkhouse.

Six male dope" fiends were in
dicted Tuesday by the Hamilton
county grand jury. ana, according to
Assistant Attorney General w. II.
McGaughy every male dope" hend
in the county will be investigated and
indicted by the grand jury for va
grancy.
This is the only way to get rid of
this class of undeslrabes," stated
Gen. McGaughy, and Judge Nc
Reynolds has said that II the dope
fiends were indicted and brought be-
fore him he would sentence them to
tho workhouse for six months In an
effort to break them of the dope
habit. County Judge Sam Conner has
promised his support and says he
will provide place at the workhouse
for the unfortunates and will see that
they are given every care and atten-
ton. However. they will not be given
dope but will instead be broken Of
the habit"
Hamilton county officials say that
federal prisons and state penten-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06
MILLER BROS. OFFERS
$1,000 TO AID REFUGEES

No subscriptions for relief of food
sufferers will be taken by the food
finance committee, headed by z. c.
Patten. Jr, until 1t has been deter
mined whether or not the Associated
penditures, Chairman Patten said
Tuesday morning. He stated that sew
eral large donations had been rendered
his committee, but these had been. de-
clined for the above reason Miller
Brothers, department store merchants,
Monday signified their willingness to
give $1,000 to this fund and others.
according to Chairman Patten, have
volunteered similar amounts should 1t
be needed.
1t was decided at the special meet
ing of the city commission last Fri
day, which was attended by officials
of the Associated Charities and the
local chapter of the. American Red
Cross, that expenses incident to caring
for refugees would be borne by the
Associated Charities, and in case they
run short of funds, to be reimbursed
by the city and county 1t was upon
suggestion of John Stagmaier, of the
Associated Charities that this action
was taken.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06
TO INVESTIGATE FARM

department, has been sent TO McDon-
aid. Tenn, TO investigate reports that a
dairy farm there which Is shipping
milk TO this city, has case OF typhoid
fever on Il.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-06
VALUE LOCAL PRODUCTS
MORE THAN ESTIMATED

A recheck of the value of products
of Chattanooga manufacturers during
the past year is being made by G. w.
Howard. secretary of the industrial bu-.
reau of the Chattanooga Chamber OF
Commerce. The report compiled by
Mr.. Howard and given publication re-
Gently to the effect that Chattanooga
made products amounted to approNi-
mately $685. 900 was promptly chal-
lenged by manufacturers who stated 1t
was many millions too low.
The following letter has been sent
to all of the manufacturers of ChattaN
nooga and the switching district;
MY figures for the value OF 1919
products have been questioned. am sat
isfed, in my own mind, that they are
substantially correct. To settle this,
once and for all, will you place below
the value OF your product for last year?
You need not sign it. Use the In
closed stamped envelope and l, nor no
one else can, by any known process,
tell who is reporting All ! ask Is to act
promptly-give me the consideration
have always given your interests.
Respectfully yours,
&c, w. HOWARD"
The last Of the 1856 letters were posted
Monday. morning, Replies have been
received to a large majority OF those
sent up to April 8, and indicate that
the Industrial boards figure OF $123.-
100000 is under rather than over actual
value of goods produced In Chattanooga
during 1919