The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-04-11
pie of this state. He was governor;
nv friend, Albert Waller Gilchrist.


state of ours was invaded from Ala
bama by a man named Sidney John
stone Cats, character well known
to all, who sold to the people of Flor
ida religious prejudice, and made
threats of violence even to the extent
of the use of a shotgun on one of his
best friends, and be it remembered
that this is an incident that the people
of Florida know all about, as the
threat was published far and wide. He
was governor of Florida.
"Now, there comes from Nebraska
the Honorable Billie with long years
of democratic service, and his conf
dence schemes that he is now purpos-
ing to sell to the people of Florida.
"He will offer to sell US prohibition.
We have already got it, without the
teeth of enforcement. But we will
buy it again.
"He will offer to sell us disbelief
in the teachings of science and high
arts as they are taught in the higher
institutions of learning in Florida,
and we will buy it.
"He will offer to sell US his oppo-
| sition and antipathy to the tale of the
Darwinian monkey. / am afraid we
will buy it.
"He will make an issue on this ques-
ton, cleverly bring before the people
the story of creation as taught in the
Bible, and tell US the great institu-
tions that have been builded by the
people of Florida. largely through the
efforts of brilliant and dynamic Albert
Murphree and the gentle Edward
Conrad, are failures and that the
young men and women of Florida are
being taught to hate God. And l am
afraid we will buy it.
GAS l said in the beginning, this Is
a serious matter, but 1 am sure the
Florida democrats will not SO consider
it.
"The Honorable Park Trammell is
something of a confidence man him
self. He has never accomplished any
thing except to be elected to every
office he has sought, including clerk
and mayor of Lakeland, representa-
tive and state senator from Polk coun-
ty, attorney general and governor of
Florida, and United States senator
from Florida.
"His record In the United States
Senate is record of votes. He casts
his vote or introduces some bill that
he knows will not pass, and then in
terviews the newspaper men.
"In 1916 the Honorable Park sold
US the wonderful eloquence of Car,
) mack and Grady in exchange for d
seat in the United States Senate
when we could have bought his elo.
quence at any book store for Is cents
, $50, if the Honorable Billie run.
) againts the Honorable Park, the peo
: pie of Florida will have to choose be-
! tween two confidence men. The diff
ference that see between the tive
] is this, Park just votes and introduces
: bills. Such things do not agitate O.
r disturb business. Billie might de
! velop power enough to pass some foo
D law that would disturb business. s.
e think, though l am not yet fully de
s cided, that I will cast my vote for tn
y Honorable Park for no other reasol
d than that he is absolutely incompe
d tent. "Where is Perry Wall?
e at seems that he is asleep at tn
a switch, and sitting in at the politics
s faro layout overlooking a bet.
d "Six years ago Perry got tangle
d up in three-cornered fight with Ma
= than Bryan and Park. Park moppe
n up. Park, with the high Office G
Il United States senator and its gres
y power, landed Nathan Bryan on tn
bench of the United States circu
d court of appeals, which has life tenur
e and is better job than United State
It senator.
n 81 understand Perry Wall is frienc
ly to Billie's candidacy, but what I d
e not understand is why the eompeter
d little Florida Cracker does not G
= after the United States senatorshi
e himself in the June primary, and gra
while the grabbing is good.
e at pears TO me that if Telfa
/, Stockton has continued hankerin
If he would again visit the bankers {
e. Florida and line up at the senatori
l. pie counter with the fond hope to
Id served. Fletcher and Cats was tt
y strong combination for Telfair
y become a candidate two years ago.
So eff Frank Clark were not a fra
III cat and would tour Florida with h
Mt walking stick of great proportion
r, and his new false teeth that he glo1
ee fled in the last time had talk wit
e. him, combined with his gift of ga
ul Park and Billie would fidget.
es anticipating jolt, jar and slal
ne the following information is extend
of to the slammers:
en- eyes, I was a Cattocrat. But !
ey more. / discontinued as such in D
re cember, 1920.
te. Brethren and sisters, doesn't t
q Bible say that 'likewise joy shall