The Ocala banner., 1922-01-20
COMMENTS ON MR. BRYAN

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OF the Florida press is discussing Viii
liam Jennings Bryan as candidatefor
me United States Senate Some claim
lie is eligible, while others claim he
lis not yet resident of Florida long
enough. There is one thing certain,
Mr.. Bryan is most capable man and
would be a great honor for Florida
in the United States Senate.--Sum-
merfield Chronicle. asJ&s
William Jennings Bryan made: a
speech in Jacksonville December /,
1921, in which he said: 81 am in
Florida to stay. l am here to inter
est myself in everything that is for
the good of the. state to raise my
voice when it can be raised to a good
purpose and to take my place with
those who are working and battling
for better state While I have re-
Gently come to Florida as a perma-
nent resident, transferring my citi-
zenship here. l have been Florid
ian at heart for ten years, for dur
ing this time | have not lived in Ne
braska, my only home of anything
like a permanent nature being at
Miami. But | am now in Florida as
a Florida citizen-and / expect at
least fifteen active years ahead for
me-
AS Mr.. Bryan is only 81 years old,
and well preserved, his expectancy
of fifteen years of active life is a
modest one. He selected Florida as
his home after having visited and
lectured in every state in the union
and travelled around the world He
served two terms in congress, from
March 4, 1891, to March 3. 1895, and
in 1896, 1900 and 1913 was candidate
for president of the United States He
can we'll be considered a desirable
citizen and many others, perhaps not
as we'll known are following his ex
ample in making Florida their home
Moses Folsom
Natural System of Highways Mr.
5ryan's Dream
A system of good roads, criss-
crossing the United States, no lateral
more than twelve miles from the next.
designated as the Peace highway and
a permanent monument to the cause
of worldwide peace and the Ameri-
can ideals which have made such a
dream possible, is one of the next
developments in the national road
building effort which William Jen-
(nings Bryan hopes to see become
"a concrete fact.
This was Mr. Bryan's expression
at the Southeastern States Good
Roads conference. when he spoke ON
4 southeastern States Development Mr.
Bryan pledged himself to program
: Of activity in behalf of highway con-
ystruction and declared that the build
ing of permanent roads must come
as the next great national movement
II the country is to prosper.
Good roads, he pointed out, have
already accomplished the result of
bringing all sections of the country
into closer understanding. .Tgnor-
ance is the cause of many of our
misunderstanding, sectional and ma
ti0nal," he said Good roads will
bring our people closer together,
will permit of an interchange Of visits
and of clear conception by the .peo-
pie of each section of the ambitions,
the ideals and the outlook of people
of other sections. 5%~ X
We must have good roads, he
continued, ''if we are to maintain a
condition of economic stability. Good
roads will keep the young people on
the farms. and unless we do this the
country will fall short of food. We
must put the country in close touch
with the city
Mr.. Bryan's address was the out
standing feature of the afternoon ses-
sion of the conference Times Union.
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William Jennings Bryan as Sen
ator from Florida would be worth
millions Of dollars to this state
Jacksonville Observer