The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-06-01
A COMMENDABLE RECORD


sent itself as is offered to us by the candi
dacy of the Hon. j. Mark Wilcox to sue
! coed himself as our representative in the
| Congress OF the United States for the next
! two years.
Few congressman have been able in so
| short time, to win the recognition of
| their party lcalers, and to be able to rem
| der signal service TO their constituents, as
has j. Mark Wilcox. He has impressed
; his colleagues not Only by his ability, but
! by even those more sterling qualities of
| tireless industry and fidelity to the inter
! estS of his constituents.
| His record is replete with achieve
ments, any one of which would be an eX-
! cellent reason for returning him to the
| place he has so well filled. It would be a
| fortunate thing for the country if every
| congressional district could be represented
with the sanity, the cOmmonsense, and the
: practical good Judgment that it has been
| our good fortune to have placed at our
! service by our representative.
Placing our interests above his own,
| he remained in WashingtOn until he had
|
were assured before he made a hurried
! tour through his district, to render an ac-
count of his stewardship. He met the is
sue of the Townsend Plan with calm logic,
! and weighing his convictions against easily
purch ased popularity, told us that he
would rather meet defeat than to pur-
chase victory by endorsing scheme that
a.
deluded people. Courage like that com
mands respect
He has earned his salary many times
over in the relief that some Florida NUM-
| cipalltleS have experienced in the settle
ments they were able to effect before the
bill which he put through was declared
unconstitutional; and no man whom we
might send to Washington would be so
well equipped as Wilcox to remedy the
defects in that bill and secure the passage
of the amended act
If the Florida Keys can set the world
an example by having chain of com
munity houses of refuge from tropical
storms the credit will be his.
! In season and out of season, I'M
deferred by Encouragement, he has used
! all of his ability to bring to a successful
issue the one matter that meant life or
death to Key West, and it was fitting
! tribute to his fidelity to constituents that
President Roosevelt chose him as the one
man entitled to bring to us the good news
| of completed arrangements to bridge the
waters that have cut Key West off from
the rest of the United States
That was moment of triumph for j.
| Mark Wilcox: and no one will begrudge
! him the joy that was his when he knew
! that he had not served in vain.
Most assuredly, Monroe County, or
for that matter, any of the Fourth Con-
gressional District of Florida will not for a
moment consider recalling this master
! mechanic away from the work that he is
i doing so well. to replace him with an I'M
! tried apprentice.
His ability his tireless industry, and
! the fact that he is an acceptable person to
! the powers that be in the high places of
! the nation, are demonstrated facts
! Mr.. Wilcox has had the indispensable
assistance of c. B. Treadway, the Cover
nor, the loyal citizens of Key West, and
those of his colleagues who realized the
peril in which an American city stood.
But this does not detract from his hour of
triumph Rather, it is a tribute to his
ability to secure cooperation when CO.
operation is needed and one more reason
for extending his term of service since he
| knows so we'll how to serve
Monroe County needs representation
in Washington. So long as we maintain
j. Mark Wilcox in his present position.
Monroe County will be represented