National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-16

public declaration Of his 70 prove H. he submitted
voted himself 70 bis profession. In ilbsrallIy Of
political sentiment be ranks IN this State With
BloxhAm. Some Oft kilograms call him Q
"sTATE ADMINISTRATION DEMOCRAT"
phrase which must DO unlntelligIbis 10 most
Sinistfst Il vas elected By RspubiIesn votes.
ALLOW me 70 clear up this point. Ever since
Hart, death 70 isT our sSsGs Goyss
elected him, and TO have been looking 70 the
United States Senate. Ho was conscious OF
number 81 desperate polltIciSns In the Legisia-
ture, whom he had attached 10 his personal for
tunes by favoritism which regarded nelther Law
add Democrats enough to give him q majority on
Joint ballot, he could carry his point. To make
this policy effective 1t was necessary 70 produce
which is immense In Florida, seems to have been
freely used Tor this purpose. The boards Of county
commissioner, which appoint me Judges o. sIec;
that be never went farther than to appoint two
Democrats to three Republicans; but Republi-
effect . change, the Democrats chosen were able
business men and the Republicans were chosen
from the illIterate. Justices, county judges and
principle. The result was that the Senate was q
tie and the Assembly nearly 90. When the
LEGISLATURE Met, THE "DREP DOGS"
all prophesIed the election Of Stesrns. Mr.. Gas
hill, . Democrat, was elected president Of the
ernor S. into the United STATED Senate, the vast
QubernatoriAl power would fall TO their party.
1t was . clean swap Of the State for place 10 the
Senate. But Just here the ohasm opened wide
its horrors. The Republicans shrunk back aghast
at seeing the State In the hands Of the Demo
s5s tH ssTSoS Of %SS wSO had used his
power as Governor and newspaper proprietor to
break down utterly their candidate Tor Congress,
Josiah T. Walls, and elect his Democratic OPP
ponent; and the Democrats, pluming themselves
on the many advantages gained from the Gov
ernor, were unwilling TO reward him for them.
They loved the treason, but despised the traitor
Besides they feared being forced ct once to order
an election for Governor. Now, when Charles W.
Jones is called estate Administration Demo.
crst, )" It means that, in behalf OF his party, he
has been foolinR Governor Stearns to the top Of
Mr.. Jones does not represent the old-lIne De-
mocracy. Henderson would have done that. The
new Senator will be one Of the most liberal OF
Democratic Senators. He was elected 0y Just
such q combination as elected Chase from Ohio
in ls4S.
NOW, WHAT OF THE NIGHT
Though we have lost sadly when every loss counts
heavily, we have not lost all We feared. Through
this tralickIng influence for place, We might have
lost the State as well as the United Stsses ma
merical Republican majority in Florida. The
cruel oppression Of colored people in Georgia has
range of counties is black with them. They have
been coming for about four years; and during that
time the exodus OF Democrats TO Texas and the
Carolinas and Georgia has been steady. Some OF
the best political calculators estimate the incon-
testable Republican majority In Florida as at
least four Thousand. 1t will be i've thousand In
1876.
To bring this majority to the polls will be no
difficult matter. Our Governor will, 1t Is hoped
bring forth works meet for repentance, and con-
tradfct by HIS efforts to guide Alright the State
and unite the party, all have said against him.
He can yet make amends to some extent for the
very disagreeable feelings he has caused the sim
cere Republicans of the State. Let him cease to
foment discord and learn TO act loyalty TO the
party that elected him, and We cannot fall to gain
Republican victory in 1876.
Hurriedly yours, PALATKA.
FEBRUARY Il, 1876.