The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-13

would bring TIE blnsA a. sklans 10 any th.a
took part 10 the Boz TWesi nag IN Ia -, =.
rupt and 0ourishing dayAa In hc4. - -
pared 10 prove thar such ifas The has,e - -.
this ticket fairly beibre The people ana = -
to carry out the sIate = without n -.
thwarted, Il WAS not deen,ed By The manse..s
prudent OF advisable 10 eveii 70 through - -
iomary form Of nominaiisS The deieSs,io. -, ~.
was % give life 10 this wonderful ticle, -. 49,
after 1--WE minutes conference, Il was decidsa' -
the " powers that be-" OF WIS, either by 49,. "
consent or Previous conceEt Of action nrnS.s.ssas
adjourned 10 a neighboring back yard. and ~
and then The decd was d<'ati forgotten. ere. =
The words Of ancthcr. " ThAi when & were al. =
II were well that il were well done 80, =
have NJ dAmned thing boiched! 70
To sum this up. permit me 70 say that lor o..
thirty years have taken . prominent n.,' =
political organizations and machinery - = =
termed, and ventuTe 10 assert that In ~ ~
ern State could there be- bound. belone;,r. N :
either Of the great political parties, men enoa'@
coDgregated together 70 perDetrate such = -
stroeify Of fraud, and series tf frauds. "A he. -
resor'ed TO here. and much % it under my Der
sonal observation, and TO the end to force ~.
own nominations upon the people, and tben -
fish 10 the world the false libel upon The R.pr..S
lican party that the nominees q on the t;cI - ~
tire for The county OF Duval and the S,s,. :.
Florida. are fair representation of the 49,. -
For u so, strong as have been and still are -.
Republican convictions, and established n,
long devotion TO the party and its inter-.
say, II this be So for one am not mernh... !.
the Republican party OF Florida, and he a ~ "
ers that be !" can take due notice and Rad M -
OF the party al their pleasure, and will voss !"
the affirmative when the foll Is called A
further, unhcsitatingly state that have ill.,
here for the past tour yeass under Democr.,s.
rule, and l can stand II for four years MOI. -
just such rule, proud and aniious as sboud ~ =,
see the entire State under honest and caDahle P~,
publican government, and there is material vith;.
the ranks 10 make il 50. Bun have neither emf
fered in purse, freedom, nor liberty of action hv
the change OF the policy NJ the State und:.
the Democrats and have but little 10 comns;r
OF beyond their lin my Judgment mistaken ides
| in the contraction or parsim5nious manaOemer,
regarding the public schoolaa And finally sooner
than stultify myself and my. hopest convici;or.
of duty to conscience and picket BY adyocat;rs
and voting any part Of the sf.lEmade RepublicsS
ticket, as at present in the field, for one shslI
either refrain from voting or, perhaps. whs, /.
better still, vote for Bloxham and Bethel ana she
Democratic State ticket ensire if comDosad of
sound, intelligent and conservative men No.
certainly shall not aid, bat by all the ahildv
possess. discourage and dkcountenance every
measure that may tend towards carrying On M.
campaign on the bloody shirt " issue. Nor 40
/ believe that any considerable number Of the
respectable portion of the Republican parry viii
take issue with me here; certainly they will not
if they have the interest and prosperity Of the
State and the harmony of the community At
heart. j. a. ABBOTT
JACKSONVILLE, July 10, 1880.