The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-31
A STRONG AND PLAIN ARGUMENT.

a bTRONG AND PLAIN ARGUMENT.
One of the most enth usiastic meetings
ever held in Jeffersonville was that last
night on the occasion of the appearance of
Senator Jones, of Florida, and Senator
Mcdonald, of this State. Notwithstand-
ing the disagreeable weather large and
enth husiastic audience gathered at the
Democratic stand. Senator Jones has
powerful voice. He is a plain speaker
and had no sooner commenced his remarks
than silence was observed throughout the
crowd and every word he said was heard
by the vast crowd. Many Republicans
who heard it expressed themselves as be-
ing well pleased. Senator Jones said, on
being introduced by Colonel James Keig-
win:
SENATOR JONES ADDRESS
M. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
and Felloao-citizens Of JefersOnvile -
Although | have been in your State for
some time, and have had the honor and
high privilege of addressing large assem-
blages of people in this great State, yet
must confess to you that this nights ex
hibition so far exceeds my anticipations
that l cannot but feel embarrassed by
this overwhelming concourse Of the Dem
ocrats Of this State. am here, as your
chairman has told you, from a far-of'
Southern State, but | am not here for the
purpose Of preaching any novel doctrine.
am not here for the purpose of bringing
out any truths that are not familiar
throughout the length and breadth of
this land. / am here to speak to you as
adherents to Democratic principles, and
the men who mean to be governed by
them are found in every State throughout
the vast domains of our broad Union. /
am not here to preach any sectional doc
trine, because l contend, my fellow
citizens, that the principles of Democracy
are not sectional but national, and that
wherever our flag waves and our govern
ment is felt, there the principles of Democ-
racy are to be found. [Applause. You
have been told time and again by the ad-
versaries Of the Democratic party
| THAT THE SOUTH is DIsLoYAL
and is not to be trusted because the great
majority of her people belong to the
Democratic creed, and that is the only
evidence of existing disloyalty that can
be brought against us; because, like
thousands of men in the East and in the
/ West we believe in those eternal princi-
/ Piles of self government and public free
\ dom which were first given to the world
by the father of all Democracy, Thomas
Jefferson. Applause. We still adhere
to the great principles of political faith
which were enunciated by that greatest
of American political founders, Thomas
| Jefferson and let me say that when the
great truths that have been brought forth
to the honor of Thomas Jefferson cease
to control the mass of the minds of the
American people that you will no longer
have government controlled by the popu-
lar will. When this great government
was brought into existence the world was
In doubt whether man possessed the power
to govern himself. The war Of the Rev
olution was fought, as you know, to sepa-
rate this continent from the government
of Great Britain, and after the contest
was over and it became important to set
tie the principles which should govern it
for all time and secure to the people the lar
gest measure of liberty, compatible with
individual and public security, there was
no man equal to the great task of that
day but the
GRAND HEAD OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
Thomas Jefferson. At this time there
was distinguished man who had co-ope
rated with Washington in all his efforts
in the Revolution, to effect the separation
between this country and Great Britain,
who was not willing to give to the people
the right of selfgovernment, and he was
the man whom Mr.. Garfield selected the
other day in New York as the grand type
of public Characteristic celebrated Alex
aRder Hamilton; and he was in favor of
the establishment Of a monarchy upon
this continent. Those who have read the
history of the past must know full well
that Alexander Hamilton was George
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury,
and that Thomas Jefferson, the great head
of our party, was his Secretary of State,
and in bis first Cabinet meeting these two
opposite characters were brought face to
face. Hamilton, In accordance with the
principles now advocated in . measure by
General Garfield, advocated strong gov
ernment. Jefferson, true to the instincts
and impulses of his great Democratic
heart, declared himself
oPPosKD TO STRONG GOVERNMENT,
and that he had confidence in the virtue
and intelligence Of the people, which
would edable them to govern themselves.
IApplause.1 The great principles which
were brought forth at that day are in ex-
istence at this hour. and the followers of
Thomas Jefferson, comprising the whole
Democratic party, and inspired by his
grand teachings are opposed to the fol-
lowers of Alexander Hamilton and to all
the old. rotten FederaIists of 1870, who
never were in favor Of giving to the peo-
pie the right ef regulating the govern
ment themselves. TEnthusiastie applause
Wen might 1Er. Garneld refer to Hami[
ton % the shining light in American pol
itics Of the Republican party. Twin ssy
as D man who has alwSys been able 10
dive ~ reason for ffheD Democratic faith
tAat h In him thzt I never wss and never
can be d afollower Of Hamilton, nor viii I
ever cast vote for any man who is f Ap.
plsusel And what is the differences be.
tween fAem fas Tie ons had no faith-n no
upnhdsnes il sAs people, and the othsr
I'D and when 0saS governments wsa ea4
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