The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-06
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1t is not necessary that we introduce
Mr.. Bloxham to our readers. We did thai
ten years ago. His has long been house
hold name. Since 1870 bis presence ha,
been hailed on every political battlefield
with enthusiasm. Ten years he has beer
in the forefront, and accomplished NOR,
than any single leader in bringing oul
party to An assured and, as final result.
have shown to the country, benefcent
victory. Before the people always. and
in the Cabinet Of the Governor for the las,
three years and hall, he has proved him
self the steady friend Of the people and
the eloquent advocate Of every good
measure of government. If devotion and
selfsacrifice make one worthy of reward
it cannot be q surprise that w. ID. Blox.
ham is to-day the selected candidate oi
our united party for the Chief Magistracy
Of our State.
As Mr.. BloxEszm is put before the peO
pie as the exponent Of whatever il com.
mended by them in the present admins
tration, it is an assurance, an open declara.
tion by his party that, if he 10 elected, the
policy of his administration will be still
more fruitful of benefit to each individual
citizen, and to the great interests of the
State at large. Protection to personal and
civil rights,prompt and undiscriminating
enforcement of the laws, reduction of the
burdens of government, strict applications
of the tests of competency, uprightness
and prudence in official stations, liberal
provisions for the education of all the
children of the people. and for inducing
the rapid increase of population by i'm
migration, will characterize his admins
tration of the State government.
The man, the platform and the policy
of the Conservative Democratic party OF
Florida, certainly commend themselves
to every intelligent voter who is more in
terested in good government than in
anything else, and can but inspire all such
men to rally to the support of Bloxham
as they never have to any man. No wise
citizen can hesitate to choose between
him, our platform and the policy of the
party, and Conover, the hungry pack OF
Office seekers at his back, and the return
of the condemned, because destructive,
policy of Republican rulers.
Mr. Bloxham will enter the field at the
head Of party uniting all the best ele-
ments and most important interests of the
State, to the sustenance and development
ofwhich conservative, pure and econom-
ical State government is supreme and
overshadowing necessity. To insure the
people this the present government may
be bettered, but to supplant it by a Re
publican administration would be fatal
blow to every great interest and break
the wheels of progress.
Mr. Bethel, the Democratic Conserva-
tive candidate for Lieutenant-G Governor,
is son of Judge Winer Bethel, of Mon
roe county. The young candidate for this
high honor is altogether deserving of it.
He is successful practitioner of the law
at a bar that gave such a man to the
country as Stephen r. Mallory. Of a
physique of splendid development, with
handsome features, sonorous voice and
admirable self lf-possession, he will make a
decided impression as . debater before
the people. We cannot refrain from re-
peating an observation made by a dele
gate on first seeing Mr.. Bethel at the con-
vention. With something of woman's
admiration in his tone, the young gentle
man exclaimed, "All the ladies ought to
be allowed a vote!" So "express and
admirable is our young friend but it is
impersonation of manliness, not effemi-
macy.
The candidacy of Mr. Bethel will ava
ken great enthusiasm in the old county
of Monroe. 1t is made up of population,
the prevailing character of which is to
stand by each other against the world.
They may have their own private little
quarrels, but they will not suffer outsiders
to meddle in them. The young candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor was reared
among them, and is connected by blood
or marriage to many families. But over
the other divisions of the population, he
will exert larger popular influence than
any candidate for the position from any
other county could possibly do.
We believe our ticket, Bloxham and
Bethel, to be invincible. Hurrah for the
B. BIS! /
Pensacola Gazette June 32l
From all parts of the State come to US
Democratic papers expressing their enthu-
siastic appreciation of the nominations. all
and singular of the Democratic conven-
tions. Pure in their lives, both public
and private, and each of large ability, the
chosen leaders of the Democracy of this
State campaign come before the people
without flaw in their records or . ques-
tion of their fitness for the discharge Of
the duties of the high Offices to which
they will be elected by large majority
of voters. So high is their standing for
the qualities that make men distinguished
in official position, 30 eminent is their re
pute for the virtues which make men
truly illustrious, that it would seem they
cannot have material opposition, however
ignorant be the constituency Of the Radi-
cal party. However ignorant, . person
knows day from night, and 40 day IL to
night SO are the leaders of the Democracy
to those of the Republicans in this politi-
cal issue Of 1884. Our candidates marc
to sure victory, but we hope that conf
dence in the result will not relax effort
so that victory may be overwhelming
a final "crusher out of Radicalism in
our State. Good citizens should be salts
fed with nothing less than overwhelming
victory thorough rout of the enemy.
Apcpka Citizen, June 1s.1
While believing that Governor Drew
was entitled to . denomination, and that
the solidifying and strengthening of the
party cannot be subserved by an unneces
sary supplanting of . faithful represents
tive. an we deem this tn have been we