The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-30

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sionally find place for some Southern
Republican. Judge Settles name has
been mentioned LEO also has Mr. Maynard
been spoken of in connection with Post
master-GeneraI, his present position; but
is not this little invidious Are Settle
and Maynard 50 rery conspicuous that
they overshadow all others? Besides, as
a State is supposed to be honored when
cabinet minister is taken therefrom a.
much as the individual selected, to what
State would Judge Settle, for instance, be
accredited should he happen to be chosen
North Carolina I? But he has abandoned
his old home. Florida? But he is only
a newcomer here and there might be
some who would object on the ground
that the Judgei is not enough of Florid-
ian to entitle him to be considered prop
er representative of the Republican party
Of Florida In fact this objection is
urged and not without force. 1t has been
said, and the remark is attributed to an
ex-senator who went out of Office in 1873,
that there are but three Southern Repub-
licans of sufficient prominence to entitle
them 20 recognition for cabinet appoint
ments. One of these is said to be Abbott
of North Carolina, the other Two are
Hicks and Osbo I'm of Florida. Neither
of these distinguished individuals has as
yet been suggested " for place in the
picture" leastwa VS. by the newspapers,
and the FLORIDA y may be a little prema-
ture in mentioning their names. We
have been expecting that the Patriot or
the Sun and Pre3s would break the news
to Garfield, but so far we have been dis
appointed. The Patriot has only enforced
the ex-Senator's qualifications as an or
ganizer, ignor ing Brother Hicks entirely,
and may, if it lives long enough, goa step
further and make demand In behalf of
its fayorite. Ex-senator Osborn has
quite number Of points in his favor. 1t
is true he is not much Of a Floridian in
lUe StuSc VI UelUG a fOtcI
holder, for we doubt if he has voted at
an election in this State in years, while
the annual taxes he contributes to the
support of the government would not pay
a weeks board at any third class hotel in
Washington, but then, as is elaine d, he
is unexcelled as "political strategist
and this may be placed in the scale
against any lack of direct personal inter
est he has in the State as a bona tide citi-
zen thereof His "claims," too, go back
to the time when he became thorn in the
side of Governor Reed Who can forget
those days? There was Horatio jenkins
arraigning a Republican Governor and
behind citizen y jenkins stood Senator
Osborn astonishing all the world with the
splendor of his strategy. The movement
came to nought for the nonce except in
the seeds of distraction which were sown
and which subsequently bore such plen-
tiful crop of wran CLING as to finally drive
the great strategist himself from the
Senate and consig n him to the limbo of
lost politicians " only to turn up again as
an organizer with jenkins as assistant. If
his usual ill-luck has attended his latest
stragetical efforts and the party whose
fortunes he undertook to guide has been
buried SO deep that the arm of resurrec-
ton will never reach it, it will only en-
dear him the stronger to his admirers;
and to add to the obligation they are I'M
der to him, he is instituting an inquisi
tion into the why's and the wherefores of
the late defeat. If VIC do not soon know
"who struck Billy Patterson" il will be
because of fault in his "strategy," not
for lack of zeal in putting bis nose here,
there and everywhere. Bisbee, who is
generally regarde ID as the very embodi-
ment of cold-blo oded hatred, is nobly
seconded by Osborn in spotting every
person against VIII ON suspicion can be
excited of wrong doing, and if they ac-
complish nothing more they will at least
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
have caused great deal of trouble and
expense to the sus pected parties and adj
ded to the income of the court officials.
These are but few of the "points
which go to make up list of " claims
for recognition on the part OF Osborn and
his friends; and we do not we'll see, on
the supposition that Southern Stalwart
is desirable in the new cabinet, how they
are to be overlooked. More might be
said, but this will do to start an Osborn
boom" Let us now hear from the San
and Press.