The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-06-07
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Our state AAaAlnlstRatien.
Ii has been sourcs Of great surprise to us to
ses 90 many Of orr State papers Gardening the
course Of our present state administration, and
the late Legislature. We were in Tallahassee
during the seaslon OF the Legislature, and know
whereof we affirm when we say that We can see
no just grounds for such animadversions.
Governor Bloxham has, In our humble opinion,
fully carried out the pledges of himself and his
friends during the campaign-and has certainly
succeeded admirably in the selection of his i'm
mediate counsellors-and We very much fear the
spirit which has prompted some Of the severe
criticisms Of his selections 10 similar to that of
the fellow who objected to the marriage cere-
mony being carried out by the clergyman be-
cause he wanted that ere gal himself" We
are personally acquainted with most of the cab
met and have known them long time, and of
these we can speak advisedly. No better man
for the place could have been selected than the
Secretary Of State, Hon. John L. Crawford Be-
longing to the well known and highly honored
family Of Crawfords Of Georgia, the honor and
reputation Of the family are we'll sustained by
him. Dignifed, courteous, honest and unassum-
ing, perfect model of the christian gentleman,
State Treasurer. Hon. 81. A. L Engle, gave abund-
ant evidence for his fitness for the position as
signed him in the very prompt manner in which
he brought up the Treasury, from deficiency to
prompt paying basis before the close of the
Legislature, 30 that every claim was readily and
promptly met General w. d. Barnes, Comp
troller, is too well known by the people of Flor
ida TO need any defence by us and the same
may be said of our old friend Hugh A. Corley,
Commissioner of Lands and immigration. 1t
has been truthfully said by many that what
Hugh Corley does not know about the lands of
Florida is not worth knowing" Attorney Gen.
eral George p Raney, having been member Of
Governor Drew's cabinet Tor four years, we think
might have been left out of the present one, but
only on the principle that we think there
should be an entire change with each admins
tration, and for nothing which units him for the
position. Adjutant- General Yonge made host
of friends during the campaign last fall while
travelling with Governor Bloxham and others,
as a candidate for Presidential Elector on the
Hancock ticket. Hon. E. K. Foster, Supern-
tendent of Public Instruction is highly recon-
mended by those who are well acquainted with
him and we think will make an efficient officer.
These all being good men and true, we cannot
understand the hue and cry raised against them,
ard until some good cause for condemnation is
charged and proven against them we pledge the
columns of the Progress to the support of Gov.
ernor Bloxham and his administration.
With reference TO the Legislature, we can say
that we have been familiar with the Legislature
of Florida both before and since the war, but
have never seen a better legislative body assem-
bled in the capitol at Tallahassee than the last.
Both in the Senate and the Assembly the State
was well and ably represented, and especially
was this the case when the representatives of
both political parties were brought into contrast
with some of the Legislatures of the past. The
laws passed by that body are now before the
public for criticism and we think will compare
tavorably with the acts OF any previous session.
Some of these acts are open to criticism and we
propose during the dull season this summer to
review some of them, but we think well of the
Legislature Of 1881, taken as a whole.