The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-01-19

pie compensations for the outlay OF
roads and canals. Let the State
pledge itself to grant these free of all
incumberances. The cost of lifting
all mortgages on lands actually granted
will be readily paid by the increased
revenue derived from private owner
ship and investment. A writer in a
late number OF the Dispatch asks
that the legislature appropriate $780,
600 per annum, for four years, to ad.
vertise the State lands through the
Bureau OF Immigration. Now we
would say for Volusia county, drop
all this force OF "Primmers" and give
us the public lands to build roads
and canals and these of themselves
will bring all the settlers we want.
Then, with you, Mr.. Edi-
tor, We say by all means give
tie people of Volusia County the
privilege OF enacting their own
stock laws and OF abating the intoler-
able nuisance of range hogs. Even
the largest hog raisers OF the pine
woods confess that the extra cost of
fencing costs more than the value of
all the pork they get; and they
would be glad TO stop it if their
neighbors would consent. But to
the new settler nothing is so dis
couraging as the ravages of these
wild hungry hogs, against which, in
many sections, it is impossible TO fence.
Give US an "Optional' stock law.
AS to law against carrying con.
cealed deadly weapons, we regard
that as of little moment. We want
a law against using deadly weapons
except in self defence and want off.
GERS appointed who have not been
guilty OF, or indicted for using them.
We want law more than all 10 put
a stop to all bulldozing OF every name
and sort in every part of the State SO
that this thing may never again be
chaEGeg ;,esi s1sas ss Is y A
the legislature enact the most string
ent laws to protect the citizens Of
every color and race in the fullest
and freest exercise OF every personal,
civil and political right and then let
the governor appoint men who will
execute these laws and prosecute and
punish every offence.
Yes, the road law should be en-. |
tirely reconstructed after the excel
lent model of some of the New Eng.
land States. 1t seems impossible tor |
our legislature to see the want of the
State in the light of the age in which
they assume to live. Do they live
or do we bury our dead in Tallahas.
see? When one can say 1--WE might
as well send him as anybody; there
isn't much to do anyway it would
seem that dead men would stand
good chance OF getting there. We
trust that our living governor will
breath some breath OF life into these
dry bones and cause them to live il
dead they are.
But what can the governor do with
the dead What tor our Volusia
county, but give it still up to partisan
hands. For is not that partisan
which excludes every voter of the
unsuccessful party from any participa.
tion in the petition to his excellency
tor the appointment OF our County OF.
ficers? In late caucus at Port
Orange, TO elect delegate to the
County Convention to petition tor
county appointerS, the caucus, by di-
rect vote, declared that those who
voted tor Governor Bloxham could
not participate in the proceedings
unless their strictly party qualitica.
tions were perfect. When partisan
zeal becomes so rampant as to make
spoils Of county offices and divide
thsm solely 10 the victors, totally re.
gardless of qualifications aud the
public interests, is ii not time for
common sense to intervene? When
Mr. Drew for whom we also voted
was nominated, he declared that il
elected he would be governor Of the
people OF Florida and not OF the
Democratic party; but when elected
certain managers of the party ex-
cluded us and others, who ior the
sake of reform, voted for that excel.
lent man trom all participation in
the petition for county apponters
and accepted in place of heavy tax.
payers, boysan carpet.baggers if such
can be in that party.