The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-01
Communicated.
BREvARD COUNTY, July 20, 10,


Editor FloridIdn Will you spare little o
your space to a Brevard Democrat?
On all occasions there are pessimists-On all
occasions men will be found to complain and
find fault In politics sore-heads are the evil of
the day. and their demonstrations being of the
one idea" sort are chiefly made up of that
cheapest of twaddle sarcasm.
On the 18th the Brevard Democratic COnven-
ton held at Titusville, and il was one of the
most thoroughly representative and harmonious
conventions ever held in South Florida. The
editor of the TitusvilIe Star, who was a candi-
date before the convention and defeated, calls it
the sharps and flats in council" This is far
from complimentary, but, as have said, he was
defeated candidate, and make no further COM
ment. Some of his editorial reflections of
tone peculiar TO disappointed aspirahts. and only
deserve notice because of the bad impression his
er-parte account may produce abroad In the
convention the two-thirds rule was ably advoca-
ted by Mr. Vann, of Hauloyer, and was finally
adopted the surest means of recOnciling asp-
rants. And, Mr.. Editor it has transpired that
the sOrest head got hardly one-third vote
The delegates did not think discussion of the
Constitutional Convention question timely,
and declined TO drag it into a Congressional con-
test. They met together for other purposes, and
did well their duty; among other ways by head
ing the list of their nominations with the name
of Francis Marion Plat, one of the strongest
and best men in the county and one, besides
rhO tcas not an dspirdnL
AT the last general election, and since by De-
tition, the people of Brevard expressed a choice
for county officers who were not appointed
Whether Governor Bloxham was to blame or
not was not the immediate concern of the dele
gates but they held their representative to strict
account, and invited him to take a back seat
They then proceeded generally to nominate the
very officers whom they had unavailingly chosen
before, and wound up their proceedings by IN
structing their Congressional delegates, Minor s.
Jones. Esq, and Capt. Quincy Stewart, TO sup
port Gen. Finley in the convention at Jackson
Vile Except under the circumstances which
make it incumbent on Brevard to demand the
denomination of Gen. Finley, both of these are
st. Clair Abrams men, Indeed, Minor Jones is
regarded in this section as his foremost friend and
advocate.
Now, Mr.. Editor, Brevard don't like the pres
ent lax law, and will expect her representative i
10 have due regard for her sentiments She is |
regular in politics, and will elect her candi-
dates in spite of sorc-heads and fault-fnders | |
think Minor Jones spoke the spirit OF Brevard |
Democracy i'm an address before the convention, |
and append an extract, rs it may be applicable |
elsewhere. He said We cannot fight the party |
of the almighty dollar without an organization /
as thorough their own. II is a struggle be- |
tween the people and the pluIocrats. and the
people have only purity and justice as a basis
and an argument. Gentlemen, we are on the |
side of the people. The Constitution is over orr
heads, and in its shadow the man in homespun |
is the peer OF him in broadcloth the man from
Maine is as though he were native and To the |
manner born !; there religious distinc- |
tons; and the rights Of one precinct are as pre-
ciOus as those of another. Under these circum-
stances we may be strong in Brevard and in |
Florida, but the times are fraught with mcnaces
to our principles, and we can neither afford to |
carry personal or factious preferences to the
verge of danger, nor tamrer with the uncean
projects of our adversares We cannot afford |
to have west side Democracy and river
Democracy-a Democracy for Brevard and a
Democracy for Dade but we must have in this
and every other county, an organization strong
and unbrOken as the Macedonian phalanx, or
ere long we will have no Call or Jones to smite
the emissaries of monopoly and Capitalization in
the Capitol at Washington. 1t is the avowed
purpose of the money party of the North to CEN
tralize this government 1t has gone beyond the
confines of Federalism and will follow the ghost
of Hamilton into ogarchy. It's great, rich
leaders are steadily overturning every obstacle
to complete sway In their impious zeal they
violate the shrine of justice ITSELF for they have
striven to make of the Supreme Court of the
United States rich mans tribunal, inaccessible
TO the poor man or his cause And they shape
legislation to curtai the Jurisdiction OF States no
longer sovereign because of their Vaccinations
cOncede to every man in this convention, or
out of il, his opinion and his choice, but we can
not afford to quarrel or bargain for the accom-
plishment of particular purposes. We have TOO
much at stake. We must exercise forbearance
and magnanimity, and remember that The fate of
our party and the good of our country depend
not on the fortune Of any one man. &C.
DEMoCRAT.