The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-15
GOV. HUnBAKD'~ ELOQI <,sE.
a Stirring speech Which "aaiIcd
PatriN ism into a E'Ian q.

Gov lIubbarIs speech acccptn ths- ttm-
porary Chairm' nship OF the Convcni1n AZ t:h
Cage, on the Sh was received with grail ap-
plause. 1t was follows
Mr.. C2Airmu! ami GentLn.en Of III, / ca..e' ,nc
Conrentlut IF lie CnDn Cheers : | al ro
toundly grlicIu for the confidence whicit y,hI
have repOscd In me in ralyng my NJ mEia'gon
by the Executive Committee, who Ii I'VE 4 }nc
your bid ling Il the last four wears. BY jar
authority | acc' pt it, my fellow Demo rag, not
rs a tribute tC IN humble citIcu m - \ i,ur
fellow Democrat who speaks IL You Il ~, but
rather as n compliment To Ihr gnat y !ttc
whence came applnnse a state v cli s)rc
than any othc' American State is bsDlh p.lv
cosmopolitan il every fibre 90 It's nci z Mp
plause. In its early days and s'rug- e hi s.er
came to our relief, as the winds sWc - w. s,ss
the sea, men OF Illinois and y ~ I"r md 81
Maine and New England, mcn ol tie igi,,s IN!
along The cOus and gave 'h-ir iv"S II IA tno
and San .Jacntu for the freedom 81 f. Is tp
plause, Can only recall t. you in The ,lri
moment which shall Diet lin You n. lacr s.5
our ncl!hbolng sister STATE, her W, lns.f,- he
glorious spartan women. ecnt - a, tWll 90 ipn
that belC ned il To glorious victory Stir ga
cnto
TEN : 100 900 MAJORITY
But above nj accept - E. lrl'n t. T., i'm.
fact, my fellow Democrats, lnu rrXls via 5,I
20OOOW OF people. q ally, q ,tJu ii,cu} jlg
election, places in the ballot hNy nvt n 100 tsl0
Democratic 'lai"rity. lApplau,r. FA 5w
Democrats, We have met upon an ooclsi.u ;1i
great and ah~pr olng interest To oar par Il, >s{il
as to our comm bn country. Tn- Isl ~ rs ;.tt
not justly me slnuld attempt 70 ~.,-ta - II IA
OF It's great history aud lis distinctive ,rtnqt KS
through twO-th rd> o; the III st glnIiot ms, .fy
OF our country. could not sop 10 Ill al Tx /
would, its MUM crn policy oil prngres aa.h toe
part which she l.s taken in The build NJ ~ III
our country, lis progress, its territory IN i az
wealth. :.
Can only sa to You to-day in brief that's BE
Democratic party, in al essential ek ;n,.nA,, is
the same as ii VAS when it wa, houndc brr In
trainers Of the pnS'ilulon nearly ihrct quts rs
OF ccntiry age iApptuse. Men Il c a. he
leaves OF autumn l, but not 80 The prime piles la
DERIVING liberty and selfgovernmcnt.
DcMoCR. .CY's GREAT PRINCrPLI 5,
The right Of representation and taxst on sty
hand in hand, economy in the adminS' 'aiioa If
the government SD that the gOvernm nj Small |
make the burde Is Us small as they may ub III He !
millions Who CO Institute our GOunutmt itie
and other prin cplcS undcrlic the De mOctUlc |
party "nj Cannot be etftced from II ca "a,
though their au horS may be numbered witt. ilt. |
dead. Cheers ~
thank God, fellow citizens, tint Il, ,ugl, 4ys,
have been ont ii power for twenty ii ~: ycMl |
we are t"-tay in all that makes nder NE Ilnll |
confluence and zeal much IA party rn:nihet |
Tor AT agSrcSsv war rs whch thr d. ntciii t. |
victory were rrchrl over our ir.l t. lhii |
Democratic pr y, !cli"v- citizens, since The I.ai
commencing with the rccohslruc,inu with 5lG |
hands manaclct with our ballnI boxes ,urrnun,ie |
ed ny cleaning blyonetS, with carpet h ,T ru1rs
with The voice If lrcemen who pay Il err Ia IA /
I" the gGvcrnm mt stitlcd the Dcmocr tiic d. fty
has lived to see through all tins msrue |
TIE PAI.TYs RETURN To PowIR
day comes when IN II great m ,jori Y of our |
States the Del locra!ic party has res Im,J ilE |
control and its power 1t has your iIoqsc ii |
Representatives, and but Tor treason st llkuG ID |
the Senate Chamber would have hat t,,cf |
| Loud applause We have had The P .si,tmcy /
TOO, but with inlpous hands-lhe hand, OF .shetj
oers-our rights were taken away, ant th,o r1h.
perjury and br berry and corruption, n en- lttasra
my False hoods through pale hp, ,nd taarte.lss
t'r'h IN The very temples of hi .rty >tote ~: !
Presidency from this country. TAppl,r 81.
Some OF the IL en- who participated II /. :hatrll
passed 'cynnd The river IN ,nl Ia giye AMI
account oil thtH stewardship, bat hi: tow VIII 4
not lie when II recnrS, t. il iltS, nat. Inns I
Electoral CONFUSION announced in tie 5unn.I
Chanbe' ihrou sh the House thti II W puld can.
'Idei IN" qucs' m and evidence OF IRA II ID III,
returning OF I'll vOIe ~ Louisiana | rni,nnbsr
IT, IL Is the O ckeNt page in cnul try's his q
."ry lapolause and all good Republic rs lp ,iiyE
are ASHAMED OF it. Load applause
THE UNCOMFORTABLE ACT I: i
They urncd their faces As their cumscilncss :
lpoh th' prom ises of the past, and 'elusdl ft:t
consider The evidence. all reel<Ing with gnnf linv
ma inery an shame and Counted in II man !
who hal no received under the C.inS,ilt.tioa
ma laws The lttrages %! his counlryntrn. This
8 wong | lat we have met here To right
Appla,ise.l Eight years have pass IL, THU id +
rue. We are told that the law has ylverI the +
'erdlct to them. That is true. Whel july III
n It's oox una r the statute OF your 'olc, I'D 4 /.
Judge upon he bench who should hold the 4:
Gales ct justice evenly holds with q iy lSn,is
he parchmen from the Executive On your Stal,s r
nd allows tn jury sitting in tho / OK to E,nI H
Tenn to death under the @gis of he Ia hel II
oeS what all the law writers of civi iza,ion :orsF
hundreds OF years have cursed and damned asI T.
egal murder Applause Oh, til greut SIM s
Il that EectU raj Commission remains ,tt-d, " IN h
unshrd anc will ever be unavenge'i so lt nh asIF |
he Republican, party is in power in tIis colrtry.
THANK God hat there is no statute OF nita- lE|'
IONS running In favor OF that party lappa,se1 Fl
nd in that Connection my fellow ID. nocrts b.s :.
said to til, credit OF the Demo, ratio patti \ y