The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-02

OF WHAT THE FLORIDA NEWS
PAPERS HAVE HAD TO SAY.
Subjects Pleasing, Pertinent and
Otherwise CoIIated with
the Shears

after this style: The Florida mail service
IS rapidly becoming intolerable. It is a
disgrace to the Pcstoffice Department, to
the District Superintendent, and to the
agents who perform it. If some steps are
not speedily taken to improve it our rep
resentatives in Congress should ask for an
Investigation.
The DIananna Times judges from the
neagre results obtained by its cleaner
during the past few weeks, there is at
least a temporary abatement Of the popu-
lar interest in the political questions that
are to agitate the state during the coming
campaign. A month ago every paper in
the state had something to say in each
issue about the Governor and the inde-
pendent boilers; and the South Florida
papers were so Obstreperous for time
as to threaten a prolonged controversy.
The handsome editor of the Gaines
vile Bee who has never recovered from
his recent visit to the State fair says fur
ther: For several years The Bee has been
endeavoring to convince the public that
the apology for a State Fair that has been
held annually at atJacksonvillewas a fraud
and an absolute injury to the State. The
State Press is gradually beginning to re-
cognize the fact, and such papers as the
Tampa Tribune and the Tavares Herald
are uniting with The Bee in the demand
that the people hereafter let the Jackson
vile farce severely alone.
The Tallahassee Floridian has this per-
sonal: Hon. E. K Foster resigns his po-
sition m the cabinet after a term Of ser
vice in which he has distinctly made the
impression Of his ability upon the educa-
tional interests Of Florida. He has been
an indefatigable worker in the discharge
of his varied and onerous official duties,
and under his wise supervision and di-
rection the school system of the State has
had rapid advancement in an enlighten-
ed progress which shows most gratifying
results. We regret that in retiring frem
office Mr.. Foster is also lost to Tallahassee
where he and his estimable family have
many attached friends. The family re-
move to Sanford this week.
This from the Live Oak Intelligencer:
The local option law, so far as Live Oak
and Suwanee county are concerned has
failed to stop the sale Of liquor, thus
showing that the majority of our people
are in favor of the traffic, however harm
ful it may prove. Every person who has
applied to the county commissioners, to
grant his license. Mr. Gresham, of Wei
born, secured his without any trouble, as
did also Mr.. Bird of this place. We be-
lieve that the sale Of liquor is just as le-
gitimate as the sale of dry goods, grocer
les or any other article Of merchandis,
and do not believe that any one man
should be allowed to monopolize the sale
Of other thing.
The Gainesville Bee thinks Alachua
has land boom, because its Circuit
Clerk is behind with his work. Our Cir
/ cult Clerk knew Putnam would have a
continuation of her old prosperity, and
made preparations in advance. His force
of clerks manage to keep within a few
days of their work, and the office is
crowded during business hours. Last
winter Nh Forward was called out at
night so often, that his friends feared for
his health, and has home is now so far
from his labors, that he is less easily i'm
posed upon We think the Bee would
/ open its eyes, if we could tell it how
much work he manages to get through.
/ And since our lively exchange is in the
Dragging humor, we can say that our
Clerk has the neatest office and most
carefully kept books in the State.
The Savannah News, a journal that
keeps an eye on Florida political affairs
has this sensible suggestion: A vigorous
effort is undoubtedly to be made this
year to wrest the control of the State
from the Democrats This effort how
ever, will be met by one equally vigorous.
There is one thing that the Florida dem
ocrats ought to keep in mind. 1t is, that
faction fights are full Of danger for thom,
They can win if they viii stand together
and act harmoniously The candidate
selected for governor should be a 5mau
who enjoys the confidence of the party
in all parts of the State. Attention
should not be given so much to honoring
the claims Of any particular section Of the
State as to selecting a man of ability, in.
tegrity, and skill as a political leader
The Republicans threaten to support an
independent candidate for Governor
That is their privilege. Independent
candidates, however, are seldom success
full. If the democrats make a good ticket
the number of independent Democrat.
win not be SO large as to cause the Ieas-
uneasiness.
A young rough stands at the entrance
to Fort Marion at St. Augustine and de
mands an entrance from to every conner
A gentleman from Michigan who refused