The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-05-10
THE CANDIDATE.

The Democrats in convention as
sembled on June 25th, can have their
choice of Drew, BlOxham, Pasco or
Perry for our next governor; each
would be thoroughly acceptable to
the people; each would take into the
canvass a clean record; each has ex-
cellent abilities thoroughly tried in
public affairs, and any one of them
could make successful fight against
any combination of ignorance, greed
and politico-social filth that can be
brought into the field, even backed
by the Bisbee contribution box filled
with the hard earnings of poor clerks
and woman employees. No one of
them is trying to organize "boom"
some have modestly declined the
contest, but the man who is consid-
cred strongest by the party will bear
in his breast heart too thoroughly
filed with love of his State to har-
den it against an appeal made by
the best elements of his fellow-citi-
zens. We trust the friends of any
gentleman whose claims are better
than those of EEHernando's Senator"
will speak out before the convention
assemblies, for no dark horses will be
tolerated on a course where the peO-
pie make the entries, and the candi-
date of any clique or interest will go
mcontinently to the rear when weigh
ed in the scales adjusted by the
hands of the great public. We are
in favor of Perry, because his nomi-
nation will disappoint or antagonize
no valuable element of the party;
because his services to the people of
Florida have been distinguished and
valuable in the widest sense, and be-
cause his record is one whereon the
Democracy can confidently and
proudly place the hand, while lifting
up the battle cries of honesty and
frugality in public affairs. Gen.
Perry is one too, who can confident
ly be trusted to do the right, even
where his advocacy of a constitu-
tional convention would curtail his
own term. But as we believe no
one of those named is pushing his
claims or trying to force his nomina-
ton, so we are convinced that in this
array of the probity and intellect of
the party will be found our next
governor, and that the people will
choose the strongest name on the
list.
And among the names selected by
our contemporary at St. Augustine
for our next member of Congress
those of Chas. Dougherty, John E.
Hartridge and P. P. Bishop, are es-
pecially strong. AS in the case of
the favorites for the first place on
the State ticket, no one of these
have put forward their own claims,
and it remains for the people to
make choice of the strongest man
onJ +bo,, n eIy hi corv;ooe
We do not know that it would be
possible for P. P. Bishop to serve
US in any political capacity, but he
is beyond all others the peoples can
didate for Congress in the Second
District of Florida. His services
entitle him to every consideration,
his wisdom is matured by years, and
his political ability is ripened by ex-
perience; his mind is kept bright by
constant contact with the best
thought of our country and fortified
by reading and reflection; if his pri,
vate affairs will give him liberty to
serve the people his name will be a
tower of strength and his record
will put to the blush the .brazen
cheek of Bisbee who would inconti-
nently leavethe field. The other gen
tlemen named are able in themselves
and strong with the people, but the
combination of Perry and Bishop
will prove so tempting to the Dem.
oerats of East Florida that no oppo.
sition viii arise in our Compression,
al Convention. His nomination rests
with Mr.. Bishop; it is for him to
say whether he will be able to &C.
cept the position which the people
will gladly tender him.