The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-29
Mr.. MabIy's Letter Of Ace eptsnct
LEEsRURG. Fla. JUL 10 1894

LEEsBURG, Fla july 10, 19S4
To Hons. 8 Pasco, W. D. Bmnes and d. r
Walker, Co nnaittee.
have the honor 10 acknowledge the rec ,ipi o
your fcial otice OF my nomination " the Con
sentative Der lOcratic State Conventi IN recently
held al Penss cola, for the office Of Lientanant
Governor. Through your committee desire, tn
express my h Oh appreciation and pre- found grail
ltude for the distinguished honor VIII oh tn rep
resenta lives OF the Democracy of our State have
so unanimously conferred on me / formally
accepting this nomination allow me to say that
l shall faithfl lily endeavor to merit the lonor
TINS bestowed upon me- The polit ical conitst
before us, in some respects novel in he history
OF our State politics. ls full of inter, st AMI sir
nificance. The ju'licious encouragen ent OF pub
lie and prvat. enterprise-the fOste ing If the
various agric ltural, fruit and vrgetal lie interests
OF the State--the promotion OF imrlgrat iOn--
the maintenaCe OF a capable, honest a I'd hOnora-
BILE alminisT alton of the public fajrs- i'm n
word, the al vancement of our Stat. in al her
social and ma erial interests are depel dent upon
the success II; the Conservative Democracy
in the Coming campaign.
have nevr doubled hat the peoE lie, true to
their own iai. rests, would again entr lst thu adj
mnistrstion 1T the government tn I lat lariy
The prospects for such result are rnroura cling
The question bfthe change of the pr sent Con-
stitnton is to be settled by united party As
one earnestly ,lesiring an entire revis ION q the.
present Constitute have differed with some.
of my I"ficil friends rs trthr mode If accom-,
plishna that result The difference however
has never al my Tim" been upon the necc ,sirv
at revision, tut rs io the legislative proct. lurg
OF reaching that result
As "A iegslai n believed the Constitution WAY
limlfHinn unn my acts, and The modes OF
changing ihrt lStnment being clearly EXPIRE ,>e,
therein, all 9th ar legislative methods were II ere
10y excluded. | have never doubted that the.
people have sovereign p. liical p.wer--lh.s
power Ia make and unmake ConstituI ons: bus
believe l~gislt tors are limited in The If powers
by CONSTITUTIONS when made As lie yislatnr L
adhered l." The mode of entire revisin poiuted:
out in the presen Constitution, and W nch f,ads
been inan.urait by the Legislature nf 1881 nd :;
only required u concurrence of the IL It Le.,is
lalure in order to submit the question to Inc
people. To my mind this was not ONLY the roy
nlar, bni the $, rest way To accomplish wha, I
have always, 81 lce my residence i'm IT. State.
deemed the mos important measure del nandnr
attention II vision of the present ('onsti H.
ton. The accom- Dlishment of what the honsd
f0r-a united pal ty 10 make sure this adj ss
been attained. The Pensacola Cnnven ion las
placed the party clearly in favor of a { onsliIu
lional Con veniin }, and in such mann .r as 10
leave no excuse " failure on the part of aly
Democrat to hea lily endorse the measu e.
Accept my tina ks for the courteous rms n |
which you have conveyed to me officia notice
ut my nomination. l remain, your ohe,li mt ser
want, MILTON ii. NJ BRY.