The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-26
GEN. PERRY's ACCEPTANCE.
An Able letter Formally Accepting
the Democratic Nomination
for Governor.

the Democratic Nomination
for Governor.
PENSACOLA, FLA, July ~, 1884.
To the Hons. S. Pasco, w. d. Barnes and
J. T. Walker, Committee
GENTLEMEN have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your cOmmu-
nication apprising me officially that the
convention of the conservative demo-
cratic party of Florida, lately held in
Pensacola, selected me as its candidate
for governor.
Profoundly sensible of the responsible
ties of the position, and with grateful
appreciation of the confidence reposed
in me, | accept the nomination.
have cherished in the past, and shall
endeavOr to maintain in the future, the
fundamental doctrines of the democratic
party, which teaches that offices are pub
lie trusts; that the purposes of govern
ment are the good of the people that
/ taxation, to be just, must be equal and
measured by the necessities of govern
ment and the best interests of the whole
state, and should, by rigid economy, a
prudent expenditure and faithful accoun-
| ting of the public monies, be reduced to
| the lowest possible limit consistent with
such necessities and q liberal provision
for the maintenance and development of
| educational facilities and the progress
and advancement of the material inter
! ests of the state by every legitimate in
! ducement and encouragement to immi-
! grafton and the actual settlement of our
vacant lands; that the state should never
relinquish or hesitate to exercise when
necessary its powers to enforce corporate
as we'll as individual obligations, to pre-
vent monopolies, to protect against any
encroschments the interest of labor and
the rights of the people.
81 cordially indorse the principles en- I'm
ciated in the platform. l shall heartily
cooperate with the people of the state in
their efforts to revise our organic law as
to make it comfortable to the great
principles which underlie truly demo-
cratic government, and my confidence in
the patriotism of our people assures me
that in framing and adopting new con-
stitution the interests of every section of
the state will be regarded.
The resolution of the convention in re-
gard to immigration has my most hearty
approval. The growth of our country
and especially of that great West, whose
rapidity of development is unprecedented
in the annals of civilization, has been
largely due to the influx of new citizens
and the infusion of new blood | am
sure that l express the sentiments of the
conservative democracy of Florida when
| say to that large and enterprising class
of new citizens who have come from
other countries and from other sections
of our own country to cast their lot with
US, that we cordially extend to them the
right had of fellowship and welcome.
My own experience in this, my adopted
and beloved state, assures me that the
resolution is no barren formula-that
those words are sincere which extend to
worthy and industrious citizens from all
quarters a friendly welcome and equal
opportunity.
The terrible conflict between some of
the states and the United States ended
almost twenty years ago; no trace of dis
loyalty to a restored Union can be found
throughout the broad land; the soldiers
of both armies have long since buried
every feeling of animOsity and shaken
hands in all honesty and good faith; and
though we may proftably cher
ish in our memories and per
petuate in history the heroisnl
and fidelity to duty displayed on both
sides and hand them down as a rich leg
acy to future generations-though we
may perhaps wisely regard that trying
time rs a crhcible in which was tested
} the characters of men, yet the war and
its issues are things of the past, and
should have no part in the present of fu
ture politics of Florida.
The great, the vital question to be de
termined by our suffrages is, to which OF
the two distinct elements, as they exist