The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-27

ate and Assembly In Joint Session:
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Hr President Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen Of the General
Assessbly Of the State Of Fgorida:
acknowledge with profound gratitude you and the peo
pie Florida whose you the great honor
have conferred in second time electing
represent the State of Florida in the Senate Of the United
States This renewed expression OF and their confidence
and strengthens love and devotion beau
tfu State and her people, and viii command most
efforts perform with fidelity and usefulness the
duties of the high Office confded to
Office and he held and used only for the
benefit of the people, and for the of mankind
happiness well being He alone deserves the public conf
dence and has merorious right official who
it promote the happiness Of the people.
damenta law and the political party which the major
of this State belong holds this be the
fundamental principle of their party faith The happiness of
the peopether advancement material and intellectual and
moral well being distinguished from the OF power
and official station for the benefit of the fwfor the
privilege and class This democratic theory and
cple of government well applied in form of States.
acting through united and national for such
all States and the whole body of the
people 1t the foundation truth of its entire
system that the great of the State viii be controlled
used and directed by the wisdom intelligent
thought and virtue of the State the interest and for the ben
eft of the whole body of the people
Our wisely adjusted devised prevent the
croachmens of and the of for the
benefit of the people Prom the days when the Roman Eagles
rested triumph and assured known
land and and the will of her Caesars imperial des
posm throughout the world until the establishment of
the powers of the State and of organized
which the sagacty and craft OF
directed the efforts of all the people commanded their
labor lives benefit the pleasure and luxury
of those who could obtain and hold official station
But for hundred years. different principle has
formed basis civil potv-and under the grandest
known for the good of mankind has and
security under the protection of the Stars and Stripes
the symbol of democratic the pledge of
faith and the of and good Will to
mankind
Sixty millions people of every and nationality have
embraced the democratic faith and given their allegiance
New of e health trade. industry and
have been brought into and wonderful inventions
and dlverslfyng productions are IN daily use all
looking the daily comfort and happiness of the individual
and famythe whole people Each day outsrps all that
has preceded it advance Of intelligence some
encoacment the unknown domain of natural forces
Yesterday this hemisphere stretching almost from pole pole
nerposed barriers of and valley the
of the world to-day the daring thought of the greatest living
engineer American. has combined well known mechanical
methods and principles and demonstrated capacity lift
the ships heavily laden with the rich productions of the
other hemisphere from the and them safely
the all the end that each and
the comforts and the uxues of life within
| their reach
These the trumphs of democratic government of the
happy union of States. and national government. divine
Providence smiles bengnan upon restored Union and the
The economical expenditure of its for
and beneficial demands all thought and nte
gence.
The great Democratic party which majority
long demands change and reform these methods The
power of monopoly whether created by the result
combinations of credit and capital the channels
and demands this industrial age the
| consideration Of the wise and thoughtful
This democratic has declared
and and just policies shall be established which will
the of the State and
he used for the public good and not masters the people
The reasonable and adjustment of these relations
they within the power of the national government will
the subject of our reasonable action.
will here and tonight detan entering on the
wide field of thought which these subjects open
will be the object of anxious thought the immediate future
both the States and the national and
cess in treating them will parties stand or fall
Our for the first time in quarter
rconciled States and these the victories of
than those of rewards of that faith
which the stone of and the guiding