The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-11
NANCY AT II AGAIN,
PALATkA. April 10th.

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Editor palatku News:
Unaccustomed to writing for the pub
lie | feel ditfident in appearing before
your readers again, and nothing could
induce me to do 30 but desire or call
to perform a duty that my fellow women
seem to demand. feel like the great
Democratic party bent on reform. This
principle urges me to do things that my
natural modesty would not permit at any
other time.
You were very kind to give my letter
I do not know whether should use the
word beautiful in connection with
newspaper or not, but women you know
have really but two expressive words, or
emphatic words, beautiful" and "hate-
full" Everything gOOd-such as young
men, leo cream, new bonnets or spring
oniOns-is beautiful, while old men, whis.
key or tobacco are always hateful. II
seems to me that men are not SO bad af
ter all. When l wrote that letter
thought that men cared little for the
rights of women in public, and did not
expect to see 1t in your paper, but ~.
joice that women can have place in
your columns rs well rs in your heart,
30 again thank you. Now Mr.. Editor,
that you are properly thanked please
stand aside and let me talk to your au.
dience-readers.
Some Of the young Gle, ky, who suck in
Gods pure atmosphere through filth!
cigar, were annoyed by the contents OF
my first letter and are wondering what
am going to find fault with now. pro-
pose to leave these young fellows for my
next letter and will find little fault
about Palatka.
1t is the dirtiest city in Florida. This
may not please you, MIR. Editor. 1t may
not please the general public to breathe
it aloud. II may not please the city IA
theirs, but | can't help 1t. the truth mus,
be told sometimes if it does ruflle the
temper ard stain the official reputation
Of some in power.
presume the men who occasionally
assemble in the council chamber of the
city, and discharge egotistical speeches
would rather should stumble over the
filth and rubbish on our streets, keeping
} ever my eyes on the starry banner
that floats about our hotels, taking NJ
note of the earth beneath my feet. anC
exclaim at every step "What beautiful
buildings" what beautiful people,
) what beautiful sky but wont. How
can4? when | stub my toes against thu
gems that the fathers of the Gem Cit,
permit to cluster about the streets.
; Let us take walk in any direction
, and We find gems of every hue, size ant
shape. old barrel slaves, old boxes, ole
bottles, old boots, old stove pipe, old hats
orick- bats, paper boxes, ash heaps, hool
skirts, trash from the yards, sticks. root
, and thorns, old mortar beds, rickety anC
demoralized sidewalks with splinters I,
tear away your sole and laccrate you
feet, sidewalks without boards, wretch
ed puddles ankle deep, old diapidated
Q sewers with AZ different and distinc
= smells. This is the stock and every on,
, knows the inventory is correct. 1t is tn
fault Of the men who assume they ar,
= managing the city. The affairs of tn
s public as viewed by woman who coca
I sionally appears in public, are deplor
=, able, the cause Ii the loose manner il
which the city is run. The head Of the
+ government was man without any eS
r ecutive ability. He cared for no one. II
|. was Indifferent to the wishes, wants o
interests of the people and would sacri
flee the dignity of the office to gratif
his passions and desires. lie had neithe
y, the confidence or respectl of the peopl
q he was called to govern. All the Gle
+ ments which go to elevate communt.
>. and better the condition Of the city ar
=, either lacking in him or else have beef
" debased. In the progress Of this city h
T. has been stumbling block and thorn
o To him more than the city fathers car
q be attributed the wretched. dirty cond
:, ton of our city. His rule is over. Their
- should be day dev oted to prayers an,
n thanksgiving that the city is at last de
1t livered from this modern Dogberry.
70 There breaks in ray of hope that tn,
:, future will be brighter. that the otfic
:. will be cleansed. that the foul accumu
II lations that surround every step will b
Q, removed and the stencil from putreiie,
~ sinks will no longer invade our homes
!, trust the day is breaking when ma
' say with truth that Palatka Is not onl
4 the handsomest but the clsanest city i
n the south. NANCY MARGIN.