The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-27
or Congress.


second district has been narrowed
,loxu tn 4 struggle l,ytWeeu Charles
Dnn.hrrty, the >ittiu. member. AMI
John + Grave, late Presidential
eirrtnr AMI Ter many years "nr al
tia, l,iier> Of public sentiment in
thu >.ctIuu a. editor of the Florida
Herald. W. are for Mr. Dau.her
" IN this TIGHT heciu>e hi, ,ltaliti
cations arr ample, hi> s'rS Ices such
A. i mltl the gratitude of our l,eo-
pie. and hl, future n / member of
congress one of unu>ual promise.
Yet W. arr clad I" See that u" per.
soutl bitterness viii h.. infused into
the struggle, aui "" AZ positively
certain that the loser will support
with zraI aud fidelity the canvass Of
that fortunate brother, whatever his
name, VIII" shall prove the choice Of
the orali convention.
I.ul there l. enc feature of the
present canvass which surprises and
m"rtlii"s u extremely. We have
been Mr. Don.hrrty'> consistent
friend; A. such We have AWAY, rec.
ognizrd in Mr.. Graves his consist
en,, but most honorable, enemy.
Mr.. t'ravcs opposed Mr. Dnugher'
tvs nomination, but A. soon As the
Palatka convention gave ulterancc
to ItS preference, Mr.. Graves sup
ported the nominee with all his en-.
crgics "t heart ani brain. Tins is
only what We should have expected
from our pre-, lou, knowledge of the
man. l,at 1t l. nov universally con
c".,lcd that the chief opposition To
Mr. Dou.hcrt v1romrS from the rec.
ognl,ion of the fact that the Times.
Union !, hi, personal organ To
the editor of the Times | Mon all al.
low the strength which comes from
a close intimacy with men and poll.
ties, great ability aud thorough
acquaintance with "thr great
world" |, i, idle 10 ,hlnk. that
snch man j. sincere when he seems
to support candidate ~ h" has
done Mr. Doughcrty. II he i, in
earnest, then he must learn that
democrat, will not endure threats
that candidates can flourish the lash
with aS little safety A. The hlo"dy
shirt, AMI that counsel aud advice
to loyal rar'sans come with a bad
grace from one whose record leave,
on him the inlrliblr stains If the
past whose support Of one demo
erat is paralIrlel by bitter and
uronn,lIrss attacks ON another ser
want Of the people even more faith
ful. Therefore Mr.. Graves, to sub
serve hl, own ambitious purposes
srrmsto have prevailed on the Times
Union to defeat Mr.. Doughert,
while ostrn>ihly and extensively as
cribing tn him every virtue under
the sum Hitherto We have knoWi
MIR. Graves Il. u faithful friend III
open foe. Only the clrarc-l ryi
deuce could convince rs tina
he had changed his nature ST
much a- To tight from cover hut, /
is 50 evident that the support u
Mr.. Douehcrly' s,lams by the Time,
tIuIon can only harm Mr. pouchrr
" and benefit VIZ. Graves, that W.
cannot escape the suspicion at al
agreement between the editors -
our two metropolitan dalIlrs. III
consistent friends If Mr Donvlrrt
throughout the district are all inter
rstcd in the cracking of this nu
II is much tn be- feared that Mi
Jones has at last learned Whrrrl
! lies his greatest strength, ana tia
hereafter h. will Kill oil his rncInIr
, by praislng ihem since the usnY
weapons ot warfare have prove
= puWrrlrsS IN his hands.
| Parties " he have investigated the sui
| pet say that at least SO, UOo are annual
paid uut Of the state for the manuia'
7 turc uf blank hooks for court and count