The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-13

own iaboring classes on a level with
| those of monarchiaI governments. |
believe IN the divinity of the Democratic
| party. believe In the people having a
voice III determining who shall he their
rulers, and l therefore believe that the
| Democratic party, by their side-show
elections, voice the whole people. fur
ther believe that if the facts We're truly
/ known, that the Democratic party is all
the political party there is in the State.
and that Democrats are the only people
who amount to anything any how. | Ce-
lieve that the principles of the Republi-
can party are q heinous innovation Of
the divine rights of the Democracy of
Florida, and that profane RepC b'icans,
by their ignorance, vile antecedents. pow
erty, dIsreputabie feelings and doIngs. to
say nothing of their antagonism to the
/ true democracy Of today, are no more
worthy OF my notice, now that stand
on solid ground, than the worms that
crawl under my feet. l believe in gov
eminent that viii make constitutional
provision for its own destruction. / be
lleye in taxation, without bother ing
much about representation. In a word
my fellow citizens, Democrats, l am
with you, and possibly little ahead of
some OF the old fogy element on some
points, but here ! stand an out-ard-oIr.
full-fledged Democrat Let Us shake
Your editorial in the same issue was
most excellent, and all true men must
honor you for the brave words: That
let the party stand on its own merits.
it fails, let il go down" You are en-
tirely right, for our political parties ara
composed of the people who are striving
20 accomplish the greatest good, 10 af-
ford themselves the best goyernme II TO
be honestly administered, and if their
efforts fa'l let them turn the rascals
out" no matter what political or party
faith they may profess. Success in u
bad cause Is worse than defeat, and
while party ties may he more or less
binding yet those bonds should not be
so strong as 10 lead iIs votaries to blind
acts OF injustice, or TO maintain a cor
Idpt administration Just because my
party did it.
l claim to rs q Republican, but by
making known my political faith | do
not reuounce my rights as an American
citizen, nor am l blind to the mistakes
of my own party, and Who should be.
And Why should / condemn any man
for his honest convictions, whv
should ! stoop to dirty personalities like
our prince OF the TIN. ) Union: | have
many warm persona' frier Is In the Dem
ocratiC party who will vote against me
every time, yet they are good and true
men, worthy OF my honor and respect.
and they have it despite their politics
opinions. You are doing well. aud |
hope 10 see the day come when the pol
itics of Florida may be elevated above
petty personalities during the election
canvass, TO the broader ground of GEN.
eral principles, of public policy, based
on the ground Of the greatest good 10
the greatest number f"
Your reporter has had his eve on our
postmaster, after his return from wan
dering around this place 20 deliver inn
mediate delivery mail, and tells the ta'n
in the following vein:
His work was done and ne sat him down
To rest his weary bures IRON their TO-
round.
And the sun sHoue mildly by the while
And the old Postmaster dreamed his dream
on the days gone by, al the faces odd,
Of the C.ahhcd names and the arrogant mlcu
From those vino came ~ his door uud called
For their ma, behind his screen.
There was Coffee Ann
And sarah Clam
And Irotmen bold,
And Samuel Ford,
As b.g as a lCrc;
All came trooptug along in solemn form
To know If there Is any mail for me-"
! nc old man started uo tin Al trowl!,
AS he TuStlcd around IN the boxes 10 see
And he yelled in his wrath No, no.
Don't ) on know, lave you no pity:
go home and stay there. Home, say, 60.
E3r the time has come Tor 'lmmmcuiate de-
livery