The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-18
An Able Comment.

The current issue If the Tallahassee
floridian has AN able expose on tie
private letter of Nj. &. II. Jones. of
the Times 'nion, To- President Clevc-
land. which We Law before the readers of
TuE NEWS. The floridian declares that
'duty often compels the editor tohandle
subjects Nhich he had rather not touch, -
and says this is s,lcl, M instance, but lin
Justice To the democratic party Of Flor'-
da, to the people Of Florida, the subject
cannot w. ignored" The Florihian
copies III" letter Of e. II. Jones To the
President. and makes. tl".following com.
ments. The letter has already been
printed ~ TnE News and il familiar
T. It's readers:
18th" letter writer says that "lTa,,s' al
the large infusion ~ Northern immigra
tlon theic is a division and "A struggle h..
tween the 'oll timers and the new com
rrs. l.pt ms see M a. the large infu
SION of northern immigration thu las,
United States census showed tbs whit,
population Of Florida to h. ri IS, and
"t thrs"only $3.50 were natives of north
"rh states. and OF course many Ut then,
were not 'hcw corners, and some al
them were valued citizens even before
the war, aud therefore are old timers.
When this vast disparity between tn,
nc. and the q. t. is considered, Pres
'L"nt Cleveland will have "A realizing
sens" Of the sad division" and dcSper.
ate struggle" that exists, Small as i,
IN" northern element Of our population
II has had representation ia official posi-
'l"hs largely ont of proportion to IT,
number since the state has been under
Democratic control and they have beer
very excellent officials. This lors moi
I"ok ns If Florida ia the last retreat ii
sectional feeling" init nv IL the grra
niIoritN ol about ninety two per cen
was ~ little "s,ctinnal' IN feeling ~ [,
tr noIly magnanimp,ls toward the righ
pr cent minority. Vet the President i
informed that we of the ma inrity "ar,
arrogant. rroStrlptl,r, rra,tionary an,
nhrt"GlrSs'>e, and stand together %
On" man. (" prevent others uhiainln,
ANY political place or prrfrrurnt.
9TH" President il further infornm,
that tins majority, this ninety two ,~
cent. element Of the population. WA
opposed to his nomination, and 'rrsentr,
our success III having floriia's delegate
instructed for yen, but we ont .nanr,l
N"r'd them at the convention tn
skilllnl maker of questionable history
certainly entitled to much credit il he y
rnanruvered hls eight per crntcrs ~ b
carry the following resolution tlrous
against the wishes of the others:
90. Resolved, that in the Withdrawal
from public life Of that ilustrions jatriu
and statesman, Samuel }. Tildpn. tn
Democratic party has lost its most hon,
ored and trusted leader hut in the Hon
Grover Cleveland, governor of NJ,
York. we recognize worthy successor
whose nomination at Chicago would in
sure glorious victory in November, an,
would guarantee To the people Of til
country "A pure, honest and economic,
administration Of the national govern
ment.
This resolution, being one Of the >,
ries in thu declaration of principle,
adopted, IL from the official proceeding
OF the state convention Of 1881, whc
were printed by the Florilian only. An
now "" are led to remark that we are
the ranks Of the 'old timers, but som
time before that convention met In
leading article of che old time Floridio,
unequvocally pronounced for Clcyelan
being the first paper in the state I
cal Tor ms nomination. 80 far as W
know. As the flordian il 80 much Il
an old timer IN tu be occaslonaly cnlIn
such pet names at fossil and moss
back by n. c. journalists, and AZ it wa