The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-24
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tegcnce and morality of the people of the entire
District
For if Colonel Davidson is the vile unclean
thing the Commercial gravey represents him to
be, what must be said Of the moral character
and intellectual culture of people who for the
last ten years have aided, abctted and encOur-
aged this gross immortality and wickeness by
almost unanimously electing him. time and
again, to represent them at the seat OF Govern
ment in Washington city? What would the
outside world think and say of us? What could
we think of ourselves? Has the Commercial re-
Gently bathed in the River Jordan that he is so
clean, and does he keep all the deccncy and
morality Of the District in his sanctum that he
can afford to make such base reflections on the
people of the District. We aware that
many small minded men regard all public ser
wants as mere political targets at whom they can,
with IMMUNITY, shoot of their spleen and per-
sonal malice. But even the liberty of the press,
so much abused does not give any paper the
right to SANDER, abuse and Willy any man,
whether a public private individual. Some
unworthy editors indulge in this cowarlly course
by way of levying black mail, others with an
inordinate opinion of their own greatness, think
that belttlcing the ability and morality of 9th
crs. causes their to shine with greater efful.
gence But editors should recOilect, and all
gentemanly editors do recoect, the common
courtcsics and amenities OF life. and they never
forget that it is exceedingly mean and cowardly
to stab an adversary in the back, or TO use meth
DDS of attack not common and readily used by
a. jex<,, e
well and favorably known in the District and
State to make it necessary for US to defend his
character against these base and villain
SANDERS, for if there is any one
thing for which he is remarkable more than an
other, it is for his pure moral life, strict in'cg-
rity and gentcmaDly conduct We doubt if he
ever played a game at cards, or billiards, and
we sure he never, under any plea, frequented
any Of the unmentionable places that seem to
he so familiar to the CommerclA.
Has Col Davidson so well and ably served
the people that, in order to defeat him, il be-
comes necessary to Islander and Willy his moral
character. and by such unmanly methods, break
the silken cords that bind the people TO him
Col. Davidson has never thrust himself upon
the people, nor is he attempting TO do 80 now
neither has he been foisted upon them by unfair
or doubtful methods, nor by any kind Of ma
chinery or ring that seems to be such scare
crow in the Imagination of the ComnserciI We
are not even at this time authorized to say that
Col Davidson is candidate for denomination,
but presume that il the people again desire his
services he will, as in the past cheerfully re-
spond to their call, the Commercial to the con-
trary not withstanding.
AS to all the nonsensical clap trap about rings,
old time methods, ante bellum and black belt
Democrats, imbeciles, figure heads, etc, we care
nothing If it is any qualification to the mar
row-minde,l, fault-fnding Commercial to snarl,
growl and complain at every good thing and
good and useful man, he is welcome to that plea
sure. We prefer to leave all such matters to
lie judgment Of the Free intelligent and virtu-
Gus people of the District who, when assembled
in convention, are fully capable of taking care Of
their own interest, and of putting forward and
electng just such men as they think will best
subserve their political purposes, without refer
ence TO the very peculiar ideas OF the CONNER
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