The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-12-09

Palatka Daily News Dec. IL
Oar Senator and the Press.
The obliquties of Senator Jones have cost the
bretheren of the press many pencils but of late
bis sins Of omission and commission have been
lost sight of 10 q discussion reused by the claims
made for prominent Democrats TO the seat he
will soon vacate. In this the Florida Herald
has taken leading part, and persistently urges
the elaine of Elk Gov. Bloxham as the coming
man. This the Herald has q right 10 do, and
probably no one thinks any more of abridging
the rights of our evening contemporary in this
respect than MIR. Graves would dream of submit
ting 10 such dictation But to his argument of
exception, and thereupon the Herald announces
that it cares nothing for censure from the execu-
tive of this mighty commonwealth
This we think is a fair statement of the cOntro-
versy as it now stands, and until it reached Its
present status we had nothing to say. Many dis
tinguished gentlemen have been mentioned for
the position, with any of whom our interests
would be safe Bloxham as Governor rendered
excellent service to the people. Perry has made
q most valuable officer. McWhorter is able
faithful, stainless. But not even the claims
which might be presented by these gentlemen
preclude discussion or deny Us the exercise of in
dividual preferences. Other Democrats have the
same right 10 their own opinions as the editors of
the Herald or FLORIDIAN, therefore we have been
in no haste TO express what is simply an opinion
as to fitness or un6lness which, at the best, can
only be relative and not absolute. But none of
these Democratic leaders have presented their
claims in an offensive manner. Not one has rea.
son to fear for his record in the past and all have
rendered rs good service, 80 that when the advo-
cacy OF one man becomes an attack on another,
all Of US should protest
The FLORIDIAN is we'll able TO stand on it's
| own bottom in q controversy, 80 we have nothing
TO say as to the lament OF the Herald over Capt.
| Dykes retirement But has the Herald any rea-
| son for charging that the Governor of Florida is
| offended because the editor of that paper thinks
T. A. Perry is not the best man for our Senator ?
| Has it any reason for giving as to understand
| that the executive is displeased at any opin.
| ion expressed in its columns, or that such dis
pleasure finds vent in an "organ" called the
| FLORIDIAN? Surely, in the absence of other
light We should judge man by his past, and, on
| that record, can such sentiment or conduct be
| attributed TO our present Governor?
Will the Herald recOllect that Governor
Perry's friends have made no such announce
ment Of his candidature as these charges would
| imply-that no active measures have been taken
in bis behalf, and that the Herald alone has
brought has name prominently before the peo-
| pie in this connection? If he is forced into the
| race would he make q weak antagonist? We
think not. At present such discussion seems 10
US as much out of place as would be the consider.
alton of our Governors claim before the next
National Democratic Convention. Would moi
the Herald be rightly offended if any OF us
should attempt 10 give reasons why Jhon TEN
| pie Graves was unfit to be Governor of Flor
| didAtes for Floridas vacant seat in thes Senate
one is Charles w. Jones and the other il
| William d. Bloxham. Time may give US other
names, but these are all as vet.