The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-01
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The obliquities of Senator Jones have
cost the brethren of the press many PEN
ellis, but of late his sins of omission and
commission have been Lost sight Of IN
discussion reused by the claims made for
prominent Democrats TO the seat he Will
soon vacate. In this the FIOrjd0 HCFUtd
has taken leading part, and peIsis-
tently urges the claims of EN-Gov.
Bloxham as the coming man. This the
Herald has a right to do, and probably
no one thinks any more of abridging the
rights of our evening contemporary IN
this respect, than Mr.. Graves would
dream of submitting to such dictatiOn.
But TO his argument of the unfitness Of
Gov. Perry the E1oridjoH takes exCep-
ton, and thereupon the Her"ld an
nounces that it cares nothing for censurc
from the executive of this mighty COM
monwealth.
This we think is a fair statement OF
the controversy as it now stands, and
until it reached its present status we had
nothing to say. Many distinguished
gentlemen have been mentioned for tie
position, with any OF whom our in
terests would be safe. Bloxham as Gov
ernor rendered excellent service to the
people. Perry has made a most valua-
BILE officer. McWhorter is able, faithful.
stainless. But not even the claims
which might be presented by these gen
tlemen preclude discussion or deny Us
IL.
Other Democrats have the same right to
their own opinions as the editors Of the
Heiuid or FYorjijGH, therefore we have
been III no haste to express what Is sim
ply an opinion as TO fitness or Uutitness
which, at the best, can only be relative
and not absolute. But none or these
Democratic leaders have presented their
claims in an offensive manner. Not one
has reason to fear for his record in the
past. ard all have rendered rs good SER
vice, so that when the advocacy of one
man becomes an attack on another. ali
of II. should protest.
The FIorjdjUH is well able to stand on
its own bottom in controversy, so We
have nothing to say as TO the lament of
the HcroId over Capt. Dykes retirement'
But has the Hcrdid any reason for charg-
ing that the Governor of Florida is Of
Tended because the editor of that paper
thinks F.. \. Perry is not the best man
for our Senator: Has it any reason
for giving us to understand that the
executive" is displeased at any opinion
displeasure finds vent in an "organ"
called the FYOridi0n. Surely, in the
absence of other light We should Judge
man by his past, and, on that record,
can such sentiment or conduct be attr.b-
uted to our present Governor:
Will the HCrald recollect that Gov.
Perry's friends have made no such an
nouncement of his candidature as these
charges would imply-that no active
measures have been taken in his behalf
and that the Hcy0ld alone has brought
his name prominently before the people
in this connection: If he is forced into
the race would he make weak autago-
mist: We think not. At present such
discussion seems to US as much out OF
place as would be the consideration OF
our Governors claim before the next Ma
tional Democratic Convention. Would
not the Hcr0Id % ightIy offended If any
of us should att~rrVt to give reasons why
John Temple Graves was unfit to be
Governor of Florida: At present we
know of only two candidates for Flor
| Has nj IN, Tho -
Charles w. Jones and the other IS Will
liam d. Bloxham. Time may gives Ills
| other names, but thasa are all as Vet
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\ Plain Difference