The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-22

lila. but | tell him. a, tell all uthrf>,
Ia. l. radically wruu.r Whru he attacks
senator all un thi> railraai linj grant.
laIt to Irturn Ia the subject matter al
tia, lrtttr. l. tlI,Tr an lntriilGrnt Law
NrT in this country WHO Mutlld ,ttIr as
s.rt that the supreme ruult al thr IA
tri States has the power ta rtNh'N ami
sci a>l,l, the acts at r"nsps> IN the eyer
rl>,. uf IT. legi~latIv, authority: lhu
congress al th,. n,trl STATE, J. tt'' lts-
eminent pawrr n this -,,4Srrnnrnt. lh'N
ar. limited hy the cur~tltlltIuu "I.lN. liIt-
President may veto, hut they can Ia~~
;.lnye hlS vtto, aud he. tho chief uletS
tTatr, must become sulSrrylrnt To- thr
law enacted, IT II Cumrs ~tthin the lfIl,'
uf the constitution. Shall the >upr,Ins-
rnurt dictate Ia IL. Shall the heads ut
the departments lictatt Ia II. llrrr A.
hut onr ,lirfatur tor il. ami that L. thu
constitution.
In conclusion. let me >Iv tony frllna-
citizens ia south Florida. there l. No nt,d
for alarm in this threat, that II the CON.
grrss passes IN act nt forfeiture at the
r. Il. X \. hand grant that they wIlltahe
never formulate "A plan t.y which they
could g,t into that court as appellant
against congIeSs. The t,lta l. t,,n pr
p,strrul, inr Argument. There L. not "A
iiwNrr IN this country wha Values llG~
reputation that woill dar I" as>un.
such position. There j. lut unr Way m
which they cnuld ever gtt "A hearing la-
fore that cotrt tuuching the matter
/. -, upon constitutional grnunds. Will
the, hay" the temrritN IT, srproagh tia.
cuur, upon thl- rhl;
The tsull,. uf south tInr,la have
hngr,l TOT tIl, cumpl,ttun at the J. L, ~
y. road, ani they st,ll desire II; hut
thry cannot ti.lurlN submit IT, the insults
that have been rI"at,dl, thrust np"n
them. i'our men have gwen liniS lron
,lltluntll,. lis true fnr Its ctnstiuctlun
Hop" la, been deferred until hratts
have lrrn made slck The company has
forfeited all CLAIMS upon the people 1T
south flutlia. Ii has sold land, a'nng
the survey. twenty mil = IN advance ct
it's completion lands that have brought
them near Sino, ,ooo and ln What have
they applied the money Whelr dil they
obtain the authority Ia sell these lani,.
What arc their ,lr,Is ri the, have given
an, worth L. the halI,.r~. They have
constructed branch road from Wild
wool to l,cshurs and ia', ,un,l AMI have
used the money drrl,rl flnln the sab, ui
lands IN tins section tn pnfru'~'s ami
end, prrjn,iirial tu their rights. Nnd
now thrN a>k tor an extension oi tame,
and AN the people whom they have 81
touIIv wrunlrd to sign petitions for an
extension. hnd. moreover, hy such
threats a~ the Times lnlnn gives utter
anre to, seek t. intini,iate the weak.
the ignorant. AMI the pnor wretch who .
feet, that h, can rlsk nulhtng. b, ae-nr-
tinnS that hat. no foundation IN tact az
III law.
The people nt south Florida are any
iuus lur this read. AMI the, are siill will .
in!, tu extend an To- Il hlt ~ a m1s~ .
thu, want thc grant tuitrlt.d u - IN (
iuruln5 upon th" ltua prritN ut com
try u ha9 tahrn money ont ui the
country "a, "A Sh, lurk that would cut .
aaav TIA pound of tl,~h, anl II has pi,-
,n nothing IN return. The people want +
the company NOW IT, hnlli the rnt,l with
ont the grant. There arr many thou
said, uf aires that would lc occupied hv
settlers. who are too poor H. contend
with railroad cuipnrntiuns If they could
lum, stead the land. II Is bat justice
that il should be- su DE~lENlR