The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-10-07

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ocratic voters of the county meet in their re-
spectve precincts on the 9th day of October, 1886
and elect their delegates to the County Conven-
tion. BY order of the Committee.
F. T. MYERS, Chairman
Monticello constitutional
Col. DavfdsOn's Canvass I'm West
Florida.
We are pleased to learn by the press that our
gallant nominee for Representative in the Fff-
tieth Congress is making splendid and really
satisfactory tour of the western counties, and
that at every appointment he has been received
with enthusiasm and extended a hearty well
come, notwithstanding the efforts OF few sore
headed socalled Democrats to damn him as an
unworthy Representative. At Lake de Funiak,
on last Wednesday, he greeted by a large
assemblage of the yeomen of Walton county,
and after most excellent speech, in which every
charge preferred against him was most thor
oughy refuted, if the roll of Independents had
responded From the Pensacola doance- Gazette,
which contains liberal report of Col. David
snnss remarks, we quote: Mr.. Davidson con-
graduated his audience on the remarkable
growth and prospe rily of their immediate sec
ton of the country, its added advantages and its
bright and promising Iuure. Helooked around
and saw so many familiar faces that he knew he
was amongst friends and felt almost at home he
was at home; the First District was his home:
a horn in mi ~ ,t}S,la Tho
mylboyhood," he was al home and among friends
anywhere in the district. Florida had hunOred
him beyond his expectations and probably be-
yond his deserts, but he had ever been true
son and strove to do his duty faithfully He
was now the chosen standard bearer of the Dem
ocraiic party of this district for the sixth time
that grand old party which had lived almost
century, lived through prosperity, lived through
adversely, lived through war, lived through re-
construction and had lived to redeem The coun
try, through its principles If right, which pro
mote the welfare of all classes and preserves the
Constitution
He had two years ago predicted the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks as a triumph of
right and the principles of Democracy Mr. Da
Wilson's eulOgy OF Thos A. Hendricks was both
beautiful and touching he also paid high tribute
to the ability, integrity and courage of President
Cleveland, whose iron nerve and unchallenged
honesty proclaimed that he was President while
MS cuuisc hau Decn cu,,sn oUa w oil D.-.-..a,io
State Conventions SO far; though the process of
removal OF Republicans from office had not been
so rapid rs some wished and expected, it had
been great and the President had respected the
laws which he had sworn to support
Mr.. Davidson spoke of the disappointments
which all are subject to; the merchant, the Ia.
borer, the business man, the lawyer the farmer
the mechanic all meet with disappointments do
they abandon their business that account
BY no means. Then why should men abandon
party because OF party disappointment, or be-
cause they cannot have their personal prefer
ence? Every man cannot be exactly suited, but
that was no good reason why he should desert
the party.
Mr.. Davidson said that he sometimes found
fault with the Democratic party for being too
slngy in appropriations, but on the whole that
was better than being profi1ate.
He spoke of the partial "overhauling of the
books" which had already exposed $4,000, 900
stealage by the Republican officials, notwiih-
standing their boast that the books balanced
to cent" and this stealage did not include the
War, the Navy or The Postofflce Departments,
which were yet to be heard from. He spoke OF
the tariff and the war taxes, which indirectly
took millions of dollars from the people and the
reduction.of which was one OF the chief aims of
the Democratic party. The burden of this fell
upon the farmer who is the partner Of Mother
Earth, and who feeds all by his labor and the
productions OF the soil. He completely and ably
in Congress, showing from the records and cit
ing cases where he had obtained, with the assist
ance OF his colleagues and by his own continued
and persistent work and personal applications
larger appropriations for this district than had
been obtained for districts of like population in
the United States, as well as having passed the
largest per cent. OF bills OF any district. No un-
prejudiced man could tail to be convinced that
in this matter he has been most grossly misrep-
resented.
As to his being a railroad candidate, It was
preposterous, he had voted for the Inter. State
Commerce Bill, had voted against land grants
AMI his votes stood recorded as Democratic and
in full sympathy with the Administration every
time. He was not knowing 10 any improper or
unfair means being used to secure his nomina-
tiOn; he was no more responsible for man TAX.
ing his friends In a Car to the convention than he
would be for any other man taking his friend in
his carriage or buggy 10 the same place or to the
polls. He would say, however, that he had as
yet heard no objections urged against the same
party when he took n carload of men to jack
sOnville to influence the Committee in holding
the State Convention at Pensacola. He de-
nounced those who said he was cognizant of any
unfair means to secure the nomination, or that
he was not in full sympathy with the laboring
man, who had worked his way from the cotton
field to the school-room, TO the store to the law
yer's office and to Congress turning to stuffed
bear, which stood on the stage. he said that ami
NAL was suggestive of the name of the only man
who had ever dared to breathe aught against his
personal character, and he had to swallow 1t,
and the idea that he should be slandered by
such man was like the negros cheese, which
was "the ransomest he ever seed :" he gladly
welcomed good people from the North, East and
West but had no use for sanderers, who come
here and try to rob US of our birth rights.
AS to his having been these long enough"
he had been perfectly willing to step down and
out, whenever the people said so, and had 90
written a friend when questioned as to his can
didacy for the sixth term, saying, "suppose /
leave 1t to the people," but he received so many
letters and assurances before leaving Washing.
ton as to convince him that a large majority Of
the delegates at Brooksville would be In his IA
vor-the people wanted him to run and would
elect him fn November.
Pendleton went TO the Brooksville Conven-
ton but failed tn abide by it decision and was
now boter, because he wanted the gal him
SELF" Pendleton is now bolter and, II, hy any
chance, he should get into Congress, was liable
to bolt again, while he could not feel the proper
interest Tor the entire district that representa-
tive should feel
In conclusion Mr.. Davidson said that he had
had surveys made of the different works-(noth-
ing can be done until the survey 10 made and
reported) and out of twenty had secured appro-
prations for fourteen, securing the appropriation
on every one reported favorably, making In all
about 81 100000.