The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-29


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t~iitpr PALArgA Nsw-:
IA the time draws near when the PEG
pie of Florida are Ia vote foe the alnp.
ton or REJECTION 81 the new constitution,
] hav. l.en considering how shall vote
to serve the last interests IL the Ieople
Of whom ! have become part and parcel.
! would wish n lay aside all Prejudice
and -ui@iue every fanciful appreciation Of
things new ami control that desire for
change which is innate with every
American. The fascination If III. new
is almost irresistible. 4 man likes new
hat and walks proudly on the streets ~
II his new stove male the gentle,
man. a woman goes to church IN all
the snl.nnlty ii devotion to hear the old
gospel, and she spies new style Of hat
trimmed artisticaIIy, AMI resting ON the
head Of MIS-. -, who has been North
and Just returnel with the latest styl les.
The force Of the sermon is lost. The
new hat IL IN every mind. | perhaps
might voicelessly hun the old refrain
"iicrc IL Miss Blank. she IL neat NJ pin,
>h" has hrn 10 III" Soith and come bic X
again.
Still, the new will have its way AMI
the old il thrown by. An did man and
old woman have passed their days IN
conlugal communion AMI sweet confid.
ing trust and never thought other than
that they were happy. a dashing.
Haunting widow comes along with new
outfit, new airs, new charms, new oper-
attic silk. new hangs. new frizzes, and
fsscinates the old man. The old woman
Ii good but very plain. She has lOst
many teeth AMI has no lovely curls. |
say, old man. "heware Of the widows"
You know the old woman, and her fail
ures can la amended. The dentist can
give her I"arly teeth and the hair dresser
can provide the curls, and the old woman
will look ~ gWpd as the new. and in
many RESPECTS will be "a great deal better.
Let iis look at this new constitution in
sol.rness and examine some Of its radi.
cal changes from the old. One of its
chief merits, AZ claimed by its friends, is
that IL can ta amended 80 easily IN this
! say It II fundamentally wrong and loses
the essential character Of u constitution,
\ constitution IL IA compact Of u people
whereby they agree to live together
under certain great principles securing to
all their inherent rights. and to form n
more perfect union whereby the cOmmu.
nifty Is protected from the Cypress ON of
the one man power and from the passion.
ate tyranny Of an excited, reckless popu.
lace. Englands boast is that she has
constitutional monarchy. The pride OF
the United States is IN her constitution,
whereby certain powers are delegated b.,
the States to the general government for
the protection Of all, and that little Rhode
Island il IA safe under the Tgis Of the
Union rs the great State Of New York,
and II any change IL made in that CON
stitution she has an equal voice with the
largest State. The constitution In for the
protection of minorities against the sud
den feryor ~ powerful majorities. Then
such n compact should not be made liza.
hle To- change by every impulsive wave
uf popular excitement. What would In
said of the marriage compact If the head
Of the house should bc authorized to put
away his wife under the impulse Of pas
sion. What would le said uf a business
compact If the stronger partner with the
largest interest should ie permitted to
kick out his partner. The provision in
the new const tuition for amendments
gives us sufficient time for prudent con
sidetation or sober second thought about
the necessity or rropricty Of the change
sought. This IN one Of the grave de-
fects Of the new constitution: in fact, II
in the destruction vt the instrument IA a
constitution for the protection " a peo-
Pile against popular excitenents. But
when we look ut another egregious error
Of the. instrument. we s,e this feature
arises from the fact that the delegates to
tho convention undertake more than
they were authorized to do. They have
filled the article with regulations of the
salaries Of Judicial and other officers,
restricting them Ia the present state Of
atFairs instead of leaving it to tho law
makers To adj just them to the advance
and necessities Of the future. Ii WAS
well to say that these instruments should
not have the power To Increase their sal
aries during their inrumbenry. In fact.
the delegates seemed to tn nix they had
made a very poor fitting snrment, and
they would leave il tn the people to fit
themselves to it or it to the people We
are advised by Infinite Wisdom not to
build houses upon the sand. but upon a
rock, that they may I've firmly estab.
lishe,l and permanent. 80 should we
fix our palladium Of civil rights upon
stable and firm foundation.
| know not. Mr.. Editor. if my views
corresr ID with yours, hut | trust to
your X &. N liberal and catholic spirit
for Indulgence. | may consider some
other radical defects in the new consti
tuition, and shall endeavor Ia do so in a
fair, non-paI tisan spirit. Nox.
ConsolRt Ion for Men not Nominated.