The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-09
AN APPEAL FOR FAIR FLOR
IDA.
Address Of the State Executive Conn.
mittee.
HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
PENSAC, LA, FLA, Sept. %. 1888.

HEADQUARTERS
DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
PENSAC LA, FLA, Sept %, 1888.
To tile People Of Fiorida.'
Our beloved State is overshadowed by. a great
calamity.
Every F .Orditn is bowed with ineXpressibe
grief before the cruel devastation OF the com
monwealth, and every heart goes out to the
stricken families OF our noble dead
Death has invaded the home-circle OF our lead
ers, but with patriotic resolution they have
Joined other gallant men in prompt response to
the call OF the Committee.
! Every rational endcavor has been male$o con
tlnuc a general canvass
The nSidious disease has nternosed obs, rue
tons at every point and has carried woe, suffer
| inr aud death in its track
Our people >are dsmayed.
Each county feels that there is danger in com
| munlcatng with other counties.
The arrangement which charlcteriZes the sit
ualon Is illustrated by this COMMITTEES inability
to reach within a week Capt. Fleming 10y mail
or wire enough supposed To b in daily commu
nicaliOn with tncse htadqn ircrs) in Or Ter to adj
vise him of II dozen towns which object TO his
appointments within their limits.
Quarantine restrictions are beyond human cal
cuaons.
Transportation lines disappoint all estimates.
Therefore all appointments from this Com.
! mlttee are recalled. New assignments will be
ordered later should they be found practicable.
What limit can there be to our grlel for our
| fellOw-citZcns in heir great atfliction?
| While our whole hearts go out to them should
we not recall happier days in these times of sor
row, and nerve our souls for heroic enleavor to
| prevent The despair which DIS ister to good gov
| ernment will carry to these mon who love their
cOuntry'S good with feeling more tender than
! their lives?
These reflections add special qualification to
the fact that many good men who have in The
past entered contests outside of party lines, Gin
counties surely Democratic) have, almost with
out exception, surrendered all personal prrip
dices and ASPIRATIONS all dissrnsions and 4ricv-
anceS determined To compensate to Democratic
success and good government as far as possible
| bv their efforts for losses which the pestilence
will entail upon the party.
This unity and vigorous lOcll canvass in the
! counties viii insure success.
Let every county nave meetings and barbe-
cues, with local speakers.
This Is a supreme moment for Florida.
Will her sons hesitate? \ failure 10 do their
full duty may return The Safe TO party and to
methods winch devastated Floi,a in the past
The SITUATION is serious and tu OF interest
and appeals to the p tliotism OF every Flord-
ian.
AS President Cleveland has arty expressed
it: this campaign one Of intornttlon and
organizaOn'
Let local Executive nttces, speakers and
workers attend to thts iDOrtant su rScStiOnS,
and this Committee Ontnuc to contribute
its aid to b0lh incluli ae distribution of cam
paign documents.
Organization and -.rnest work with strong
! local clnvasses will save the State.
| Person, not receiving documents should send
! their address to the undersigned.
w. ID. HIPLEY, Chairmln.