The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-16
FLOAID . P)lItICS.
A Pensac ola Jour 4alist Wants to Meet
Mr. ". D. ~hipley in Dsbate.

4 PenSac Ola Jour aliSt wants TO MeeS
Mr.. ". D. Ohipley in Dsbate.
PENSACOLA. FLA, Scot. 10-To Hon.
w. D. Chipley: The land question is
to-day the rising question before
the people of the CIVILIZED world.
On that question and youc con &C.
ton with it 1 chal enge you to a public
debate, aad will meet you on the stu mp,
ami efore The pc lple of several counties of
this state at such times aud places as ma
be designated b. agree nent OF our frle ,ds
ID our elves. The sous ion to embrace
the la I'd question, YOUR connection there
with aud y ur pretensIoIs AID quail
ifications for civil office, natio al,
state or municipal do not insist upon
it as n conditi)n, but think that b fore
our discussion axes place you should
resign your position cs chairman and nem-
Der of tls .iemoc attic state Executive COM
mittee of Flo ida because the mole in
which you propose to a1tago iz9 So rat "
Call, who has maay and warm friends
this state, an DEBATE volving to a con
siderable extent his record, would jeo ar
d re the peace aud unity Of the Dem cratic
Parry and ray it in two bitterly hostile
factions.
In view of these and 81 nilar facts, am
imp He'd to say to YOU | will meet you be-
fore the people of this state
Knowing that now you cannot decently
object, and only on this acc III 1t propose
| to you for this deb to the same terms and
conditions substantially as proposed by you
to Senator Gail:
l. will 70 mu ate the charges against
you at each meeting in not exceed & one
| hour and thirty minutes, you to reply in
speech not exceeding two h ours; t. have
tnl ty mnu es t. close the debate; no intro
ducCion of either debater to exceed eigAt
| minutes.
3 There shall be fifty meetings in the
! state, not less an one IN each county, at
poi IS to be fixed later betwee u.
3. These meetings to commen g on the
| first Tuesday in Oct Der. or n Dvembar
| 1882, or as sool thereafter rs possible as it
| is impot ant that the facts as to Fl rida
lands $40 Id bs got a an early date bel re
the next con gress. If YOU abandon the con-
| uest before its CONCLUSION you will thereby
acknowledge defeat, and the ruth OF the
charges have and snail prefer against you.
| / always f. at to flash unless physically
| disabled.
1. Ia the discussion it must be understood
| That the object ii ned at is parry harmony,
and the Interests of tho masses of the peo-
pie as against classes, ciques, rings,
monopol SITS and land grabbers, / intere, S
of all The people being of far greater value
and Importance thana y private interests or
| corporation and spec llation benefit.
| Further, Chat no language shall be used in
debate not strictly parliamentary.
5. L cannot join you in ask lg the STATE
pres to suspend all dtscussio 4 until we get
ready t. discuss; first, because it wouli be
| the highest presumption and imperuinence
for both or either of us so TO do; and,
second, becau,e l think the discussion of
yourself and the su ject matters of our
discussion will be III every way desirable
aud profitable e, and the discussion of e
press may render our debate itself unneces
sary and superhGous.
6. A you have tae m lst land and the most
money either in the present or near prospec
tive, and have free and costless use of tn,
railroads, I'd possibly many Of the hotel,
and rs you have much the greater persona
interests at stake l think it is UuJ fair ahc
Just that you should pay all of the expenses
except th >ss that are personal to myself o.
that may be voluntarily contributed by my
| friends. j. DENVTS OLFE.