The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-09-10
MIR. CALL DECLINES.

On July lotn, 1000, OenaCor Oall
wrote =
now give notice to my delamers that l de-
mand that they shall remove their masks, come
out from under the cover of the name of the
FLORIDIAN and the Pensacola News, and
sumo their own proper names and stand with
me before the people in canvass of every
county in the State before the lamentations Of
members Of the legislature shaU be made on the
charges they have made against me- and the
charges which l shall make against them.
| accept the issue aud | invite them to can
vass the State with me upon ii.
demand that they make this issue plainly
and openly, and go before the people on
it, X
l challenge and invite them to this contest
before the people, &c.
August l4th Col. w. d. Chipley, Chair
man of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, addressed letter to Mr.. Call
accepting his challenge.
After all this bragadocio, on the 5th
of September Mr.. Call writes letter de-
clining the proposition of Col. Chipley,
but closes with this remarkable sentence
l again invite you and all others of like opin-
ions and relations to my meetings, with the
assurance of fair opportunity for discussion and
courteous treatment.
Mr.. Call, assisted by journals as noto-
rious as he, is endeavoring to change the
issue as made by the FLoR1DIAN, and in
this he is attempting to drag the Flo
RIDIAN with him, but we give him notice
now that whatever he may do with 9TH
ers, he cannot divert the FLoRIDIAN from
the real issue-The People VS.. dema-
gogism.
Mr.. Call may wage his personal war
fare against individuals and force his
fight with the railroad corporations if he
chooses. They are able to take care Of
themselves. With these THE FLoRIDIAN
has had no connection, and will not be
drawn or forced into that controversy.
THE FLoRIDIAN took issue with the Sen
ator upon other and entirely different
subjects-in the Senators efforts to over
ride the position of Governor Fleming on
Florida's land matters, sustained as it was
by every Democratic administration that
ever acted upon the question, and pre-
scented to the United States Senate in the
unanswerable argument of Governor
Perry, Comptroller Barnes, Commissioner
Mitchell, Treasurer Grill and Attorney
General Cooper. THE FLoR1D1AN sus-
tanned Governor Fleming, as he was
already sustained by the facts and the
law
These were and are questions of vital
Importance to the prosperity Of Florida
and the welfare of Fordians, and THE
FLoRIDIAN will stand where it voluntar-
lily placed itself in this contest, and where
it will fight for the rights Of Florida and
her people as against the intrigues of
demagogues.
Senator Call has not-and he dare not
meet this issue, which THE FLoRID1AN
presented to the people of Florida, and
he need not endeavor to decoy US from our
we'll known position in advocacy of the
rights of the people against the encroach-
ments of corporate power.
THE FLoRIDIAN was first to announce
the real issue in this contest, and THE
FLoRID1AN will see to it that this issue is
not lost sight of as the campaign pro-
crosses. THE FLoRIDIAN, in it's position,
is backed by the Supreme Court of the
United States, the Secretaries of the Inte-
rior, the United States Senate Committee
on Public Lands, and by every Demo-
cratic Administration in Florida that has
acted in the matter, and we challenge Mr..
Call to meet this issue-the issue of grave
est moment to the people of Florida.
FLORIDA,S AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
We invite special attention to the ad-