The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-30
CREAM or THE PRESS.
The Political Prosecutions In ll"rida 20
Carefully Culied Opinions.
baltimore Sunl

The Political Prosecutions IN liofioa-
Carefully Culied Opinions.
baltimore sun.l
The car Of Russia is not altogether the
OWL man the doincs Of his government
would lead the observer 10 suppose. He
desires the welfare Of his pc0pc
and lal0rs 10 the best Of his ability 10 tina
end. II Is his misfortune more than his
rs,;it that he f. dependent upon his officials
for ihe information upon which he must act,
and his officials deceive him. Those whom
they wish 10 prosecute or destroy they irst
misrcprcsont Their victims are confident
that 1.-THE Gar but knew the facts of the T
case. their lives. their property aud their
bouuinpss would be secure from ma
lic,6us assault. The same may be
said. with some qualifications, Of the
relation Of the people Of Florida 10 Pres
ldcnf Harrison. who has just formally di-
rccied his Attorney 10 proceed
against them with force, as II they were. a.
he saws. "f0Olishly and wickedly setting The
law nd defiance" The President Is under
the impression that the counties Of Leon,
Gadsden. Madison and Jefferson are Will
fully and without cause resisting The mar
dates of "a lust court, refusing 10 be arrested
hv ni.f men and irving % escape trial
before impartial and legally chosen luries.
Information 10 this effect has doubt
less been received from the judge
and court officials Dec has recently
appointed % Office i'm Florida. The latter.
heinz bitter partisaus of "a rather disrepu-
fable kind. have naturally misreprcsenied
the facts % the President, and he, immured
i'm the White House. has no means OF disiin-
gushing the true from the false. His adfis-
er- there are al OF one kind-0ilcials who
look 10 the intimidation OF Florida Demo
D. IFI UI A.
election. Being something Of a partisan
himself the President is, perhaps. worse
situated than the Car for arriving at an
impartial and correct decision. An autocrat
has the advantage that be belongs TO no
party. has not his reelection 10 look 10. and
il subject 10 no boss. Without the bias Of
prejudice. solfntercst or lea. he is in
better position for the discharge Of his inn
uerial functions. In one important particu-
lar however, tine President is more ioriu-
nate than his ~. Petersburg anal0gue-he
finds men Of character and ability IN public
life willing 20 advise him as 10 facts. Mr..
Harrison has only 10 turn for the truth from
the colony of partsans be- mas placed in
power i'm Florida 20 the representatives Of
FLORIDA at Washington or t0 the press Of
the state let him forget for moment his
Repuhlicanism. and DE viii find, on care
ful sitting of facts. that the people of the
prescribed counties are more sinned against
than SHINING.
baltimore Americana
The mistake made by the Iimes-Union
and its readers and q certain class i'm other
portions of Tie South. is that the c0nsutu-
lion and laws and the officers appointed 20
enforce them. are created exclusively for
their benefit and that they are the judges
and the only Judges of their pr0priety or
necessity, and that when they do rot Ike
them the constitution and the laws and The
officials must Weld 90 their judgment OF
convenience. They fail % recognize that
| the United States is a great nation. and the
constitution and the law. are made for the
whole people. and not particular class,a
that the government is entrusted with their
enforcement. The government. moreover.
evidently intends 90 enforce them 30 far as
the citizens national rights are concerned,
/ Congress and the President propose tO carry
out the promises made during the late cam
paien. and see that the citizen is NOT de-
priyed of representation in the national
/ legislature, whether Doe lives North or South
This is the least that sell-rospecin
government can do. and twill Dee the great
est folly for lhc people Of Florida 20 attempt
90 prevent DO.
lNcw York Mail and Express
The position of the Florida people CON
cerned seems 90 Doe th.s That sO long a- iht
/ laws of the United States suit them, and .t
! long as The Federal courts are conducted 81
as 90 meet with their appreciation, they wii
obey those laws and submit to those courts
but if the courts act. as they think. unjust
Is. they will nullily the Judicial proceeding
and resist or cvade the officers of theilaw.
That. we suppose, l- the usual method ID
a. 81 a I'd. H..I .I..H. |..
with existing law and with the method 0i ID.
execution. 10 was the way proposed tO h.
adopted by South Carolina boo 1852. lui d
did NOT work then. and 10 viii mot Wori
now. President Harrison i- im earnest
He has sWorr 90 have The laws Che United
state. executed. and Dee propose, t0 Keep hi'
official oath. The sooner tine Florida NAL
contents realize This the better DO viii Doe f0l
them.
President Harrison means tO enforce in'
laws and % protect the officials OF th'
United States in Che discharge of tliei
duties in every state and Territory in th
lni0n
f. II. Mr. President, n million O.. men ar
needed t0 carry out thie patriotic purpose
they can Dee had a- soon and a- fast as you
Il call for them and they can Doe enrolled
equipped and organized.
Philadelphia telegraph
I'm the public address directed 90 President
Harrison through The columns of "a lOca
paper thc people of Florida. or at least those
of Leon. Gadsden. Jefferson. and Madison
counties, the scenes OF recent Judicial dis
turbancCs. may bc regarded as presenting
defense which ls also gn indictment. llel
distinctly claim t0 Doe law-aDidiug citizens
and s0 far from proposing 90 offer amy rc
-islluce iO thc execution oft the laws. if BE-
their wish 90 aid loo bringing wrOng-d0ar
90 punishment; but they charge thai
tho United states Court in their Gi.
trict is partisan organization. c0nsti
tuted throughout Of party hcnchmen
and constantly used iO promote panl
purpose, and 90 punish party opponents
This charge i5 not rev one, bat 10 is u0V
formally made public with names aul
| specifications. constituting bin of par.ieu
lars which cite, the defendants t0 the bal
of public opinion. ID involves matters o.
fact which it should Doc practicable 90 prove
or to- dispr0Ne without much difficulty Ih.
Republican party cannot afford % rest un
der the imputation of c0rruptin- the Fedora
courts. and using the agencies for tlo ad
minisirati0n of Justice for frilcriug parts
purposes but, more than that, the govern
meut of these United States cannot afford 70
stand in the attitude of conserving to such q
fragrant abuse OF lis Judicial institutions.
washington POST
There Is bare possibility that fhc PEG
pie Of Florida have been Wr0n-ed in lni.
matter. They have borne themselves f0i
many years like good aud loyal citizens
Their State has encouraged Northern immi
/ grafton. has wonderfully prOspered. has al
ways treated ina cO|0red people kindly, ha-
stood as wei as amy other State ON It's OWL
| excellent merits.