The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15

gust 4, issued by his excellency, Governor
Fleming, in which he gives the reasons
why he will not grant CT rtifcate of
election to ex-senator Wilkinson Call, is
remarkable document, and will doubt
less add greatly to the reputation of its
writer as man of uncommon ability.
There are, in my opinion, very few men
in the country who could have made so
clean cut and concise an argument and
withall so dispassionate. There is not a
superfluous sentence in it from first to
asst, not a phrase that is aught but cour-
teous and parliamentary.
No unprecedented pelson can read the
governors letter carefully without being
convinced that his decision is the logical
/. quence Of conviction at which he has
ara yed, not by the clamor of faction, or
the influence of personal appeal, but be-
cause he hon thy aud sincerely believes
that he is following the law of precedent
and the constitution.
On the other hand, only the meanest
k I'll Of partisan, blinded by factional
hate, will fail to justify Governor Flem-
lug in his course after reading this mani
festo.
In my opinion Governor Fleming has
acted i'll very manly and dignifed man
ner throughout this entire affair." The
merial henchmen that follow the de
throned senator have heaped abuse and
contume'y on him. Lid by the Jackso :
Vile Time Unioh a few of the countr0
journals have joined in the 'hue and cry''
;,@;a st the COVE. nor for refusing TO E IN
CARS certificate His course has been
that Of a brave ma Without deign:no
d reply to TIE Cal iiOn be- d, he has ken
lime for consideration and his reply is
one ;hat will not only thoroughly vindi-
cate his action in The eyes of all honest
men, but will also weld a new link TO the
chain that binds him to the affections Of
Flordians. Orlando Record
Governor Jennings statement of the
reason that he will not give Mr.. Call a
ertificate of election as United States
senator is pronounced by the ablest men
in the state as the ablest state paper that
las emanated from his hand since he has
been in office, and that his position is |
strong and convincing.-Tampa Tribune |
1t is a clear, comprehensive and able |
document, but too volumiDous for repro |
duciOn in these columns. 1t cites the |
provisions OF the federal and state consti- |
tuIiOns under which U. S. seoatols are to |
BE- chosen, which are briefly as follows |
The constitution of the United States
provides that senators from each state
shall be chosen by the legislature |
thereof" The constitution of The state
OF FlC.ida declares that ''the legislative
authority Of this state shall be vested in
senate and house of representatives,
which shall be designated the legislature
Of the s.t,e of Florida Section 2, Art
Gle i'll provides tat "a majority of eacl
house shall constitute quorum to do
business" etc-Bartow Courier Inform
ant
The position taken by the governor is
SO ably sustained by his Argument and so
strongly sup .rted by the numerous au-
thOrites which he cites that it is enough
to convince any reasonable person that
the alleged election was illegal. He holds,
and cor ectly, too, We Jn:nK t1at a ma
joIitv of one house and few scatter ing
members Of he Other does not oonsitu'
a Legislature for the CONSTITUTION declares
that the Legislature shall consist of a
senate and IL house of representative"
Neither house forms body to transact
business unless quorum is present. On
the day this election Was claimed to have
been made, there was not a quorum of the
senate attending; on that day the house
Of Representative was the only body
which could have transacted any bust.
ness, and, it not being in the power of
the house to elect a senator alone, there
fore the alleged election must of neces-
sity be declared unconstitutional and
void.-W Washington County Times