The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-05-22
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THE sUANEEE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Banner of Liberty.

THE sUANEEE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Banner of Liberty.
Ever since the legislature assembled
our people have looked with eagerness
to the final ending of the contest before
it wherein Ivey and Harrell, independ-
ents, were suing for the seats OF High
ard Newlan, the duly elected repre-
sentatiyes Of the true and tried DEM
ocracy Of Sugannee county, and on last
Friday when the wires brought the
cheering news that the victory had been
wen and that High and Newlan would
retain their seats, j; was by mighty
effort that the pent-up feelings OF DEM
ocras'v were kept from breaking loose
into one grand hntrah,
Every one knew that II the law and
the sentiments of Democracy we're
carried ont, Ivey and HarTell would be
defeated upon the himsy stuff they had
produced and offered as evidence, but
knowing that among the followers OF
that grand chief of independents, Will
kinson Call, who had made an independ-
ent canvass Of the state in his own De-
half for tho position of United States
senator were those who would willingly
thrust upon our people the odium Of in-
| dependentism merely for the sake OF
securing two votes for their leader,
there were some fears as to how the
natter would end. However, true De-
mocracy reigned supreme, right pre-
vailed, and now upon every hand may
be heard words of appreciation and
gratitude.
Jasper News
HarrelI and Ivey, the Suzanne ecounty
contestants were, according to the testi-
| mony, fairly elected. A majority of the
| committee on privileges and elections
reported in their favor, yet, q majority
of the legislature voted against them
and they are not permitted to occupy
seats to which they were fairly elected.
| They were defeated, not because their
claims proved to be unfounded, but be-
cause the old cry of independents" was
! raised. Whether HaTIcll and Ivey are
democrats, republicans, independents, or
mugwumps, we neither know, nor care;
they should have been justly dealt with.
The old maxim, that honesty is the
best policy" applies as well to politics
az anything else and the Democratic
party of this state will yet discover that
it is an unsafe thing to encourage dis
honesty III matters pertaining to our
! elections.
People.
! Now We venture the assertion that
there was no delegation from Suwannee
county, and that there was no presenta-
ton of gold headed canes by citizens of
Suwannee county, much less the best
| citizens, and further than J. S. White
can't find ten honest democrats that will
| endorae the sentiments he so fulsomely
expressed, nor can he find man that
ever heard of gold headed canes to be
presented to Mama and Shine, until it
appeared in the newspapers. Mr.. J s.
White, the eulogist of Mann and Shine,
we'll knows that neither of them can
ever have a place in the affections Of
! the best citizens OF Suwannee, but in
the memory of all her citizens their
names are fossilizing into an Immortality
of political iniquity and shame, and Mr..
White will realize the full banett of
| their iniquitous minority report, and
| his endorsement Of it with gold headed
canes, and misrepresentation OF the
public sentiment.