The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-06-27
THE -NEDDLESOWE Z" MORNING
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$500
before to inform the Savannah
Morning News that Florida coulC
manage it's own affairs without &C
cepting it's cheeky and gratuitou:
advice. But it cotinues to NEEDLE
In an editorial in its issue of June
"a this Georgia paper prints an edi
torial under the heading, "Will Cal
get his Certificate ?" which deals
entirely with groundless rumors set
ahoat by that constituencies dis
torter, the Jacksonville Times Union
The Morning News seems to be
very much worried because Gov
ernor Fleming did not hastily act
upon the senatorial question and
either give Call his certificate or ap,
point some one Immediately after
the adjournment of the legislature.
1t picks up the rumor set ahoat
without foundation in fact, and
says:
Nobody seems to know whether or not
Gov Fleming intends to issue certificate
of election TO MIR. Call. Just before the
legislature adjourned it was reported that
he intended to hear argument as to the
legality of Mr.. Calls election. If the re-
port was correct he appears to be rather
slow about fixing the date for the argu-
ment
The probability is that he has already
made up his mind as to the course he will
pursue. 1t is reported that he has been
looking around for suitable candidate to
appoint. If this report is correct he does
not intend TO give certificate to Mr..
Call.
Now what business is it Of this
meddlesome Georgia newspaper?
what business is it of anybody other
than the governor?
There is one thing certain: Gov.
Fleming will act in the premises as
he believes to be right, just and pro
per. If convinced that Mr.. Call was
legally elected he will give him the
certificate. If not, he will do his
duty and carry out the law by ap,
pointing someone to the office, Geor-
gia newspapers to the contrary not
withstanding.
There is no necessity for haste
Congress does not meet until next
December. Then why should the
governor not be given all the time
he wants to consider the matter.
The Morning News apparently wants
to push him up to immediate action,
for in the same editorial it says:
The matter ought to be settled one way
or the other pretty soon. There does not
appear TO be any very good reason for a
much longer delay. If the governor has
determined to make an appointment he can
find, probably, among those who were
most active in opposing Mr.. Calls elt ction,
some ore who will make the contest
The meddlesome Morning News
also attempts to place DR.. John /.
Crawford, secretary of state, in an
embarrassing position by printing a
ridiculous rumor about him. 1t
says:
II is stated that Secretary of State Craw-
ford has announced that he will not afix
his signature and the seal of tn. state To
any certificate except one certifying The
election OF Mr.. Cali His alleged attitude
may have something to do with the ina
blhty ni the governor 10 find any one will
ing to accept All appointment.
How does the Morning News
know that Governor Fleming has
failed to find any one to accept the
appointment? How does it know
that the appointment has been
offered to or declined by any one !?
How does it know that Governor
Fleming intends to make an appoint
ment? What right has it to accept
rumor for fact?
Francis P. Fleming is governor of
Florida. This matter is in his
hands. He will do what, to the best
of his knowledge and belief, is right,
and will announce his determination
to the public when the proper time
arrives. Until that time it is med
dlesome interference for the Sa;an-
nah Morning News or any other
newspaper to question what his de-
cislon will be or to attempt to urge
him to hasty action.