The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-07-09
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Cal delivered lbs long promised
sy,seet OF <fpe sSi,5se: Ct auteraersnce
81 eer1aau Florida railroad corpora
4ions az tbs politics Of the etste sr,
a. te calls II. " 3 fAgraut stterngd 81
tie s'wners sB3 managers ri txe
raz}wsy comparisons IL tbs state 81
F'4prlcs - take possession 81 ms
tsetlrt1eaa power Of ths4 stase. aud 10
plaee Their representatives and agerts
10 the executive, Legislative and 5p-
3lc,sl esfhces q 1he state. and in LIZ
sens.e and house q representatives.
u the United Sta.es."
twill III ess1r bdmittsd by sll
who Rad ii tns: :hls efors of Mr..
/ Calls IL oDe Of tise zoost rigorous
and elaborate ef,seehes Ii nas erer
| mace. II deals with phase Of po-
llticsI exE,es1eoee td&t while sp5-
eiezair oeaa1non else~bese. has neFer
been considered as particularly
prevalent IL tie South. Mr. CaIl's
indictment Of the iodirdnAls charged
sfth the oEenee he % vigorously de-
ses7bes IL based npo0 = number Of
circumstances, which he depicts with
unusual seheaneDee Of l&ngaAge, aDd
supported By esi3sn'oe, apparently
eooeanssse. from nls point ~ rie~-
/ The circumstances relied on "
suppor1 the charges comprise
| i, TIE vigorous opposition nsde
ldariDg tie campaign II 1880 &cd IL
'lJssi ~ Mr.. Calls reelection 20 ;be
III. $. senate but be fails utterly il
bis zt.esnp. 10 show thst this oppo
sition vas con6oed 80 the Efforts
lof tbe owners and msnsgerh'
Of tbs FLORIDA railroads, and b.
takes god care 70 suppress tbs fac
that daring the campaign be ignosed
1.-The cordial invitation Of the stste
demo-ra1se executive com Dittee u
!, ioin 10 tbe ofiesal canvass. bat -
stead made = personal esnsass 81 ii'
'Iowp, during which be lost 10 oppo'-
tanity 20 array his friends again =
the party orgsDiz>aion. and ine''t
them 10 reyolt by running lndepen-
dent candidates for the iegisIstur.
| (pIedged To him) 10 opposi''on y
TIE regular democratic nDminees IT
all cases where those nominees wer'
not in favor of bis re-election. Dir
Call also suppreeses The fart that BIZ
LOCALIZED reelection was trough
about BY the open repGdistlon Of
the past Of bis friends 10 the Iegisia
ture Of so,emn pledge, made no
only By them but by hims4lt in per
soo, to abide by the action of tb'
4 eaucns, governed by the t~o-third'
ruiz, and by the vote Of one s'ngi'
member who violated another solemn
, pledge Of pair With another mem
, her. And he omit. 70 mention tbs
, upon the fScts stated be was allowet
10 take his seat in The United State
senate by the votes u republican
e whose favor he had already enliste.
8 possibly with view TO such com
Q plication) by aiding them in the rob
r berry Of the people Of the countr!
0 through the passage Of the Deepen
dent pension bill.
~ 2. As further ground Of the 10
J. dictmsnt, Mr. Call proceeds 10 recit
o the details Of the fsctioDal coptrO
e yersy 10 DnvsI county and in Pol
e county, resulting 10 the exclusion q
e the independent delegations fros
p those counties TO the state conven
'e tjon. Those events are still 30 fres
:, 10 the public mind that they nee
not be here discussed; but TO sbo,
70 how Dir. Call views them, it il OF j,
d terest 70 quote bis language: "Tn
'e Pensacola snd Atlantic Railros
., company and the Florida Centr,
y snd Peninsulsr Railroad compsD
., have used oil the interest /
= their corporate franchises 70 obtai
the cootroI 81 the Organization /
=. the dsmocrssie party il the State /.
~ Florida. snd heye eucceeded. By su