The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-09-03
CLEVELAND & MITCHELL.
THE DEN0CRACYDO DOES ITSELF Prom
IN Old LEON
THE STANDARD BEARERS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY ADDRESS THE PEOPLE OF
LEoN-ELoQUENT SPEECHES AND MUCH
ENTHUSIASM - OUR GIFTED CONGRESS
MAN, STEPHEN R. MALLORY.

MAN, STEPHEN R. MALLORY.
Yesterday was democratic day in Leon |
county. It was the day appointed by the |
state democratic executive committee for
the campaign speakers to address the |
people of Leon county upon the issues of
the day, but more particularly in the
State of Florida
Hon. Fl. L. Mitchell, the nominee for
governor, G. B. Collins, Louis c. Massey
and Congressman Stephen R. Mallory ar
rived in this city from Quincy on the
midnight train on Wednesday. Early
Thurs day morning they proceeded, with
the exception of Mr.. Massey. who was
confined by sickness, to Crawfordville,
where they addressed the people of
Wakulla county at noon. They returned
to this city late Thursday night in good
health and fine spirits Here they were
joined by Mr.. Hunt Chipley, son of Hon.
W. D. Chipley, who had been especially
invited by the Leon county executive
committee, at the request of Governor
Mitchell.
The hour for the speaking had to be
changed from noon to II am. in order to
permit the speakers to leave for Month
cello on the 40 train, but long before
the hour large crowds began to assemble
at Green square, where the speaking
took place.
Hon. Fred T. Myers, state senator
from Leon, introduced the speakers in
few well chosen words.
The first speaker introduced was the
Hon. Fl. L. MITCHELL the de nocra,ic can
didate for governor After paying a
glowing tribute to the people of Leon
county, with whom he had become per-
sonally acquainted during his residence
in this city as a justice of the supreme
court, Mr.. Mitchell paid his compliments
to Bro. A. P. Baskins and the party Of
which he is the fgurehead He defined
the position of Mr. Baskins and the prin-
ciples of his party. His remarks were
not personal but confined to his public
record. Governor Mitchell has been la
boring all through the canvass under the
disabilities Of i'll health, and his address
was short though very terse and lucid.
Mr.. Hunt Chpley Was the next speaker,
This is Mr.. Chipley's maiden canvass in
behalf Of the democratic party. He is
young man of fine intellectual appearance
and proved to be an eloquent speaker.
He gave the history of the republican par
ty; how it had been built upon the frag-
men's of other organizations. shattered in
their contest with Jeffersonian democracy.
After reciting the pernicious effects of it's
legislation since it became the dominant
party, he explained the workings of the
force bill by which it hopes to perpe uste
its power. He next took up the protec.
tive tariff and showed up its workings,
winding up with the statement, true as
gospel, that while to-day the unprotected
South is following its peaceful avocation,
Pennsylvania, the most protected state, is
under martial law. He wound up
with an ilnpassioned appeal to the
voters old and young to vote
for their party candidates who had been
nominated with such unparalleled unan-
unity. At the close of his speech some
one in the crowd called for three cheers
and they were given with will Attor-
ney General Lamar, on behalf of Mrs.
Governor Fleming, presented him with
basket of beautiful flowers.
| The chairman then introduced Hon.
Stephen r. Mallory, congressman from
this district, who is to succeed himself
As Mr.. Mallory rose he was cheered to
the echo. He prefaced his speech by
beautiful tribute to the ladies of the
South, but more especially those of Tai
lahassee. He stated that nowhere had
he found more devotion to our old estab-
lished principles and patriotism than
among the ladies Of Leon county. He
then explained how we are to-day con-
fronted with condition of things hereto
fore never heard of. Instead of having
to combat the republican party we were
now called on to refute charges of the
third party, a majority Of whose men,
bers had heretofore been of cur own
fold. He said that the accusation
had been made by this party
that the democratic party had
been derelict in its pledges to the people
and that the last democratic congress
had been more lavish In its expenditures
than the first session OF the billion dollar
congress. He then proceeded to diasect
and disprove those charges from Official