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20 vote and three hundred others
stood all day in line with me, vainly

to vote and three hundred others
stood all day in line with me, vainly
waiting an opportunity to do so.
In 1896 the StraightOutS still main
tanned their opposition to the regular
organization although the state con-
vention again decided that they had
no standing as democratic party
organization. In their county con-
vention a full ticket was nominated
One man was placed before the con-
vention for county judge, and railing
to secure it, bolted and joined the
populists, and ran on the populist
| ticket for county judge. Another
man was balloted for as superintend-
ent of public instruction, but failing
to get the nomination, bOlted and
Joined the republicans, running on
the republican ticket for that Job.
He was elected, the straightouts
electing the balance of their ticket.
| stumped the county for the regular
democratic ticket.
In 1900 the straightouts appreclat-
ing the fact that Jacksonville wanted
the state capitol, pledged the people
of Duval county to remove 1t here II
we should turn out the regulars and
install them in power. On this shib-
boleth they won, and as soon as the
county convention met they prompt
ly nominated the populist above re-
ferred to as the candidate for county
Judge. They were equally as prompt
In nominating the republican as their
candidate for superintendent OF
schools. Having thus secured the
removal of the capital to Jackson
willie, and having secured the demo-
cratic organization in this county,
tins faction, aided and abetted by the
Metropolis newspaper, at once pro
ceeded to bury the hatchet. Had
they not won, | wonder what they
would have done. Would the hatch
ct have been buried?
Right here is where | made the
mistake of my life time. The tempt
or said unto me, "WrIght, the only
way to get an office in Duval county
is 10 bolt. Every man who has held
an elective county office here III ten
wears, with two or three exceptions,
got it by bolting. Who is II That gets
all the fat plums2 The bolter. Who
Is it that gets it in the neck The
old time regular. This promise to
remove the capital is delusion ana
snare. Jacksonville would have
had il in time had these straightouts
not used it as a catch to win; but
now it is lost 10 Jacksonville forever
Jacksonville loses but these straight
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WRIGHT PLEADS GUILTY.
Was BOlter in 1900, but Claims
Sin is Outlawed.

Editor Palatka News:-
In a recent issue of your paper |
am charged with bolting in 1900. II
provocation and precedent be cOndu-
GIVE to sin they should be properly
pleaded in eXtenuation thereof. The
statute of limitations against crime
runs only two years in this state, and
next year when the election takes
place my sin will be four years old.
Having accused me, fair play en-
titles me to n defense, and i ask that
you publish this, not in justification
but in palliatiOn. I am but mortal
and declare to you that while my sin
mas been great, my prOvocation was
greater.
From my youth up / have always
lived democrat of the straitest sect
had been taught to regard bolter
or one who supported bolter as a
traitor. stumped this state fol
Horace Greeley In 1872 because he
was my party's nominee for presi-
dent, although thousands of men
calling themselves democrats refused
to support man who had fought the
democratic party all his life.
In 1895 l supported w. j. Bryan
Tor president because my party had
nominated him, although hundreds
OF men in this state supported Palmer
and Buckner with the avowed pur-
pose of electing the republican can
didate, they regarding Bryan's cleo
tlon as a national calamity. These
men Will come pretty near contrOll-
ing the destinies of the democratic
party next year.
l live in Duval county where the
political situation is peculiar. In
1872 county democratic convention
met in this city. Before perfecting
an organization a portion of the del
egates withdrew, held a separate con-
Vention, and placed a full county
ticket in the field in opposition to
the one named by those from whom
they bolted. They designated them
selves .'Straightouts." BY the oper-
alton of the eight-ballot-box law they
ueteated the nominees of the regular
convention.
In 1884 the regulars attempted tC
work the eight-ballot-box racket on
.he "straightouts,n and SO great was
lheif resistance that only about lt
per cent of the votes were cast,
fememher that was not permitted
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GOINGS ON IN FLORIDA.

Chas. f. Alison u leading citizen
of Ocala is dead.
A white man named Clark, held at
Lake City for bigamy, has broken
Jail and made good his escape.
DeLand suffered a severe storm or
hurricane on the 2lst, when many
trees were blown down and roofs un-
covered.
d. J. Beasley a turpentine operator
Marion county was murdered by a
colored gambler who was staying in
the camp last Monday.
John F. Forbes president of Stet-
son University, DeLand, delivered
an address at the commencement OF
Rochester, IN. W University, last
week.
Prof. Tom M'Beath has resigned
the principalship of the Central
Grammar school In jacksonville to
accept a tutorship In the East Flori-
da Seminary at Gainesville,
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CHAMBERnIN's CoLIC, CHOLERA AND
DIARRHoEA REMEDY.

The uniform success of this remedy
has made it the most popular prepara-
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everywhere recognized as the one rem
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and that is pleasant to take. 1t is es-
pecially valuable for summer diarrhoea
in children and is undoubtedly the
means of saving the lives of a great
many children each year. For sale by
Alderman d Steweart
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HEALED.

Chamberlains Pain Balm is an anti
septic liniment, and when applied TO
cuts, bruises and burns, causes them to
heal without maturati0n and much
more quickly than by the usual treat
mept, For sale BY Ackerman & Stew
art,
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John Bond

has lust received another lot of those
NV Fine Spring Mosqu to Nets at the
same old price. Come and get one.
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NOTICE. =

Notice hereby given that the following described lands will be sold
public auction on the sixth day d. 1908 at Paatka the coun-
much will
due for taxes herein set opposite the same together with the costs of
Advertising: az
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The Times Union has recently in
stalled Goss perfecting press with
two rows of buttons, capable of print.
ing IN two colors and having II ca
pacity of "A, 200 papers an hour. ii
has been stated as the hope of the
management that by getting this
press in motion all hour or two before
sun-up, the great bulk of its circula-
tion calI be gotten out in time to
catch the 10 g. IN. trains, and that all
can be ready for delivery before the
noon lunch. The News cannot do
other than commend the Times
Union for this enterprising spurt,
and if so small an affair as this paper
might be permitted to offer a sugges-
ton, it would be that just one more
Improvement is necessary before our
big city contemporary can hope to
reach that top notch of newspaper
perfection where it can stand in a
sure-enough class by itself. That is,
to urge the promotion OF the base
ball reporter to IL leading place in
the editorial cabinet, a position
where his elegant diction, his chaste
and classic English will be afforded
IdISSl opportunity lOT ulSpluN lldH
is found in the necessarily cramped
limits of the base ball diamond.
Give him a place where his beautiful
word painting may grasp and make
more lucid grave economic questions
and render problems of state less in
tricate of solution. OF course this is
only offered as suggestion, and
coming as it does from Que who, by
reason of his limited field of opera
tiOns, can have little more than a
very faint conception of metropolitan
newspaper management, has no
special value, but our interest is en-
listed in behalf of this young man,
and we cannot avoid the conclusion
that there will always be room at the
top for the Times Union unless Edl-
tor Wilson sees fit to give him a rich
ly deserved boost.
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SOME TOPICS OF
THE WEEK.


Our old friend F. c. Waldron OF
Welaka is entitled to II large slice OF
credit for his efforts in behalf OF
Putnam County. Mr.. Waldron is
firmly of opinion that this land is
one literally flowing with milk and
honey" and all that needs be done
to get full measure of the flow is
sufficient enterprise on the part OF
our people to tap the spring. He
points to the fact that this spring is
being tapped in certain other sec
tiohs of the county and if he can
have his way there is going to be
one principal tap located at Welaka.
Welaka is a pretty place. 1t is
more than that. 1t is ideally beauti-
ful. High banks overlooking the
st. Johns river, and shaded by beau
tiful oaks. Good place to sleep.
ITO sleep, perchance to dream!
Aye, there's the rub"
There's been too much sleeping
and too much dreaming, and Mr.
Waldron is doing his utmost to wake
the people of the country up to the
advantages of the place. In his
limited way he is doing heap to ad-
yertise Welaka, and the News is
pleased to note that he is meeting
with success. He has lately made
several sales of real estate. If a
reader of the News in the north (and
the paper has over a thousand of
them) wants to know something of
this pretty Florida town-Welaka-
we advise him to go to Frank G.
Waldron for perfectly fair state
ment of its advantages.
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Go to Mrs. Puddy's, Central Lem
on street. for chickens and eggs. AL
SO Groceries.
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Mrs. Wigg, corner Lemon and 4th
street, is agent for White Star Laun-
dry, Tampa. 6-iS-St
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Do YOU want q free trip to New
York, II SO see Fearnside Ciothing
company about Il,
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There has been a big fire in the lit
tie state of Delaware, geographically
located some distance northeast of
Texas, and Just over that imaginary
boundary known in literature as
Mason Il DiXon's line. A negro brute
was burned at the stake and 1000
people assisted in the unlawful Gre
nation. The prayers of southern
people should ascend in behalf OF
poor, degraded Delaware. The lynch
ing took place on Monday night. On
Sunday Rev. Robt. A. ElwOod, pas
tor of Olivet Presbyterian church,
Wilmington, after referring in his
sermon to the delay in bringing the
negro brute to trial said: "Should
the murderer of Miss Bishop be
lynched? Yes, but only under one
condition, and that is this, if his trial
shall be delayed until September and
then, though he be proven guilty,
through some technicality of the law
or any undue influence upon either
Judges he be not given capital pun
ishment, then the citizens of the
state should arise in their might and
hold the majesty of the law"
After the lynching Mr.. Elw0od
said:
II am sorry it happened as it did.
| believe the man should have had a
legal trial, but | also believe that he
should have had speed trial. The
lesson we can learn from last nights
outbreak is that the people are tired
of the delays of the law. Certain
terrible crimes require stern and
speedy punishment, and when the
law is not set in motion, the people
impatient of the delay, move them
selves"
1t is safe to infer that, because of
his calling, the sentiments of Rev.
DR.. Elwood, are those held by the
conservative element. And-the
crime was in Delaware, not in Texas.
A reader asks: "Why doesn't the
News have more to say about poll
tics?" D. politics! That isn't Il
real orthodox expression, to be sure,
but begging pardon of the sisters, the
News will let it go as expressive of
the true sentiment of large class of
ordinary work-a-day people who
can't be made to subscribe to the
idea that patriotism--love of country
has its main ''Seat and centre in
the bre astn of that equally large
class who are hunting for office, and
who are being encouraged to begin
the clamor full year before the peO-
pie will be called upon to select can
didatcs. The newspapers are largely
to blame for putting this office-seek-
ing brand of patriot TO the fore.
This paper pleads guilty to limited
extent. However, it cannot escape
the notion that the state of Florida
Is being fenced in as a hot house OF
political excitement at the expense
of greater commercial and indus
trial development. Same amount OF
energy now being expended in fois-
ting and discussing political candi-
dates, il turned to advertising the
advantages of the state, would bring
about such an influx of new settlers
as would make the good roads and
other economic problems ch S e
themselves into big hole IN order
to escape speedy settlement.
No. The News will discuss poll
tics some; too much, But 1t won't
be the main issue during dog days,
Ammo Domini, 1903, Not by d. e.
considerable,
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Ever since the Forbes nest-hiding
scandal began to stir things in De-
Land, the goo-goo's of that town
have been trying to "avoid the very
appearance of evil" Only last week
committee of them decided that a
public rendition of David Garrickn
by Allen Holton, the popular young
impersonator of San Mateo," was too
awfully wicked, dOncher know, and
they turned it down.
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Ger. Robt. Bullock, the veteran
soldier and politician of Ocala, has
announced his candidacy for Cover
nor and Senator G.. NJ. Browne of the
same place, whilome candidate for
the honor, has "cone down" in the
generals interest. Gen. Bullock is
one of the grand old men of Florida
and enjoys the distinction of being
the Oldest voter in Marion county.
His first public office was as clerk of
Marion county in l849, and he was
a soldier in the Indian war. He also
served with distinction in the Con-
federate army during the Civil War.
+ He was a Tilden elector in 1876, again
clerk of the circuit court of his coun-
ty, and then q member of the DIST
and 52nd congresses from the Sec
Ond District. The general announced
his retirement from public life in 1892,
but has subsequently filled the office
of County Judge. He is honored in
all parts of the state. Gen. Bullock
is indignant because the legislature
failed to pay the claim of S. L.
WALES against the state for ID per
cent of the Indian War claims fund,
and he is going before the people for
governor with the business of this
claim as the dominant plank in his
platform. Just what a governor
could do in the matter against an
adverse legislature will not appear
to everybody. Hundreds of men
in all parts of the state, while
honoring Gen. Bullock, cannot re-
press the feeling that his great age
precludes the possibility of his can
didacy being seriously regarded.
His home city will give him a big
vote from very love of the man.
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Hon. John >. Beard q prominent
attorney of Pensacola has denounced
Gov. Jennings for his veto of the
appropriations bill in vigorous Ian
guage. While w. Sherman Jen-
nings is the Governor and as such
entitled to all that is coming to him
in the way of respect for his office,
the fact of his governOrship does not
divorce him from that other fact
| that he is also only one-horse
country lawyer whose knowledge of
constitutional law can not be broad
er than his mind without doing vio-
lence to his brain. On the other
hand Mr.. Beard is a 1.-TWO horse'
lawyer, has greater knowledge of the
law and the constitution, and what
he says on the c0nstitutionality of
the veto is entitled to the respect
due an expert interpreter of funda-
mental law. He says:
"Fhe reasons given by the Cover
nor for reducing certain items in the
general appropriation bill are incon-
sistent, illogical and unquestionably
demonstrate that so far from obey
ing a constitutional mandate, that
| he violated u constitutional duty.
Section 30, article B of the cOnstitu-
tion of the State of Florida declares a:
Laws making appropriations for
the salaries of public officers and
other current expenses of the State
shall contain provisions upon no
other subject"
"The advisory opinion of Judge
Westcott, so glibly cited in his veto,
has little, If any, bearing upon the
question considered by the Cover
nor, and so far rs it has any bearing,
is a condemnation of the Governors
action, as the most casual reading of
Judge WestcOtt's opinion will show:
u
"The cutting down or scaling of
these items was not only inconSs-
tent and illogical, but uncOnstitu-
| tional. | do not remember the
amounts of these different items !:
but let us suppose an amount for
Illustration: Suppose the Legisla-
ture had appropriated in this bill
$l00, 900 for the Florida State College,
and such an item in the general ap-
preparation is unconstitutional. Is
it not equally unconstitutional if the
NTONHIllOI ClllS bllt dliiOulIJ uOWl W
$50 700? 1t is not the amount as the
Governor seems to think, but the
subject matter, that makes such an
appropriation in such bill uncOn-
stitutional. Besides, by substitu-
ting $5O,OOO for the 100000 appropri-
ated by the Legislature, would not
the Governor be substituting the eX
ecutive will for the legislative will,
which is a direct and palpable VIOLA
of the constitution? The whole
thing is grand stand play to the
dear people as saving money to the
taxpayers, without the political
courage to discharge plain consti-
tutiOnal duty. 1t is the trick of the
politician to catch votes in the 1904
primary.
Had Gov. Jennings feallts'ly
discharged his constitutional duty,
even those who might differ with
him would have given him credit
for the courage of his convictions;
but such compromising with consti-
tutional executive functions, obvi-
ously for selfish political ends, Is
intoierable. =. 1t is
worthy of mention that Gov. Jen-
nings on Junesi. 1901, approved a
similar bill, except in amounts ap-
propriated.'
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jacksonville, Fla.
Smyrna times., 1903-12-02

giving dinner with his sister, Mrs.
Samuel J. Brockson. Miss Clara
Records, who is engaged in steno-
graphic work in Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. David
d. Stats, who has been home on a
cunning trip, hos returned to Still
Pond, Md, where he is learning tel
egraphy.-Mr. John Spicer who has
been confined to his home on account
of sickness, has returned to his work
in Wilmington. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Spicer and two sons spent Thanksgiv-
ing with his father. They returned
home Saturday evening. Miss Eva
Schafer returned home with them. -
Miss Mamie Pierson who has been
visiting her mother for some time, has
returned to Wilmington.-Mr John
Beth returned to Wilmington Monday
morning. He is acting as a juryman.
Mrs. Charles Satterfield who has
been living in Blackbird for some
time is getting ready to move to Mid
dletown. MIR. Boyd has been en-
gagged IN erecting a new home for
Mr.. Edward Records, has returned to
his home in Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1903-12-02
BLACKBIRO.
Rev. J. H. Beaachamp breaches an Flo
quent Sermon-Mrs. William Fortner
Entertains-Loca1 Happenings.

quent Sertnon-Mrs. William Fortner
ntertains-Local Happenings.
Special Correspondence to the Times.
= BLAoKBIRD, December 1:-Rev. J.
H. Beauchamp preached a very elo-
quent and interesting sermon last Sun
day. The text was Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy. Mr..
Beauchamp spoke on the change made
from having Sunday on the 6rst day
rather than on our present Saturday
According to the Old Testament,
after the creation God rested the
seventh day, which is our Saturday
but according to the New Testament,
we have several reasons for worship
ping God on the first day of the week,
which is our Sunday. First, because
Christ arose from the dead on the
first day. Second, he appeared to the
disciples on Sunday. Third, because
the disciples were baptized with the
Holy Ghost and fire on Sunday.
At the close of the afternoon service,
Mr.. Beauchamp urged that delegate
be sent from Blackbird to the meeting
of the Delaware State Temperance AL
lance, which meets at Dover, Del, o l
Tuesday, December /.
Mr.. William Fortner entertained a
number of friends and relatives on
Thanksgiving day. Those present in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. William Orfrey
and family, of Middletown, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Kumple, of Odessa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Fortner, of Kenton.
Friday was one of the coldest days
we have had this winter. The large
mill pond near Blackbird was frozen
over all day and should the present
cold weather continue, the young
people will soon be able to skate with
out any danger.
A meeting of the cabinet of the Sc.
nior League was held last Tuesday
evening at Mrs. Lottie T. Brockson.
The Epworth League was led last
Sunday evening by Miss Nellie
Schafer, the topic being "The Use Of
Prayer" There is no regular Sunday
evening preaching at this church, SC
this meeting of the Epworth League
takes its place. 1t will be led next
Sunday evening by Mr.. Edgar T.
Heinold. All are invited to be pres.
ent.
Personalities Ella Ferguson spent
Sunday in Wilmington: Mrs. Lottie
7. Brockson spent Sunday in Phila-
delphia. - Miss Ethel Taylor, oi
Smyrna, spent several days the past
week as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Theodoae Ferguson.--Mr. James Lat
tomus. of Wilmington, took Thanks
Smyrna times., 1903-12-02
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