The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-28

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q reat el may tnd b tie things mem
ton ieaeou why thero are eOmpara-
: Democrele @ The South.
The dep sing years inumediately fol-
loving TIE civll war, comprising what
We know e reconBtrucfion days, conBti-
tute curious epoeh Ia our history.
Some q cur Governors and Of our
United 8l9tes Senators Ia that day and
time were Imported. " The negro had
been entfanchiBed by the amendments
"a the Federal Constitution. and the
white man Of tho South had been dis
fFanehised bypeoclamation and adverse
legislation. Then there came down
upDn US from the victorious North an
army OF adventurers, who rode into
once on the early prejudices of the
newly-made freedmen. They became
ouf Governors, Senators, congressman,
jvtges and State legislators, and then,
with the turn Of the tide, in most in
stances went back again to their north
en- homes and are now scarcely re-
Numbered.
SENATOR WEIGH.
1t was but the other day that, in
conversation between the two gentle
men, one Of them spoke of Senator
WEIGH as being q former United States
Senator from Florida. "Why," said
the other, did we ever have such |
Senator?" Sure" was the reply, and
! was appealed to for confirmation. |
After so many years of political con-
troll by Democrats that even the Oldest
ones amongst US have almost forgotten |
the days OF the carpetbaRger, and our |
younger generation know nothing of |
them at all, is it not curious to read |
biographical sketch like the following, |
which / take from an old Congressional |
Directory:
"Adoniiah S. WEIGH was born at East
Hampton, Conn.,, April IL, 1921; moved
to Michigan and graduated from the |
University Of Michigan in 1913; studied /
law and admitted to bar; preferred
teaching and appointed principal of /
Jonesville high school in 1S47; appointed
principal Of Michigan State Normal
School in 1851; moved to Florida and
became chairman State Republican
committee in 1866; elected United States
Senator from Florida as a Republican,
and served from July 2, 1853, to March
3, 1869; moved to Iowa and chosen
president Iowa State Agricultural Col
lege; died at Pasadena, CAL, March
Is, 1852"
SENATOR GILBERT.
And some Of my readers may be ig-
noFant of the important fact that also
in those delectable reconstruction days
when ''the bottom rail was on top, we
had Senator Gilbert-Abijah Gilbert,
but we did. The Congressional direc-
tory tells US that:
'Abijah Gilbert was born at Gilberts-
vile, Otsego county, New York, June
Is, 1906, attended Hamilton college,
New York; became q merchant in New
York City; moved to Florida and elect
ed United States Senator as Repub-
lican, serving from March 4, 1863 to
March 3, 1875; died at GilbertsVille, N.
Y, November %, 1881.
Two other Republican Senators of
those days were fhOs. w. Osborn and
Simon b. Conover. They too, like Gil {
bert and WEIGH were born and reared /
north Of the famous line and came
amongst US seeking the flesh pots.
They rode into power on the shoulders !
Of the colored brother, but were over
thrown In 1876 and have passed away s
like the unsubstantial fabric of q la
dream" Osborn and ConOver were
perhaps better known than Welch and a
Gilbert and resided longer in the State.
knew DR.. Conover very well after he
retired TO private life, and regarded
him personally as q clever, genial and +
man. 1t is said that either
WEIGH or Gilbert Il have forgotten
which, was merely a wealthy winter
risitor who came down to escape the
'igorous climate Of the north and find
ng q Senatorial plum hanging within
he reach Of his hand Tor his purse)
Dluckea u and returned to his home !,
statesman.
GENERAL WALLS. q
It Il the custom in the House of Rep a
at Washington for the o
Ioorkeepers 70 clear the floor of visitors :,
0 or 10 minutes before IL clock, noon, o
he hour the House Is called to order. c,
* Representative have the privileges 81
{ the floor a. long as they live. II Il
gaS during the early days Of the Nc a
Iinlsy administrator when the Office m
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