Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . r its r<disregard of the rights of the people; for adminis-tering the government as if created for the benefit ofthe rulers and not of the people. For these and other considerations wo pledge our-selves to work uuceasiugly and earnestly for the 236 FLORIDA. overthrow of this party in power; and we cordiallyinvite the cooperation of honest men of all shadesof political opinion to unite with us equally in sus-taining and enforcing the following principles : 1. Fidelity to the Constitution and all it3 amend-ments. 2
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . r its r<disregard of the rights of the people; for adminis-tering the government as if created for the benefit ofthe rulers and not of the people. For these and other considerations wo pledge our-selves to work uuceasiugly and earnestly for the 236 FLORIDA. overthrow of this party in power; and we cordiallyinvite the cooperation of honest men of all shadesof political opinion to unite with us equally in sus-taining and enforcing the following principles : 1. Fidelity to the Constitution and all it3 amend-ments. 2. Ketrenehment and economy in Federal andState administration. 3. Lessening the burdens of labor by a reductionof taxes and offices. 4. Free schools exempt from all sectarian control. 5. Opposition to centralization as well as Fed-eral interference with local government. 6. Exposure and punishment of corruption inofficials. 7. Equal rights and equal justice to all, irre-spective of race or sectional residence, and a heartyand cordial welcome to immigrants from all ALLIGATOR. S. B. Conover persisted for some time in run-ning as an opposition Republican candidate forGovernor, but finally withdrew on the 5th ofSeptember. On the 23d of October the Republican Cam-paign Committee issued an address, in whichthe following statements were made: The coming election is the crisis of free govern-ment in Florida! Our Democratic opponents realize already thattheir defeat is inevitable unless they can stifle thevoice of the people by fraud and violence, and de-ter the masses of our party from casting their ballotson the day of election. Information, absolutely reliable, has been receivedat these headquarters, that evil-designing men inthe southern counties of Georgia are preparing toinvade our State in armed bands on the 7th day ofNevember next, for the purpose of intimidating Re-publicans from casting their ballots, and to stir upriots and bloodshed. Georgia, now Democratic byeig
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