FLORIDA.


and that pblitica has been the cause of much trouble, loss of


life, and flamage to property;
of these acts in my views abou
not regard political outrages, hb
ing to the common-law class
Theytare different, resulting fri
in which it is fair to suppose th


but I have not included any
it scarcity of crime, for I do
however atrocious, as belong-
of crimes, great or small.


om entirely different


e .foll


3


beliefs were in some degree in fault,
and total avoidance can only be brol
gent, friendly understanding of the
education, and commercial prosper
these political misunderstandings and
be remembered that it is but a few y
with its embittering, desolating eff


'wers of both
and that the
ought about bj
rights of all.
ty only will
crimes. And


causes,
political
remedy
r intelli-
 Time,
prevent
it must


ears since a great war,
Icts, was raging, and


that this region was a battle-ground, and the participants
in these disgraceful political quarrels were engaged on the
two sides of that great struggle. But happily such ani-
mosities, such disturbances, and such unhappy influences
are rapidly passing away, and everywhere the political is
giving way to the enterprising commercial interest. The
elections of 1880 were undoubtedly as peaceably conducted
in Florida as in any other State of our Union. The mis-
doings, if any, were such as time, better laws, and sound


common-sense will eradicate and effectually
 The negroes, who form so prominent an
other Southern States, are less numerous an
ous in Florida than elsewhere; though of
perform most of the manual labor and are


attainable domestic help, they are 1
greater or smaller numbers. Here,
picturesque and amusing class, and on
ing episodes of my life in Florida is
riod of several months during which
close contact with large numbers of I
tion of the South Florida Railroad.


found


put an end to.
element in the
d less conspicu-
course, as they
almost the only
everywhere in


as always, they are a
Le of the most interest-
connected with a pe-
[ was in continual and
them in the construc-
 Holding official re-