ism ▁which ▁character ized ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁soldier , ▁during ▁the ▁most ▁event ful ▁period ▁of ▁this ▁country ' s ▁history , ▁which ▁I ▁felt ▁might ▁be ▁read ▁with ▁profit ▁and ▁pleasure ▁by ▁kind red ▁of ▁another ▁generation ." ▁Original ▁copies ▁are ▁quite ▁rare . ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁later ▁entered ▁politics , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁Governor ▁of ▁Florida ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁serving ▁until ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁the ▁sole ▁term ▁provided ▁by ▁state ▁law ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁F lem ing , ▁a ▁seg reg ation ist , ▁Southern ▁national ist , ▁and ▁part isan ▁Dem ocrat , ▁sought ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁car pet b agger - ▁and ▁black s - domin ated ▁Republican ▁Party . ▁F lem ing ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁restrict ive ▁poll ▁tax es ▁and ▁" liter acy " ▁tests ▁designed ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁voting ▁rights ▁of ▁black s ▁and ▁car pet bag gers ▁not ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁grand father ▁clause . ▁F lem ing ▁also ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁Florida ' s ▁only ▁black ▁judge , ▁James ▁Dean ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁married ▁a ▁white ▁man ▁to ▁a ▁black ▁woman , ▁an ▁action ▁which ▁viol ated ▁the ▁Florida ▁Constitution . ▁Other ▁notable ▁events ▁during ▁F lem ing ' s ▁term ▁include : ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁Board ▁of ▁Health ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁ep ide mic ▁that ▁was ▁swe eping ▁the