The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-06
A Spicy Letter.

Welearn that prominent Republican" quoted
Ia the FLOrtdian as making some very wise re-
marks on the coming election, has turned out to
be an itinerant piano tuner, with about as much
politics as an educated horse.-Pdtriot, July TO-
For shame, Mr.. Editsr Is it possible you
have been doing such dirty work so long as to
lose all respect for yourself and others? What
are you mad about p? Can't you smell defeat in the
very air No doubt you try to earn your pay. but
do so decently. Your master hesitated not to sell
out q whole State and the dear people for $4,000
four years since. What. then, is to become of
poor, miserable your After November you will
then sing the sad refrain, Where are the friends
Of my YOUTH" Echo will answer, Gone with
the Democrats and helped to do it," Frail hui
mainly Don't abuse a horse" A kingdom was
once offered for a horse. History does not state
whether an educated one, but Florida history
does say that Governor Siearns preferred an iron
horse to get away from the embrace Of the dear
people; now his chum comes back like the prod
igal son for another slice, and asks 10 be made
Governor. As you say, (thank God) am no pol
ilician, but know Vice from Virtue, q statesman
from machine politician. If such man is the
highest expression of the Florida machine, then
The time has been when the Republican
can party was the advance guard of enlightened
progress and civil and religious liberty to every
class, and glorious record it was. feel proud
of it, But have no use for party except as the
exponent ofprinciples. When they cease to gov
ern, the party dies, it should do. believe that
the central ideas of our party have been accom-
plished, and, as organization. its mission full
filed, and the leading brains" are fast crystal.
LIKING around other forms of advanced thought,
while the bowels" are making night hideous
with their howls over the machine to the disgust
OF patriotic men, and, like all things that outve
their usefulness, must pass away.
deprecate the decadence and feel very much
as would to see blooded horse in after years
jaded and demoralized, brought around to his old
home in a swill cart-for Gods sake, shoot the
thing and give ii decent burial.
We have no use for carpet-baggers, with their
bloody shirt " stock in trade. They belong to
the past, never to return. Hope They have used
those fears to good effect Ia the North, as we had
to believe them, but when educated horses "
come here to settle. they see for themselves and
need be no longer duped.
l must candidly admit that In travelling over
the State for nearly three years have uniformly
received the utmost courtesy from the leading
Southern families. and believe If We can suppress
the strife engendered by carpet bag ofRce-seekers
TOR selfish ends, we shall start on peace and de.
velopmcnt the South has not yet known. We
want faithful administration OF the laws. protec-
ton 10 life and property, and an united effort 10
develop the resources Of the Stale and rebuild the
ruined homes. believe Mr.. Bloxham represents
those vital issncs more sincerely Than the unlor.
tunate nominees made at Gainesville, and there.
fore expressed my intention, although q life
long Republican. to give my hst Democratic vote
for Mr. Bloxham, and stated that maav RspwbH.
cana ssoud do ts samsi This stirred the bile Of our
friend. Il can't be helped The car Of progress
moves On slowly, bat irresistibly. Machine OBJ
stacles may impede, bnt eventually they 20 I'M
der. leafnesily urge my ST. Johns River friends
p lay aside, ics once, partisan prejudice. No
Important principle Il involved 10 this election.
a mere scramble FOR alace and enolnsasnsa
8 . - alyssa hslplne bird q 81 lsllow.|