The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-11-23

the meantime it is senseless. to talk of
abandoning principles. Men are % con-
stituted that they could notde 80 II they
would, and happily our country pterents
so many changing problems. and must
produce 50 many new issues, thai with
the spirit of dis.rust remoyed, parties
The BOssOn Globe, in we'll -s,Onsid-
cred leader concerning the tariff, says:
"The Republicans have taken their posi-
tion in favor Of . tariff protestion-s Now
let them defend it, and LET every Demo
cratic paper in the land, which believes
in the old Democratic doctrine of i tariff
for revenue only, keep them busy, The
last days of heated PresidentiaJ cam
paign were not the time to discuss so i'm
portant subject, and the Republicans
knew it Now is the times and every
Democratic paper in the lard ought to
force the discussion and make the tariff
question one of the leading issues in the
Congressional fight of 1882. IAN the ar
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the Democrats as the parsyof rsvelne
reform, and the agitation of The subject
an o'es 49, -.natrx during the next few
months should be such that the nieP-,l:
cans viii not again dare to prestime on
the Ignorance of the people and falsify
the evidence for party purposes, either in
Congress, where the contest is taext to
come, or before the country."s
must be subject to = sincere process of
dissolution and reconstruction Who can
tell what the great issue will be in 1884?
The supposition that the South ahenld cast
its electoral vote for Garfield Is ap insult
to the South, and if done would iiake the
people contemptible in the eyef Of the
politicians sought to be thereby coDcilia-
ted. Sincerity is the thing in drdek. That,
and that alone can lead to mutual conf
dence. 1t is further to be rem msmbered
that no sane person in the. North pro-
poses to interfere with the southern
States. They have their government in
their own hands, and it will remain there.
This they owe to the exertionb of the
Northern Democracy, and this the De-
mocrscy is in position to defend success
fully were any attempt made t6 restore
the satrapies Of the past. The whole
North, however, is agreed ON Ais fact.
Local selfgovernment is agreed upon,
whatever other differences may exist, and
Mr.. Garfield will, we doubt MOI, find it
judicious to distinguish his administra-
tion for encouragement of material pros
perity and general content rather than
for any hazardous political experiments.
The Milwaukee Neacs hits the nail
squarely on the head in this paragraph:
"The Democratic party will net disband
the country needs it. No party could
take its place at this time. Witbithe party
disbanded, its members would, without
leaders, be impotent to cope with the
party in power. The day is tonling when
the Democrats will sweep the country.
Tuesdays result has postponed it four,
perhaps eight, years, but onsi thing is
certain, the Democratic party will obtain
control of the government or the country
will become monarchy. Let us hear no
more talk about disbanding tbs old Dem
ocratic party. Those who Wished for its
success simply for the offices that may
have been distributed, may, in their rage
at seeing their chances fade5 advocate the
disbanding of the Demociacy, but the
millions of voters of the country who
gave their votes to Hancork 1t the late
election, and who did so on principle, will
never consent to the disbsInding of the
only organization that has. tie strength
and power to cope with the party that
will control the government for the next
four years. Instead of talk of disband-
ing, let steps be taken for :. thorough or
ganization of the party, LET those leaders
who have proved incompetsns in the last
campaign be removed, let those followers
who are in the party for sisoTis alone go
where the fesh-pots are to be found, and
let the hosts of the unterriGed Democracy
march on in solid column to the victory
that is sure to come if the present form
Of the government is preserved"
Preparations for the Inauguration of
General Garfield have already assumed
an organized form. The Executive Com.
mittee having the arrangemetts in charge
extend cordial invitation 90 al military
and civic organizations throughout the
country to take part in tho Inauguration
ceremonies. All communications and in
Qulfaes ON Ene BuQjeCS ua.v~ss ~ -oa.~saz1S<
10 Colonel 81. @. Corbin, Corresponding
Secretary, Washington, D.. q.