The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-31

as the Wehka msstlng. and II eSsnos Be chang
ed. { II b even %, Mr. Bhbesn aad you win fnd
Putnam coming out The right sdeup'
"Of Sumter and Marion have not heard -
nassh - ! hsss ituas lke nbsvs tleikeAsd NDsln-
tiss, but In both ihiasa loak stg and large gains
are known which viii swell the Democratic vote
beyond your most sanguine expectations
II have corle 10 the concluston thai General
Finley's majority wEl be over SEQ and 'saitpetre'
won't prevent it, Il wsuld bs safe 10 bst On
that. have met new -eomess - the State going
up the riyer, and have 10 hEd ihe frst man
who has not expressed himself favorable to the
election OF the DcmocrAiA They say we judge
the tree by iis fruit. We knew what Demo
cratic rule has done for you, sad We come hop
ing il may continue cxndidiy believe II immi-
granls even suspicioned eagEa-bag rsk they
would turn ON their heel and leave the State.
Why We muss have had . hovvid reputation
abroad before the redemption Of The State by
Governor Drew, it / can credis all told me by
these visilors in search Of lAn!s- What pleases
me s the men talked with ars mostly pioneers,
and they represent many mOss where they come
from who are waiting the rsVoEt made ON their
return and ! am pleased 10 say not one spoke
discouragingly-all were satisfied IS lar As they
had seen and their impressions were favorable
and their report 10 those ihey represent would
be 10 that effect met one cid grullenlan, and
must tell you what he wound up with alter half
an Aoars' conversation Il icane irom Ohio
here seven yean ago an abolitonist of the Birney
school-had voted with thai party for twenty
years at the North Five Yeln living here made
me wxver, but now shall vote the whole Dem
ocrntic ticket ipom Hancock down aud don't
care who knows H. They are coming, Mr..
Busy Bee ssosral 00ssond StTvng.
Simon lett the ST. Johns with u flea in his
ear he and the crowd hare been very much
disappointed with their meetings and l heard
them say things did not b(k at al facOraC<e;;
small meetings, 40 enthusiatm and an indiffer
ence On the part OF the peofie even TO be sOei-
able, bus gut away trUm the meetings as soon
possible without extending. common civiliiy
by a shake OF the hand and y good word hoping
for success, &C."
I stopped Leib al this point and said, "a Your
talk would lead nIe to inler that you were
Democrat"
Now, my friend, don't he hard on me- Its
never tOo late TO repent, and begin to see which
way the cat viii jump and mean to he with
the crowd, but keep steady and don't let Simon
and Busy Bee in the secret ! am ike the old
Indian when out in a canoe and was Overtaken
by terrible storm. He prayed the good Lord
to sass Aim ris time and if he did he would never
call on him again for = favGr. feel like the old
Indian. have been blind for years in my poll
tics, and only aak tO be forgiven this time and
don't throw it up 10 me again. Don't you think
Bloxham would give me some little Office like
Timber Agentg'
l told him had NO promises 10 make for
BlOxhAm-he must fight taat out after election
thai Conovers plan OF masking promises had not
been adopted By tie Dsmosdey.
Leib continued:
There is 30 magnetism in either Conover or
Bisbee Conever is duh Il very dull can step
around like . dancing Iaaster and smile, and
when that's done yoa see All Of Conover. OF
Bisbee don't think rattlesnAke more repulsiye
to the sight-a cold, calculAting Yankee, forbid
ding in looks and actions, and of coufse drives
OF and never wine TO him. Good Lord, how his
nose curls he has got at least two more wrinkles
on since his up-river trip-his lips thinner than
ever and his mouth more compressed and every
day more and more resembles John Sherman,
who, it is acknowledged, carries the meanest
cOuntenance OF any public man in the United
States, and guess is entitled 70 the distinction.
Busy Bee is fighting mad and uses cuss words
equal to any old sailar, takes his toddy as
readily as / do and quite as oflen think he
Is a ft subject for the special attention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association to take in
hand. or be will sOOn be lost politically If not
morally As onOver jokingly says TO Ledwilh,
you tail of my kite, anti lie has said it so often
he don't call Ledwith BY any other name, land
he comes at Conovers bid by that name as
though he was proud Of the distinction) What
shall say Of him-weil, he makes the tho Of
the once seeking crowd Gnd~ di1ieaIties and
fills the picture. Simon ilnd Bisbee represent the
Union side and Ledwilb tbs Confederate; that's
q foundation to embellish upon. Simon killed
more by his pAyse thsa Bisbee did by his sword,
and Ledwith sisw ssoys sefhan both put together,
for Ledwith Wa Sighting man and no mistake.
You can't wipe that OUTFIT there was place Of
danger he was always found there, and why
alive to-day cannot uEdeniand, unIess the old
adage applies that Inan born to be hanged
viii never be shot We find him alive and
kicking as the tail 70 Simon's kite Well, /
won't finish the picture; think il win pass Is
1t d. This mo have rsiurned think wiser and
hope bettefmen, for they sec their hopes blasted
and must gst up nex shuffle. Nothing bat
rbsok down Of the trio snd new nominations will
give the party even decent show of success
have talked this whole.m matter over with the trio
and my conclusions dfe they think viii, me-
the game is up now, Ind what will II be after
Bsoxham, Raney. Senator Jones, and % report
ssys. Distinguished SPEAKERS from other States
yisit the valley OF the f Johns in the interest of
Bloxham and sconoag in State matters, aid 10
immigration and public schools. and, in fact
everything 70 make tour State attractive and
'psodpes01sf Our psufpecm are gloomy Indeed
I'D nay pssspecss dssflisA poor"
! Imass ciose-shls lsGief don't give one half the
interview-balance win b In nay next Leib
and held . kind OF . mafsal adusirasion aass-
~" and have agreedapon terms offensive and
defensive Which yils be carried out until amer
election. WIN give particulars in my merit The
Sas e Rsb Ind0rses Billy Lacas The TstpAons
wxAts fhe Democrsls.cf DuvaI 70 vots the ain
dspeadsat Tickst9 Billy Lucas hurricane Is
% us-toaa you IL weald come. ass
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