The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-09-28
Savannah News, Sept. 2l
The Florida Campaign.

The present campaign in Florida is being
waged by the Democrats with vigor and en-
thusiasm not only worthy of, but almost certain
to result in, success to the ticket. Hon. W. d.
Bloxham, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, is untiring in his efforts to secure tri
umphant victory for the party of which he is the
honored standard bearer, and in his efforts he il
ably and heartily assisted by Messrs. Davidson
aud Finley, the nominees for Congress in the
First and Second districts respectively, and by
nearly every Democrat of prominence in the
State, while that old veteran and hero, General
Loring, has also returned to his native State from
the far of wilds of Africa to assist in saving her
from the calamity of restoration TO Radical rule.
Even the ladies throughout the Land of Flowers
are participating actively in The enthusiasm for
Democracy and good government which prevails.
and there IL every indication that, on the second
of November. Radicalism will be routed horse,
foot and Dragon.
It Is not to be wondered at that such a deter
mination to secure Democratic triumph is man
ifest among the citizens oil our sister State who
are In the slightest degree interested In her soil
or future welfare.
Mr.. Charles e. Dyke, of the Tallahassee FLOR
IDIAN, in his excellent speech delivered before
the Hancock and Bloxham Club of his city on
the 9Th inst, and which. by the way, is one Of
the best campaign documents we have ever seen,
gave certain very potent reasons why it Is OF
vital necessity that Radicaism should never
again be placed in power IN that State. He
shows, among many other things. that in 1871,
when the present Democratic administration SUI
perseded that of Stearns, there was In the Treas
ury Of the State but &S1 ,3244 in money, while
against this there stood an amount Of debt oil
e290,O69 SO. Yet from 1858 TO 1877 while the
Radicals we're in almost absolute power-there
had been rung from the people in the way
OF taxes the enormous sum Of % 1859, $50 SO
or an average Of $3.50 84812 per annum, and
there was, al The end of the time, not cent In
the Treasury To meet the floating debt of nearly
$500, 0OO except the &81, 824 ~ above mentioned
Nor was this all, for, Is DIR. Dyke says not only
had the % 900 900 collected from the people beer
made way with Without hquida,ing this floating
debt, but the bonded debt had been increased
$o19 e0466. or at the rate OF $l06. LEA per an
mum. He dwells on this point with telling ei
feet and at much greater length Than We hav
spaces 70 devote 10 Il. But enough may be seel
| from the above llasiy statement OF his figures 4
show that when he says Radical rnlein his Stat
| was marked by criminal waste and extrava
| gance "a The part Of imbecile and corrup
| ruIers, and downright stealing by their agents.
be speaks but the simple, plain truth,
Ii pleasing contrast 10 this 10 the record mad
~ the Democracy during the past three years
| In that time there has been gradual reduction
| Ii taxation from d 80 on The 500 Of propert,
| - 10 cen.s. while 10 the same time there Ia
BEEN savipg 70 The tx payers Of e3o7, 100 81
d ~ sxeraes " tl22 % 1 year. And hi
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