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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12
Republican and Democratic AA-
-nlnlstratlons In Flersaa
DRtemy C0ntrasteA.


Below is appended tabuiated state
ment, taken from the official records,
showing respectively the amount of taxes
assessed for State purposes during the
last four years OF Republican, and the last
four years Of Democratic rule in Florida
1t will be seen that there was a saving to
the taxpayers in that time by the Demo-
Gratis, a. compared with the Republicans,
four years. 1t is plain then that had the
Democrats remained in control of the
State government continuously from 1868
to the present time, the small public debt
then existing would have been entirely
wiped out, and the $4,000 now paid in
the treasury annually to meet the inter
est on this debt would be left in the
pockets Of the people, and the Demo-
Gratis would not have to carry the charge
Of assessing this tax to pay an obligation
fastened upon the State by the plumber
ings of the Radicals. These figures can
not be questioned, and must strike every
intelligent mind with great force. We
challenge any other State, North or
South, to. make SO good showing in the
way of substantial reform. What better
or stronger argument can be advanced
OF the benefits resulting from the change
of rulers in 1879 than this exhibit of the
finances of the State? But the proofs
do not end here Look wherever We will
and there is abundant evidence Of the
influence and results of better govern
ment. The era of prosperity now dawn
ing upon the State, and manifest in every
portion of it, is the fruit of administering
State affairs in the interest of the people
and in harmony with the intelligent SEN
timent of the Democratic party. A gen
eral confidence in the future prosperity
of the State, and in the government as it
is administered, is shown by its financial
credit by the demand for its lands and
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

Let the tax-paying people of Florida
ponder the effect of such magnificent re-
suits OF Democratic financial management
upon the general prosperity, and then ask
themselves the question whether they are
willing to place the government back into
the hands of the mongrels whose financial
imbecility and greed extorted such sums
from the people, and plunged the State
into almost inextricable financial embar-
easements and fastened upon it debts in
the shape of bonds which require an an
nual taxation of $4,000 to meet the in
terest alone. Let them study the So
called " Independent movement" and
they will see the lifetime Radicals -
the very men whose rule was so disas-
trOus-shOuting themselves hoarse over a
renegade Democrat for Congress, while
the confession has scarcely died away on
their lips that they ego into the move
+" ment as the entering wedge for the res
" toration of the Radicals to power in
" Florida !" This, too, is the bait held
out to the colored element and the pros
pective plumber ia the cohesive power
that is expected to hold them all to-
Qether
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

LONDON. September s.-Genemi Wal<lT
telegraphs the war 0fflce fFnm puint l1r=s aa1
half miles frum the kMmmzin inck. EAe ~
lowing report Of the maruing operMfn1s=
September q noan-The enemy recaa1alzrs1
our advanced pnsls wilh cnnsidsrAhls - =
arms ~ dayhreAk fhis mEruinE Co.. -
advanced and attacked hen. drEina lAsm -
with ioaA We have tmken Sur RmnA Or 90
h very trifing. The enemy Rave us1lre1 -
their works. frnm which theY are now arzE a.
5000 yards range
KAaksEE. 6epiember a-An 81 Ara F-1.a.
troous from Cnira have been bro1Eht - II e
Kebir. also the blnck reEimenA Which IN y
ests of the Egyp1ian snldiery- Tie e1z1
working nighf and day 81 me eniEncnle1@
across the fresh water cnnMl On m rgh- eeA
eraI Wolseley Is nov IN dlrsct teleWrmpnie 80
muuiczfinn with Londnn-
L0EDoE, seplember a-Tbe D@H - -
the following IRON - oozeHpu1d1k q -
nasin. have counted fwsny 81 - 80.
dead near one spnL Numhem n - -
lying about femrfnIly womndad Or w0191-
Include ten marines. whnan wuund1 are -
The 18olh Bengal LMncGu cummGnce1 =
gngemenf and killed. - q Ne elemy- -
Inl SIKH in her 80 ehnrEa he -
held their gruund g4ll4nk,F an - -
rived Had fhs HiEhlRnd bdgnde cnls - -.
nnupor4sd them, ne comid ere noW 49, -
tured Tel el Ksbir"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

1t is an easy matter for the individual
counties to see how much each has saved
in taxes by the State passing from under
the control of the Republicans. In order
that this may appear at glance, how
ever, we append the following table CIV
ing the gross assessment in each county
for four years under the Republicans,
Qs73, 1874, 1875, 1867 the gross assess
ment for the four last years under Demo
cratic rule, Qs7s, 1879, 1880, 1884, and
the gain to each county resulting there
from:
What Each County has Gained In Four Years
BY Change Of Rulers.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

The Spectator is apparently disturbed
because colored man in Mississippi is in
the field for Congress against Chelmers, a
renegade Democrat who has chopped
over y to the Republicans and has received
a sort of endorsement for Congress from
a faction of Republicans This is not
very consistent. The Spectator is a
bowling Independent It" paper, so-called.
1t processes to be outside of existing par,
ties and is trying to build up one of its
own out of the other two. 1t is so very
independent " that it adopts McKinnon
who has just been endorsed by faction
of " Independent Republicans " and al
lows its columns to be the vehicle of at
tacks on the regular Republican nominee
who is accused in substance of having
procured his nomination by bribery. And
yet, it has no patience with the Missis-
sippi cOlored Carter who comes out
against candidate whom the Republi-
cans have time and again charged with
having imbrued his hands in the blood of
negroes during the war and who Carter
himself charges with having procured his
so-calIed nomination by bribery and
fraud Is not the Spectators independent
ism something of humbug? If it were
honest it would shout over Carriers can
didacy but instead thereof it hewails it.
" lndependentiSm" is just the thing in
Florida but is all wrongin Mississippi
Let us quote what Carter says about
the matter. In an address to the Repub-
lican voters Of the district, he says: The
quasi Endorsement of Mr.. Chalmers by
the Sardis convention was procured by H.
Legitimate methods and is fraud upon
the people, who were not consulted, and
was bitter pill to large majority of
the members of the convention"
Explaining his own position, he says:
Conceding to the Republican party all
it claims to have given the colored race,
freedom and the ballot, it has done moth
ing emitting it to bind US hand and foot,
and turn us over to the leadership of the
men whose hands have been deepest and
reddest in the blood of Southern Republi.
cans. This is precisely what they are
now doing"
He further adds: 81 deny the right
of men who have taken no interest in our
struggles and preferred to expend all
their force on doubtful Northern districts
or cliques who have piques to crafty, to
sell us out such masters deny their
capacity to even Judge what is best for us,
which is proved in their men and methods.
This transaction, stopping to barter with
the chief of sinners, is blot upon the
fame of the party which will not soon be
forgotten. Our blood and the bleaching
bones of our dead protest against this
monstrOus crime"
Carriers friends concede that his candi-
dacy by dividing the Republican strength
may give the district to the Democrats,
but they say they would rather see a
Democrat elected from the district than
see Chalmers returned.
Ex-senator Bruce, it is reported, will
take the stump for Carter. He is OPP
posed to putting renegade Democrats in
the lead.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12
The Fexer at Pensacola .

The Board of Health at Pensacola have
declared that the yellow fever is epidemic
there. A dispatch of the 9th reports six
teen new cases and three deaths. Bust
ness is practically suspended, an urgent
appeal is made for immediate aid, and I'M
less assistance is rendered at once there
will be great suffering among those unfor-
tunate people.
Latest advices say: Contributions
should be transmitted by telegraph, when
possible, as there is imperative need of
funds. The large proportion here of
Northern unacclmated men render us
singularly accessible to the ravages of the
disease, while the number of sick are
greatly disproportioned to the number of
trained nurses. Local physicians are
Drawing valiantly and benevolently. The
relief branch of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association has been furnishing vol
unteer nurses, but they are nearly all
broken down. All the outlook predicates
the need of professional nurses. To fur
nish them is impossible without aid from
abroad"
We heartily sympathize with the peo-
pie of Pensacola in their great calamity,
and hope our people will generously con-
tribute to their relief ia this hour of
affection and distress.
Contributions of money left at the
banking house of B. c. Lewis & Sons, or
at the FLoRIDIAN office, will be promptly
forwarded to the authorities at Pensacola.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

After the trOuncing the straightout
Republicans gave the coalitionists at the
Quincy convention on Thursday last, a
few Of the disappointed delegates met at
night and endorsed McIiinnon, who was
present in Quincy and engineering mat
tiers in favor Of himself. The most of
these delegates, a. we are told, afterwards
gave in their adhesion to Skinner, the
regular nominee, who accepted the nomi-
nation in open convention The so-called
endorsement of McKinnon was considered
q good joke, but some of those who took
part in the farce were ashamed and pcni-
tent. Skinner will forgive them if they
tote fair" hereafter, but McKinnon
never will. In fact the refusal OF the ma
jority TO "walk into his parlor" has more
than ever convinced him of the "corrup-
ton of parties and of the Republican
party in particular. He thinks now, since
the Republicans by their nomination of .
lifelong straightrout have declared their
besief that Zone Of the old guard" can
better secure "a free ballot and fair
count " than new recruit who has never
made show Of prosecuting alleged cleo
ton frauds though clothed with the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

Editor FIOridiGn Is Il true that the R.pub-
lican Congressional Committee in Washington
arrogates to itself The right 10 settle the question
as to who Republican voters shall vote for for
Congress; and is II further true that our self
constituted leaders here in this District who
wanted TO f0rce upon us IA man for Congress who
declares that he is q better Democrat than Da-
wilson have asked the Washington committee to
Issue orders commanding US 10 take McKinnOn
10 our bnsoms, whether or no?
AN FIGURING REPUBLICAN.
"An Inquiring Republican would do
better to address his last question to those
who are in the secrets Of tour self.consti-
tuted leaders," The FLoRIDIAN has no
means OF knowing what they have done
or intend to do; but the Washington
Committee has interfered in a Louis
lana District where Kellogg of unsavory
memory finds an opponent in DR.. Beatty
and the committee is said to have decided
in Kellogg's favor, but the decision has
only exaggerated the Beatty Republicans
aud made them more determined than
ever to defeat Kellogg and all the Fed
erai ofiice-holders It has also decided
that Chalmers of Fort Pillow fame, who
has rated over to the Republicans, is
good enough and that Carter, q colored
Republican, must get out of his way. If
our seit-constituted leaders here " should
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

The following dispatch will strike ter
ror to the McKinnonites who have been
hoping that the Hubbell committee would
see to it that they do not suffer for lack
of SOAP"
WASHINGTON. September TO- Bisbee and
Skinner. the two Republican nominees for Con-
gress in the Stale of Florida, are in the city.
Their object is To obtain aid for themselves from
HubbelPs committee. They have been promised
substantial aid but the exact amount 10 be given
them is NOT yet fixed They have represented
TO the Hubbell committee that they can, with
sOaDr be elected
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12
DKMOCRArIC NOMINATIONS.
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CAMPAIGN.
Twenty-Five Gents.

Ia view of the Importance that at
tachcs to the present political campaign,
we have concluded to put the FLORIDIAN
within the reach of all. Therefore, the
paper will he sent To campaign sub
scribers, from the first of September until
the first Of December, for Toenty.fre
EeufS
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

The comparative increase between 1876
and 1891 has been $685. 1856. The indi-
cations are that the returns for 1882 will
show a still further increase. Orange
county alone shows an increase of $662,-
2l0 over the returns of 1881, indicating a
prosperity gratifying to the whole State.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

The following table will be interesting,
as showing the loss and gain in the tax
able valuables of the several counties Of
the State as between 1876, the close of
the SteArna' administration, and 1881:
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

power to do 80, that the cry has played
Eoas, He leA Quincy thoroughly disguised
bat furiously mad at the exhibition he
lad made Of himself and all Cor nothing.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

IotAL ...- Si,o4l'J4I ~ SoI oZi tol tS's'soo "
Deduct loss In Brevard and Orange. ...... 6.7H o.
ABkek~sS gain t"s"si~ -
As will be seen, the State taxes assessed
under the Stearns' administration aver
aged $4IO,Ss6.s0 annually for the four
years while that rule continued. During
the last four years, under Democratic
government, the annual average assess
ment has been $500, 0O5.4s, showing an
annual saving of tl4S,44I.sO. II will be
observed that this il the saving in State
taxes. The gross amounts assessed for
county taxes daring the years mentioned
10 al the counties was rs follows:
Boar lsst ysArs ua1m Bspubneaas. sl4st2ss -
Four last jean under Dsn0ossts. ss
saving IL county s.x.s. .......... siss1 Z
- - sasiAg - sseis sa<ss.-...,....... s7asB =
Aassis ssvins d STATE ana esuasy tAzes. e76aoas y
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eternity 10 ~hicA most q theu Nv.
common destination of mankind !.
g,ne.
Leaves have thsir nns d On
And stars asa ba1 A. -
Thnu hast al aensnms fur thina -. a -.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-04
Our Young Readers.
THE LEFTOTER DOLL.

I'm a leftover doll, and grieve to relate
How sad is my fortune. how lonely my fate,
For had no notion that | should lie here,
Forlorn and neglected, at this time of year.
On, long before Christmas they dressed me up
fine
No dolie had clothes any better than mine;
And rather imagine looked very nce'
Az many fine ladies inquired my price.
r was handled and handled, and fondly ca
resSed
Mv.beauty admired, my value confessed,
And vet for some reason Or other was
PIT back in the showcase; the buyer went by
One dear little maiden came into the store;
She saw me- and for me began to implorc,
And said that there wasn't a doll in the place
With handsomer dress or u loveler face.
She stared at me long, so Of course stared
back,
And saw that her eyes were a beautiful black;
And wanted to speak, but couldn I, because
hadn't been made with a hinge in my jaws
I dreamed about Christmas, and how snould
be
Stuck into a stocking or up on tree,
Then carried about i'll my mistress arms
That all might admire my wonderful charms.
RIFT Santa Claus came, and he went on his
way,
And took with him many doll, I dare say,
But as I've a chance to look round me, nnu
That dozens and dozens have been left pc
hinas 81 .yssE*zss sta .*4 ~
IF Won were a leftover dollie yourself,
You'd know how feel lying hereaon the shelt
So long after Christmas; and wouldn't eHpect
Me to smile at old Santa Claus cruel neglect.
They've marked down my price; and very
much fear xs4.tz.s. III -tl
That those who buy cheaply will hold me less
DEAR .3gt 3 .r. g.. .... s
And the army Of curious shoppers I shun
Since had no part in the holiday fun.
Josephine Pollard, IN HdrDer's Young Peope.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-04

was taken to the police station at Sec
ond and Queen streets. This! was nine
p. M on Saturday.
DR.. Duval had gone with Miller from
his house to the cell, and advised that
he should be taken at once to some hos
pital where there were appliances for
treating the violent insane. The officers
on duty, however, said that they had
no authority to send him to any place,
except the almshouse, and they. could
not send him there until they had the
authorization of the guardians OF the
poor. Hence, he remained in the .unEE
comfortable hospitality Of police cell.
His violent mood shad now become very
frequent. The janitor discovered him
hanging by a suspender in time to pre-
vent suicide. Once during the day he
was brought into the front room to &C,
commodate Dr. Duval, who continued
to ameliorate his condition as well as ne
could. A hypodermic injection of NOR
phia of unusual strength, so far from
nuieting him, seemed rather to excite
him the more, and seven stalwart OIL
GERS had all they could do to return him
to his CELL In another paroNysm he
made frantic efforts to jerk the cell door
open, and actually bent the heavy iron
bars. Efforts were made to persuade
him to eat and drink, but he hurled the
vessels containing the food at the per-
son who offered it. At ten O'Clock on
Sunday night he was sitting, seemingly
TRANQUIL, with ghis face buried IN his
hands. He seemed to be breathing reg
! ularly, and, in spite Of Dr. Duvals re-
mark that he would not be surprised to
find him dead in the morning, the po-
lcemen thought himiall right An hour
afterward he was found deadon the floor
Of the. cell. which rhe had occupied tor
twenty-six hours.
/ i, As to the cause of his death there can
be little doubt. The inconsiderate jokes
of bis fellow7workmen had prehd upon
4 an infirrm mind until mania as deadly
as hydrophobia thoroughly possessed
4 him. -Philadelphid Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-04
The Protective Effect Of Vaccination.

DR.. Henry Tompkins, Medical Super
intendent of the Fever Hospital belong
ing to the Manchester Royal Infirmary
at Monsall, in a paper which he read re-
Gently at Owens College, said: The
most strikingo all evidence is, perhaps,
that derived from the smallpox hospi-
tails themselves. Here the protective
influence of vaccination is proved in
manner beyond all cavil. At Highgate,
during an experience of forty years, no
nurse or servant having been revaccin-
ated has ever contracted the disease,
and evidence of the same character l
can myself bring forward, for during
the whole time that I have had charge
of the Fever Hospital more than thou
sand cases of smallpox have passed
under my care, yet no servant, nurse
porter or other person engaged there
has, after reyaccination, ever taken Il,
though exposed daily to infection in its
most concentrated form. One woman,
laundress, who escaped vaccination,
took the disease and died; one nurse,
who some years before had suffered from
smallpox, and was then considered pro
tected, had very mild attack; and this
summer a workman, who did not live
on the premises, but came in to work as
q painter, was not vaccinated, and had
rather severe attack, and still more
recently a servant, who by an oversight
was allowed to go about her work three
! days before being vaccinated, had, before
the latter had run its course, slight
abortiye attack. Again, among all the
students who during the past two years
have attended the hospital for clinical
instruction, not one has suffered, all
having been revaccinated before being
permitted to enter the smallpox wards.
And in their case the false argument
which opponents Of vaccination have
brought forward to explain the immu-
nifty enjoyed by nurses and others in at
tendance on the sick-viz.: that con-
slant intercourse and exposure to infec-
ton renders them proof against it by
the system becoming Injured to the
poison, cannot be applied, as these gen
lemen attend the hospital only te"
hours once week. defy the most
enthusiastic or conscientious of anti
vaccinators to produce evidence like
this on his side of the question, or te
bring forward even half a dozen per
sons, choose them whence he may, who
have not been protected against small
pox. and expose them, as the students
are exposed, without more or less OF tht
number taking the disease. Facts s sue,
as these should convert the most ardent
anti-vaccinator from his folly, and con
vince him that weapon Of defense 2 3
powerful is vaccination should not be
left to the pleasure of the individual
Init that the State has the right ant
duty to look after it's most thorough per
Torrance. ''-Lo4.doqa Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-04
oontontad hut I could ace that she

contented, but l could see that she
looked pale and sad, and that papa and
mamma seemed very anxious about her.
When returned Sunday afternoon from
Sabbath Ned met me in the hall
and invited me to take n walk with him.
We went on for some time without say
inc a word, until we came to little
grove. After finding shady spot We
Sat down. Ned put his arm around me
and said, lovingly: "My dear little sister,
| have bad news for you. Poor little
Belle was so sick this morning while we
were in church that mamma sent for
DR.. Clark. AS soon as he saw her he
said that she must 90 to the sea shore
Immediately and remain all summer,
that with a change of air and good care
she would soon be well again. Mamma
cannot take those restless boys with her,
and grandma is too feeble to take care
of them. 1 offered to go with them,
but mamma needs me- There is no
way but for you to give up your plans
and take Bellies place at grandma's.
Now will leave you and let yoa settle
the matter alone With q kiss he left
me.
l threw myself on the ground and lay
there, my thoughts in a perfect Whirl
and my eyes hot with tears Give up
| the sails, rows, rides and all the good
times anticipated, and spend the whole
long summer at grandma's with Bob
and Walter? No, | won't do it! And
1 then my friend Dora! They are cruel to
ask it of mel can't. won't. Just
then the g Golden Rule came, rushing
into my mind. Whatever do they make
GOLDEN rules for? Was willing to leave
poor Belle all summer without mamma?
Could / enjoy myself knowing that at
any time she might be worse, OF even
die before we could get to her? h.,.,.t.
| I put these questions to myself, until
[ saw, hard and bitter as it was, Belle
must take my place. After a long,
tough struggle, l gave it up and dried
nv tears When Ned came back, L was
able to talk it over with him quite cheer
! fully. When we returned, we found
mamma and papa in great trouble, not
knowing what to do. They would not
listen to my proposal to change places
\ with Belle. But as no one had any bet
ter plan, it was settled that l should go
with the little boys to grandma's. GA 81
When Thursday morning came and |
saw them leave, I broke down complete
". The "Golden Rule" was too hard
for me. Why do they call it golden,
should think it was an ugly, black iron
rule? However, enjoyed my summer
very, very much. How good you feel
when you are generous and unselfsh.
Grandma invited my friend Dora tc
make me visit? We had long and de-
lightfu1 letters, telling US how much bet
ter Belle was and how grateful all felt
to me. I began to see the golden side
of the rule. The sun of good nature
shone on it,, y. ~rgst, .rY.- -.
We are all once more at home, Belle
is as well and strong as ever. When
think that her journey and rest saved
her a long, dangerous sickness, [ an
thankful that not only learned. but
practiced the "Golden Rule" l SEE
now what it was made for.-N. 7. Oh
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