The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-12-05


s - semSe voso. ss-sAH.
& The entire vote Of the State in 1880
twas Stills, divided ~ follows: Demo-
IIcratic vote, as,lss; Republican vote 2s,-
less.
s The entire vote In 1882 was 47,5le,
divided as follows Democratic vote "a
OH, Republican vote 2o,o4s, Independent
vote 1858. Or if We give the entire In
! dependent vote to the Republicans, which
We of course do not concede, the vote for
;slss2 would stand, Democratic 24,ol7, Re-
,, .publicap 2s,6o2.
/: In comparing the vote OF 1882 with
that of 1880, we find that the Republican
, svote, aided to the Lndependeat cote,
shows gain of 567, while the Demo-
cratic vote shows falling off of 4,l66.
A. The vote this year is repetition of the
!! BID tale of 1873, when Hull was defeated
/ In the Second District. The Republican
$ rote nearly held its own, while the Dem
|. ocratic vote fell off. This year the Inde-
pendent vote. added to the Republican
vote, shows a slight increase, while the
1 Democratic vote shows, as it did in 1873,
| 4 falling back Of 4,l66.
1 This is readily accounted for. The Re
4 publican vote, consisting almost exclu-
4 sively of blacks, will at any time orally
/ TO the flag, boys" The white, or Demo
cratic vote, in most of the counties, is
i scattered, and many reside miles away
4 from the voting precincts. 1t requires
4 extraordinary exertion and great political
/ conflicts, that only occur when the Presi-
! dent and Governor are elected, to bring
1 shem out Take for instance the county
4 of Manatee Her vote fell off fully 400,
I fes no one doubts that ninety hundredths
L Of that number are Democrats. 1t is a
4 difficult; matter to get out the full Demo
Il cratic vote in an " off year." This is es
pecially true when there was such over
/; confidence as there was at the recent
Rejection. In this District, as soon as
HSklnner was brought out, the Democrats
lat once said that victory is secured in ad
+ vance, the enemy are divided, and We
Rneed feel no apprehension. This, with
Ethe yellow fever at Pensacola, largely re-
E@uced the Democratic vote.
I Florida is Democratic beyond question,
/ and at the next Presidential and Guber-
hatorial election it will be clearly shown.
1t may not be with the majority of 1880,
(which was exceptional, but with de-
ik2isive majority of several thousand. We
say the majority of 1880 was exceptional,
for several reasons. Take Alachua; there
IS)ennis fought Bisbee, the Republicans
were divided and demoralized. The
Democrats carried the county for the
Legislature, although the Republicans
/ have some 600 majority. Take Madison;
I che Republicans, we suppose, have a
i legitimate majority there of some three
i or four hundred Informalities in one or
II twp large Republican precincts in 1880
cahsed their rejection, and the county
was Democratic. Take Gadsden; there
the colored brother concluded to run the
,nachine on his own hook, and ignore the
easpet-bag bosses. Result-Democrats
n carried the county. while the Republicans
had some three or four hundred majority.
r; so We say the vote of 1880 was excep-
sidhal, and may not be reached in the
Hext election, but that Florida will be in
, ihc Democratic column by several thou
H sand majority, in 1884, giving her 'tri-
nmphant vote.in the great work then to be
accomplished, of electing Democratic
+ President and Governor, we have not the
y shadow of doubt.