The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-04


Fszosr-C sflzrzs- II seems that ny letter. which
appeared in this paper On the S7th inst. has sri
ously troubled the minds Of the guilty o8usPirz-
tors 10 whom il had reference. and / am tlrszt-
ened that II don't keep quiet in the future ny
Z" record " viii be exposed New. a. there ;
nothing in my public or private History winch
care 20 hide, or which should nal BE- pr1u1 e.
any gentleman er rufEi4n who may feel - dls-
pissed Is al liberty % lay u before The pahlic-
But having an instructive dislike - al filthy ras.
| have no intention &C airing" Gnybosly's
" dirty linen which IS generally the dry e
washer-women and not -eniiemen- The 0Blg
defence | can make o. the senseiess abuse "a ne
Economist correspondent - Ihat nov do and
have always held the canhslence of the leaaerz
Of the Republican party sufficiently . command
employment whenever | need a. As ; servant
If the Public I bold full clean and clezr -
ceapgs from both the JnI1el States and safe
Governments. or my SUCCESSES isr every dnllar
that ever passed thruugh nv hands beiongIng b
either As politician dare Any mzn- Deann-
Graf or Otherwise, 10 say that he ever gave. 81
offered 10 give me. directly indirectly. vaia-
able consideration To oppose Che Aeputlir1a
PARTY or the Interests 81 the cularcd pssgpe--
Whatever | may do IN the iufure, N TIE passl
have never voted Cor Democrat nor pFanlsed
nv vote b. one The ohirct &C the srurrlssas
attack on me was b compel me - defend my-eal
and thereby neglect the question az Issue The
sooner We learn thai ADVISING npponenf = Dc
evidence OF an honest faithful and intelligent
leader the sooner We win show Ourselves Hlle4
for the full duties OF citizenship. Thai mxn -
public speech today can tel y0a Of the Eas-
wrong-d0ings nf an opponent. abaHt which Dc
kept sill or fatty denied II The tine. when DC
could have prevented any harm cnmIng ifS'n
them. does not show him - DC any more hoses
or deserving of confidence than the other n
my letter ct The 9Th / Characterized the nle1
who braught the resolutions indarsing 80 Inde-
prudent party into the Republican Executive
Committee, and urged them through there, aoa
thence into the Cnnventign. as knavess idioss IS
traitors.
If they. or either Of them. knowineiy 30 ne
Others did il for consideration of value wheLnez
money or personal popularity. they soery knaRes-
II they did not know thai wiihout the C0nstlin-
tional Convention plank no independent move
ment has shadow Of chance ~ TINS time, and
that with plank nf that kind Il antagunizes ne
right Of suffrage Of the colored man. and aooi-
isles the Supreme Court the last remaing a
chnr of Republicans. then they are 50 crInllnaliy
ignorant rs to be idiotic- II they knew thai Is
leading members of the Executive COMMITTEES.
left in charge Of the party Affairs. IN trust y
Republican Convention. and tried - frAnslez
thai charge or trust 10 another party. he aEowsa
enemy Of their trust, then they attempted 70 de
the world and the whole American people cal
him traitor.
The desire Of the Ec0nomim 70 see Q C0Hven-
ton composed Of the best intelligence and high-
est character is all very we'll but does either O
the men who lafhered those resolutions kno~
that il viii be SOP And If 80. does not any ore
see that in a few years the large colored vote O
the present viii be but the balance Of power
and viii il not be policy on The part Of inleslr
gent Democrats 20 reduce that balancE % lhs
lowest possible minimum Personally have
no interest in the matter. IS have 10 fe1r 2.
qualified suffrage. am and have been penn
caly dead these many years, and snail nestneL
ask nor accept any Office requiring me snnrag
of Leon county But the worst elect Of ala1gn-
tering" men Is that the butchers are troubled p
the ghosts Of their victims Remember thai ne
very same men who are now l0udesi moul1co
and urgent for Independents are The leaden whe-
in 1875 told many Of you that Democrnne -
ministration was preferable 10 The election 2.
Stearns In fact 80 earnestly did they W0rk "a
Drew's majority was made In this county =
this was true. then you have nothing 70 cnmRaa,a
Of If IL was false. you become crimlnAty 80
ish to be led BY such leaders. There y e ma-
sense or reason in asking colored man q xo ss
for Constitutional Convention a. there Mo1l.
have been In asking Charles J. aniteal q -
the rope around his own neck and jump tnEo1s.
the drop. and she one who w0nld ask oagnt =
be book agent or an exJust- as O. ne rsAcs
h 8 HAKMoE-