The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-24

We notice among the list of invited " sneak
ers 10 accompany McKinnon the name OF d. s.
Walker. Jr. Without knowing anything def
mite or indefinite on the subject, we have strong
suspicion that Mr.. w. will not open his mouth
at any Of McKinnons meetings We don't be-
lieve that he looks with favor on "dec0ys" of
any kind. Il is no doubt Ms plain TO him as il is
10 everybody else that McKinn0n's further can
didacy as an Independent Is only blind 10
catch unihinking Democrats; the real purpose
Is 10 aid Skinner and Stearns will look after that
better than anybody else.
Without know wing anything definite or indefi-
mite" my opinion is that you have taken an I'M
warrantable liberty with my name-whether
with sinister design do not j 'dge but leave
il TO your conscience.
In order that You may he able TO state some
thing definite " desire to say that I will speak
and write for MeKinn0n at all times when il is
possible for me 10 accomplish any good for The
independent cause by so doing, no matter who
may hurt, Davidson or Skinner | am not the
judge Of McKinnOns chances Of election He
is In the face Of a relentless foe; merciless
mercenaiy army of hungry politicians led by
yourself, land he means To stand there. | stood
with him there in the beginning, and stand
with him now, and that he shall have all the
support that my feeble arm and voice can give
him until the end, you my be assured.
! have frequently said that the game of poll
lies now going on against McKinnon on the part
OF both his Democratic and Republican foes, was
too dirty for any gentleman 10 stand, but / have
never dreamed of abandoning his standard,
come what may, until il is furled in honor, if
not victory after the conflict is over.
Yours etc, ID. S. WALKER, JR
P. 6.-Will you give this the same circulation
you gave the article inducing il:
We find the above in the Economist
copied from the Spectator. Mr.. Walker
is assured that the FLoRIDIAS had no
" sinister design" in its reference to him
in connection with McKinnon's continued
candidacy. It has been said, and Mr..
w. knows whether the statement is true
or false, that he favored McKinnon's with
drawal after the failure to secure Radical
endorsement at Quincy. If this is so,
Mr.. Walker OF course must have believed
at the time not only that McKinnon's
election was an utter impossibility, but
that his remaining in the field could only
enure TO the benefit of Skinner Hence
his " further candidacy as an Indepen-
dent is only blind to catch unthinking
Democrats the real purpose is to aid
Skinner-thus making of himself :. de-
coy" and Mr. Walker was not supposed
to "look with favor on decoys of any
kind We see now, however, that we
were mistaken, and to this extent inius-
tice was done him.
Referring TO McKinnon, Mr.. Walker
says: " He is in the face of of relentless
9 foe; mereenary army of hungry poll
$ ticians led by yourself and he means to
9 stand there p This is figure Of speech.
IL Is trick Of some lawyers to indulge
in denunciatipn when they have weak
cause The poorer their cause, the stronger
their abuse. "The mercenary army of
hungry politicians is but another express
sion signiiying the masses who nominate
and support Democratic candidates. They
constitute the relentless foe - who will
brush McKinnon and his little band of
followers out OF the way, and keep the
State, with its priceless interests Of good
government, from again falling under the
control of Ignorance, cupidity and greed
No doubt, if McKinnon could have his way
and il was necessary to the qualification
Of his selfish ambition and the "hungry
politicians " who train in his company,
I'VE won't call them an army" seeing
that they do not amount to more than a
corporal's guard,) he would reverse the
order of things and bring back upon the
people the rule they threw off six years
ago. In fact, he has declared that he pre-
fers the retu IN of the Radicals to power
to continuance Of Democratic admins
tration. We have not the remotest idea,
at present, that Mr. Walker is in sympa-
thy with his chief in this ,r that at heart
he believes either in his " patriotism
defined by DIR. Johnson to mean I" the
last refuge of a scoundrel or his fitness
for . leader; and speaking of g hungry
politicians" who is more "hungry"
than McKinnon? lie sought and OBJ
tanned an office under Gov. Drew, and
although hemakes the most violent and
scurrilous abuse of the present admins
tration the chief staple of his speeches
on the stump, he clings to the Office
with the grip of the genuine Office
beggar while running for another
He hasn't the decency to resign and quit
the service of 3 government which he
traduces and maligns and declares was
elected by fraud.
Perhaps it would enIighten the readers
of the Spectator if Mr. Walker would
call their attention TO what Democratic
rule, which Mr.. McKinnon wants to over
throw, has done for the State since the
expulsion Of the party of plunderers,
which McKinnon prefers 70 see replaced.
He might illustrate by taking his own
county Of Leon, prefacing the illustration
by forcibly reminding the people of the
condition Of the county when the thieves
were driven out, in school fund robbed
and burdened with debt, its records stolen
or destroyed, county scrip raised and re-
issued, over s25, 900 of scrip afoat and
the traasurv worza than hankrunf He |