The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-04-03

.ypsagips t,ai the article repubIished elsew hs,.
ia iH coiuItas ffognsthe National Repa5leas. the
eaaFsignr IL 1854 IN Fkri,la has already opened
tn asl!lagen1. The article b quite evidently
lnslhrsda W NJ j. Wilss Menard, editor Of the
akey sWest ksrs. who persisted last year in sum-
poAi9g tse Independent candidate for Consress
lin ahH FHSs congressional District, In spite d the
fadt Chat Ne Administration bad issued order
iot;I's susf:4I; OF the straight Republican nomi-
iaess. HIS Spifst OF independence, which his on
eiai saaasfS: regarded as disaHccfion, caused the
Tefacsaiof M. ManAri from his position as In
specfH Of fBst0ins, aud he has now zone 10
Wtsstingtsa &, rehearse his woes, protest against
hia trsatua u. and vindicaie his c0urse
/: TIC l.se in the National Repn5lcaa seems
soi snf9caf liss instead Of repenting be hopes 10
scoayEfl te$ administration 20 .his views: and
sfhArg cap ef sndsubt tnAa II - ar - NJ Me-
raFds Is aatJilea 10 speak for either wing OF TIE
pfl'pfsed kafty, or for both Of them, bis state
1raints kseFar .ow acoaition, for the purposes q
th, fi.xt cSnpaign. ketw cen the Republicans and
THE .ilscts 'ssrfsd Democrats who call themeelyes
independents. 4 composite ticket il TO be nut
uEy iith Fnoag "a Of the Republican color in IL to
ktefS thE Republican voters solid, and with
senosSh ktmaefats mssquerading - Indepenr
CctntNc ysSers to shift the narrow msiority by
" ssi51 the Democratic party has carried recent
Sfpth ele{aitnas. And the Official organ Of the
A0E niasss'tisra party al Washington declares it
to bd ferT Snp.srsan; that these anti Bourbons"
.sh8usd h4 t.eEcouragein
'mAsescly spresented, mast be squarely met, The
mora cspstiaN all tie signs point to juss such
a aalApaisJ: sts Mr. Mensri outlines The organ.
;zsiEn Okla State Executive Committee by the
lIiesenfis,risg shows that they are preparing TO
sske para NJ "a organization la State politics and
as to the sssesaing OF this there can be no mis-
like Bsang siready Democrats, as they CHIN.
M apf3f sf IT. rs~
tin u ibsy proposed ~ act with the Dem0crais;
ard - IL woasd be simply costly farce 10 run
Al ISdepsadept ticket ON . strictly independent
basiss the movement would be without signin-
canes unAkss meant an alliance with the Re
pebNeaB4
;BsiieyiNg shat we have reached a stage where
PenapM Vssniaciati0n and the slirTing up Of old
eEn+ttes md expiring passions are no longer e.
te<tfse ms ai1s 10 political discussion, we shall
make no Hnrniations upon the character or mo-
tisss q the Independent leaders In the faith
ikat; theiii mssenent in the last campaign was
in tive nat'sre 81 local revolt against niolerable
so1as abuats, sse felt soere sympathy with il and
Serc NOT Snrfy for The lesson which lhair success
certain eIcsaents In the party. But
y Ae9it Cranes TO . qusssi0n Of State ascendancy
Ihrsis no Hse trying 10 disguse the fact that the
'uscxss 81 = Repubiican independent ticket
Warfare engineering the Independent movement
Ihinf Otherwise. They think that a they viii
hoid the balance Of power their weight win be
10 their number; bat, while
hist consideration win be duly recognized kgsvx
slacFi0n, it, influence grfer election In the party
5outiciis y likely ts be on diminuendo scale
W hksh JOSIAH formed coalition with the whale
ne tgLnd himself inside the whale, while the
sheie WAS ready 10 swallow several more par
the same dimensions And 90 Is vii be
nth the independents when ihey coalesce with
be hepahlicaaS When one man combines With
,infi the prey ailing complexion Of the ten will
,ei a}ifftt materially from that Of the nine with
he atne. leti oct
TAa.,l In fact, is the djfRcuity. with the Repah
itass party OF the South We are saying what
.vefT Ope OF eur readers knows to be true when
Fs Day that here In Florida there are many
arFksi and fealnus Republicans who arc honor
'blefmfn AMI good citi1ens; b1f these same read
rs Tnow ths1 we are stating what ID equally
raekWhon Ne say that these men are not The
cal leaders ct their party, that they are unable
. conIro9 or mould II, and that the rank and
lis oehiGd them are to pat il mildlyl not the
dnstof perscns IN whose hands the dcstinies Of
talnmOnweA and the control Of millions Of
Ioil3rs worth Of property should Be plsced
We are In position to know that many Of
he better class Of Republicans recognize ihis
uitF as cieAliy as We do. and this brings rs 10
he essential point of our article. The Indepen-
enes. ~ they persist 10 the cOurDc that has
fReFentty been mapped out, May carry oser q
ewsmaicantsats and 3 few more 81 fhose igno-
ana people flID can be entanglca with glitter
ngaHhiasss: but when the disguises are strip
etifcd. and the Issue d squArely presented Is
tste. We are confident that enough Republi-
ass9 VIII BE- won over 50 the DcmOcI1in to CON-
tftAte tally for all breaches In the ranks Of the
iissr that the Indepent ents can make
Ize VERY likelihood Of Republican success
s6auce. would tend tc bring this about; and Il
llsz not Ae forgotten flsnf IL fhA HArmneFata are