The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-09-18
Politics..

We do not agree with those who say
there is no need of discussing politics AZ
this time" that " the people are more in
terested in commerce, agriculture" etc.
So they may be, and they should be al
ways so interested, but the discussion OF
politics is always in order. The indus
tries are the body and muscle Of nation.
but politics are the life that moves them =
understanding "politics" in the widest
sense. In the sense that they assure
general prosperity by making good GOV
ernments, creating wise national policies,
controlling and shaping the de>tnieS of
great nations-the "powerS of the earth
OF these there have been SO few within
the historic period that the average school
boy can name them Among them AL
there is none that III the zenith of it, pros
perity Appropriated what the United
States promises to be Sin the near FUTURE
Let not the promise be disappointed.
The nation with "A big NJ is now in Il
transition state 1t is coming out of the
unnatural conditions resulting from an IN
ternecine war for the division Of States.
The cast OF the die on bloody fields re-
suited for continued union OF the States.
The result was accepted by the van
pushed, and the implements of industry
have been as vigorously used as the dis,
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glorious even in defeat: those have won
back much of the wealth that these lost to
the Southern States. But the conqucrors
have remained politically supreme in a
government consolidated to monarchical
power by successful warfare, though
majority of the nation recognize the fact
that it is no longer a republican govern
ment, but All oligarchy -irresponsblc to
the people, Indifferent to their interests at
large, and exerting its extraordinary
powers and Influences chiefly for the main
tenance and continuance OF itself, and the
feeding of its host of dependents The
majority heart of the nation is IT. rebellion
against this condition of affairs, and re-
sents the very idea that it be continued.
The sentiment is the natural impulse OF
patriotism and rectitude The people feel
that they are right, and that they should
have their rights-a republican govern
ment for the united States OF the nation.
north and south, which will foster and care
for the interests Of al-and that if they do
not get their rights formally they viii
have them anyhow. Popular maiorities
have pronounced against the radical oil
garchy-and it must go, i'll one way or
another. 1t cannot be pcrpetuatcd 10y
stealing the votes OF States. The nation
is in state of transition-from war rule
to civil rule-to break in fragments
perhaps within IA decade, or remain
united, great and progressive.
The crisis of a national election i, APP
preaching, and the discussion of politics
is peculiarly i'll order, and especially 50 as
the enemies of the people are at work
Upon the maintained organization Of the
political existence Of the union of States
as a nation, and those who call themselves
Independents and work to weaken that
organization are traitorous to their conn
try. Scheming politicians of Virginia,
Mississippi and Florida have recently met
the Northern ring Headers of radcaism to
plot the betrayal of their States--to bar
gain for price their suffrage in the cleo
toral college. They are to earn their
money, or the offices they obtain if they
succeed, by preaching indcpendentism,
which is practical coalition with the Re
publicans in their respective States, for
every vote lost to the Democracy weak |
ems its force as against the solid radical
column opposing us. They know this,
and yet are so selfish, or so unprinciplcd, !
that they persist. So does the outlaw in
his nefarious course of life. The people
must watch and guard against them as
they do against outlaws. The law of
Georgia excluded the circulation of the
Police Gazette Tested and indicated in
an Atlanta court last week., and though
it does not prescribe Independent papers
preaching political profligacy, the Geor-
gians did sit down on the Independent
leaders in their State and crushed them
out. So if the Independent papers of
Florida may not be squelched, let Flord-
ians sit down on Independent leaders, as
persons obnoxious to political morality
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