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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
Fernandina Mirror.

Fcrnandina Mirror
1t seems waste Of time to discuss
the merits of the candidacy of Mr.. Pope.
The more intelligent and respectable por-
ton of the Republican party have repudi-
ated him. He has the apparent support
of the colored Republicans, because it is
said he has promised them Office. They
do not consider that were it in his power
to give them all the offices, there are not
half dozen offices in any county that
have any money value, so that out of the
5000 or more colOred voters in Leon
county, for instance, not more than one
out Of FIVE hundred could get all office :;
and it is quite probable that if SO improb-
able an event should happen as his being
elected, he would 60 back on his colored
supporters altogether. But he has also
behind him small body of Independents
whose support is based entirely upon the
expectation of office. No one believes
that Mr.. Pope would make as safe, as re-
spectacle, or as useful a Governor as
General Perry. Why, then, should any
body, white or black, vote for him. He
has no party. He does no: claim to to be
a Democrat. And there is no Independ-
ent party in existence-the few office
seekers following Mr. Pope cannot GER
tainly be called a party. There are not
enough of them to elect a constable by
themselves in any precinct in the State.
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.Pope saws that he has never Dror

Pope says that he has never prom
ised any person, either white or black an
office. We would just like to know
what Judge Thralls meant when he took
DIR. Hicks into his private room and told
him thai he was authorized by Mr.. Bis
bee to say that if he Or. Hicks, would
work for the Independent-Republican CO.
alition in this campaign, that Mr.. Pope
would give him his choice of the county
offices. Dr. Hicks spurned the offer, but
he he will swear that the proposition was
made to him.-LiUe Oak Bulletin.
Read every page of the FLoRIDIAN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
PERRY DAY AT JACKSONVILLE.

The closing grand Democratic rally of
the campaign at Jacksonville last Thurs
day was the largest and most imposing
political demonstration ever witnessed IN
Florida.
Ten thousand Democrats and friends OF
good government were there to greet the
next Governor Of Florida, General Ed
ward \. Perry, and all returned to their
homes determined to do good and faith
full work at the polls this day.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS.

The law providing for the appointment
of United States Supervisors of Elections
is explicit as to their duties and powers
We quote from the United States Revised
Statutes, section 2O29:
The Supervisors OF Elections appointed for y
any county or parish in any Congressional
District, at the instance of ten citizens, pro-
"vided in Section Poll, shall have no authority
10 make arrests or to perform other duties than
to he in the immediate presence OF the officers
" holding the election and to witness all their y
proceedings including the counting of the
votes and the making of return thereof"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
DEMOCRATS OF FLORIDA!

Look we'll to your tickets See that
they correspond with the ticket at the
head Of our editorial page as to candi
dates for Electors, Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Congressman.
Robert H. NJ. Davidson is the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the First
District, and Charles Douyherty in the
Second district.
Vote early, and devote the day to zeal
Gus work for Democracy. Bring out
every Democrat and all will be well.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
EXTR ACT

FROM SPEECH DELIVERED BY A. l.. WOOD
WARD BEFORE ONE OF THE CLUBS HE ORGAN
lied IN sUwANNEE COUNTY
Previous 10 the action of the Pensacola Con
vcntion we all had our preferences as to who
should be our standard-b bearer for Governor.
Some preferred the white haired old hero of
1879, George F. Drew some the gallant BloX
ham, whose ringing voice has been heard from
every stump in eur State, urging his fellow-citi-
Zen> on To victory; some the quiet, hard work
ing organizer, Pasco, whose right to The Guber-
material chair has been earned by years of patient
toll for the party. But call has been heard
before which all personal preferences must he
put aside. A call emanatng from the assembled
wisdom OF the Democratic party-coming from
the queen city of our western border where the
ripping waters of Escamba bay kiss the re.
ceding shore thence over the smiling valleys of
Holiness Of Walton and of Jackson across the
turbid waters of the Chattahoochee over the
sunny slopes OF Gadsden, over the grand old
hills OF Leon over the fertile fields of Jefferson
and Madison, through the whispering pines of
Suwannee, across the placid lakes of Columbia,
down to the snow white beach of Nassau, where
the dark waves of old ocean rear their crested
heads and beave their pillows high up in the
shining sands thence up the majestic st. Johns,
over the golden groves of Sumter, of Polk and
fernando, even to the blue waters of the Gulf.
where the emerald islands of Tampa bay stud its
bosom with beauty and the surgings of its waves
mingle with the 4Eolian anthem of its majestic
live oaks. this call has penetrated. 1t is the cry
of Florida, our mother, calling upon her gallant
sons to stand forth once more in her defence
And the watch word she gives US is-PERRY
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I'M PORTANE
Election Officers.
l ID.

Times nion.)
Inspectors of Elections are warned once
more that they are not to allow the pro-
miscuous swearing-in Of votes at the polls
on election day. Let them have at hand
the old registration lists as well as the
nesr. Then when man offers to swear
that his name has been improper y "
left off the list, let them examine the Old
list to see if he was properly registered
before the new lists were made. If they
do not find his name on either the old or
the new list, his cote should be rejected
AS the State Committee says in its ad
dress, CIT Is TIE BOUNDEN DUTY
OF ELECTION OFFICERS TO PRE-
VENT FRAUD"
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OHIO,S OFFICIAL RETURNS.

The official returns are all in, and the
footings completed by the Secretary
of State are as follows: For Secretary Of
State-Robinson (RepD, 39l ,599 New
man (Dem), aeo,275 Morris Pro), 9
So; Herold (Gbk.), $3.50. The plurality
Of the Republicans over the Democrats
on the head Of the ticket is 1924. The
Republican minority on the total vote is
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
The Dispatch Changes Hands.

The Mcssrs Ashmead Brothers this morning
transferred their interest in the weekly paper,
the Florida Dixpatch, to Mr. Chas W. DaCosta
who will henceiorlh act as proprietor and bust
ness manager. Colonel d. Redmond, the vete-
ran editor, will still retain his position as editor
in-chlef, assisted by Colonel ID. II. Elliott Sue
cess to the Di.patch in its new dress.-,J.rkson-
riUe WertN
The FLoRIDIAN desires to add its heart
lest good wishes for the continued success
of the paper, and the " long life and hap
piness Of it's editors.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04

total vote in the Presidential
siection of 1880 was 9,2l9,s47, Of which
Mar6eld received 4,454,4l6 Hancock,
A444,s52; Weaver, sOs,57s, and Dow,
firohibitionist, lo,3o5. The total vote OF
sb76 was s,4l2,6O5. The total vote of
$3.50 shows an increase over this of about
Ten per cent On this basis the vote of
ta,is year would be, in round numbers
shout 10, 100000.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
WE'LL "TCRN THE RASCALS OUT.o
BY THEO. d. c. MILLER.

The conflict RACES tiercely bows.
Our chleftain leads the van
We march in bold array, my bows,
Against the "TAttooed Mani
From North To South, from East to West
All loyal freemen shout;
Wen work against Corruption s host
And Turn the Rascals out ~
From Maine 10 California
The people loudly shout
Wen vote for Grover Cleveland. who
Will Turn the Rascals out ."
The millionaire from Maine may boast
OF Golfers running DER
With gold, from Vanderbilt and Gould.
And ehaky banks score
But we've tue brain and Drawn, nv bows,
Our eotes will shortly rout
The millions of the Tattooed Man"
And Turn the Rascals out. "
While :" swinging round the circle now,
The "Tattooed Man from Maine
Will try To " magnetic " the West
To vote for Jimmy Blaine.
But when November's voice is heard,
Blaine's followers will pout
Ger Grover Cleveland's triumph, when
He Turns the Rascale out :"
The flsg or old Democracy,
Borne bravely in the fray,
VIII wave Der Blaine's defeated host,
Crowned with blest victory.
Then from the mountains to the sea
Our loyal host will shout
The people win their liberty,
And Turn the Rascals out!'"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
New York Herald, roth ult.)

New York Herald, roth ult.)
The great column Of business men that
moved through the main thoroughfares
of the metropolis yesterday, bearing the
banner of Cleveland, was at once the
most remarkable procession ever seen in
New York and the most significant poit-
ical demonstration made in this cam
paign.
There have been longer and noser
parades in our streets. But never be-
fore has there been great procession SO
striking y marked by an entire absence of
regular political paraders, chronic party
followers and non-voters that are usually
drawn into the average political street
show and often form its most conspicuous
features. Never before has there been
such an outpouring Of solid business men
and representative merchants to signify
by their appearance in public procession
their choice of Presidential candidate
They represented commerce, trade,
'tAiNAhSos MISUNDERSTANDING C'Ni y
branch of mercantile activity in the com
mercial metropolis of the country. They
comprised old merchants and young bust
ness men; bank presidents and heads Of
well-known firms; men prominent in the
great business exchanges men whose
trade relations span the continent They
representative business men, and every
one voter And, what is most striking
and significant, their number comprised
thousands of Republicans as well as Dem
ocrats.
Nor was it demonstration Of business
men exclusively. Labor was well repre-
sented by a goodly number Of working
men.
Another noteworthy feature of the pro
cesslon was that the men who composed
1t are not given to taking part in street
parades The great majority of them
doubtless appeared in a political process
sion Yesterday COR the first time. They
then closed their places of business and
formed a hi ghtv column that tiled Broad
way from curb to curb and extended
miles from the Battery, while every thor
oughfare through which the column
moved was lined on either side with q
dense mass of citizens, whose hearty en-
thusia>m demonstrated their sympathy
with those in line They turned out cr
Republicans to testify their decided pref
ercnce tor Grover Cleveland to James e.
Blaine. 1t was a demonstration to show
that the business men of the metropoli:
OF the nation believe that the business in
tcrests of the country and the prosperity
of the people will be promoted by the de
feat Of Mr. Blaine and the election of Mr.
Cleveland
That this great demonstration has al
ready had marked influence on the vot
ers in this city who witnessed it is plain
That it must bear good fruits in othe1
parts of the country cannot be doubted
The business men of New York have bN
this public demonstration given to thu
business men of the country wise counsel
which is not likely to go UNDECIDED. Nc
one who saw it can doubt that yester
day : remarkable movement in this city
was but the first rising Of a great bust
ness tidal wave that will make Novembel
memorable election day in our politi
cal history.
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MIR. johnson r. Platt. an old Repub

MIR Johnson t. Plat, an old Repub-
lican, struck the keynote of this cam
paign when he babe the American peo-
pie to keep their eyes on the one issue ::
"Shall the standard Of honesty and honor
in public administration be maintained 2"
That's the campaign in nutshell. Turn
the rascals out
Vote early and work late.
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The Catholic Telegraph, at Albany,
N. Y, the only publication OF its character
between New York and Buffalo, has de-
serted Blaine, and come out fairly and
sqnarely for Cleveland.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04
THOUSAND VIEW
YORK BUSINESS MEN IN LINE.

An Unprecedented DEMONSTRATION
In Favor OF Clev elaAd-The stock
Exchange, she Cotton Exch aa&e.
the Produce Exchange, the Dry
Goods N1ea and Other Strong Or.
ganixations Marching up Broad
WAV.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
WAITING TILL THE FLOODS
ROLL BY.

The past week has been one of
the most exciting in the Ohio
Valley, IN the history of this coun-
try. The most distressing news
has reached US daily, for the past
six days, from all points on the
Ohio River. The latest advices
from that region are to the effect
that railroad travel is suspended,
thousands of people have been
driven from their homes, thous-
ands eff others are cooped in the
second stories Of their houses and
must be relieved by boats; bust
ness is suspended, houses and
valuable manufacturing estab-
lishments have been swept away,
destroyed and obliged to stop
work. In Cincinnati the gas
works closed when the water
reached 80 feet, and since that
time, Monday, p. M, the city was
LETT in darkness. On Tuesday,
the water works succumbed to the
flood, with only a three days sup
ply of water in the reservoir.
The flood OF last year reached the
highest point known, perhaps, III
the history of the Ohio Valley.
Sixty-s six feet and four inches.
1t passed this point on Tuesday,
and continued to rise until Thurs
day, February ii, when it had
reached the unprecedented point
of seventy feet and ten inches,
above low water mark at Clncln-
att.
1he scene of dessolation, de-
struction and suffering it is said ,
beggars description, yet this ID
not all, the tributaries of tie Mis-
sissippi river, including those of
Arkansas are pouring out their
troubled waters to degree rarely
witnessed in this region. We
give below the latest news from
the different points in this region.
The Mississippi at Arkansas
City has risen slowly, the report
ed rise this morning for the pre-
vious "a hours being about 10 IN
ches. The levees are keeping out
the overflow.
At Memphis a light rise ls re
ported.
Nashville. Tenn, river - feet.
10 inches; rise 1 foot, inches.
Louisville, Ky, 45 feet; rise l
foot, inches.
Cincinnati, o., 20 feet, 10 in
ches; rise IL inches.
Cairo, His, 46 feet, 2 inches;
rise 7 inches.
Thursday night the Arkansas
touched u above low water mark,
the highest since 1874. Houses
ia Argenta are floating down
stream and the town is lnunda
ted,
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
JUDGE MANSFIELD.
We are in receipt of a copy

We are in receipt of a copy of
the Quincy Qll.,) Daily Herald,
wherein appears an article duly
''penciled," eulogistlc of our fell
low citizen, Judge Mansfield.
We were aware of Judge M. g
reputation and standing as a man
a gentleman and a jurist in this
community, but were not ad-
.vised of the fact that he was pos
sessed of great, unexceptionable
abilities as scholar and a iurist
of unusual profundity, when CON-
pared with hundreds of his peers
ut the bar of our state. There are
such lnen as Judge U. NJ. Rose,
Judge John Mcclure, and many
others that we could name, who
are greatly the superior of Judge
Mansfield as lawyers and jurists.
We do not say this in disparage-
ment of Judge Mansfeld's abili-
ties. He is citizen of unblem-
ished reputation, esteemed and re-
spected by all who know him,
yet there is an abundance of SEN
atorial timber, each individual
stick greatly tho superior of
Judge Mansfield.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
DOUGLASS MARRIAGE.

The New York Daily World
the leading organ of the demo
cratic party of New York. has
this to say of the recent marriage
OF the Hon. Fred Douglass;
"Frederick Douglass is intel
lectually and morally the superi
or OF thousands of white men. He
has more learning, more culture,
more political and general knowl-
edge than two-thirds of the mem
bers of any ordinary state leglsla-
ture. Some of our senator's can
claim the credit of being "self-
made men, in the matter of dol
lars. They have nothing but
their money to thank for their po-
sitiens. Frederick Douglass has
the greater honor of being self
educated man, and the learning
he has acquired has won him both
fortune and respect.
What offense does lady COM
NIT who marries such Il man!
She takes husband with a dark
skin and Il little negro blood in
, his veins. This is the head and
front of her offending. Ifshe had
married one of the many low ig-
norant white scamps who. having
been kicked out of all decent
circles, have found resting place
In the public departments, he1
friends would not have objected
But she has chosen an Intelligent
honorable, able colored man, anG
has given terrible shock t(
W Washington society.
Is it not time these prejudicel
against the race should cease
Are they not out of place in a re
publican govern ment in which al
men are happily considered "fre'
and equai?''
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
THE NEGRO IN AN ERICA,

We are placed in possession OF
a copy of the Boston Transcript
containing an article by the Hon
George w. Williams, entitled
"The Negro in America" in re-
ply to an elaborate paper publish
ed in The Popular Science
Monthly, in February, 1888, by
Prof. f. w. Gillian, wherein
Prof. Gillian advances the idea
that the rapid increase of the
colored race in the United States
must eventually result in a con-
tlict of races or authority as to
which shall eventually become
the governing or ruling class in
this country. Mr.. Williams
argument is made in refutation
of the claims of Prof. Gillian
The ability displayed in this arti.
Gle is truly remarkable, coming
as it does from a colored man
and is destined to place Mr.. Will
liams in nick higher than the
one to which he has heretofore
accorded, since the publication O
his "lIistory of the Colored RACE
in America We regret mos
sincerely that we have not spac,
to reproduce the article entire
but at some future time we ma,
be able to advert to tho sam,
more fully.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
CONSTITUTIONAL SUGGESTION"

The astute suggester f"constl-
tutional reforms,' signing himself
Hillite," in the Gazette of
this city, in recent article tack
led the Justice of the Peace prob~
lem, with which this city is atflict-
ed so sorely of late. In this mat
ter he seems to have utterly fail
ed in suggesting remedy as in
some ofthe other grievances under
which we labor, and after f1oun-
dering about fer solution, awk-
wardly Y waddles off to the same
hole that he came out of, leaving
matters about as they now exist.
We would suggest to this un-
f1edgcd constitutional solon that
there is remedy perhaps, for
this surfeit of Justices of the
Peace. which if applied in this
wise, will assist in solving the
much mooted question without
disturbing the present status of
Justices in the sparsely settled
regions of this state, which is good
enough.
That is that the constitution
be so amended as to apply only
to townships containing cities of
the first and second class. Say,
for instance, that in townships
containing cities of the first and
second class that one justice of
the peace be chosen for each 1000
votes cast at the state election
preceding the going into effect of
the proposed new constitution,
and one additional justice for each
fraction of votes so cast exceed
ing 500, and less than the maxi
mum of 1000 votes. This would
provide the citizens of this city
and township, say five or six JUS
tices Of the peace, ample we should
say for the convenience OF the
public, and at the same time ap-
ply to the cities Of Pine Bluff,
Ft Smith, Helena, Tcxarkana,
etc. whose citizens would doubt
less be efficiently accommod;.t Il
in this particular, and at the same
time be spared the itiiction under
which Big Rock township Is now
laboring.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
THE STATE FAIR ASSOCIA-
TION.


On Thursday last the Board of
Directors of the Arkansas State
Fair Association succeeded in Sc
curing meeting of majority of
the members of the board and
have finally decided to dispose OF
the grounds and property of the
association. Thus ends what
gave promise of one of the most
praiseworthy and best enterprises
ever inaugursted in this state or
community. 1t is of no use to
longer disguise the cause of this
failure. 1t was never earnestly
conducted in the interests of the
agriculturalists of the state, but
had degenerated into that of a
jockey club, and had ceased tc
interest the masses. We sincerely
hope that It may pass into the
hands of a new organization; one
wholly devoted to the real. inter
ests of the farmers, stock growers,
manufacturers and hOrticultu-
rists, and that horse racing, pool
selling and all species of gambling
so disgraceful on all such occa-
sions of late, with their banctul
influences upon the young, be
henceforth and forever wholly e1-
cluded from the fair limits. This
done and our State Fairs will
again become Of interest to the
people and can be made a grand
success. Who will be the first to
make the move in this direction
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16

The Waldron Reporter is op-
posed to Hon J B Judkin> as a
gubernatorial candidate upon
the ground tina. she has been too
expensive as legislator." Yes,
gentlemen of integrity like sena-
tor Judkins come high. He
came near splitting the party on
the Churchill investigation, which
is doubtless the chief grievance
which -the Reporter cherishes
against him. Integrity and fair
dealing don't go much with your
bourbon when the party is
smirched. Five thousand dollars
10 a small sum when compared
with the S214,O0O defalcation on
the part of Churchill and the dem
ocratic ring which has SO shame
fully robbed the taxpayers, which
Judkins helped to unearth. No,
he isn't your style of man.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-02-16
MAJ. BANKSTON RETURNED.

A short time ago Mr.. Isaac
Bankston, white gentleman,
and sheriff OF Desha county,
Ark, made up his mind to take
to himself a wife. Thinking
that he was endowed with that
inalienable right to take the one
that he loved best, in this instance
as has become so common of late,
for both white and black men
to cress the lines, Major Banks
ton concluded to take for his
lifetime partner Miss Missouri
Bradford (colored) of Memphis,
and on Monday Dec 81, 1888 he
was solemnly Joined to her in ho
ly wedlock by Rev. j. E Roberts,
of the A. NJ. E. church, and now
stationed at Brinkley, Ark,
whose wife is a living witness to
the marriage. 1t is asserted that
Mr.. Bankston is very indignant
at the articles that have appear
ed in the different papers con-
cerning his marrying to Miss
Bradford. He threatens a suit
for libel and denies marrying her,
and claims that he only went
with her to Memphis to get her
out of the state. He has return
and is not certain whether he
will be allowed to resume his du
ties of sheriff or not, but proves
that the county owes him 5000
or 500. instead of his being a de.
faulter of $4,000 as charged in his
absence. He admits of an offset
of $4OO or $500 due the county
which will, when adjusted, leave
the county indebted to him some
one or two hundred dollars. TIL
Arkansas City Mail says:
"All agree that he made a
most excellent sheriff and faith.
ful officer, true to all public trusts
reposed in him. His errins
course of lite of which the pub
/ lie is informed, is alone his p-i
vate business that concerns only
himself"
While we as an individual dt
not believe in miscegenation, a.
free men we think every MAJ
should be allowed to marry
whom they choose. If it max es
their bed hard let them lie on it
if it give them a tiowery bed of cas-
let them rest upon it. Douglass
case was an exception on account
of his beng a leader of the people
We think at present that it is ;
bad example for him to set.