The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-05-27


politicians He strikes AT The root of iht gfesA
issue which fills mems minds in consdersng thg
Presidential question. He tells us that isse GAM
ernment has become "a menacing factor ln e'evss
tonS :" that il uses is mlral of otfic e-li,h~I4
its alliances with vast pecuniary mtcrestssi ITS anf
limited { ,mmanl OF money leviel from Is Id
penden'S and contractors, 20 corrupt vo',as md
overthrow the will "f the majority; III ,,o RI
form al administration is p ,s.iblr until tir ps,i
pie drive out oi power a party which is :; untle}
the dominion OF false doctrines and ANNA .sled by
enormous pee lniary interests in The perpenttiou
of existing abuses
The public MUD graspS these truths and teels
up,n them The Republicans would be .hei,eH
pleased if Mr. rilden would submit 10 the people
a proposition for tariff reform and sci them 10
disputing rs to the amount of rcductoS rhat
should he made in The duties on iron ant steel.
The Tribune describes the accusations .Tt.h
it says Mr. Tildeu makes against The Rsln,ii-
cans a, vague and nebulnu>" AMI thinks they
serve tn illustrate now admirable on the !, hole
has been the career If the Republican plr,,
Bat the accusations 10 not come from Mi Til-
den. He simply points out to the Dcmea.racy
the facts Of the situation AS they exist in 4 !A'",
unmbellshcd manner
1t was Republican, Secretary of The TrehsuIy
who carried The Wni-ky Ring frauds INF, The
White House anl laid them down n Prc4dcnt
Grant, door, through the pocket ri hi, psva'e
secretary Ii was a QuIrcl "t Republican r. ais
over the spol> which irl to the impctchm,' IN OF
Grants Secretary o. War tpr lh: Po,ttr tler
frauds Republic N papers, and amon- them the
7ri5une, ,lenouncrd the Credit MpbiIicr scandals
after Republican tpag.es>m IN had exposed
them, and cnlrgrd james 4. G lriiell wit /. pre-
sentIns "A mos distressing figure" IN The ieves-
ti5ation. Ii vas the falling on ~ Republican
thieves which first cX '0-,d the Stai-r"ut. II tis.
Il va, the Secretary t. lie Republican y iuaal
Com nj e. vii jrd -. IL" pu'cl 1T, %; In hlnl
and New York ii 1880 Hhr c'n:isn n
story Of til. al. of Slnrrm. G. ,nrt Ja: q
ship ioY on hun.i.rl "a rIs1ll lp'l sr> m shn
explain. thu some ot :a- wealth. St,s-
route rnbbe.- jad pll h'inr, :" cscapr ;nyc.-
mon. VA, II -nnhic.l. nitirr-,.cl"r Nho
mar ctrd Pr.-ilrnt G. trirll Il was J, r publ-
rAn cA Po,'m,>t General who vnr,. tr the be
lief ;ha' plo' existed Kill ali who wrr. cor
whcu The Pres leu l-sa,>jtil,l 1t wt> q
K p iblirnn Attorney Ge@rr who t.., Ged
thu Ii lrN Alfh4t'~ & ti,jnct b,cAl~c lie @tw
thai no onc Whr desire Ia send The Star rtuta
thieves :" all c m!i h ,ve the tricn lship orlhc
moral support ut the present R'pub ic ~ admin
i,tra'on Republicans are The lie ounccrx of
Arihur n the II acfirnry q; H., ,~,a>sinaiiom his
owu con lact h-lpel 10 bring .,'ol'. Ii i: OF
Republican anjjurity thtt H.. N r.iine m,Ily,ls
of this State denounced * int'm us and Mat
the Republican l,,l.r an boss. j ,hnnv o Brttn.
is accn .ed If vprfin- l,w rrl practicing ir .i;ls
for the accomplishment ol hi ohire,.
In In, greatest oiicil csim' nj this gelJi,
ton The overthrow "t toe VIII .: HE ptopts il.
the election nt 1876 tnd the thct nt HE Pri>i
dcncv for the fraudulent II yes history, and hot
Mr.. Tlldon is The accn>cr ot the r publican
party.
Is there anything vague ana nebulous "
about these fictse Are the bribcs received sby
Republic.n an Congresses for subsidies and land
grabs lc naval corruptionS under RobesSJn
and Chandlcr the repeated Treasury robbcris,s
the enormous fees of the political Star ro&te
the settlements" effected by frieRds
of the administration the general dishonesty
and decentralization in all The public departments
are all these vague and nebulous," or gre
they notorious truths known To the whole COIN
try? !.
Mr. Tillen takes these facts as he finds thtsn
He tells the people that before they can htEse
to accomplish any administrative reform they
must drive from power this self-accused aid
self convicted party He reminds the people
that against corrupt, unscrupulous power In
trenched behind myriads Of Office holders and I'm
command Of money from Dependents,
and corporations, they have a harl.
battle to fight. There is nothing vague did
nebulous" about this 1t is the plain uteraiIce
of truth, and should open the eyes not of DeIiio-:
Gratis alone but of all honest Republicans to tEe
work required of them in this election, if tlii.y
desire TO save the republic from eventual destrlc-
ton.