The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-10-14

come. Yet he abuses a monopnly (so calIed)
which furnishes facilities for which he Mas will
ing 10 have the STATE pay over $5.OOO,OeO.
With the utmost difficulty We have ~ last se
cured the money to pay our taxes. While we
we're paying As best We could, Mr.. McKinnon
would have The ComptrOllrr srIze u.s. ruin US,
and throw the growing development OF his na-
tive county and all West Florida into chaos.
He would ruin the company just rs he seeks the
destruction of his State. iIi> reform means such
reform of The voIes ~ will give him "ftice and
bring direct advantage TO him ~elC HIS indie
Trndence OF Democracy means dependence upon
ReI'llcanisn. There Is no middle gr0urd-
merely stopping place, and short stop ai that
Republicanism is the only haven for indeiend
enil>m IN the existing Crisis in Florida There
are no exceptions. Chalmers, Speer Malone
and the frtlAnce of the btnl have gone T., the
publican hArbor to which Pope and McKin-
nun are headed Tin To-. ,f self resp CT which
must have followed Mr.. McKinn ms application
Tor the place MS Un,trd States Attorney given
Mr.. irknry, with - v'luntary promise, on NC
kinnuns p,ri, to prosecute his nrlghbors f.r nj
legged election trauls, is bearing its inevitable
fruit; but not even ihr ties OF kindred and the
assHCsa'iOns of youth will lead the honest Scnch
Of obi Walton tn abrur.m the universal concord,
rAHl will and peace Of Democratic rule for The
return "f carpet-bag and negro SUI remacy which
destroys society, cOrrulis government and brings
di>cord, robbery aud murder to disgrace our civ.
iliZaon-merely that D l. VI, Kinnon may have
"tr, with lakes increased TO sn- old Rrpubli
can standard and the wheels a. 0yr'.>s in our
Sia't stopped w. d CHTPLEY.
P 81 have just seen another article from
d. l.. VI kinnnn in which he criIiCise> General
Is rn' for MT issuing u warrant to sell oui the
Z. & A. load when the Comptroller knew ihn,
"nr poverty alone preve led our paving, and
that we were iyinG the terrible and most "nrr-
"n- tx AS rapidly as we could &c, The money.
McknnOn SAYS:
"Gtn. Barnes ha~ refused TO is4ue the warran'
in drtianre Ot repeated appIicaims 10 him I"
issue II by in1ivi'lu ais interested in its collie ION
we'll in defiance Of resolution I'm mi
mo i-ly passed by the Board ot County CnmmIs
slnn"rs of this, his own county. in April last
urging f'r cogrnt reasOns therein stalled, the
Necessity for The cnllrc ION of the tax"
A. the County Commissioners "f Jackson
county suspended the collection of taxes until
May lat, the j',sim-ss ot selling This c"mpnnv's
property in April il on par with all the bal
auCt ,i Mex inn"ns climOr and abuse of cor
poralion which il building up his section ut
loss 10 the company. in order to lncite prejudice
ag inst the company, that he m W get votes AMI
office. He complains tlrlt the Comp
irnllrr nlulged The railroad tor months, yel Mr..
Kinron's own tax $, due under the law .
tober 1sl, were not paid unl April 26 h, nearly
seven months later. Reform should commence
Al home Mcknn"n, am told, Was interested
in II ,ud sn.nl against Jackson county, and if
am not misintn med on TINS point, he Was one #
HE " individuals who applied to have the com
p4nv -Old out. w. ID. 4