The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-12

There are several thousand voters in Florida
who are from Northern States and whose votes
are especially sought by Mr.. Frank Pope and
his supporters Many of these citizens have
come here in the past four years, attracted by
the liberal policy OF Boxhan's adminstrat on
Not "A few of them have purchased lands from
the I)issttn and other corporations that have to-
vested in Florida. All of them are vitality inter-
ested in a con inuance of the policy which has
rushed this State forward in the path of pros
perity because all OF them will be personally
injured if ANYTHING occurs to arrest our progress
We call the attention of these citizens to that
plank in the independent platform which M en-
aces ever1 title deed derived from the lands sold
by the State during the past four years. De-
signed 10 catch the votes OF the most iiterate,
the most dishonest and the most unscrupulous
in thu State, it IL also menace 10 every com
pany and to every individual that has inves ed
capital in Florida. The princes lords and dukes
that nre denounced not the men who are
threa ened by this plank; it is the thousand and
one II en- Of moderate means who have bought
lands from these arisocrats who can prepare lOr
contisca,ion if Mr.. Frank Pope is elected.
1t will not do to tell us that Mi Pope and his
adhcrcnts will not be able to carry out their
menace. We know that but does nybody in-
agine that capital will flow into Florida next
winter if it is to he harrassed by menace of coll
iscaton, Is it likely that the Disston Company
will continue to spend two or three thOusan
dollars per week in the internal improvement Of
the State, while Mr.. Frank Pope has commit
tee at work endeavoring TO find a pretext for
plungng it into litigation? Does anybody sup
pose that the half dozen or more English CON-
panies, and the hundred and one American
companies, that have bought large bodies of
public ands, and are now putting up saw mills
erecting fac cries. constructing hotels and lOcat
ing colonies in all parts of the State, will con-
tinue tl'eir labor, and 60 on pouring in capital
and brain and muscle into Florida, while thiD
plank of the Independent platform is held sus
pended over them?
Capital is sensitive, it is timid to cowardice
Florida position is envious now because the
management of the State affairs has inspired
confidence. Mr.. Frank Popes election will de.
stroy this. Every plank in the platform breathes
purpose to undo all that has been done during
the past four years-indicates an intention to I'm
dermine the very foundations Of our present
prosperity. The votes of the Northern settlers,
aided by those of negroes, are expected to place
Pope and his followers in position to attempt
the carrying out Of their menace. We earnestly
ask our citizens of Northern birth to consider
the situation. We do not conceal its gravity.
We shall not underrate the danger. Hence,
not as partisans but as citizens whose welfare
and prosperity are linked together, we urge ev-
cry Republican from the North who lives within
the borders of Florida to caref lily and thought
fully study the Independent Platform, and then
choose be, wecu Perry and continued prosperity
and Pope and threatened sp'liaii"n.