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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23
WI shington Post.I
The Ohio Situation.

The present false impressions in rela-
tion to the bearing of the October cleo
ton on The Presidential result, few facts
should distinctly be borne in mind:
II the Republicans lose Ohio in Octo-
Der they lose all hope of carrying the
Presidential election
Ii the Democrats do not carry Ohio in
October they lose nothing, for they have
not counted on the electoral vote of that
State.
In other words the Republicans must
win an October victory in Ohio, or they
will then and there be distanced in the
Presidential race, while a failure of the
Democrats to carry the State in October
will not affect their calculation for No
vember in any respect.
Ohio, as is known to all who pay any
considerable attention to politics, has
never gone Democratic in Presidential
year. lnasmuch as the fate of the Re-
publican party this year hangs on Ohio,
it may be assumed that it will not be per
mitted to go Democratic if money and
management can prevent it,
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MIAKKA, FLA, Sept II, 1884.
Editors Fzoridian Since my last le'tsr the
Convention Of the Democratic party of Maniitet
county has been held and nominated lis legisla-
tive ticket Judge O. T. Crawford proved I" b+:
the choice of two thirds of the people rcpreseh ed
through their delegates, and will be elected With
out opposition.
A more orderly aud intelligent Conventt"n
was never before assembled in Mana ee and
might add in any other county of the State
The above Convention assembled on ID inst.
and was followed by joint convention OF Men :
atee and Polk counties, which W IS held al F9rl
Mead on the 9th inst. The business of Said
Convention was 10 nominate Candidate to rep
resent the Twenty seventh Senatorial District lin
the State Senate This like the former one Was
a political vefeast and Hon. John w. Whidieu.
of Manatee was the unanimous choice OF the
Convention.
The Democrats OF South Florida have laid
aside local differences OF every kind and hare
entered the campaign with ranks unbroken, and
with solid front.
Each of the above Conventions adopted res,lu :
tons instructng our members of the next Legis-
ture as follows: LIST. To go for the reelection of
Senator Call ID. To maintain the Local Option
law. Sd. To work for the repeal OF that unjust
law which requires prera,a distribution OF the
public school fund. J.UG NosLIN.
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Nome Fine Pictures.
IPECTATOR.

On The eaS-l> ut the branch stole of j. W
Burke Il ca. can he seen some tine specimens OF
amateur painting.
TIN. ti.>l i black and white sk"ich PM
roh's Horse, from the brush o MIS- Clarke
Grier The heads are we'll executed, AM muca
spirit is given the picture.
Tn" setnnd is All oil painting from The brush OF
MISS Molie Mason. 1t is " portrait OF the two
handsome little sons Of Mr.. Harry c. T'nda, and
is as lifelike AS il is we'll executed.
The third is one of the finest specimens of fowl
painting ever seen in Macon from The brush of
nm amateur. II is a game piece, The prominent
subject being brace of canvasbacked ducks sus-
pended against walnut panel, while upon the
marble table below. as it careessly laid there are
cartridges. w0.'dcGcks anil other birds. The
tca, hers, coloring and shape perfect the pic
ture would attract attention anvwhere. THIS
piece is the work of Mrs Annie P S-bring, wife
of Judge w. Fl. Sebring, of Bronson, Fla, who
is the Commissioner from his State to the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans Mrs &c.
bring studied art under Hugh A. Newell one IF
the fnes' artists in Europe. She has n daughter
attending Mt. de Sales Ia Macon, and her visits
here are frequent. She also has cluster Of or
anges, perfect in shape and color the leaves be-
ing especially fine.
These pictures will be on exhibition al the
branch store several days, previous tn theiI re.
moval TO New Orleans, where they will be- given
q place ON the walls of the art room nt the Expo
Telegraph, Sept 49,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23

i Those are extraordinary events In the
life OF Il people when they are stirred BY
a spontaneous impulse, aud the popular
heart" of the great majority throbs in
harmonious accord Of sentiment. Those
are chiefly occasions when national spirit
is aroused to the necessity of war to re-
sist aggression or defend the rights of
fellow citizens against wrongs inflicted
by another nation, and it rarely occurs
that the fever heat Of feeling which now
pervades this people is kindled in civil
contest. Citizens are as thoroughly
awakened to the necessity of overthrowing
the unrepublcan centralized power that
controls our federal government as they
could be to that of defeating dangerous
foreign enemy. For twenty years they
have listened to the continuous scandal
of perverted authority and official dishon-
esty at Washington, and a generation has
attained manhood educated in the knowl-
edge that the practice of our government
is not in accordance with the republican
theory and precept of it's establishment
and it's earlier history. AT recurring ma
tional elections they have sought to de-
pose the radical power, and though hsv-
ing the voting strength their object has
been defeated by fraudulent and corrupt
ing agencies. Now their Indignation has
r.anha Oh ,hot crly,;notino DoiDt W. hon vim
lent measures seem the necessary alterna-
tive if they are again baffled, and they go
into electoral work with the fixed deter
mination to win and "turn the rascals
out" That they will do SO, there can be
but one opinion with those who acquaint
| themselves with the situation, for more of
the Northern States than are requisite to
victory are no more doubtful than are the
States of the South. And how proud a
place in the Republic do the Southern
States now occupy! Their impregnable
wall of conservatism is now the basis and
the rallying point of the popular forces OF
the majority portion of the Union in the
war upon radicalism. In the North, East
and West, like separate squadrons on a
vast battlefield, the States are struggling
against each other in the conflict of cleo
toral notes.-the national democracy en-
couraged and the radical sectionals;s
discouraged as they look to the nnbroken
line Of the "solid South" standing a. a
sure reserve for tie cause of right-hold-
ing at will the issue of the contest in pro
gress. Thus the issue is placed beyond
question, and the country will be redeemed
CD the Alb of November
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23

On the goth the Democratic Con-
vention of Columbia county made the
following popular nominations for the AS
sembly: Messrs d. N. Cone, ]. H. Pal
mer and J. F. Niblack.
Hon. w. T. Orman, for the Senate,
and Hon. John 4. Grady for the Assem-.
bly,, were the nominations made by the
Democratic Convention of Franklin
county. and none better could have been
selected, as both gentlemen have had leg
islative experience and are of widely
known ability and integrity.
We are pleased to add to our ex-
change list the Wilton Democrat, pub
ished at Lake DeFuniak by K p. Odon,
and edited by James Russell. Located
at an important point of the midland of
West Florida, and the only paper printed
in wide stretch of country, the Demo-
crat has large field of operation in which
to make itself useful.
The Democratic County Convention
of Nassau was held at Callahan on the
18th and nominated Messrs Fred. w.
Hoyt and w. A. Mahoney for the Legis-
lature, thus putting very strong ticket
in the field. Elector MacWilliams I" was
invited to address the netting, which be
did in brilliant speech Of about half
hours length" says the Fernandina MR.
SO~
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"A new postotficc has been establish

"A new pOstOtfice has been established
county.
! The lighthouse board has ordered the
Eghting Of st. Johns river, Florida, and
Eape Fear river, n. c., wi,h lanterns simi-
Oar to those used on the Western rivers.
|: Mr.. John T. Graves. Elector al Large,
klds new laurels to his reputation for elo-
hnencc whenever he speaks.
Il -Guvernor BIoxham has accepted an
kAvilation to meet General Perry at New
lEov OH Thursday next, and has under
consideration invitations to speak at other
tpbints in that section.
Hi Wherever Colonel VIM. MacWi-
Aams, Presidential klector for the First
District addresses the people, the local
press speaks of him in high terms Of
hEaise He is brilliant and powerful
fpeaker.
1.-THE Madison Nev Era insists that
the statement that Pope promised half
khe offices to negroes is a campaign lie."
lI1ie managers of the Tallahassee Ratify
int Convention are better informed than
The .Nep Era man, if the latter believes
ihvAat he states He further says that
r Apch promise giving halt the offices
koiiegroes) if carried out strictly ,oould
brote terrible cataosity." Pope should
watch hi, editorial henchman more close
Nv; or he will ruin his masters prospect of
fpl6red support. 1t is altogether iucon-
kistent that man who /" would as 500
tr.kl the government to the ignorant as
1he educated " should consider the hold
eug pr half the offices by negroes " ter
fibl4 calamity" yet as consistency is F.
ewA which does not shine particularly
bright in Mr.. Pope's makeup, it is quite
possible that his editor spoke by author
y n, if he did not write it himself. He
10 wear two faces-one white and the
6ther black, to please both colors, and as
ke was white in the last issue of his pa
Her we may expect him to be black in the
1exG
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w. H. SEBRING,
STATE papers please copy.
TOPEKA. KANSAS, Angus, - 1884

lOPEKA, KANSAS, Angus II, 1884
Hon Rn H. Sebring, T. S. Commissioner for
the .Sae Of Florida
MY DEAR SIR: You are we'll aware that the
Worlds Exposition AT New Orleans, reaching
from December / 1884 to May 81, 1885, pr0mi-
ss.s 10 be tie largest exhibition OF lis character
ever hel' Capitalists seeking channels and 10.
cations for their investments. from all over The
world. will I've i'll attendance ia search Of inOr.
nation az to the best locations To place their
money tor good returns. 1t is highly important
therefore, TOR the interests of your State, that
every branch at industry 10 which it is adapted
should be fully represented.
The State exhibit, Of which you have charge.
gives you only partial scope in this direction.
There Is general feeling prevalent, though is
believe erroneous, that your State is mol adapted
To stock raising. NV department offers an op-
poriunity In correct thia impression Will you
dc me ihe favor TO furnish me Immediately with
As comrAcis list As il is possible to obtain Of The
men ins your Stale with their post "f1cs adj
drrses) Engaged in breeding domestic animals,
aid n0ic opposite each name the branch To
which lie 'ievotes his especial attention? This
will besused by M" mailing list, and will
tor" arr To the n;in therein, from time 10 time,
such inornatinn, inemium lists, etc, rs may be
Published by my department.
III passInE about from place 10 place in your
Stat, yotI will have vari,Mls opportunities, with
oni takipg t',nr from your own special work, IN
cal t'eIiaim 10 The fact that he Exposition has
arranged D-pattmrnt of Agriculture embrac-
Ing The following divisions, with offerings oil
prizes aGsreg eating the sum gwen in connection
with each h,-wit:
Fat sleek 10000. cattle $4,000. horses and
mules $l6 90 hogs $1,000, sheep $1,000. dairy
products $40 600, tnrm aud garden products $2O,
200. humrn'' invention $4,000. poultry and pet
st"i S5 ,0Ou, N'.l hrch shaw So 600 The pre-
nnm lists WI ncu .e literal cash prizes for
ia,ty pr'ti.t'S, we'll va farm and ga,den pro-
,i,ic,s ,i \ Kin Is
Tive 'ii4pisy IT i'rm AMI gar,len.productS, that
o: farm nj 'cincrv and implements, and thai of
humane hive l'iors. will nscn with the exposi-
Hoo and tom ihuc during lis entire term. The
exhibition nj lat Stock will take place between
Dee,-mber, 10 and January TO- poultry aud PET
Stock be,eve,'n J,nurry Is ana February Is,
sheer anil goa, and bench show, between Janu-
Ary,25 aud F, bruay %. horses and mules be-
ewesn Fehrp iry Is aud VI ,rch Is, cattle etw-en
VI tfcn Is ana April rs, swine -twcen April Is
aud Wy IS Thc time far holding Inc exhiui-
lluH "i DAIRY products IS moi yet definitely set
tied, Lni il Will pronah'y continue during the en-
tirrslcrm % The Exposition.
AF."mfh compliance with the request herein
Will greatly nc.eisc The value of Tie informa-
tt'nsnsk.d for and contribalc materially TO The
success IF the department in securing full tx
hii's from your Safe.
Very truly yours, GEO. Y. JOHNSON.
7, Supl. Dspt. oi A.. Worlds Elk. at y. 0.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23
BLAINE FALSE TO REPUBLI-
CANISM.
Something for COlOred Voters to
Read.

From the B ,ston Transcript Rep.I
When the ballot was given to the ne
gro, Mr.. Blaine voted against it and did
everything i'll his power to defeat it. 1t
was adopted iii spite of his opposition, as
the Congressional Record will show Mr.
Logan's record as regards the negro
is as black as that Of an ardent supporter
OF the Fugitive Slave Law must needs be.
II, besides protection, there be any other
single principle that is so distinctively
Republican az equal rights, it is civil SER
vice reform, and this, as is well known,
MIR. Blain-, while Speaker, slaughtered by
so organizing the Committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform, that nine of its eleven mem
beers were uncompromising foes of the
policy and two lukewarm friends.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23

The recent canvass OF Volusia, Bre.
ward, Orange and Sumter counties by
Gen. Perry's party affords an outlook a.
together cheering in that section, for at
every point the meetings were large. and
all along their route the campa'gners
found the people alive To the Importance
of the issues involved, and enthusiastic
i'll their support of the democratic ticket.
The class of citizens in those counties
known as Northern Republicans will al
most without exception support Perry,
and many Of them will vote for Dough
erty. They fully understand that their
property interests demand that the State
should remain under democratic admins
tra;ion, and that nonresident Congress
man who has given inadequate atten-
ton TO his duties in their behalf is unfit
to represent them at Washington. Some
Of the Independents down there who
took part in the Live Oak Conference ="
are " going back" o the movement it in
augurated, and will probably give their
votes and THEN Influence to Perry rather
han Pope. Ii Ia stated that ever DIR.
Iroup Maxwell has abandoned Pope and
has re-aligned with the organized Democ-
racv.
From every section of the State the in
telligence is encouraging, indicating the
thorough awakening Of the people and
the harmonious spirit of the Democracy,
and the discomfort and diSorganiz ,tion of
the opposing elements. The personal
quarrel and scandalous exhibitions Of
I;isbee and Walls and their adherents in
the Second District are mutually dlsas
trous, while the lonesome and ineffective
canvass of Locke in the First, the spas
mode and absurd electioneering spurts
made here and there by Pope and Strip
ling. are a. but "A dam of bullrushes to
check the strong tide OF Democratic en-
thusiasm which is sweeping over the
State, stimulated everywhere by the
in their respective communities, or 10y the
eloquent advocacy of public men Of high
character who are daily pleading ION
the stump" the cause of good govern
ment in every section. The bare fact OF
success is beyond question, but let no
effort to make the victory overwhelming
should be backed by a powerful majority
in the Legislature, and the fight would
be but partially won, and radicallsm
merely scotched, ii in the Legislative
halls it retained strength to embarras>
the action of the administrative officials
of the government of the State, to say
nothing OF the possibility of losing all
United States Senator.
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Editors Fl0ridian Saturday, September Is.
being one of the regular meetings of the White
Church Perry and Cleveland Club, l was there.
The club was well attended, and there were Sew
eral speakers iron Tallahassee. w. B. Terrell,
President Of the club, and one OF Florda's true
Sons, ever ready and never firing, called the clob
TO order, transacted the business and proceeded
TO introduce the speakers The club was nd.
dressed by Colonel F. T. Myers, who makes
every word count. with ]. II. Shine, j. S. Beard
and others, all Of whom spoke well. 1t won't
do to slight the old veteran, Squire West, who
addressed us in one of his telling speeches, por
trayng the glories to be gained by the ehct,pn
of our ticket, and the trau and corruption that
would follow the election of the mongrel ticket,
and altogether We had time long TO be- remem-
bered-the kind we like down here
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just now when the speech Of Mr.. Long
10 exciting 90 much comment. would IL
not be we'll for the negroes to stop aud
consider what the Democratic party has
done for them. Deeds are said to speak
louder than words II so, are not the
dealings of the Democrats, the white men
of this country, with the colored man
and brother to be considered Or, are
the alleged words of one man to be given
more Significance than all that has been
doneF
The Democratic party in its pledges in
1875, and since, at each recurring election,
both in its platforms and through its rep
resent atives on the stump, has assured
the negro of his protection in person and
property, and OF equal Justice with the
white man before the courts OF law. Who
can say that this has not been carried
out? They were promised that their
free schools should be sustained and oP-
portunities thus afforded for the educa
ton of their children and the ultimate
uplifting of their race And what do
the statistics show? That the schools
have more than doubled in number dur
ing Democratic control, that the amount
of money expended for their support Is
nearly one hundred thousand dollars
more than when their Republican friends
had the management of the educational
interests of the State. In addition to
this it is known to the colored people
throughout the black belt that the schools
are supplied with far better qualified
teachers than when the Republicans
ruled. They know that special efforts
have been made by Institutes and normal
school work to improve those of their
own race who are engaged in the work Of
the school room. They know that the col
ored man or woman who is found compe-
tent to teach is never refused school on
account of his or her color. And more
than all this they know that they have
numbers of friends among the whites who
really feel deep interest in their educa
ton aud improvement.
Now these two points, namely: Jus
tice before the law, and facilities for the
education of his children, cover abso
lutely all that the negro can reasonably
claim from the Democratic party or that
he has a right to claim from any party
mat these nave been accorded him by us
there can be no question. Now WHY
should he be afraid TO trust the Southern
white man? Are not eight years of jus
tice and tair, aye, liberal dealing with thi,
race to count for anything? Are We to bt
forever distrustel aud have this people
come up sohdly election after election
and oppose US in our attempts to protect
them and ourselves from the rapacity Of
INSCRIPTIONS otfice-seekers and adventur
ers? There has never been an attempt
made by any colored leader and represen
tatve man OF the race to break down the
color line in politics in this State, and
yet they find fault with the Democratic
party for being chite mans party. Car
it be otherwise when, as a race, they alb
solutely refuse to give support to any
man who does not put himself under tn,
| Republican banner?
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Harrison Reeds FloriRa Jour,,al is
now published daily, enabling it to tell
'em six times week.
The fact that Mr. Blaine intends go
ing on stumping tour through the West
is an evidence that the Republican man.
ayers consider themselves stumped. Bal
timore Day.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, Repub
lican, says: Both Wisconsin and Michi-
gan are doubtful States this time. am
afraid of the result in EACH" He does
net like the situation in Iowa, says the
Democrats will carry West Virginia by
10000, and the hope of Republicans ia in
New York and Ohio. Then the rascals
ale going, sure.
Mr.. Randall Pope, one of our leading
druggists and the brother of the Hon.
Frank w. Pope, Independent candidate
for Governor, can't stand the billiously
mixed ticket, and on last Tuesday even
ing joined the Cleveland and Perry Club
No. Of Madison Precinct The action
Of this gentlemen speaks for itself.-Mad-
ison Recorder.
General Barnes returned yesterday
from tour of duty with General Perry's
party in Volusia, Brevard, Orange and
Sumter counties, and we note that the pa
pers of that section speak in just terms of
encomium when they refer to his eloquent
and logical speeches. Once heard, the
General is appreciated as power in the
forum or the cabinet-as happy in speech
40 wise in counsel.
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;! ct no Democrat stay away from

Let no Democrat stay away from the
polls on election day because he thinks
his vote will not be needed. One such
man in each election district in Florida
would reduce the Democratic vote sac
hundred in the State. Local committees
and canvassers must guard against such
an undesirable result. Thorough organi-
zation and diligent work will bring out
every Democratic voter, and don't forget
that this must be done.
A Republican exchange says: 1t
is to Ohio that Republicans are turning
with the greatest anxiety 1T present"
This is true, adds the Baltimore Day,
and it may be added that it is from Re-
publioans that Ohio is turning away with
the greatest disgust at present