The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-05


~ Reform is needed in the National Gov.
csnment because it 10 Rspublican and cor
rupt Reform IL otueedsd ia che State
0overnpent of Florida because 1t is
Dsmocrasic and pure. Reform was needed
In the Government Of Florida when it
was Republican, and that it has been re-
formed by Democratic control every citi
zen of intelligence and familiar with
State affairs knows, and If such an one
says otherwise he knows that he states
wha is false, for time and again have the
official figures been published to show to
all the integrity and economy of Demo-
cratic management In an article in this pa
per to-day, headed Financial Statement"
and in communication signed "Witness,"
there is again submitted proof of
the Reform effected by the Democrats
conclusive evidence Of the progress and
prosperity which they have secured and
which will be continued if the ticket
headed by General Perry is elected, as it
surely will be. II is not reform, but pro-
gressive legislation which is needed as
the State advances to her splendid flu
ture under the auspices OF the Demo-
cratic party Those on the Republican
ticket or supporting it shout " Reform :"
as a catchword-make deliberate false
statements to sustain their positions. Ii
they get possession of the government,
with one-half Of all the offices pledged to
negroes the sort of " reform " that would
ensue would be to put the State back
where she was when captured from the
Radicals-credit gone, treasury depleted,
waste and pifering in every department,
social troubles and lawlessness always i'm
minent, if not actual. The mean white
men in the mongrel government would
corrupt colored officials by :precept and
example.
The men who are raising the clamor
now and supporting the republican ticket
are the same who, calling themselves In
dependents and even Democrats, have
been assailing the administration about
the Diss'on sale, etc, for year or more
past. We know who of them are dis
appointed office-seekers, and the conduct
of all proves them to be Indifferent as to
their regulations Desire for no orety,
and the mere chance of obtaining office,
render them quite unscrupulous as to their
language or their methods. They are
the same old lot Of malcontents, and
have finally thrown themselves into the
arms of the Radicals in election year as
the natural result of their jaundiced dis
content and opposition to the Democratic
management of State affairs. There was
nowhere else for them to 60, as they had
forfeited all privilege of working with
the Democracy by their vituperation of
the upright government the party estab-
lished and sustains, and will continue un-
der the succeeding administration We
are glad the Democratic party is purified
of them by their going into the Radi-
cal ranks. They were an element of
weakness to US as they will be to them
They take no following worth mention
with them, as information from many
parts of the State advises US and general
and particular information ia also to the
effect that we will gain many more votes
than they number because the colored
element insisted upon the endorsement OF
their Objectionable nominee Tor Governor.
Every prospect iavors the conclusion that
the Democratic majority will be larger
than ever before