The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-10-07

Ii Pope's organ al Madison is noted for
one thing more than another 1t Is for
wanton perversion Of facts, but IS the CO.
alitionsts started into the campaign
foam-capped with fraud and corrup'
tion," perhaps it is 81 pecting too much of
them to assume that they have any other
snews of war.
Pope's Ne,c Era claims that the pas
sage Of the 25-cents an acre act was due
alone to Republican and Independent y
support in the Legislature. To prove
the utter tallacy of this claim, it is only
necessary to refer TO the vote of the Sen
ate, where the bill, as it came from the
Assembly, was amended, passed and re-
turned to the Assembly, and that body
concurred in amendments made by SEN
ate. The Senate was composed OF 33
members, including Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, 20 of whom were Democrats, and
l. of whom voted for the bill on its
passages not voting. How would
the bill have gotten through the
Senate without general Democratic sup
port? OF the Republicans, , voted yea
4 not votin. Four Independents
VOID yea-not voting, 3-one of whom
was Mr. Pope, of Madison. Where was
frankie Was he playing one of
Blaine's artful tricks-dodging Don't
burn this?
The -Ne,c Era also asserts that the
bosses at Tallahassee were driven to
make the act operative from the force of
Pope's aggressive campaign, or words to
! that effect
The Internal Improvement lands
proper, TO which this act does not, and
cannot, APPLY, were granted to the State
by act of Congress of 1871, which act
fixed the minimum price at 1925 per
acre.
The scamp and orerfo'oed lands were
donated by act of Congress of 1850, and
are the only laqds purchasa6le ,nler the
provisions OF this oct.
From the passage Of the act until early
in January last-nearly a year-the
Trustees were prevented by suit pending
in the United States Court from comply.
ing with the provisions of the act.
About the Sd of last January the suit was
di-missed from the court and the
"swamp and overlooked " lands became
available according to the provisions OF
the law.
The first entry or purchase under the
provisions of the 25-cents act was made
on the 18th day of January, and only
two since-the last about the middle of
April-all three before Mr.. Pope put HIM
self up as candidate, and not single
entry has been made since he began his
aggressive (?) campaign nor has any a y
plication for the lands specified in the act
-stcdntp and orerfoaced lnds-been re-
jccted since it was in the power Of the
board to comply with the law
The people don't seem to appreciate
lhe liberal spirit Of this act-extended
them by too Republicans, FOUR Independ
ents and SEVENTEEN Democrats. Ii
you have any more falsehoods to place
before the people, Mr.. -Ne,c Era, put them
up, and see how quick they will vanish
before the empowering light of truth.
There are 10000 acres of swami
and overhowed lands for sale under the
provisions of the 25-cents an acre act, and
the people don't seem to banker after
them, to any great extent, even at that
low price; and yet Pope, his organ, and
his Stumpers are making terrible how
about it, and falsely asserting that the
Board won't let anybody have the lands
while no application has been rejected BY
tie Trustees and Pope's gang further
show their duplicity, ignorance, or una
dulterated cussedness, by abusing the
Trustees for selling a portion OF these
lands-4 100000 acres at IS cents, If
bodies of 10000 acres-to relieve the
fund Of large debt, in order that the re
mainder of these lands might become
available tor great and permanent good
in the rapid development of the State
and adding to the general prosperity Of
the people.
If You really want the dear people tc
have these lands, frankie, get out of tn,
way. They did take three tracts before
you nominated yourself, but since they
know you desire to be Governor, they
won't have them. If you really are q
peoples man, step down-get out of their
way, and let them have the lands-but
don't burn this