The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-19
Cor espOnt eAee OF the FLoRIDIANl
I Lioer9 County W1de.Awake aad
elaxe with Democracy.

/ q thes morning of the 14th Bristol was astir
In 1'icip stion of grand rally of the Democ-
racy appt anted for that day.
A the hour of 10 O'Clock, large cencourse
OF Il peoAe. both white and colored bad a.
semi led .oIt'the ground, and DR.. Jackson in the
chaiI callet themeeting TO order and introduced
w. VIbn. from Leon, who addressed the
meet ng fdF an hour and half 10 q forcible style
de richly reviewed the political situation, de.
hned the Independent party as the fungus growth
OF RAJ icaliem with no head but two tails had its
orth iht morbid mind of an ingenious son Of
Leon. who. bad dreamed that destiny had crea-
ted hi n FOG great leader OF men This dream
wss I'D I'd The 'unterrihed" Madison county
pad sit Down on the aspirations of certain
Forth =, VIII, longed for senatorial honors Gov
e:n0r Blo4iala also failed to agree with this
gentle nan,.l 10 his qualifications for States At
Drney Tor eAe Third Judicial Circuit Pope then
thought the dreamers plan altogether feasible
anu CO nely save as TO the leader. Vason then
arrigne Pope, and tried him upon the testimony
5enafe ttas famous printing bill, strangled by
sseakei Deg cherry, was Pandora's box filled
With vi, Is .N wrath. His vote against the relief
q w, Williams Of Escambia stamped him
az heart hnd lnhuman. And his vote for the
eftensio o! ltlie Limits Of Jacksonville, was
reckless disaei,ard of the iualenable rights
M treem' n. lin his handling of Pope he ever
lsstinRy cr4sied him with head down and bu-
fied him With teels up
he the pre- senled a comparative exhibit OF
eight yea 81 pf Radical and of Democratic rule
IN which ,e hho wed the State tax reduced from
193 mills u1deI Radicals to mills, the present
lat from s25 To 10 cents on the 800 worth
OF propert :. b saving TO the people OF the State
br Deinoc atic lle OF 81 O27,OO0
He shO I'D Total number OF schools under
Stearn', 81 81 ur der Bloxham, l,479; pupils in
attendance ihl8i6, % IA; pupils in attendance
in 1882, 81 94s Yet Pope cau'I see reform.
Colonel Ukvit son Was then introduced and
ina sth7iy effort. Reviewing the political
sit3ation Fir nm NATIONAL point of view, showed
HOY the n otfison bill had been defeated bys
sold RepuI liekn vote, with the aid of few bolt
ind DemOc aap 10 the House He showed up Id
aIth ctslOr Tie corruption and venaity OF the
RePubl'can PFty, and scOurgeI Blaine earfully
pn bis conn a4Eon with the Little Rock railroad
Lamp grants bss lane enterprise and tue famous
Mulgan le iyfs. He rapidly reviewed Stale al,
fafif. and gh3ed with pride to our unparaleiieu
vucfess and ,teprity.
Judge LO q tor cluded in q strong effort in De-
hall If Col dfua ion of honest Democratic rule,
snt3 recalled HDst feelngy our trials 10 tne pas
andIthe tort 10 ve had suffered under haoicsi
aou3ination I'D Ounded the note ut warning 20
81 Aho mig Zoe disguised TO follow false goos
And3tall 10 u eT aIe OF treacherous dlsorganzels
ndamalcon eRts. And concluded with sur
kna appeal III the people to rally around the
ltaa hard OF 'danU racy as our only salvation ana
ioM = N. J. s.