The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-03
Political Mendicanta.


the presence in that city of several of
:he Independent leaders, (notably those
OF Madison county, and says "The hide
pendents from the interior are here by
Republican invitation for conference
upon a basis for union Yes, they are
there and the leading republican organ
OF the State thus avows the purpose OF
these persons who are the same that bit
terly resented the charge that they meant
coalition with the radicals at the time
the FLoR1DIAN exposed their "sulphur
water plot" last summer, and then gave
them their right name, /" Independent Re
publcans." That exposure upset their
plans and ruined their business. They
intended to figure az Independent Demo
Gratis until IA constituency should become
committed to them in their false gulse,
when they would have offered their fol-
lowing to the radicals as the price of
"tlice-handcd over their delnded fol-
lowers, who had gone too far to retreat,
rs achievements to the republican ranks
But their game was constantly kept be-
fore the people in odious aspect, so that
being unable to deceive it is not in their
power to betrav. The following they
might have had if not unmasked is not
with them, and, no longer leaders as they
have nothing to lead, they go with empty
hands to meet the republican managers
and ask price for which they can render
no equivalent-to beg, indeed, some
crumbs of Office or emolument as wages
Tor the iniqutous work of doing what
they could to disorganize and weaken
the democratic party. But what they
did Is too little to be worth price, and
they have fallen so far short OF what
they promised last summer that promises
they make now are not likely to have
weight with the republican bosses whose
favor they court.
The Moseley Hall correspondent of the
Madison Rccorler over the signature
" Conservative Democrat" is firing hot
~hot into that nest of political cockatrices
IL Madison county who have attempted
- much treason to the democratic party
He says: =" | charge the so-called indie.
pendent party with being faithless to its
own assertion, because in the last cam
lalgn It's political leaders proclaimed
upon the stump the Independent move
WAS simply gotten up to correct loca
abuses and evils in county politics, and
bad The people to believe that they 1.-THE
Independence did not intend to make
war upon the State administration
The Independents have been recreant
to their own political professions trom
the outset" He says: owe would ash
the voters and people whether they b,
Conservative Democrats or Old Line
Nhlgs-poor men or rich men) to reason
we'll and ask themselves what they ar,
doing for themselves and .taDliIies whel
they think Of taking their support from
the Conservative Democratic party .
And further;
Eow what gain by joining the Indcpend
en- party The leaders themselves could not havt
the hardihood to tell you that they could poss b
succeed with three State tickets in the field. Thel
if here is chance of success for the Independent
party with three State tickets in the field, and if TIA
independent party nominate 4 State ticket, t,
w'usc Intcrcs: they working directly or indi
rccly: Why OF course TO the interest of the rOttcI
oid radical party. The 80 called independents can
make a compromise with the Democratic Con
= marty tip MARTY fbevh oNn holt
and waging against Therefore if the In
DEPENDENTS still insist Offices and power the,
must necessarily make some arrangement with The
Republican conventions to give Them position o
terms TO get fces, provided the Republican
parry j. successful In either event they had bette
change their names Al once To independent Repub
licans and NJ longer sail under the false name o
Indrpendcnt Democrats.
Tir independents also claim to be very consider
of the viii of he people and to have a very "a
cred feeling for majority rule when at the yer,
COMMENCEMENT they refused abide the decisions
of the county convention and started their indie
pendent TRADE against their former political associ
alton, simply, we suppose because their favoritci
did u0t receive nominations from that convention
And moreover the Independent organ, 1.-THE Madison
Ne'r Erdi if il is financial success, has been made
So N great measure, by the patronage Of goo(
Conservative Democrats and honest Wings through
& out the county and State, and these Conservative
Z Democrats have generously paid for their owl
abuse and that of their State officials in the way
4 subscriptions and advertisements while the Inde
pendent organ has been sent to number of colorec
radir as with the understanding that my could pa,
; for the paper If they wished or were able, and i
: not AL right.
!. Now. gentle reader it is plain that what follow
n ing the independents get must come from the Con
81 scrvatvc party and therefore strengthen the chan
81 fr another reign Of terror by the nseraA II,
II radical party Of DAYS gone by. This political ui
! maum We do not believe even the leaders of the
Il independent party wish to realize but in their eager
ne>s for Office and self aggrandizemcnt they seen
10 for get the awful consequences Of another rotter