The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-25

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wish which the Constitutional C+,oy.,,'pp H'sat
have to deal II is frs1ghi with u.aeh - VII
woe to The State ~ PIspfi ~ srt H. e., 81 %
minaion of the Convention vii. st.h.. - e'e'-
more closely the bonds which gate ~. =, Nrst
crxiic party OF Ibis State OF it All -. mo
dtsIntegr1te IL Tor all time 20 e',Ene T,'rss'.a
the wisdom and prudence Il the Tlstrl..,. 'Is,
Out regard TO what section they rrpre-sa, I'D, IN,
te directed 10 an equitable ,oia;i.,0 ~ H.. III
political problem. in order that ID. M, save
harmony shall cssntiBae 10 prevail in th. ed
zstion Of the Democracy. II should D, c,'-s,
cred ron Q broad and literal saasd;.a,,
while endesyofing u siesr clear u S~vn.
may be wreckei upon ChAfFtdl- Acle,,es &c
no spirit ut egotIsm oE cnssceii. but tyy q -. "
lesrsi in he future p'"-p+rity ii tie SIT D
nit the following article a. one err.o.-r,lr 70 20
PER to be considered g. ky - he Arb ~
below give nv reasons maintaining III. ,s ."d
embodied II; said article: ''n
Every male ciiizen of the Ca:es -
twenty one years oh, WHO shsN lave
resident of he Stale iwe'v- month, ana -
C.'un,y. CITY or town in which b.. = IL ,= .e
vote, sX m"nihs next preceding any ele+.,a"
AMI shall have paid % lie Sale. l-t..-. H.. "a,
AT election, the c@IitsIinu TAX r.q1r.-i -
i"F the preceding ear. 10y 80 ,is.l!sf.t a..
cGtaIIou tax shall go into The s-'.;.,,..,
'und i0r the ms'niairsnce and supr.,.t e -
public sci,'s'l> O; his S;Ate sllsl, - ep.,-at =
vote i"r inemlrr. IL The genera ss>-n.il, -
ali officers lecied By he Pc PIE ,,rn. ,i ~,
nn "f5crr, soldier. sranan or mann. = -"
/ usied STATES army o. nav. shall - e..o.,,,.,.s
resident 81 ibls ale hv rea~.a + biz, =.
toned therein; and provided al-s fnz, L. -
owing rers'ns >hal ~ excluded iroa, wins,
he usual exceptions are spl-Dsies h-,-
The constitutional pFerrsa,I1e t-ia. ca.
crs-d. that Safe has he right 70 'eV, A o,ri
"a ION tax, and 10 make IL pre,eQa ,,,e ua,.s
"A % y.iFn iS-t
iu''e> that cii'ZeD land the term ii z-o en-
bo4;ies all class+>} oA g. Ia b.. Safe.
!" hile all men p17sess certain iohereo, ana
inaiienabIe rights hen they enter lnio 4 s,,,s
oi strcieiy, oil which no compzcl can d-,.ny. q,
'iifssl them or their posleriry, taam-iy. The en.
J"fment OF life and iib-r1yl viii Tie n.,-.os 81
acquiring and possessing properly and .,,,,s,ns
ADD obtaining Happiness aud s.iei, au4 wb,ls
no citizen IS dtprvei Of his life, b.. ll,,r,y =,
MS property without due process n. la~ l., tsch
c;lizen understand tia, Tor gUa-aEiv 81 h.
'1aats he must ,1y Cnn>ijeial iDn-. y.l,,hIs
Consideration. This Is 10 sCdQrn rr,c,nm
he State 91aran ees YOU 10 these right. "a,
pay The cDnsIGera,lpD. pro raia share ~ III
equally distributed burden ri taxation. Mona,
10 entitled 10 vote, 10 b. secure IN liz and n,on
eflv, 10 enjoy religious iib+riy. 70 have lis chill
df+n educated al the expeus- OF the public with
out paying his p:OportIona,e part: aaj nj.
burden m'.st BE- elualizeri. mos, be iairlr d.
lT1outrd-e1cep; no ont. neilbcr tie r,h ay The
-o@'F. tue Old or the yog1g Tie tx or he isno
rant They ale all benen ie,i-le, al cos,riSS,e
ther proportion. aod lAe burden u tax siion VIII
X easily Carried
There : always ca oi drlinqleuis among
81! cilzeDs who exp-ct al lhius> enlpy ali
/ in''ss. =, al 'ning- from the government. and
$40 pa c0iniDg towards i4- support OF he
SAT- I"FsfAFneat, thereby MAKING the burden
=. i'I4'l01 IA! A-av,e. upon u sc who DO Isy
. "a. =
: ~ AZ E.-liog 10 lay ior the protection OF lie
~ l'eFeEty, religious berly and Tor the
- a-'l,Sy1 Q: their children. | an sirun, aiyo-
4 = = universal education. ] believe in rai,jng
t1- az ard o. luiel!ige CT ia our Si.r 10 ,he
'e'v highest jrgree-o-cAG,e II r. lis ~ el--
vaiing in- moral tOce OF olr CITIZENS. ana makes
Them more capable of s-if-gove- umeni-t.t let
every ciiZen tear his snare ~ ;hc oar n ii e!u
Gallon. TIE only nay You 'eacn his class
Of deliDquen's i Ia make the cap.t4,jan AKA
voting Qualification, AID they mu=i Iay MS lax
before they vote
In the November election OF 1884 there were
80 SEQ votes Gas, in his STATE wtlch w..uiI I~a.
* annually tor the State <1i9e1 ~ school
purpose. while low there is oDA So ull rea,iz-,i
annually By the tine mill cnu-iit.ii Nal isx
ms would be handsome endowment ;nr the
suhiic schoo!s-m king III The sggIes4fe $l.9.
UOO lor The maintenance Of sch oiS VIA, be-
comes of the isctIine OF equal rights \ hen 4 man
who PAYS no taxes has a much Influence and "a
much iO say As Ia tho shall be be citc ri L. This
Office and l" that ONCE a u the man wlo DAYS
The largest tax ID The county?
Pay your lanes before You VOC and ne voter
will I've careful Tho be eltcIs Clerk 4 ,'he Cont
Sheriff, Tax Assessor and Cnllec;c- and what
kind OF a School Beard iisburses hi, school
monies
Make the voter ietl that i; i hi money that
IS t*ing Gisbursed, and it will PAT &. 'e.,ree Of
Caution in him in the selection county officials
that he never knew before. By this means ynu
secure capable and honest coun y Offices. and
The Intelligence amt virtue oi The :; ale viii c0o-
iinue 10 govern and irs the al siTs TIE Saie
even l. greater d"gree OF prosper y Than she
has ever known Put every man uTon Al EQUAL
fo"ling by compelling all Glasses OF ciiiz-ns TO
pay some part of the burden of taxation then
There Will be 10 dividing line briwren Ih- rich
lax payer and the poor taxpayer; al are
equally entitled t" be heard in The adn.ini>rs-
iion "i STATE al IRIS as equality of righ,-, privi-
iegeS and capacities Is uEqn->tioaablv The aim Of
all fundamental law Special prisil gcs are al
ways obnoxious and Determinations against
persons or classes are sill more 80 Why then
should the fundamen tai law discriminate in iavnr
oil Class representing some 20 600 vote in this
State Who pay no taxes: Why sh .u,i not all
De nude Tor contribute To The ejuca,l,,n.l fund
by paying capia,ion tax:
You, who represent Democratic constituents
10 This Convention, ask yourselves if It Is not
your duty To look after the interest al the MI
norliy, who ase not represented. Does not the
minority constitute "A part of the Democratic
parry, and therefore entitled 10 protection At
your hands! l am in favor o. elections hy The
people, but contend that no citizen : a Quail
ned voter until be pays al least his cstHlali0a
TAX, IoF otherwise il is discrimination against
'he virtue and intelligence of the people-when
you make one Class of citizens paw all the taxes
and another class is exempt, All that We de-
mand Is that the organic law be- oun led ON gen.
eral principles and that the rights OF every indi-
vldual must stand or fall by The same rule that
governs every other member of the body polillc,
aud that one fundamental rule b- adopted for
Tue rich and poor Tor the fayoIile al coslrt and
The cnuntryman at the rlow-.he honest tDiler
who makes his living by his daily labor
HE adoption of this voting quail fcali0n will
give US capable, honest and faithful county Off
Gals III II is not adopted dishonest. unscTu-
pnlous and corrupt men will hold these county
omctS, aud you therefore force the minority
IN The Democratic party To M Ike The best terms
they can with the opposition. "r,itr 10 control
county affairs. Remember 1876. when Sauih
Carolina and Louisiana traded their electoral
vote tn obtain control OF their Stale Govern
meni. There are thousands Of voters that pre-
Ter To control county matters even. Ia seeing
Republican Governor in the Caair-hreving
that il Is much more IL their interest IL have s
capable and honest county government than 8
Democratic Governor. Then let us meet upon
middle ground and solve this question. \ cap
iatlon tax is the only remedy Ii will be The
means of perpetuaiing. good government, and
virtue, and intelligence will continue Ia control
the affairs of united Democracy
A FLoRIDIAS.