The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-09-25

During the past eleven years the in
crease in number Of free schools in Flor
ida has heen l,42s. This under Demo
cratic rule. Republicans are fond Of
pointing to the past let them point with
prideto this Democratic record.
During the past year 2,3lS teachers
were employed in the free schools Of
Florida.
-Committecmen and candidates should
write for. special terms for CAMPAIGN
FLoRIDlAN in large numbers
AT the close of 1876 the number of
children of school age in Florida was
36,9Gl. The present enrolment is 81
453.
For the scholastic year lS77-S $l34,-
1882 was expended for free schools in
Florida. During the past school year
there was expended O,l76.49. The
Radicals may point to this with pride if
they want to.
Mr.. Quay is correct in going to Penn
sylvania to secure Republican campaign
funds. There is where the oleaginous
Protectionists dwell-the men who have
waXed fat upon Government bounty.
When the fires Of Quay's persuasion are
applied the silvery grease will come
". y. World
The Senate has adopted joint reso-
luton appropriating 100000 for the re-
lief of the yellow fever sufferers in Flor
ida. The House has appropriated $780,
600 in aid Of the quarantine against the
infected districts. Common humanity
dictates that the Senate resolution should
at once be concurred inv. Y. World.
When the Radicals turned over the
reins of Florida's government to the Dem
ocrats in 1877, the invested school fund
amounted TO $229,90O to which add cash
on hand to be invested, $l3l.45, max
ing total Of $3.50, 03l.45. On January |,
1888. under Democratic rule, the fund
was 1892, 2S4.45, to which add cash on
hand Tor investment, $l4, 1892. IS, making
the total S547, l77.2O, and an increase of
$317,l45.75 by the Democrats. Who will
"polnt" to these facts and figures " with
prlde?' Not the Radicals-but they
ought to.
We last Friday donncd the first Flag
Bandana Button to arrive at Tallahassee
1t came with the compliments of Colonel
w. ID. Chipley, the interchangeable Chair
man of the Democratic State Executive
Committee. We agree with Colonel
Chipley, who says "Thesc badges help
to create unity and interest, and every
Democrat should mount his colors, deter
mined not to strike them before Republi
can assaults" The National Democratic
Committee have officially adopted the
Flag Bandana and Flag Bandana Button
as campaign emblems, and we advise Flor
ida Democratic Clubs to adopt them and
order supply at once. See price list pub
lished elsewhere
"A number of the meanest of the local
Republican politicians started out on a
lying expedition just after our Convention
adjourned. Their plan was to start false
reports to the effect that certain Demo-
cratic candidates before the Democratic
Convention were seeking endorsement
from the Republicans for county Offices
The gentlemen who sought nominal
i'll the Democratic Convention were Dem.
ocrats-Democrats who would not seek
anything from Republicans, nor accept
empty honor gratuitously rendered by
them. The Republican rumors circula.
ted in regard to Democratic candidates
were false, and the very men they were
thus endeavoring to injure will be found
in line, working zealously for Democratic
success-as they have always done.