The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-13

litical contest is over. We have met the
enemy, and, to large extent, we are
theirs The Republican forces out-gen-
eraled us, out-moneyed us and out-voted
us, and Harrison is elected President OF
these United States. IT'S said that Hew-
lit and the county Democracy OF New
York did it in the way of trade. We'll,
this may be; no doubt State pride IN
New York had much to do with the re-
suit; but money talks, and it talked Ill
convincing tones to the $ i1oaters OF
New York as we'll as it did to the army
of $4,000 d" floaters," who sat upon the
fence in Indiana. IT'S done, and Mr..
Harrison and Mat Quay will loudly say,
"'twas we'll DONE" but what is the use OF
grieving over the evaporation of the mo-
lasses? Let's get down robustness and
begin looking for the sugar: No doubt
the ''free trade" bugaboo befuddled the
brains of some voters and caused them
to drop their ballots on the monopolst
side of the balance IT'S true that the
monopolists have won, but this does not
prove that high war taxes in time of
peace is right or just. No; the tariff fight
goes or, even if Mr.. Harrison is elected.
The eyes of the people will yet be opened
to a true understanding of the tariff ques-
ton. -Four years more of burthensome
taxation will arouse the farmers and la
boring men from their present apathy.
The tariff issue is raised, and il il a live,
burning, blistering question. The press
of the country will continue to enlighten
and educate the people, and by 1892
they will be prepared to fight an intelli-
gent and winning tariff battle. The
Democracy Of this country is not defeat
ed 1t will come to the front in the next
campaign, stronger and more powerful
than ever Our campaign will begin at
once and the tariff fight will 60 on.
'Tis already limited that the first great
work of the new administration will be to
weaken the Solid South by reducing it's
representation in Congress. How will
they do this? About the only way
would be to dislranchise the negro Will
Harrison dare attempt this? Are the
Republicans afraid of their black cohorts,
now that they are becoming better edu-
Gated and have undertaken to think, act
and vote to please the dictates of their
own intelligence? The Republicans
gave the negro the right to vote, that he
might swell their ranks and make them
all-powertul in the South and in the ma
ton. Will it fall to the Democrats now
to protect the negro in that right =?
Twould be strange, wouldn't it, if the ne
gro, after all these years Of loyalty to the
Republican party, should have to turn to
the Democrats to protect his right of
franchise? But, we learn from Repubi-
can sources, that this may be, during the
Harrison administration.
Another scheme of the Harrison al
minlstratlon comes to us through The
Republican press. 1t is to admit as
many Of the Territories as they can to
the rank Of States. with State rights and
electoral votes, which would swell the
Republican side Of the electoral college
and prevent any hereafter of President
elected by the solid South, New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut. This
might work to suit the monopolistic
schemers; that is, if some of these new
States didn't prove boomerangs and turn
up with Democratic majorities. That
would be funny, wouldn't it? Well,
well, this is all theorizing; Mr.. Harrison
may prove better friend to the South
than his friends wish to make us believe
The solid South cannot be broken by
legislating against it. That would only
serve to make us more solid and gain us
new friends in the North and West. 1t
would be much sooner broken by dealing
impartially and fairly with US. There is
another plan by which Mr.. Harrison
might break the solid South, but we
hardly think he will adopt it, and that
would be to appoint number Of South
ern Democrats to nice, fat Offices, thus
| making staunch friends of that MANY