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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14

The great Democratic army of the
Union has marshalled its hosts, numbered
by the million, and selected leaders wor-
thy of the great fundamental principles
which it advocates. In response to the
universal will of the party, Cleveland has
again been called to the command. \
man whose name has been "entwinel
with victory" and whose record was 50
truthful, patriotic and great As to cause
the Democratic masses Of the country t"
march in solid and uubroken column to
the great central city of the Cuion and
again call upon New York'> distinguished
son to lead our serred hosts 10 another
grand victory.
Accepting him in 1881, upon the re-
commentator of his friends, his match
less and unstained administration has not
only INDICATED those recommendations,
but placed him before the country rs one of
our most successful Presidents. and rem
dered his name not only a synonym Of
victory, but platform within itself. The
hour, the man and the issue have met.
and in November next, the people will
proclaim their endorsement in the thun-
der tones of a triumphant victory.
Associated with this born victor is the
greatest OF living statesmen, Allen G.
Thurman Who is not familiar with his
record: Who does not remember him
for twelve years in the Senate Of the
United States, standing towering land
mark of constitutional liberty against
the mad waves of fanaticism that threat
ened to engulf every vestige of personal
liberty-every right of the South i'll the
deep abyss OF de>potic power:
The only hope Of the South was in the
triumph Of the Constitution, and the
necessary subserviency of the military
power to civil rule Those Northern Dem
ocrats who at that cventful period brayel
the storm, and stood true to the doctrines
Of the fathers, should always be remem-
bered with warInest affections At their
head, and giving light to illuminate the
seemingly impenetrable gloom, stood our
noble standard bearer for Nice-P President.
The friend Of the people, and the foe OF
monopoly, he introduced and pushed to
success the law which will force the trans
continental railroads to dissorge portion
Of the vast millions of the people, money,
which a protligate Republican almini,tra-
ton loaned them, and which they have
shamelessly and ba,ely refused to return
CLEVELAND and TnrEMAH-what no
bier combination of exalted statesmen
could be made: Coming from the PEG
pie, with wishes and interests alone foi
their welfare, the government could not
be in better hands. They were chosen in
response to the will Of the people, which
will in November next proclaim its adhe
sion to Democratic principles BY then
| triumphant election.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
The Press ON the PIatr.rm

New YORK, June s. a. m.-Th.U
says: II is good platform a, wa -.
adopted by convention, clear, strai,h..o.
ward. without bubble or double de.l,n, w
it declares concerning promises redeemed i Ia
what it promises the ticket guarantee ",
let us see what the Republicans can agre. - :.
Chicago. Ii they speak of the Pas, they M.
confess TO pledges broken by them /, -
speak Of the future this democratic nl.,,o,,
warns them 10 greater honesty than they nav
practiced in recent years.
NET THE issue sQUARELY.
The World says The convention aeca.,.,
the issue squarely. and TO cinch its action ,ta,,
ed separate resolution indorsing and recon-
mendIng the early passage OF The Mills bill t..
party, therefore, stands committed through -
candidates and It's Resolutions, ID tariF rsforn,
not only in the abstract but in the concrete
PROUD AND CONFIDENT.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE Cincinnati Ea.,,s,s.
will say cditorially tomorrow morning. IT,
work of the Democratic Convention J. epa.4
ana II leaves nothing 10 regret. The DINO
cratic party goes once more before the people
with declaratlc'. whose tone is proud and con-
hient 1t is a battle cry. II has nothing 10 y
clse, nothing TO pailiate. 1, challenges m :,
careful scrutiny OF its Stewardship Tor thu n,.,
three years, and dwells with just pride upon lie
high excellence which marks it a success"
MEETS PUBLIC EXPECTATION
BosToN, June 8, 4 A. M.-The AeraH lad.
says:
The Democratic Convention as a whole h,.
met public expectation with regard 10 H. .
They have pursued polite course in al
their action. They nave not taken an extreme
step in it They have acted exactly a. II they
meant to omit nothing in the way OF pIrcauto1
that should aid them 10 victory. If the rel,.blj-
cans profit bv their example and add 10 il a III
tie precautionary progress they will be Wise~
-JacksonvIllc Times Union There /, M
''straddep in this tariff plank-lt may be- tar.
If reform, tariff reduction, or tariff what not.
but ii means iessrning Of the burdens Of the
people aud check governmental robbery
under the name OF taxation and protection
Savannah NenS *-# The convention hox.
ever, was in no mood for straddling the tart;
issue. The democrats of almOs: every state in
| their conventions had spoken out body IN
favor OF tariff reduction, and the convention
coud not 30 otherwise than obey their express
will. The platform is one that places the
record, principles and policies Of the democr 4tic
party squarey before the country, ana il canao'
fail 10 command the respect and confidence Vi
| the people
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Republican Support.

Eltors FIortlu Sentinel.
Baker county has every reason to feel
proud Of Captain F. J. Pons, ST., the
Democratic nominee for State Treasurer,
and the citizens will show their apprecia-
ton of honesty and business ability by
giving him their hearty support. Besides
the solid Democratic vote, he will receive
The votes of large number of Republi-
cans, who believe in honest government.
Captain Pons is we'll and favorably known,
and beloved by all, regardless Of party,
color or creed is worthy of the highest
honors that can be conferred on tried
and true citizen. \ REPUBLICAN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14


Mr.. Cleveland and che Coiored Vote.
The New York Age warns the Repub-
licans that, unless something is done to
prevent it, an unusually large number OF
colored people in New York will vote for
Mr.. Cleveland next fall 1t says: We
know of no other Democrat in the coun-
try in " HON colored voters of all shades
of opinion have more confidence, and for
whom larger number of them will cast
their ballots
Can anything the Republicans may do
prevent an unusually large vote beng
cast 10y the colored people for Mr.. Cleve-
land This administration has been such
as to commend itself to the colored peo-
Pile not only of New York, but of the en-
tire country, showing, as it does, that
MIR. Cleveland is the President of all the
people. In no instance has he turned his
back on the colorel people, but, on the
contrary, he has manifested Mt all times
an interest in their welfare aud advance
ment. He has put no obstacle in the way
of their progress, but has shown every
disposition TO help them in laudahle eff
fort TO better their condition. Some very
important offices under the administration
are held by coored people.
4 great many colored voters recog
nize these things and while, as hereto
fore the majority of them will vote the
Republican ticket, it would not be sur
prsing If Mr. Cleveland should receive Il
much larger part Of the colorcd vote than
in 1854.
Some of the foremost colored men in
the country will take the stump and WELD
the pen for him, and they will do etfec-
tive work.
1t is about time the colorel people
were understanding how little the Re
publican party is doing for them, in com
parison with what they have done for the
Republican party. But Tor them, some
very important States which are now Re
publican would be Democratic, and the
| PNo Nlatc Oh Ne" loIh, iH9tedu u
being doubtful, would be Democratic.
Ii the promises for the future are full
filled, the coored vote for the Democratic
candidate this year will be greater than
it ever was, and III that event the Re
publicans will very likely demand that
! they be distranchise,l. And very curl
Gus spectacle will be presented. Think
of it, The Republicans trying to dis
franchise the colored voters, and the
Democrats trying to prevent them from
i I,i,,,,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
MIR. ). ID. Moore il editor and

MIR. ). ID. Moore is editor and pro-
pretor of neatly printed and newsy
little daily-We S.arhe Euenlng Re
Ulelr.
The Democratic ticket is being en-
dorsed heartily throughout the State. 1t
Is strong ticket, and it will grow from
day to day until the election is won by an
unprecedented majority.-7gn.e,- Union.
Hon. NJ. ii. Mabry, Hon. Robert w.
Davis, General Robert Bullock, Colonel
John Earle Hartridge and Hon. b.. b.
Blackwell are mentioned in connection
with the Congressional nomination in the
Second District.
The eloquent tongue of Daniel
Dougherty was tipped with diamonds
yesterday, and the silvery ring of his
voice was unusually sonorous when he
rose, like Demosthenes, in the National
democratic Convention and placed Gro
yer Cleveland in nomination for second
term. Ills speech might have been lon
GER but he covered the points with more
than lawyer-like conciseness. Mr. Dough-
erty is daily adding to his fame and
glory.-N Y. World.
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Sanford is nrenarinr to ce

Sanford is preparing to celebrate the
4th of July i'll grand style
The National Republican, at Wash
ington, ID. c., after career of nearly
twenty-eight years, suspended publica-
ton on the 18th.
Mrs. Sheridan, mother of General
Phil IL. Sheridan, died at Somerset, Ohio,
on the 18th, aged 81 years and months.
The General is still critically i'll at Wash
ington.
The Democrats have succeeded in
convincing the Republicans of their pur-
pose to pass the Mills bill, or at least to
have final vote upon it, even if it should
become necessary to remain in Washing
ton until next December.
A salute of fifty guns was fired at
Lynchburg Va, on the reception of the
news of Judge Thurman's nomination.
He is native of that city. The enthusi-
asm was great. Red bandanas were dis
played all over the city.
The New York Nail and Ertress
says Allen &. Thurman is the greatest
Democrat this generation has known.
We make a note of this so that we NAV
refer to 1t month or so from now when
the campaign is fairly under wav.-Mo-
bile Reyistcr
General w. II. Sebring was shaking
hands with his many friends here on Sat
urday. The General is a candidate for
the nomination to Congress from the First
District, and should he secure it will with
out doubt make it lively for his oppo-
nent.-Bronson Times.
The State Democratic Convention
endorsed III no uncertain tone the man.
ner in which the Hon. w. d. Barnes has
discharged the duties as State Comptrol
ler He was unanimously re-nominated
Tor the same office with no opposition
whatever. 1t is impossibleto find a more
efficient or more conscientious official
than Gen. Barnes and the people have
found it out Orlando Sentinel.
Some of the Republicans in the State
must have opened hogshead instead of
barrel, Judging from the number of old
papers being bought up, new ones started,
and Others contemplated. Go ahead,
gentlemen, and make things lively.
Printers ink will accomplish wonders,
but it will never perform the miracle of
restoring the Republicans to power in
Florida Mirror.
No party can stand before the peo-
pie and successfully ask for popular sup
port when it proposes to collect taxes
and pay one fourth of them to bondhold-
ers without consideration. This is what
the Republicans are doing. 1t is so dia-
metrically opposed to the rights. of the
people that it naturally recalls the days
of the riotous radicals in this State in
the Reconstruction perid.-Ne,cs and
Observer.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
7----'-7- 7----
A Big bet.
From the Car kill Recorder

FROM the Cat-klil Recorder
The first big bet of the canvass has been made
at Dubuque, Ia, where a converted Republican
farmer is reported TO have deposited 5000 On
the strength Of his faith that Grover Cleveland
will carry Iowa next November His principal
reason Tor thinknr So Is that the majority OF The
members OF the Farmers Alliance are in favor
OF defeating any candidates who uphold the pres
ent war tariff, and that as the Republican plat
form Is pretty certain to attack the RECOMMEND
datlons OF the Presidents message and reatirm
the necessity for maintaining the existing scale
OF protection, the nominees OF the CHIC 20
Convention will receive the votes OF bur d lev Of
the 100000 members of the Alliance.
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ampa Tribute.
Judge Mitchell Serenaded

Last Friday when the news of Judge
Mitchelrs nomination by the State Con
vention was announced his many friends
and admirers among our young men be-
gan casting about as to how they could
best show their satisfaction, and this Gull
minated i'll a serenade at the Palmetto
Hotel that evening. Judge Mitchell made
short speech in answer to repeated calls,
and was responded to by Captain John
1. Lesley and Colonel John p. Wall, Jr.,
who assured the Judge of the great pleas
ure and satisfaction of the people on &C
count OF his nomination for the exalted
position of Associate Justice of the Su.
preme Court of our State The Tampa
Silver Cornet Band was present and rem
dered some very fine music The COM
pany was very orderly and composed of
our best citizens. 1t dispersed after par
taking refreshments.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14

The late Gubernatorial Convention
which met in St. Augustine nominated
Captain Frank =. Fleming, on the 10th
ballot. HIS two distinguished Compel
tors wcr" cx-Gov Bullock and Hon.
Robert w. Davis. Mr. Davis is a native
Georgian, and spent his boyhood in
cambridge, where he has hosts of friends.
Frank Il. Fleming is prominent law
yer OF Jacksonville. Although now a
young man he served through the late
war, enlisting first in the Second Florida
Regiment, and fighting with it from Will
liamsburg, through the Seven Days bat
ties in front of Richmond, the Second
Manassas and Sharpsburg Campaign. In
1868 he was transferred to the Western
Army, with the rank of Captain OF Cav
airy, i'll which he served CALAMITY to the
end OF the war.
Captain Fleming belongs to heroic
family. His brother, Captain c.. Seton
Fleming, of the I'd Florida, was one of
the bravest men in Lees Army. He was
killed at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, in
most desperate attack upon the enemy,
he having command of the assaulting
party, and lie gave his life joyfully for the
cause. If we had never heard of Frank
Fleming before his nomination for Gov
ernor, it would only be necessary for us
to know that he was brother of the
glorious soldier who died for liberty at
Cold Harbor, to pin our faith implicitly
in him.
The battle-scarred veteran who now
honors Florida as Governor, will only too
gladly welcome the boy soldier of 1861
as his successor in the gubernatorial chair.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
The last SANDER against Pl

The last SANDER against President
Cleveland falls as flat as have Others.
Rev. {. II. Pendleton, of Worcester,
Mass, having learned that he made a
great mistake, hastens to apologize He
has written letter to President Cleve-
land, which was received at the White
House on Friday. In this letter he frank
ly admits that he talked too much, but
charges the Republicans with having
taken advantage of his righteousness TO
publish very damaging reports about the
domestic life at the White House.
lie is convinced that there is no happier
married pair alive than the President and
his young wife, and no more virtuous and
loving husband in the land to-day than
Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Pendleton as
sures the President at the close Of his
letter that he shall be pleased to vote in
November for his reelection Palcttka
Meas.
Nearly a hundred representative
Democrats held a meeting in St. Louis
during the session of the National Demo
cratic Convention to organize a colored
National Democratic League. T. Brown
of Illinois and A. Manning of Indiana
were appointed a committee to represent
the league at the General Democratic
League meeting at Baltimore, July l.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
President, and the league adjourned TO
meet in Chicago at the call of the chair
man. The plan of organization and the
purposes OF the league are the same as
similar leagues of the great parties.
Florida Republican politicians-and
In some other States as welfare taking
upon themselves great deal of unneceS-
sary work, which will result in heavy
campaign expenses and defeat. Their
work-for the most part dirty work-and
their expenditure of money-which they
hope to get from the National Commit
tee, will all come to naught for them,
for the Democrats are going to carry
Florida and the nation as sure as No
vember comes.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
Assessments and Valuations.

The assessment ~ property in NOlusia county
aggregates $3934.j, most gratifying increase
oTcr the preceding assessments, and our county
Is now the fifth in point OF wealth in the State
Assessments are placed Al about One-iilrd ot The
real value making the actual valuation 81 prop
crty in the county nearly SIP 900 900. -Oru5t
CITY Times.
IN. = 49, -~-.~~:- Il -~-
in which property is assessed for taxes IN
some portions Of the State, when the
law requires that " it shall be assessed at
its full cash value" which is, OF course,
Its "real value" Ii what is true Of No-
lusia is true OF other counties, the total
taxable property Of the State, if correctly
assessed, would amount to $3.50, 900 900.
instead Of little more than $50, OO0. 900
as it is now and instead Of raising for
State purposes three mills on the dollar,
but one mill would be required.
and instead Of five mills for general
county purposes there would b.
less than two mills and we would be
known throughout the entire country as
the most progressive and highest taxed
people in the South. While we are
aware that the mode pursued in Nolusia,
according to the Times, is not generally
adopted III the State, there are other
counties though where the assessment of
the real property is much less than one
third of its real value" and we believe,
therefore, it would not be out Of the way to
say that the assessment OF the entire prop
erty i'll the State will not average more
than one-third Of its g real value" This is a
very unwise course for the officers eli
trusted with this business to pursue, be-
sides beng in violation Of the law, for it
does not properly represent our wealth
and the increase in value for the last ten
years. There should be some remedy for
this.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
Democrats Everywhere Enthusiasts

The Democrats throughout the country,
says the New York JVorld, are wildly en-
thusiastic over the result of the ST. Louis
Convention. Dispatches from all points
indicate that the nomination of Cleveland
and Thurman is hailed with unanimous
satisfaction. The occasion is being gen
orally celebrated with cannon, fireworks,
bontres, speeches and hilarious rejoicing.
Ohio's hamlets are no tably thusia>tic in
their reception of the ticket, and in Indi-
ana Governor Gray's warmest friends are
shouting for Cleveland and the Old Ro-
man. Democratic clubs, with prophetic
foresight, had prepared their banners in
expectation of the result, and tonight
they were flung to the breeze ornamented
with the portraits of Cleveland aud Thur
man. Eager to endorse the labors of the
delegates and to show the pleasure tt at
the frution of the popular desires has
given, ratification meetings were held by
many Democratic clubs throughout New
York State tonight. In New Hampshire
the tariff plank is strongly endorsed, and
in the opinion Of sagacious leaders makes
the State more than ever doubtful.
Lynchburg, Va, the birthplace of Judge
Thurman, fired salute of fifty guns on
hearing of the nomination. New Jersey
is particularly enthusiastic, and amid the
booming of cannon and the fiery elo-
quence of orators claims the statement is
to be heard that the Democratic ticket
will sweep the State by 10000 majority.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
7HaDDY Union.

Mr.. l.. \. Perkins, of Tallahassee, and Miss
Afie Warmer, were united in marriage 90 the
Both of Nav at the home OF the bride Marshall,
Texas. Miss Warmer, it will be remembered,
WAS one OF the most attractive young ladies at
Pablo Beach during the encampment last sea
son. 50 much So that her pleasant lace and gen
tie manner captivated the hearts of nearly every
young soldier and officer i'll camp Mr.. Perkins
is young man worthy of the prize he has so
man:uv Won, and we extend best wishes To the
couple for life of unceasing married bliss and
all the blessings of This life I'thtkd HeraM
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
Tobacco Fly Catcher.

Mr.. Wiley Shelter. of Gadsden county, has
been extensively experimenting with his hy
catcher, and thus far it has proved success
This will be of incalculabie benefit to the to-
bacco planter, as every fly caught is so many
worms destroyed and a vast deal OF tedious labor
saved The tobacco syndicate of GadsIen Is
trying the catcher in their large fields, prepare
tory to Mr.. Shelter securing patent tor his liz
vention, which he hopes to obtain soon anu be
able to pu. il on the market