The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-07-26

oald ne ~ am glad the Herald has
sent y you among Us to see for yourself how
different things are from what they ap-
pear IN statements made by interested
parties You are the first reporter that
| ever knew who took the trouble to ex-
anime so close. We have many newspa-
Pers in Philadel phia-some good ones,
too-but, somehow, they blow hot and
cold, and don't look into things on the
spot, unless it's murder or a game o
base ball. They are too apt to take
things for granted" He then went into
details concerning the method of certain
politicians who secured the signatures to
the petition which was referred to in
previous despatch.
Let me tell you, however," he went
on, " that the workingmen of the village
have had more than enough of these trick
sters. They know perfectly we'll that
| year after year the McMullinses and the
McManeses have had large sums of
money placed in their hands to make
'converts'-(here he laughed )-and |
never knew one of their agents who did
his converting outside of /. grog shop in
my life. These fello ws are the friends Of
workingmen just as long as they will sell
themselves for a cigar or limited-or
even unIimited-supply of beer and whis-
key. But many good, hard working men
never go inside groggery. For one
reason, they haven't money to waste, and
in tie second place, they dou't believe in
these institutions
PILL FOR POLITICIANS.
This year, | hope and believe, the
propaganda will be different. | can't tell
you just what the plan is, but the K of
L. and the w. t. K. A. have a method in
operation which is doing splendidly
Every man is kept posted of whatever
Is going on and which is of value to him
as voter. So thoroughly is this ma
chinery set in motion that | believe YOU
could not corrupt one OF our men to vote
for money or other bribe, no matter
how poor his circumstances. If the bio
mill owners resume the old tactics of in
tlmldation they won't work WELL defy
anybody to discover the secret of our
propaganda The ruffians usually EN-
ployed by the king pins will have to
adopt some other occupation Those
tariff ideas which the President started
are developing tremendously, and it looks
to me as if the Presidents statement that
they would be well understood bv Sep
tember will be verified. Our mill hands
have caught the spirit very fully.
"And it's not confined to factory hands,
either. Last night | went in the cigar
store down Fourth street there, beyond
the square, and found three young fellows
having it hammer and tongs with the
proprietor on the outrage of the tariff on
tin plates. They showed the cigar man
that although not plate of tin was made
here there was heavy import duty on it.
They were clerks; one of 'em works over
there at Folwelrs, | think. The ideas
are working very fast. This States all
topsv turvy about it, and it ought 10 be.
considering its big industrifl outlay OF
course, in our mills we have very little to
say about the tariff Outside, though,
it's debatable question when the boys
get together"
have quoted this man IN e.ctenso for
the reason, | was told, that he expressed
the opinions of hundreds of others in the
same establishment.
MANUFACTURER MURPHY FOR FREE WOOL.
There are few mills where the pro-
prietors never think of interfering with
the political and economical proclivities
of their men. That of Mr.. Joseph Muir
phy, at Cumberland and Fourth streets,
is an instance. There are about seven
hundred hands in the mill, where mixed
cotton and woolen goods are made,
shawls, &c The men here, too, seem to
be reflex of the liberal feelings of the
I Id NJ
ply at his residence, not far from the
mill, he said he was decidedly in favor of
free wool, because he considered it the
best thing for the country, and that 1t
would be infinitely better for the help.
1t would give steadier employment to the
hands. AS for cutting down wages, that
was all moonshine. 1t was the humbug
played upo" by politicians. The bulk of
manufacturers in this city were, accord
ing to their own statements, on the other
side of the fence for the avowed reason
they feared if they had free woods the
farmer would give them free goods too
that is to say, all wooden cloths would be
admitted free of duty. But the Mills bill
gave a protection Of forty per cent. on
goods, and that ought to Le enough. In
tuc oUecuCc vi HSu'Co ohu SSoeioliSo Will
which to back up his ideas Mr.. Murphy
was averse to talking at any length, but,
said he, "you can put me on the list Of
manufacturers in Philadelphia who want
free wool; and if the whole truth were
known you would have big lot of names
on it."
AS already stated, there is wonderful
change of opinion here on this woolen
tariff since last March. If the Republi-
can bosses continue to hold their noses in
the air and continue to shoot off their
mouths-to borrow an apt expression
from Charles Dana-above the heads of
the people, they will loose this State in
the fail. Strange as this statement may
appear all indications now favor it.
SOAP AND SUGAR