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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02
EBHE; STATE CANVASS
How the Work IL Done

Another visit to The Headquarters of The State
Executive Committee disclosed increased actv.
ity. We found seven young ladies and four
gentlemen hard ut work stamping, wrapping
and directing campaign documents
We asked how ME distribution was managed
when it was explained that in The State there are
1888 members OF County Executive Committees
Supervisors of Rcgistral N and District Regis
trars. From these ten names each have been
secured Thee are over 80 candidates Tor
offices and county commissioners From these
five names, each have been and are being Sc
cured. These reach every nci yhborhOoI in the
State.
Sixty one clubs have reported, from each of
which not les, than ten names are secured.
TO these latter crasing dupcatc>) the names
Of delegates t. s.. Augustine anl the Congress
sional Conventions have been added also 4 great
many names sent to the committee by Democrats
thr"ughoulout the State, making an aggregate
of 5000 names.
When one or more documents are sent to a
name il Is checked, say with cross When
one or more document, are ready the list is gone
over again ana Il circle or some check
mark Is n-rd aud cpun Tor such mailing.
We suggested 10 Chaftnan Ohiplcy that il
would save his Office labor TO send packages 10
Cnuniy Committees and Presidents OF Clubs toI
distribution.
This would only be transferring The labor he
replied
nurr tiat plan me distribution Is often
elected but under The existing plan what we
send "ocs direct to the man it IS intended iur
We have sent ont only one form in bulk and i,
was documents in Spanish TO County Chairman
Sphrkman at Tampa and County Chairman
M.oncy al KY West, for Cu5ans at those
points.
In addition to lists mentioned above we send
package OF 300 speeches OF Hon l.. F. Nc
Kenney, of New Hampshire, on Pensions di
recrcd to Union soldiers, and about $500
speeches of Hon. VIM. d. Bynum, of Indiana,
Oh 'he labor question, addressed to prominent
labor men in the State.
"Ihe tavoritc speeches as shown by application
for documents are Mills Carlisle and SCOTS on
the tariff. Some very instructive, as well as
amusing cartoons are among the matter beng
sent out. y 3n&lc0h4n
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

and free tobacco under all circumstances,
and SO will the great mass of the Ameri
can people" This PtcA editorial was
written by Knute Nelson, Republican
member of Congress from Minnesota.
The Republican platform of 1888 contains
this passage: "We favor the entire re-
peal of internal taxes rather than the sur
render OF any part of our protective sys
tenn" This being sound Republican doe
trine, the attention of the reader is invited
to the following lines:
takes upon spirits and tobacco, being upon
things not needlul, shouM be retained rather than
those upon the common accessories OF lite :;
which, as proposition, IS not to be c0ntr0rerted
But it was conceded by all that substantial re-
duction should he made upon nearly all imported
articles subjected to duties"
The late Mr.. Charles J. Folger, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury in President Arthur's
time, is responsible for this utterance.
Mr.. Fosger was u Republican. The ad
oulorem duty in his day WAS a. IS per
cent against 47.l0 to-day.
"T0 lay with one hand the power OF the Gov
ernment ON the properly OF the citizen, and with
the other to bestow it upon favored individuals
to AID private enterprises and build up private
fortunes, is none the less a robbery because it is
done under the forms of law and is called taxa
ton
1t is Justice Miller, of the Supreme
Court of the United States, WHO has
written this for us. Many other excel
lent Republicans have furnished us with
strong arguments in favor of tariti.reiorm,
but we have only room for one more ring
inc utterance 1t comes from the hon0r-
able Ben amin Harrison, presidential can
didate OF the Republican party. Here it
is. Let it close our editorial written by
Republicans. ''The creation of the Tariff
Commission was a confession that the
tariff NEEDS revision. If the report
comes in it should be promptly acted
upon. My opinion is that no time should
be lost after Congress assemblies i'll bring
ing forward these measures"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

The Republican Senator'S Tariff Bill is d
"Frcc Trade measure
1t places upon III" free ist julc Manila and
Sisa grass and various drugs and chemicals.
This is certrinly, acc prdin- to Republican logic,
first step towards Free Trade. If these
articles are freed from duties now the Senate
will next be removing The duties from flax, wood,
lumber soap and the sacred salt which slyors
Have the Republican Senator'S been bought
with British gold? DO they mean to destroy
American industries and reduce wages to the
pauper level of Protectionist Germany or Free
Trade England
In addition to this First step towards ulti
mate Free Trade" the Senate Bill frees from tax
alton native brandy tobacco, and alcohol used
in the arts" This is a free trade at home which
the temperance people are particularly opposed
to.
No wonder that Chlirm N Quay is cross and
ugly and inclined to go fishing
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

The Navy Department, under Cleveland
has mad $2oOO00OO more money to spend than
under Hayes, and $17,000000 more than under
CARTEL and Arthur PUSjoy Dispatch
You didn't % back quite far enough to de-
monStrale the economy the two parties have
praciiccd in naval appropriations. For instance
during the first Grant administration over 1856
100000 was spent, or is supposed to have been
spent on the Navy. Daring Grants second adj
minstration this sum was increased to over 500
100000 About $44 600, 900 were appropriated
to The Navy the three first years of the present
administration and moreover there is something
to show for it, The splendid steel cruisers now
atloat and now being constructed under this
administration surpasS anything in the way Of
naval equipment the country has had There
are not many of them bat So far AS they go they
are All right for speed, durability and effective
work III case your Uncie 5 IN has need for them.
Birninghdm Iron .1ge
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TO COMMITTEES, CANDIDATES AND
OTHERS.

For the remainder 0 f the campaign we
will furnish the FLoRIDIAN, at 10 cents to
each subscriber, in clubs of not less than
ten. Here is an opportunity for Com
mittees, Candidates aud others to do good
work by circulating among the people
the best Democratic literature to be had
in Florida. Put the FLoRID1AN in the
hands Of every doubtful voter. This is
the way to make conycrts-this is a good
way 20 increase the Democratic vote.
and thus make success doubly sure.
Send in your clubs from every county
and neighborhood. Send them quickly.
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Giving Up Indiana.

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. September 81, 1888 Re
publicans were furious ant. Democrats jubilant
to day over an editorial in the iLrnttag Nens
Republlcan) which opened with 1--WE are sat
isfied that Indiana cannot be carried by the Re-
publicans, and without it New jersey and Con
party without New York"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

From the st. Louis PostsDispatch
Some of the Republican manufacturers and
mllonaires who four years a,o threatened to
shut up shop and retire from business if Cleve
land should be elected, are again repeating the
OLD and WORKOUT threat But the most con:
spicuous and noisy one of them all in 1884.
Banker Harper, of Cincinnati is not in a condi.
ton to make much noise in this campaign. He
is in the Ohio Penitentiary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02
From The Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
A story is running round to the effect that all
the white men have run away from Florida and
that the remaining colored voters will carry the
State for Harrison. Its originators do not seem
to know that most of the colored citizens in the
South now vote the Democratic ticket
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

We vousow why. Acker's Blood
>0oN~ Elixir is warranted, is
because it is the best Blood Preparation known.
1t will positively cure all Blood Diseases purifies
the whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember, we guarantee it. Sold
by n. Lively Feb 16-l1-eow
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Senator from the Sth Senatorial District
PATRICK HOUSTOUN
For Members Of the House OF Representatives
from Leon County:
DIR. E. CHRISTIE, b F. WALKER.
For County Judge:
J. b. WHITFIELD.
For Clerk Of HE Crruii Court:
G. a. BRYAN. Sir.
For Sheriff:
JOHN A. PEARCE.
Fol- County Assessor Of Taxes:
HENRY L. FELKEL.
For Tax GolleclOr:
X. A. SHINE
For County Treasurer:
j. l.. DEMILLY
For County superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton
y. w. EPPES
For County Surveyor:
w. T. ZIMMERMAN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

The following Democratic Comfy
Nominations have been made during the
past week
SANTA ROSA COUNTY.
Senator, John Wilkinson; Representatives,
John Rourke and E. V. McCaskil; County Judge
David Ward; Circuit Clerk, L. p Golson; Tax
Collector, w. ]. Williams; Tax Assessor, j. G.
Macarthur; Sheriff, w. ]. johnson Superin-
tendent Public Instruction, G. w. Curtis; Treas.
urer, G. A. Creary; Surveyor, E. A. McCaskill.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02
From Puck
CARTOONS AND COMMENTS.

For eleven years this paper has con-
tended for fair and honest revision of
our tariff laws, in the honest belief that
those laws favored few of the people at
the cost of the many. In all these years
we have heard Of no direct and positive
opposition to the opinions we have adj
vanced until this present year, 1888.
Now, to our great surprise, we are told
that he who tavors tariff-reform favors
Free Trade, and that he who favors Free
Trade seeks the ruin of the country.
We have stated our opinion that the
per cent. reduction of the tariff which
the Mills Bill calls for would be beneficial
to the whole nation; and our Republican
friends have promptly informed us that
we are Free Traders, bent upon destroy
ing the national prosperity. From this it
seems that our editorial attitude does not
please our Republican friends. We de-
sire to please them, and SO, for this occa-
sion only, we will let the recognized
leaders OF the Republican party write our
editorials. and to their utterances we will
add only the most respectful and com
mandatory comments. We shall not at
tempt to controvert the doctrines they
set forth; we shall, in fact, give them
hearty approval. We shall agree with
all that they say, and no Republican
shall exceed us in enthusiastic reception
of the truths thew set forth
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

Square is inch in space 10 squares make col
umn. Advertisements inserted less than one month"; Sl
per square first and 50 for each subsequent in
sertiOn.
Advertisements unacCompanled by the CASH, except
under contract, will not receive attention.
If the money enclosed does not the number or
insertions ordered it will be inserted less number or
times.
Advertisements not marked with the number of times
will inserted until forbid and charged accordingly
All contract advertisers whose amount OF space and
length of time fixed by above Will be required
to conne their advertising strictly to their own business,
unless otherwise stipulated.
Legal advertisements at lawful rates.
All bills for advertising due after first publication
of advertisement.
e9S No Local or Special Notices inserted among read
ing matter They will appear i'll Local Advertisement or
Special Notice column.
Local notices 10 cents line for first insertion anG
cents line for each subsequent insertion.
Special Notices, in solid nonpareil type one cent
word for each insertion, on eighth page.
Obituaries exceeding four lines viii be charged same
advert semcnts.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET
For President:
GROVER CLEVELAND,
of New York
STATE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

ROBERT 4. BURFORD, of Marion
DANIEL CAMPBELL, OF Walton,
BASCOM H. PALMER of Columbia,
For Representative in Fifty first Congress from
the First District:
r. II. NJ DAVIDSON,
0. Gadsden county.
For Representative in Fity-first Congress from
the Second District,
ROBERT BULLOCK,
OF Marion county.
For Governor:
FRANCIS p FLEMING,
of Duval County.
For Secretary OF State:
JOHN l.. CRAWFORD,
OF Wakulla County
For Attorney Generals
WILLIAM b. LAMAR,
OF Jefferson County.
For Comptrolleri
WILLIAM d. BARNES
OF Jackson County.
For State Treasurer
FRANK J. PONS,
OF Baker County.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
ALBERT J. RUSSELL,
Of Duval County.
For Commissioner OF Agriculture
LUCIUS Il HONEYWELL,
OF jackson County.
For Justices of Supreme Court:
AUGUSTUS f. MAXWELL, OF Escambia,
GEORGE p. RANEY, ot Lon,
HENRY L. MITCHELL, of HiIlsborough
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

Entertaining these views, the Com
mission has sought to prescnta scheme Of
tariff duties III which S'tbst initial reeltlc-
ton should he tie distinguishing ,feat're.
The average reduction in rates, including
that from the enlargement Of the free list,
and the abolition of duties on charges and
commissions, at which the Commission
has aimed, is not less on the average than
20 per cent, and it is the opinion Of the
Commission that the reduction will reach
IS per cent" This is the report Of the
Tariff Commission Republican,) APP
pointed by President Arthur in 1882. This
Commission reported in 1888, and the
tariff was reduced. TO what extent
Let us see? We will take the figures of
the New York Tribune, the typical high
protectionist organ. According to this
true-blue Republican sheet, the average
ad calorem rates of duty were:
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

"Such excessive protection not only
ceases to diversity production, but forces
labor into protected cmployments If
the present rates OF duty were HIGH
enough during and since the war. when
home industry was burdened with heavy
internal taXes-with stamp duties, in
come taxes and high rates on raw mate
rlals-thrn, surely they are now 100 high
when all these taxes are removed" For
these few convincing words we owe our
thanks to Senator John Sherman. lie
uttered them in 1872. The nd oul0rem
rate OF the tariff was then Al 35-fortv-
Que and thlty-fivr hundrcdths per cent.
1t is now 47.lO per cent Oast years fig-
ure>) -iortv-seven and ten hundredths
per cent.
"'The tariff Of 1916, although confess
cdIv and ,roteSselly tariff for revenue.
was, SO far as regards all the great inter
ests OF the country. as perfect tariff as
any that we have ever had" For this
our thanks are due to the Hon. William
Is. Allison, Of Iowa. Ia 1876 the average
dd ual0rem rate Of the tariff was 1886
per cent; in 1917, 2S.O2 per cent. On
the same day, March cath, 1870, the
, Honorable Gentleman went on to say:
" | will say with regard to the duty on
woods and woolens, that regard it not as
an intentional fraud, but AS operating as
though it were fraud upon the great
body Of the people Of the United States"
This commentator Of that important
provision Of the Mills bill which places
raw wool upon the free list should not be
overlooked by any conscientious Repub-
lican
"The free list might be enlarged with
out affecting injuriously single Ameri-
can industry" 1t il Mr. w. Mckinley
who is now writing our editorials for us
the same. Mckinley who is now de-
nouncing US as free-trading assassns of
the national prosperity. We heartily
approve of Mr.. McKinley's statement.
\
=" 1 will put free sugar, free coal, free
salt and free lumber against free whiskey
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-02

Many duties now collected, an which give
but an insignificant return for The C Isl Of cOllcc
ton, might be RENTED, and 10 the direct adj
vantage Qt consumers at home | would men
ton Hose ARTICLES which eAlor into manu!aclurcs
OF AL SORTS. All duIy paid upon such articles
goes directly to the cost of The article when
manufactured here ana m,I>i br paid for hv The
CONSUMERS. These dunes no. only come from
the consumers at home. but act as a protection
To foreign manufacturers of the sam" c),nplelcl
articles in oar own and distant markc,s'
This dittle bit Of editorial writing was
done for Us by General Grant, in his mes
sage of December, 1875. If anyone
wishes TO know whether his recommends
lions We're acted upon, we can inform
them, upon the authority of the Tribune,
that the average al rulorcu. rate in 875
was 1862 per cent.--forty and sixty-two
hundredlhS per cent. Last year it was
41l0-forty-seven and ten hunlrcdths
per cent.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Cornctt the I.nndlt KilIcd.

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. li.-A special to
the Nt1rs from San Antonio gives the fol
lowing details Of the killing OF Bright Cor
nett At the Comett inquest IL was de-
veloped that Alice had shot and killed
Cornett. Cornett had been at Alleo's
ranch the evening before, had eaten sup
per there and then disappeared. Next
morning he showed up for breakfast and
was given meal. After eating he took n
chair in the yard 10y n camp fire. Alice
approached him aud demanded that he
throw up his hands Cornett replied, "the
HI you say" and fred at Alice with his
left hand, the ball passing through Allce's
hat. Alice then fired and continued firing
for four successive times, three OF the shots
taking effect in vital parts. Comett man
aged 10 lirc a second shot but missed his
mark. Alice is q deputy sheriff Of Frio
county and has been engaged in several
scrimmages Of this kind, but he has never
before received the plaudits Of the people
10 the extent he Is now receiving John
Barber and one other Of the gang are still
at large Three have been captured and
ono killed. Barber when last heard from
was in south Texas and had large sum Of
money!
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

announced that the great sphinx process.
sion had begun To move. Fully half an
hour elapsed, when mysterious looking
wagon made its way slowly through the
crowds and brought up at the
corner OF South Court and Main
streets. All eyes were centered upon
It, but no one was prepared for the sud
den fiery revelation sent heavenward from
its depths. 1t was the fireworks float,
sent on in advance to notify the multitude
that the King and his Sphinx subjects were
approaching. A few minutes later and
the floats fully described in yesterdays
APPEAL passed south over Main street.
They evoked words of surprise and praise
from every beholder. The side lights
were not the best in the land, and from
this cause II great deal Of artistic finish
possessed by the floats was not revealed.
When 1t is remembered, however, that
only twenty-seven days were devoted to
constructing them, tho gentlemen in
trusted with that delicate trust deserve
unstnted praise. The pageant moved
south 10 Bealo, east on Beale to Second,
north on Second to Poplar, then retired in
good order from public gaze.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
House.


JACKSON, Miss, Feb. li.-Business on
the speakers table:
For prevention OF sacrifice OF real estate
by forced sale. Passed.
To amend the charter OF the town OF
Hazlehurst. Passed.
Senate bills considered. Resolution pro-
posing an amendment To the constitution
relating 20 the Governors term Of office,
etc. Read fint time and referred 10 the
committee on constitutional convention.
To amend the charter OF Concordia. Re
icrred.
For the relief Of w. ]. Robson, Eliza
Julian and Maria Robson. Passed.
To regulate the sale Of beer In Scott
county.
To incorporate the Meridian Car works.
Referred.
For the relief Of J. W. Briggs. Referred.
To incorporate the Macon, Tuscaloosa 4
Birmingham Railroad company. Referred.
To amend the act 60 incorporate the
company. Passed.
To create the Office OF public cotton
weighcr In DcSoio county. Referred.
To procure n copy Of field notes Ia Tate
county. Referred.
A resolution providing for two sessions
daily on and after the 10Th instant lios over
under the rule.
TnE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
reported It's bill today which under the
rules lies over for three DAYS. II scales
everything In n most shocking manner
The appropriation Of the lunalic asylum
here Is reduced from $4,000 10 $50. 600
aud the insane asylum at Meridian from
an average Of $4,000 for past two ycan TO
S2s, 1000 The deaf anddrm NIB asylum fares
best Of all tho institutions and escapes
with n reduction OF only about 10 per
cent. The blind asylum IL reduced from
S, 500 10 $500. Alcorn university from
Sll 900 10 5000. Holly Springs Normal
school from 5000 10 $500. Public
printing for the two years, SO, 500 90 fl6,-
OOO Railroad commissioners from 81, 900
10 $500 Governors contingent fund
from $500 30 $500. Agricullnr.
nj and Mechanical college from s25,-
600 10 $4,000. Industrial institute
aud college for white girls from
$50, COO 10 Sl5, 600, Vcksburg city hospital
from $40, 900 10 sS,0O0, Natchez city hospi.
tal from 5000 10 $500. Noappropra-
ton II made for Tugaloo university. The
salary Of DR.. Rice, superintendent oi the
East Mississippi insane asylum, Is reduced
from 5000 10 $1,000. Tho bin provides
that mono Of the funds appropriated 10 the
/ lunatic asylum, East Mississippi insane
asylum, deaf and dumb institute and blind
institute shall be used by any officer or EN-.
ploye In the support Of self or family.
This is contrary 10 past custom. The pre-
/ dciion Is freely made that II tho bill
| naaaoa IA wnll havo the effect ~ eiafvtn,
out many Of the institutions, "a they can
only comfortably get along under present
appropriations.
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Monndcd b, nnrrInr-.

BRiDoEroRr, ILL.,, Feb. li.-D. s. Por-
ter, awcalthy farmer, well known through
out this State, and his wife had a terrible
encounter with burglars Sunday night
near Lawrcncevillc. Early In the evening
Mr.. Porter responded toa knock at the
door, when n man entered and placed
revolver nj his head. lie threw his as-
sailant 10 the floor, and while struggling
with him second man entered and held
Mrs. Porter at bay with revolver. She
went at this ono with poker, while her
husband struggled with the ilrst. Two
more Of the gang came into the assistance
of their coniodcratos and terrific fight
ensucd. Some Of the ncighbors became
alarmed by this time and the burglars
made hurried departure. Mr.. and Mrs.
Porter werc badly and perhaps fatally In.
jurcd. lie had received numerous deep
cuts from kniic aud lac was injured in.
ternally, besides being badly burned from
seizing the wrong end Of the poker. The
sheriff, with the whole town for n posse, II
making vigorous search for the gang.