The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-06-25
A LIBERAL PROPOSITION.
n Of the FL0HIDIAS

To the Editor OF the FLOIIDIAS:
Ny DEAR SIR l have been receiving your
paper for a few weeks aud desire to be a sub
scsib"r a condition which seems to me to be
reasonable, but to the natives here very dread
iu thing. am stranger 10 your "institntions,"
except As to what have read, ard having lived
| in the Middle States some years, where politics
only get on to 2 man Just as the campaign gets
heated by the politicians before election time, he
afterwards subsiding into the normal condition
of a gregari0us citizen, whose aim in life is
comfortable home and competence for his
family, and old age and where consequently the
newspapers OF all parties cater to the social, in
tcllcct"al, curiosity ker, and do not put on
the agony the Southern papers do about the Re-
publicans. but seek to make customers for their
papers OF all shades OF thought.
Now take the daily Times Union, Demo
Cratic paper, whose venom against the President
is only equaled by its peevshness about Post
master General Wanamaker and his removals
of office holders
Now if only YOU would let up or if YOU
would just 60 in on his side, can then read
both sides Of the political humbug the two or
three great parties h0odwink the people with.
But to have to read two papers Of the same
stripe in the same State is too much enough.
will, however, compromise with you; | will
send you 81 for your paper, which is valuable in
It's horticultural aspect, II you will only " let
up on the fellows Of the other side of the po-
lltical question, and urge the development Of
sense of being reticent as TO your peculiar nst-
tutiOns, and offer wOuld-be settlers the liberty to
be free in their minds about politics, with the
assurance that what other States are doing to at
tract the valuable immi grant with BRAIN muscle
and shekels, you will do all in your power to
get this Florida Legislature to do.
You ought to see by this time that the Demo
cratic treatment of settlers does not attract many
OF them, and 1t is the part OF wisdom to perceive
that foreigners are not interested in your ever
lasting eulopies upon your party and your party
gods, but if they settle anywhere it is to make
money
write this real friendly (being minister and
gardener) to see what sort of stuff you are
made Of because do like the instructive part of
your paper. l will send you the dollar next
week if you will give me a hint to do So and
contribute also sometimes either 10 your copy"
or the waste basket.
But if you will not see any virtue in the other
fellows, while you take cakes and ale Yourself
why send me word what | owe you up to date
and Will pay you up by next mail and quit
Tor there is more sides than Democratic one to
any question, and if you do not believe me ask
your wife or mother-in law. SETTLER
The iberality of the above proposition
is only excelled by the high valuation its
author places upon his dollar.
Its writer speaks of himself as minis
ter of the gospel, and, as such, it is his
duty to warn his congregation of the willy
ways and treacherous traps of Satan.
lie no doubt breaches Of the eternal
damnation and yawning pits of Sheol,
which are sure to overtake the sinner if
he turn not from the evil of his way.
Suppose the FLoR1DIAN was to write to
him, offering dollar subscription to his
church fund, and request that he take the
other side, and preach nothing of the dark
ways of his Satanic majesty, or else say
few words in his favor; this would, no
doubt, greatly shock the reverend gentle.
man, yet it would not be asking more of
him than he asks of the FLoR1D1AN.
For many long years the FLoRID1AS
has been staunch and loyal in it's Democ-
racy, making at all times strong. bold.
open fight for the principles of the party
which 1t represents; therefore, it is rather
late in the day now for it to change it's
entire political course for the sake of se.