The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-12

The Vaults of the Government m q
Treasury Opened 10 Reward
Negroes for Voting the Repuh-
1iCaM Ticket

farmer.
Beneath the roof of his humble log cot
tage are sheltered his feeble, overwofked
wife and nine small chidren-all depena-
ent upon hi. daily labor for bread 10 hold
soul and body together
And yet, this large family, while living
IN what many would call abieCt poverty,
complain not They live on, in utter OBJ
livion OF any happier or more luxurious life
never complaining, and ever thankful TO
the great Father above that they are blessed
with sufficient strength TO cultivate the soil
and produce enough TO prevent the many
little mouths from going to bed, night alter
night, unted
The crops are in the field, yet ungalh.
cred. The children and mamma have all
been promised shoes and thicker clothing,
to protect them from the chill blasts OF
winter, just as soon as papa can have his
cotton ginned and hauled to market
The little ones are happy in this promise
They have no thought of Santa Claus, and
know not the pleasure OF toys
But what cloud is this that gathers over
their humble cottage and shuts Gu, the
light from their horizon Of Joy?
A gold-spectacled minion of that olious,
internal persecution mill at jacksonville,
which outrages all precedent, has invaded
the peaceful quetude Of this little home
bearing in its hand warrant authorizing
him to arrest the father and convey him
to Jacksonville on charge of election
frauds
This humble farmer, who knows naught
of ballot-box stuffing, who is as innocent
as an unborn babe of even knowledge Of
any political chicanery, who would stare
in open-mouthed wonder if you asked him
what little joker was-but unfortu-
nately for him, he had been chosen as an
inspector of election at his precinct at the
election in the fall of 1888.
He is torn away from the bosom of his
family, who in their innocence imagine
that all sorts of dire disaster will be meted
out to him. The poor wife sobs and
grieves herself sick The children, seeing
her sorrow, huddle together and scream.
Her nervous, excited condition is responsi-
bic for the fact that her tiny infant nearly
dies with the collie. Her feeble limbs al
most refuse to bear her-but she cannot
give way entirely to grief. The children
must be cared for and fed. In this weak
and prostrating condition she is compelled
TO cut wood. draw water, cook and go into
the patch to dig potatoes for dinner-God
help her, she has not much else to appease
hunger.
And does this Republican court really
think this poor man guilty of the offence
charged?
No; they do not
But in that election precinct there are
ten of fifteen negroes who have been prom
ised a monetary reward for voting the
Republican ticket.
At Washington the vaults of the govern
inent treasury are groaning beneath their
weight of surplus wealth.
The Republican party is in power-then
why should they not use this surplus to re-
ward their friends?
These ten or fifteen negroes are sum
moned to Jacksonville to testify against
The poor, white, Democratic farmer. They
get tco dollars per dag and mileage. Paid
out OF the government funds and under the
cloak Of beng United States Witnesses;
but.in reality the money is given 10 them
and al the time it is impressed upon their
minds that they are being rewarded ior
labo.ing in the Republican cause.
And what does the poor white farmer
get? Is he convicted?
No; he is placed under bond of two
thousand dollars for appearance at the
court from day 10 day
But, if there is any foundation for the
charge against him, why delay matters and
make this case cost the goverement another
pile ofmoney?
Plain enough. Don't you see? The Re-
publican styx-dogs want TO still furthur
persecute the Democrat. The negroes are
told 10 work faithfully for the Republican
party, and that they will be rewarded by
being brought back term after term to tes-
tify against this poor white Democrat
two dollars per day and mileage each time.
They seek 10 goad and persecule Demo
Gratis until through fear of long years OF
imprisonment they are driven out of the
Democratic fold and into support Of the
party of the damnable scoundrels who are
now prosecuting and expressing them.
But they know not the material upon which
they are working. :,
They also operate this persecution mill
as a cloak under which they can use the
funds of the government to pay OIL the
hirelines who did their bidding last No
vember.
Ugh! Was ever a more de'estable, in
fernal. virulent, plot concocteds
And this, too, in the year OF our Lord,