The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-09-03
ORGANIZE NOW.


for the people to comprehend the import
ance Of tariff reform. All right. That
was campaign of education. A begin
ming had to be made, and if it was started
too late then, all the more reason that we
should continue the campaign of educa-
ton and see that the people vote sensibly
on the tariff question in 1892. The way
to do this is to organize and go earnestly
to work AS far back as the goth day of
November, 1883, the FLoIIDIAN had this
to say on the subject:
What are the Democrats going to do about
it?
Disband the party?
Rest quietly under the disgrace and odlum of
defeat, and let the Republicans enjoy another
quarter of a century OF oppression, riot, plumber
and unmOeSted accumulation into the hands Of
tie few of the wealth which belongs TO all
NEVER.
What is to be done, then?
This is what may be done, II the Democratic
leaders are capable OF 1t
Begin the campaign of 1892 Immediately!
Reorganize the National Campaign Committee
at once
Don't wait until midsummer Of the year OF
election to begin work" Begin raght no'c.
Harrison was elected, but not by the
voice of the people. The Republicans
and their millionaire monopoly masters
know that their power hangs by very
slender thread, and on every side we can
see signs Of Republican organization.
Quay did not suspend operations one
hour after their success in conducting the
campaign of 1883 with that wonderful
lever, MONEY. No; they are strength
ening and fortitying against the great
popular flood which, if properly educated
will sweep them out Of the White House
in 1892.
Are we to let the people remain at the
mercy-and such mercy-ot trusts, mo-
nopoists and corruptionists No. We,
the party Of the people, from the people
and among the people, must provide
farmers, mechanics, laboring men and
others with tariff reform literature. The
newspapers of the country, are doing
their part, but many laboring men are
too poor to buy these important educa-
tors. The way to accomplish the best
results is to organize local tariff reform
clubs and mail every voter in each county
various tariff reform tracts, newspapers
and extracts from speeches. The people
must be educated.
The New York Saturday Globe is one
of the brightest and best tariff reform
educators in the land, and clubs would do
well to secure each issue in quantities to
place in the hands of the people. In its
issue of last week it asks:
What is the party of the people doing? Is it
building up counter organization strong enough
to cope with the mighty monopoly machine
which, creased with the tat OF the taX-eaters
aud run without scruple, is visibly preparing to
override the interrupted and unorganiZed people
at each succeeding trial of strength?
These are important queries to the
Democratic party and to the people,
We can accomplish nothing without earn
est effort. Our Democratic leaders are
astir, but they can do naugbt without the
aid Of the people. Chauncey f. Black,
of Pennsylvania, is at work, and that
great statesman, Speaker J. G. Carlisle,
of the National House of Representatives,
is in sympathy with his plans. In let
ter to Hon. Chauncey f. Black, dated
February IS, 1889, Mr.. Carlisle said:
Your plan for the formation of Democratic
societies throughout the country meets my hearty
approval, and hope our friends everywhere will
adopt it and proceed at once to form their local
organizations am satisfied that effective CO.
operation in the dissemination Of Democratic
principles can be more certainly and SIP eedily
secured in this way than In any other that has
been suggested and il will afford me pleasure TO
render you all the assistance IN my power in the
prosecution of your work.
We commend the earnest words of
Mr.. Carlisle to every Democrat and tariff
reformer in the land. 1t contains but
two sentences, but they sound the very
keynote of tariff reform victory in 1892
Let our county Democratic committees
meet and call upon Democrats to form
tariff reform societies. Let different men,
bers prepare papers on the way the tariff
affects things of everyday use on tie
farm and about the house, and read them
at the weekly meetings of the societies
These papers will be interesting, and will
help to educate the people. Let us all
get work.