The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-30

me Jasper Postmaster MIDDLE
Again Reviewed.

10 Tue Editor OF the FLoRIDIAN:
., DEAR SIR: Under date of July Sth G. B.
loinpKlns, present incumbent of the post office
al inns point has seen fit to use uncaed for lam
guage about myself Owing to my regard for
Tue family here into which said TOmpkins has
married shall reply as briefly as the crcum-
stances will admit, regrettng to do SO at ALL as
only those readers of your paper who do not
Know me could be misled by the innuendoes of
u b. /. as to myself In referring to para
graph by G. M. G., regarding the sentiment of
Jasper, IOmpklns says " as he seems TO be an
innocent narrator OF information which is mali
clously false and as parties coming here natu
rally fal! into the same mine of information that
your correspondent did, deem it due to me- due
10 you, due to the citizens here, as we'll as any
other who may be mised by such stories and
publications, to make this statement" etc
" Mallconsly false" How Because. for
sooth, your correspondent said opposed by
everybody This was simply general term,
ana MI. u. was writing OF Jasper and from Jas
per, and 1t seems he only judged by the ex-
pressed sentiments Of those with whom he came
IN contact. l use his own language, thus:
Iompklns charges me with 'unknowingly pub
fishing false and malicious reports, ETC. | did
not get the information from one person or place
but from several and heard others talking about
It, Thus, Messrs. Editors, is the implied sad.
ding of the Objectionable paragraph upon my
ofhce thoroughly exploded, leaving the mine of
information still intact and at the service of
the brethren of the quill and Of all ladies and
gentlemen
Those who know me will fully understand
that MIR. GARDENERS alusion to me was only in
tended as pleasantly, as l am more reticent
than otherwise
This said, let US analyze the we'll concocted
statements of G. B. Tompkns, and see who has
"mised" those not acquainted with persons
and facts He writes have petitions, ETC.,
signed by the following" then, after most ingen-
iously arranging the few whom he desired to
make prominent, he adds: AS nearly all the
gentlemen named above are staunch Demo-
Gratis, except The 500 last mentioned refer to
this with a great deal of pride and gratitude"
Wen, Mr.. Editor when the incumbent of an
once IN town OF this size point with
pride and gratitude" to a list of petitioners
numbering by his own figures, 500, and says
nearly all, except 500 are staunch Democrats"
we begin to smile and question why even those
few endorsed him. "Let rs SEE There are only
tWtntv-linc to be accounted ;or altogether
lst. By The Mayor This gentleman, un-
dophedly an efficient officer married The dauah-
ten oi the lady whom {. =. TompIins married.
q. llcc ot tie axe Board 81 Aldermen
81, The Marshal" This officer 'sas brrgcd
hT me incumbent 10 sign 0i~ petition cnce or
two, Hntl'y si2 i.e o@'.t c,ca, ana signed ,
suisse uen' y he @l} c.go, ana took active steps
4.A "THe lake ,owu T.vs.urer" ras
you1- gentleman i 70 longer 4 lceioent Of the
county,
5tA The town Clerk" Hardly. far he wa,
| decidedly oo1o,ei 10 Inc jnc,ina,nt Ttat
your readers may Lot he nllelcd, viii say tins
an jndcprndrn,. yo;rd ;I,. R.nnhIi,1, rl.:,2
ticket ana left the couniy last Ill.
Gu. The Sla1e's A,tt,rnfy t.r this District y
! This h0uorcG gentlemen, Ia, whom h.,rtho
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signed in opposition 10 Tompkirs. while the eX-
President has not been q citizen OF this State tor
over six months