The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-09-10
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Journals and Prominent People.
going down like bricks in a row. Scarcely
a day passes that some new failure IN this
demoralized trade is not reported. 1t IS
a very unhappy state Of affairs, and all
the more unhappy because OF the slim
prospect of any speedy or permanent re-
lief The tariff muddle grows worse cv-
cry day.-Philadelphia Evening Tele-
graph.
Why is the Republican press SO silent
on the tariff question: The great indus
trial and commercial revival that we were
to have after Harrison's election has not
materalized, it is true; but why should
they lose faith in high tariff and lay
low for months without SO much as beat
ing the tomtOm of protection? Is "pro-
lection" dead, or are they giving US a
quiet sneak on the business ALBANY
Union.
1t is queer though it is a fact, that
Ohio has 40,s73 white voters unable to
write Pennsylvania s. ,9s5; New York,
1916. The men who can't read their
ballots hold the balance Of political pow
er in these important States. The litter
ate vote is not, however, to be always
identified with the purchasable vote or
the unintelligent vote. The States repu-
ted most intelligent often vote as stupidity
as the less wise.-Portland Eastern Ar
gus.
It is worthy Of remark that the Blair
educational bill, at one time undoubtedly
popular even with some Southern Demo-
Gratis, has now very little vitality. The
prominent Democratic newspapers in the
South, some time ago outspoken in advo-
cacy of the scheme, are now convinced,
and so say, that another and better rem
edy for the illiteracy of the Southern
States is to build up public school sys-
portion of the Republican press in the
Northern States speak of the matter in
about the same terms So that the Blair
bill, as a political scheme to catch votes,
will fail of it's purpose.-Frankfort (Ky.y
Capital.
To say that the federal government
can take more by taxation than is neces-
sary to its own support; that it may tax
for the confessed purpose of aggrandizing
classes and supporting monopolies that
it may frame tax schedules which are de-
signed, while raising two hundred mill
ions per annum for the treasury, to con-
vey one thousand millions per annum di-
rectly to the pockets of the privileged
few-this is to say that the power of that
government is subject to no Limitation
whatever-New York Saturday Globe.
The pension office has made long step
toward loading the hummer element on
the backs Of the Union veterans by it's
new ruling that dishonorable Discharge
does not interfere with the granting of a
pension. 1t is probable that the mass OF
the soldiers, whose pride is their faithful
service and honorable discharge, will not
greatly appreciate this addition to the
ranks Of the pensioners. If the present
liberal policy continues, the campbell
lowers, cotton spectators and other rep
rebates will be taken in also. 1t is to be
hoped that enough Of the surplus will be
left to pay the pensions of honorably dis
charged soldiers.-Indianapo Sentinel
1t seems to US passing strange that our
wool growers clamor for duty on wool
when they must know that it embarrasses
and cripples the manufacturers of wooden
goods. If the industry was prosperous
there would be largely increased de-
mand for home grown wool, and an in.
creased demand insures better prices
Imported wool is an absolute necessity in
order to utilize the domestic product, and
without it our factories must stand idle
Foreign wool duty free would give value
to the great buildings and machinery nov
almost worthless, give employment te
thousands of idle hands, and encour-
age our farmers to largely increase their
wool clip.-Cincinnatl Enquirer.
The most important work that can b.
done this year toward the election of 9
Democratic President in 1892 is to carry