The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-06-03

'"'ioiS set afioat by int4a,,...s ~
Ties ''ssw 1 it has succeeded in la,i H., E
the people a better accom-.
ing OF the caucus and deeper ta..'
0 OF the actors in that historical la, ),
now fills most important OH. sh
political history of Florida; if i
ceeoea IN giving the masse. .
knowledge of the true public rs,,., y
man whose hold on the people !.
on popular ignorance and who's. ..''s
career is destitute of evidence Of n.,s
himself or good to his state; !, I :
shown good reason for the bel;.f.,
'n0usntful men that his reelection
be public calamity-then the m;...
the DAILY FLoRrDrAN has bas,
plished.
Ii In addition to this, the DAN,
DIAN mas given the people of Leon ,o,.']
and of Middle Florida vision, hov....'
perfeet'0f the time when they shall b,,.
news OF the world on the breakf.,, ~
when the utterance of their seD,,n..,
shall command an audience th,o,.,
the state-when that section Whit.
different from this shall understand a.
real feelings and appreciate their ,n. -.
ments at something more thu, :,
practical value in the political ma,l., =
the F'LoRIDIAN will feel it has done SON.
thing, however little, in return r., =.
paralleled welcome, its enthusiasts ,.,.
tion and most generous support
For the old world gives place to h. -,
The tide of new people, new interest. :,
new methods which has swept oys 8
SOUTH has reached its food and this ss;-
may now expect to see its refer ~,
down the old barriers in it's bactv,,
flow. The old does not disappear diva,
because the new is better, but becsus i
time has come. Edwards cause WA !,
better than that of Warwick or Lincold
than that OF Davis, but the cause of the 3
IN each instance was that of bis age and i
stars in their courses fought for him. /
the business spirit of the East and the Scus
will prevail against that of the Middle d
the West, and he is wisest who studies n
time and learns to make the new fcYcs
subject 10 his profit or his ambition Eii
son does not oppose nature, but be take
possession of her forces and bends then
to his purposes. Such men as John r
DUNN, the true alchemists Of the taE ID
not create gold-they have capacity nul
what is hidden to the common eye md b
come millionaires because Their tG
changes the worthless into svthhk
wealth.
Middle Florida is not less rich than u
South and East. She has a more psst
ant climate, more grateful soil
has more beautiful scenery. But vi
all her great statesmen and able laTyai
she lacks that broad spirit among
business men which has opened up d
West and South. In the West, the han
of Sullivan has turned her pine fores
into comforts for her people, wealth 70
himself and carriers of commerce for
the world. Her Chipley has opens
her dark places to the hgns
modern day, and made the new eaW
sible. In the South and East os
brought the visitors who af's's1
bought. Such men as John u 0s-
settled whole counties. Dunn opsa@
business a new world heretofore oAA
her purposes as equatorial Africa :
Disston gives to our tax-gatherer ai0uiA
section rich enough to be new sa'''
South and East Florida do not opp
such men as these. The people @o
their slaves, but such men cannon 81
rich without benefit TO the whole Sta''
they 60 into public life not lot low
only" but to give the public the use"
brains which have made for themselse
they want in private life. The new
which is dawning on Middle F1Orios
gridiron her surface with iron ros''
place the markets ofthe world at inc sa4
her farms as well as the news oil INC =.