The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-16

In Orange county the republican vote
in 1888 was 1915 and in 1890 it was 400.
The total vote of the s'ate in 1884 was
81. 100 dem and 28O31 rep; in 1890 it
was 80, 176 dem. and A, 637 rep.
What has become of the republican
vote?
Robbery, murder, a. son, assassination
are evidences of patriotism if tie crimes
are commit. in the intere Of democ-
racy.
A democrat was appointed by demo-
cratic governor as c'erk of The circuit
court of Osceola county as a rev ard for
services rendered the democ, ic party i )
destroying the election returns Of
Brevard county in 1875.
Another was rewa ded for services rem
dered in robbing 1000 republicans of
their vote in Leon county by making him
president of the senate.
Deputy U. s. Marsh i Saunders went
to Gadsden county in March, 1890, fo'
the purpose of serving papers upon demo
Gratis under indictment FIR election fir ,uds
and was brutally murdered in broad day
light while in buggy with prominent
democratic leader, the fatal shots being
fired at such close range that his body
was badly pc WIDER burned, and no arrests
were made or rewards offered. The re-
publican vote Of Gadsden county in 1884
was 881, in the election of 1890, x
months aft this murder, Their was not
single republican vote cast in the county.
Deputy u s. Marshal L'Estrange was
assassinated in Sumter county during the
same ear while in the discharge of his
duties, and again no arrests were made,
NJ rewards offered. The republican vote
of Sumter county in 1884 was 524, in 1890
it was 81.
We denounce the reckless and extrav-
a.ant expenditures of public money as
evidenced by the fact that the present
ada inistration has had to borrow a large
amount of money 10 help defray ex
penses, Notwithstanding exho bitant
taxes are annually coll cted and demand
a moe economic financial policy and the
adoption of more business-lik methods
for t e assessme, ii and Collection of taxes.
We denOunce the Florida election laws
as tyrannical in substance, and the meth
DDS and manner of carrying them into
effect as infamous and equivalen to
total disfranchisement of the entire re-
interest OF good government and Amer
the present election laws entire, and that
just and equal rights be secure to all
political parties i'll all elections
We deuUunce the present system OF
leasing the coDvicls to the highest bidder,
and demand that more humaLe treat
ment be secureG to them.
We condemn lynch law, which is so
prevalent III Florida, as an outgrowth OF
democratic niSrule and cOnst Quent dis
regard Of all law.
In consideration Of the fact that we are
as party at the mercy OF a dominant party,
supported by the most infamous election
laws that ever disgr aced the salute books of
any state IN the uniOn-q patty educated by
year s of misrule TO Con .ider il higher mark
of honor and merit 10 have robbed ballot
box in the interest of the democratic party
thar 10 have carried muskel in def, nse
Of the uniOn-a party that breaches treason
from stump and plaltOrm-that before they
will submit to republican rule they will
shoulder their muskets and commence a
war of xterminatlOn.
Therefore, Be it resolv d, That we con-
slider il utterly useless iOr Us To put tickets
IN the field for any offices, STATE, CO gress-
il nal or national and we hereby dec. inc TO
DO so until our rights are protected and
our political liberty secured to US by the
enactment of efficient national election
laws
Speaking upon the platform adopted
Dennis Eagan said that he fell, confident
in promising that with no republican
ticket i'll the field this year there would
be hopeless split in the democ' attic
party and that in the next election the