The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-10-04
SPEECH Of HON. FRED. nYERs.
He Speaks on the Capital Removal
Question in Favor of Tallahassee.

Question in Favor of Tallahassee.
On last Friday evening, the public
was addressed in the court house by
Hon. Fred. Myers. Mr.. Myres came
to Barlow on the invitation of the
Young Mems Democratic Club. The
subject given to him for discussion
was the Capital removal. Tallahas,
see beiLg his home, and he having
represented his county both in the
House of Repref fentatives and the
Senate for many years, his full
knowledge of the conditions of the
present State House, all past legis-
latiOn looking t5 its removal, re-
pairs, enlargement, and all other
matters bearing on the general ques
ton, made him a most Instructive
and interesting speaker. AS SO much
had been so recc:itly said derOgatOry
to the uses and responsibility Of the
State House, It's apartments and fur
nitrre, the people We're eager to hear
GIr. Myers.
lie was introduced hy Prof. Cox,
Il friend Of long standing, at the re-
quest OF Judge boswell, onc Of the
vice-presjdents o. the Club. Prof.
Cox made 4 neat and very compli-
mentary little address in presenting
the honorable gentleman, which even
had nothing else been known Of him
by the people OF Barlow, would have
placed the speake i and hearer in the
best possible relations to each other.
Not for a moment did this favora-
bic impression of the speakers can
dor and honesty of Purp;se change
! in the minds Of lis hearers. His
manner was calm and d:gnIfied
; throughout,
He gave running history Of all
the efforts that have been made to
remove the Capital. To some of us
it was news, that. the first efforts in
this direction began as far back as in
the seventies. Ithas had its removal
spaSms ever since, Some times the
effort met with more favor and some
times with less. Once, | believe, it
failed because the governor at the
time vetoed the bill. Through all
these efforts at removal, the speaker
stated, that the motion to remove
came from some county whose chief
town wanted to be the Capital. This
is significant fact, and to be weighed
by every one before voting time.
Mr.. Myers sets at rest the charges
against the insecurity and insufic-
iency of the present building. The
foundations are four feet thick, and
carried up according to the ideas of
strength then prevalent with national
architects. The work was all done
under the eye of General Andrew
Jackson. Every timber in it was
the best of heart, either oak or pine,
and is as sound today as it was sixty
or seventy years ago.
While the space is not excessive
in every room, it has served the pur-
pose a long time, and is not more
contracted now than it has been in
the good years that are past.
Mr.. Myers presented the matter of
increased tax for the building of a
new Capitol in way that was likely
to impress all with the inSidious
character of taxes. They are like
debts, in the mouth of the cries, "It
is naught, it is naught'' saith he.
But when the bargain is struck, and
the cry comes up, at is the price of
bloodp' the high priest saith, "What
is that to us? See thou to that" !"
Taxes are never counted only as
fractions. 1t is never one per cent.
it is only 7-8 and 3-4 and 2 1-8,
etc., etc.,-just little bits of money
that nobody can feel, or comprehend
until the tax collector applies all the
fractions to your property, completes
his column and adds: Then you can
both comprehend it and feel it.
Mr.. Myers had full house, a per-
feet array of ladies being present.
At many points, hearty applause was
given, not only to the sentiment ex-
pressed, but to the delicacy of the
language in which it appeared.
The same quartette that had furn-
ished music on Thursday, favored us
with it again Friday night. We are
sure all are obliged to the Club for
the speaking they are having in pub
lie for the benefit and enjoyment of
all.-BartOw Courier Informant.
Senator Myers Speaks for TaIIahas-