The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1900-08-09

could make the same offer upon the
same conditions, and it would be
equally as binding. The State Con-
stitution does not allow a city or
county to issue bonds for such pur-
pose. One of the cities entering the
race for the location of the Capital
has come out fairly and squarely on
its merits without attempting to in
fiuence votes by the prospect of tinan-
cial aid, which would never become
available. Suppose two amendments
to the State Constitution were passed
by the Legislature, one for the re-
mOval of the Capital and the other
authorizing the particular county or
city where the Capital had been re-
moved, to issue bonds for funds to
be contributed towards the erection
of a new Capitol building, both would
be voted upon by the people at the
same time, and, under a decision of
the Supreme Court, both would,
if adopted, become effective on
the same day, hence the location Of
the Capital would be changed before
the question of bonds or no bonds
would be submitted to the people Of
such county or city. This question
would have to be submitted to the
electors of the county or city before
the bonds could be issued. Is it
reasonable to suppose that, after tie
location Of the Capital has been per-
manentIy made, the people of the
county or city wherein the Capital
had been located, would vote to bond
themselves to Assist in putting up a
building which would belong to the
entire STATE anil which shouI.i be paid
for ny Ill the people? The conclu-
sion is Irresistible that ,hey wou!d
not.
= -E,er; Pertinent Suggestions.
70 r"mrvc-thc Capir:,! means the
i .n.. ri q; Iaa~t "2,. million dollars In
bonds, an3 THIS viii nr.r>>i:atn jha
;,0H::ani OF a, 'Ia,.t a,othrr million
dollar, in l:te-roSs "a Ire tou,lS b..-
fore. -.:s4- tan be- en:irr.j.
Eycry tax payer ~j,nuiI roi:s::tt h,-
oWu financial Interest sad, i:n;..*>, 1t j.
l.. ili- fnt.rcS. 80 i:rr,-,S.. '3>atinm,
he should ,.tr a-.,.l.I CaD;c2i 70
moyal- EacA vo,,. NH .'lI1 for a.
a.:tins; tie i.i.iH I,rop"-it.nn 10 -
move the t-...1ai.
THIS Is nut u iprai question iuyu.y-
mg simply Il contest between ona ln-
caiity and another, GUt an iin2-rtmt
State iSaEe which appeals directly to
'each'm1ividastt'<tGl.eJfogNe III .s.not
Tallahassee against the field, but it i
the taxpayers and conservative citi-
TcmS against the cXtrayagant eXppndi-
ture OF theiE hard-carncd money Tor
that which is absolutely unnecessary.
! The present Capitol, which Is one
of the most substantial buildings I'm
the State, and practically fire proof,
belongs to all the people OF the State,
|, and not to Tallahassee. Then why
abandon your own property, when
there isno good reason for doing so ::
DO you want to be taxed to pay 4
million dollars, with interest, to erect
another Capitol, when the present
building is sufficient for all the actual
requirements: II not, then vote
against Capital removal.
Do you want to double the State
debt and pay increased taxes accord
ingly? If not, vote against Capital
removal.
In 1891 the assessed valuation of
the property in this State was $1O4,-
26O, 629.91, and in 1899 it was S93,-
527, 353.79, a reduction of nearly
eleven mifffbn dollars; and yet, not
withstanding this reduction in the
value of the property, from which
taxes are derived, we are suddenly
confronted with the proposition to
remOvethe Capital and to construct
an entirely unnecessary new State
House, requiring an outlay of at
least a million dollars. Do you, as a
taxpayer, approve that proposition ?
Is it consistent with good business
methods? If not, then vote against
Capital removal.
Remember that a vote for Talla-
hassee. IS a vote against Capital re-
mOVal and against unjust and ,spa-
necessary taxation.
A Romantic Wedding.
There was a somewhat romantic
weddino in this civ Saturday. Mr.